We first started a wholesale nursery in 1989 in the Jenny Lind area selling to local retail nurseries here and in the Bay Area.  We saw a need and opened the retail nursery started in March of 1997.  For five years, property was leased 1/2 mile east of our present location then in 2002 we relocated to our present spot.  The property has a total of 9 acres which we are slowly developing.  At present, the wholesale nursery is now the growing grounds for the retail nursery.

     The owner (Don Urbanus) started out gardening when he was a kid and it turned into a vocation. (No - I didn't misspell vacation).  He got a Certificate in Environmental Horticulture at a junior college in San Mateo and then got a Bachelors Degree in Ornamental Horticulture at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.  He has worked at various other wholesale nurseries and a maintenance company in the Bay Area before starting a small wholesale nursery in Morgan Hill.  After a wakeup call (an earthquake and a cracked dam), he decided he didn't want to live below a dam that had a major fault running right through it.  After much searching, a perfect place was found to start a nursery with a great climate, not too far from the ocean and closer to the mountains.  Don's parents had a cabin in Arnold since the early 60's so it was just like coming home.