Dale Deppe has watched his company grow from a small propagation nursery to one of the largest providers of proprietary plant materials in the country. The reason for this growth? Superior liners optimized to grow and finish fast, and a steady stream of introducing new flowering shrubs developed by top plant breeders across the world.
In 1981, Dale founded Spring Meadow Nursery with his wife, Liz. Today, large and small nurseries from across North America look to Spring Meadow to do their propagation and to bring them new and exciting plants. We’re a market leader in the propagation of flowering shrubs, potted liners, and starter plants. Spring Meadow Nursery is also the developer behind Proven Winners
"The old scenario of releasing plants had to do with exclusivity. You reduce the supply to raise the costs. The plants are higher priced because they're hard to get hold of," said Deppe. "The Spring Meadow method is to increase the price by driving up demand. It's a completely different way of thinking, which ultimately enriches everyone, from the grower to the retailer."
We have over 500 varieties in our catalog, with more than 100 varieties marketed under the Proven Winners ColorChoice brand, including Incrediball
You can find our shrubs in retail outlets across the U.S. and Canada. You'll also find Proven Winners ColorChoice plants at better gardening centers in the distinctive Proven Winners containers.
Our Proven Winners ColorChoice selections are guaranteed to sell. In fact, if you don't sell them, we'll replace the liners for free.
That's right - we're so confident in the Proven Winner brand, and the marketing and genetics behind it, we'll guarantee you can sell them to your customers. You have nothing to risk and only higher revenue to gain. Contact your sales rep today to find out more about your guaranteed sales.
We ship to the 48 states and Canada. You can choose FedEx, common carrier, or UPS for your shipment.
Plant trays are packed in our custom designed waxed boxes, and palletized and stretch-wrapped for common carrier or FedEx to ensure fast and safe transport to your location.
Because we ship only actively growing liners, from mid-April to October, every plant you get from us is alive and in peak growing condition. You also don't risk the losses you face with dormant bare-root liners or rooted cuttings.
If you sell quality plants, you need quality liners. And you'll get those and more from Spring Meadow Nursery. Contact your sales rep to place an order.
Breeders: Have you developed what you think might be the next great plant? If so, we can make it the next great plant introduction.
Breeders like you provide the passion, dedication and vision to create new and better plants.
Working as your partner, we'll provide you with the patent assistance, production, growers, and national distribution and marketing to make your new plant a commercial success.
We've got the reputation and track-record among gardeners and home owners to turn your plant into a household name.
To learn more about the services we offer breeders, contact Tim Wood, Product Development Manager at 616-223-3367
We know our flowering shrubs, and our customers know us for flowering shrubs. The reason why is simple.
We don't grow perennials, shade trees or annuals, and instead focus entirely on introducing the best selection of new and improved shrubs. We do this for one important reason: To drive your sales.
So why compete on price in the generic "black pot" plant market when you can sell advanced new shrubs backed by superior genetics, a national marketing and advertising campaign and built-in consumer demand?
As a grower, you need consistency. Here at Spring Meadow Nursery, we feel your business should be focused on serving your customers to make money, not worrying about if your liners are consistent or not.
That’s why we offer the most consistent and highest quality liners on the market.
We produce potted liners from rooted cuttings and nothing else, which means you’ll be dealing with specialists in this kind of propagation. Our liners are primed to grow and finish fast.
Because we've repeatedly trimmed our liners to have a full, low branching habit, you only get plants ready for easy turnaround.
Each liner we grow is graded by a robotic grading machine. Spring Meadow Nursery is the only shrub liner nursery in the world using this technology to ensure uniform standards for starter plants.
In the past, grading was conducted by hand, resulting in inefficiency and inconsistency. Our new grading machine evaluates 10,000 plants per hour, completely eliminating the possibility for human error (See below for a video demonstration of our grading machine.)
Our propagation facilities include over 20 acres of greenhouses, so we have the capacity to give you top-flight service.
We have 30 acres dedicated to stock plants, 8 acres of Cravo
High pressure fog systems, traveling booms, bottom heat floors and computerized controls create an optimum propagation environment.
Let us be your propagation department. We've made this investment so you don't have to, and so you can instead focus on making more money. Interested in learning more? Contact your sales rep today.
