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Home » Backyard Nurseries » Texas Backyard Nurseries

Texas Backyard Nurseries

Updated : November 21, 2014

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 You Can Make Money Growing and Selling
Small Plants!  Click here for details

Farmersville, Texas

Anderson Farms Nursery is a small, locally owned plant farm located just northeast of Dallas on the eastern shore of Lake Lavon. Our plants are grown in a serene, peaceful, rural area out in the open and unprotected from Nature.  We have many display plants  planted in our landscape so our customers can see how these plants might perform  in their yards. We offer good quality and “weather toughened” plants at a reasonable price.

Many types of plant material are available including Annuals, Berry plants, Fruit trees, Herbs plants, Nut trees, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, and Vegetable starts. A variety of sizes are available (4 inch up to 15 gallon) with thousands of 1 gallon plants priced as low as $4.97.

The farm is easily accessible by US Hwy 380 (between McKinney and Greenville) and State Hwy 78 (north of Garland).  Because we are a working farm, we are only open  to the public Friday thru Monday, March thru May and October & November.

We  are happily available by appointment at other times by calling Donna @ 972-658-1736  or by email at [email protected].   Plant availabilities and a map to the farm can be seen online at our website http://www.AndersonFarmsNursery.com

So get in the car, get off the concrete, come visit our peaceful country setting and see   Mother Nature at her best!

Anderson Farms Nursery
1088 County Rd 557
Farmersville, TX 75442

You Can Make Money Growing and Selling
Small Plants!  Click here for details.

 

Bertram, Texas

Ruth’s Garden, Deep In The Heart Of Texas       $4.97 Plant Sale!

Hundreds of Plants Need New Homes!

Hundreds of plants starting at $4.97, and also available are larger plants at fair prices.

Ruth’s Garden is a small husband and wife nursery located in the beautiful Hill Country of Central Texas.  We started propagating plants three years ago, and we are searching for customers who love plants like we do.

We can help you with your garden,  flower beds, and landscaping needs, whether you are looking for one focal plant or a yard full.

For Japanese Maple Lovers   We have an assortment of Japanese Maples for growers looking for landscape focal points. For your enjoyment, we have Tamukeyama, Toy Nishiki, Waterfall, Golden Full Moon, Peaches n Cream, Lion Heart, Purple Ghost, Crimson Queen, Red Dragon, Orangeola, Katsura, Grandmas Ghost and more.

For Bearded Iris Collectors   We have award winners and rebloomers. We offer Batman, Graphique, Darkling, Buckwheat, September Replay, Moby Grape, Blue Rhythm, Golden Immortal, Edith Wheeler,  Immortality, Bewilderbeast, Best Bet, Edith Wofford, Stairway to Heaven, Hemstitched, Gala Madrid, Beverly Sills and more.

For Daylily Collectors   We have award winners and All-American Winners especially for you.  If you call now, I can pot these for you and grow them out for you to pick up in the Spring. We offer Persian Market, Red Volunteer, Leeba Orange Crush, Dream Souffle, Emperor’s Dragon, Dallas Star,  Red Ribbons, Strawberry Candy and more.

For Fruit Lovers   Golden Delicious Apple Trees, Red Delicious Apple Trees, Loring Peach Trees, Red Haven Peach Trees, Methley Plum Trees, Figs, Strawberry plants, and more.

For Crape Myrtle Lovers   We have regular size crape myrtles, and miniature and dwarf sizes in beautiful colors for those smaller spaces.

We  have so  much more to offer you  in our Heart of Texas  Super  Plants. These plants thrived  in last summers extreme conditions. They are the Yellow Esperanza, the Pride of Barbados,  Cape  Plumbago, Lord  Baltimore  Hibiscus,  Gold  & Confetti  Lantana, Purple Trailing Lantana,  Firecracker Bush, Duranta,  Gold Columbine,  Salvia Mystic  Spires, and  Mexican Petunias.

We  have a variety  of shrubs, perennials,  heirloom vegetable  plants, hostas,  Fragrant  Tea  Olive  trees,  dwarf  quince,  hibiscus,  Rose  of  Sharon, weigelas, spireas, hydrangea, and miniature roses, mmuch more.

Come visit a “Little bit of Heaven” right here in Texas at Ruth’s Garden located 32 miles NW of Austin, or off HWY 183 turning onto FM 243 turning right on CR 214, or south of Bertram turn at light, cross the RR tracks following FM 243 for 8½ miles turning left on  County Road 214.

[email protected]
605 County Road 214
Bertram, TX 78605
512-355-2387

 

 You Can Make Money Growing and Selling
Small Plants!  Click here for details.

Waxahachie, Texas

$4.97 Crape Myrtles Trees
Natchez, Tuscarora, Muskogee, and other varieties
www.CrapeMyrtleGuy.com
Waxahachie, Texas
972-935-2968

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Comments

  1. Nikki says

    July 13, 2017 at 2:04 pm

    Growers in Texas- What do you currently offer? I am having a heck of a time finding what plants are popular and sell well in this area.

    I just received my Hydrangea stock plants. All Summer Beauty and Annabelle. Really hoping they do well in the Houston heat if planted in shade.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      July 14, 2017 at 9:09 am

      Nikki,

      Visit all of the garden centers and nurseries in your area and see what they have on their sales lot. That’s always a good place to start.

      Reply
  2. Donna Anderson says

    September 16, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Patricia, there are several backyard nurseries in the Dallas area. We are located northeast of Dallas about 1/2 way between McKinney & Greenville on HWY 380. There are several around the Garland/Mesquite area and then some more between Dallas/Ft Worth. I don’t have their contact info at the moment. Hopefully, they’ll see this & respond. Let me know if we can help with anything.
    On your tree, I would try covering the roots with soil as Mike suggested.

    Reply
  3. Patricia Crouch says

    September 8, 2012 at 11:15 am

    Is there a backyard nursery near Dallas, Texas? Also, I have two live oak trees that are 40 years old and the roots are exposed above ground. Any suggestions? We thought about putting a flower bed, but someone told us that would kill the tree. Any suggestions? It’s unsightly and we are afraid someone will trip over them. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      September 9, 2012 at 10:33 am

      Patricia, you can probably cover some of the roots with soil as long as you don’t put soil up around the trunk of the tree.

      Reply
  4. Michelle Marbut says

    July 17, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    If any of you are willing to ship your trees and plants. I would love to hear from you.Hello,
    Im interested in purchasing some plants and trees for my yard from someone near Kansas City. Im in Kansas but could go to Missouri as well. If anyone knows of a nursery near me or is willing to ship the plants and trees, I would appreciate it if you would reply back to me. I have MS and although I am unable to have a nursery due to mobility problems, I would love to purchase from someone who is building thier business this way. I am able to keep up with the ones in my yard but thats about it. We have plenty of land so I have alot of room to plant the things Ive always wanted. Good Luck to all of you and Congratulations for those of you that have your nurseries up and running. My email address is [email protected] . Thanks so much, Michelle

    Reply
    • Donna Anderson says

      July 21, 2012 at 7:54 pm

      Hi Michelle! I don’t know of any backyard nurseries in Kansas, but I’m sure there are some. In the meantime, if you’re close to the Missouri line, there are several in Missouri that may be able to help you. They can be found at: https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2012/01/missouri-backyard-nurseries/
      Good luck with your search!

      Reply
  5. Pam McCollum says

    May 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    I raise Japanese Maples here in Austin as a hobby. Have about 20 of them, some babies, some way more mature. The more mature ones I will need to sell in the next year. They are very nice trees, in huge cement pots from Silvestri in San Francisco. Guess you could dig them out of there! Is there a market in TX for these?

    Reply
    • Donna Anderson says

      May 6, 2012 at 10:19 am

      Pam, I don’t know about the Austin market, but we sell quite a few of them here in North TX. Dallas area folks love them!
      Our JRM Pinterest board is one of the most popular Pinterest boards we have. I don’t remember the exact page to get to our Pinterest board, but we do have a link at our website: http://www.AndersonFarmsNursery.com

      Reply
    • Bryan says

      June 29, 2012 at 8:23 am

      Pma,

      I am very interested in your mature Jap Maples. Can you give me more details?

      Thanks,

      Bryan

      Reply
    • Neil Dickinson says

      January 22, 2013 at 5:08 pm

      Have you disposed of your Japanese Maples yet?

      Reply
  6. Tim Bujnoch says

    March 16, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    I live in Houston, but i go to Hallettsville to visit family.

    Maybe I can drop by some time.

    Tim.

    Reply
    • Cheryle says

      March 21, 2012 at 9:54 am

      Know the Bujnoch name around here Tim – just drop an email when you are down and let us know!

      Thanks,
      Cheryle

      Reply
  7. Steve R Cortinas says

    February 21, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    I would love to buy some Japanese maples , so pleasse email me when they are for sale, also can they be shipped to San Antonio,? Please advise

    Reply
    • Cheryle says

      March 10, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      Steve – I lost your email that you sent! Could you resend – have more info for you on those Japanese Maples.

      Thanks,
      Cheryle

      Reply
      • Jim says

        May 5, 2012 at 7:18 pm

        I have a few of the Big Tooth Maples that are good for the hill country (native to Vanderpool, near Utopia). Many thousand people visit there every fall to see the brilliant foliage. Have fun

        Reply
    • Marti says

      March 12, 2012 at 1:26 am

      Steve, we are about 1 1/2 hours away from you. I would suggest you drive out sometime and visit us. You can see and choose your own Japanese Maples.
      Call us 512-355-2387, or 512-277-0727.
      Thank you for your interest!
      Marti & Louis

      Reply
    • Marti says

      May 9, 2012 at 5:04 pm

      Steve, the Japanese Maples are ready!
      [email protected]

      Reply
  8. Adele says

    February 21, 2012 at 11:53 am

    I live in Temple Tx and am looking for shrubs and drought tolarent plants for our area I have 5 acers to fill

    Reply
    • Marti says

      March 12, 2012 at 1:22 am

      Please give me a call at 512-355-2387, or email me at [email protected].
      We are close enough for you to come over and take a look. Right now I have a great selection of fruit trees and I would suggest planting these soon.
      Thank you,
      Marti

      Reply

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