Welcome to Richey Nursery Company

For a dozen years now, Richey Nursery Company LLC has been working for several nurseries as their offsite propagation department. The role of a propagation department is to provide the proper size liner to efficiently grow into the saleable size desired. This is different from a general plant vender, in that we work with our nurseries as much as two to four years out to make sure they have the right size plants at the time they need them. We know how to grow potted liners from the type and time of cutting to the proper hardening off before shipping, so that the crop doesn’t miss a beat when they are shifted up or planted in the ground. Since most of our customers are container operations, our goal is to provide shrub liners sized so that they have saleable plants in 18 months …or less. Another quality of a good propagation department is the ability to give proven growing recommendations to achieve the potential of the crop. If the client nursery has problems growing the liner, they can expect to turn to their propagation department and we will do our best to help with the solution – in short; we are part of the successful team.

The frenzy in the nursery community today is finding the next “new” plant that will take the market by storm…kind of reminiscent of the gold rush mentality of the 1800’s. Don’t get me wrong, there is a need for better plants, but not every new plant is a better one. RNC isn’t in the business of selling new trademarked names, but selling tried and true varieties that live up to their descriptions and can be depended upon year after year. We recognize that plants go through cycles; but those cycles are more dependent upon the moods of society and the fashion conscience of the day rather than solid horticulture. To this end, many of the “New” plants in our list aren’t new at all – but proven. We’ve added shrub roses to our line this year. The varieties we’ve selected (and continue to select) must have clean foliage, reliable bloom, and be reasonably hardy to at least zone 4. Of course the Rugosa varieties are hardy to zone 2. Another new plant listed this year is Thuja TECHNITO™. Selected from a liner bed of Techny, the growth rate is half that of Techny.

We sell only business to business

We sell only business to business