VINEYARD GARDENS NURSERY

KNOWLEDGEABLE NURSERY STAFF

open 7 days a week!

WE ARE EXCITED TO HELP YOU WITH ALL YOUR GARDENING NEEDS!

484 STATE ROAD / WEST TISBURY, MA

monday-saturday  8am-5pm  / sunday 9am-3pm

(508)693-8511

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VINEYARD GARDENS SEED PROJECT

Believe it or not, spring is on its way! It’s such an exciting time at our in-house facility, seedlings starting to emerge and a new season taking shape.

Vineyard Gardens Nursery, located in West Tisbury, is a botanical paradise situated on five acres of land with ten greenhouses. Established over thirty years ago with one greenhouse, it has developed into an island staple and agricultural enclave. Rooted in horticulture and plant science degrees, Chris and Chuck Wiley have developed their one time modest landscaping company into a full on plant production center, nursery and landscaping company.

The Wiley’s are passionate about providing their customers with the healthiest and hardiest plants and have found many benefits in nurturing them into this world from seed. To enable this in-house production they have, over the years, built a separate five acre growing site named VG2. The facility has both indoor and outdoor growing spaces including four 100ft greenhouses, one of which is purpose built for “germinating” seeds into seedlings. It’s within this carefully temperature and humidity controlled greenhouse, complete with automated mist-watering and heated benches, that life begins for the bulk of their veggies, herbs, annuals, and perennials.

The range of plants that Vineyard Gardens germinate at VG2 is extensive. Chris explains, “We start a few hundred varieties of mostly annuals but always seed a dozen or more perennials, trees and shrubs as well. Once the plants are ready for sale, we truck them to Vineyard Gardens Nursery. The most challenging part is having the crops ready on time and in sufficient numbers. Sometimes we grow too much but more often we sell out of many of our annual crops including Proven Winners® .” This second location, based solely on production, has made it possible to keep Vineyard Gardens retail location stocked so efficiently.

Chris exudes excitement about her production like they are her children. She could discuss the plethora of produce and flora she grows in English, Latin and Spanish with an excitement that makes you want to experiment with it yourself. With a twinkle in her eye she exclaims, “But our proudest moment is in spring, seeing our amazing display of vegetable packs, which we seed ourselves. Our customers are getting more and more into the edibles and herbs. We germinate many varieties of greens. We now also grow Asian greens including Chinese cabbage, Bok Choy and Tatsoi. And we seed a Brazilian vegetable called Jilot and we sell over 500 of them. And currently the cool weather crops are growing beautifully in the green houses.” Chris finishes it off with, “We love our edible crops!”

Between their expertise and ambition to cultivate, Vineyard Gardens is ready to help you along on your gardening journey.

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Vineyard Gardens grows many native shrubs at the production site in West Tisbury!

Stop by this spring to add some of these native shrubs to your own garden and watch the biodiversity enrich your yard! A great read to get you excited for the growing season and to learn more about the importance of planting native is Doug Tallamy’s book Bringing Nature Home and Home Grown National Park.

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GARDEN VIEWS

GLIMPSE OF THE NURSERY FROM OUR INSTAGRAM FEED

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Vineyard Gardens Nursery is a botanical paradise situated on 5 acres of land with 10 greenhouses, plus a 5-acre growing location with 4 greenhouses. We offer a full range of plants and soil supplies, soil amendments, fertilizers, and bulk or bagged materials to meet all your gardening needs.

Our knowledgeable nursery staff in West Tisbury, MA, selects and grows the very best roses, grasses, perennials, herbs, vegetables, and a rainbow of flowering annuals for summer color. We specialize in landscape size trees, shrubs, and ornamental plants that are hardy in the Vineyard’s USDA climate zones. 

Throughout the year there are many opportunities to experience the nursery, including garden talks, seasonal events, and gallery nights. Vineyard Gardens would love to assist you in creating your very own "vineyard garden". Visit our garden wonderland today and take advantage of our seasonal sales on plants.

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