Magnolia Gardens Nursery

What Magnolia Gardens Nursery does

Magnolia Gardens Nursery™ is a private wholesale plant nursery founded in 1978 and headquartered in Waller, Texas. The company grows and distributes ornamental and native Texas-adapted plants — spanning 281+ varieties across perennials (130+), shrubs (90), trees (28), grasses (22), vines (8), and edible plants (3) — to businesses in the Texas green industry, including landscapers, garden centers, nurseries, and commercial property maintenance companies. Operations are split across two purpose-built Texas facilities: a Liners Location in Magnolia, TX (operated under the MGN Liners sub-brand, mgnliners.com) producing young plant liners for commercial growers, and a Containers Location in Waller, TX producing finished container-grown stock.

The underlying production capability combines nursery liner propagation with container-grown finished plant production, supplying plants suited to Texas climate conditions and USDA hardiness zones. Distribution is direct-to-buyer, with weekly availability updates, a quote-based pricing model (no public list prices), shipping or customer pickup options, and a free-freight acquisition incentive for first-time customers. The company also operates a retail consumer-facing sub-brand, Plants for Texas® (plantsfortexas.com), which markets native Texas-grown plants to residential yard owners, extending the addressable market beyond the core B2B green-industry channel.

Revenue is generated through one-time wholesale plant sales on a quote-and-inquiry basis; no public pricing, contracts, or financial figures are disclosed. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, or external funding events, has 51-100 employees, and shows no public-company listing. Forward signals are modest: an intern role posted in January 2025 is the only observable hiring data, and there is no disclosed M&A, geographic expansion outside Texas, or partnership activity. Magnolia Gardens is, in short, a mature, privately-held Texas wholesale nursery with a two-location production footprint, a long operating history, and a small but maintained consumer-facing extension.

Name

Magnolia Gardens Nursery

Legal name

Magnolia Gardens Nursery

Website

https://magnoliagardens.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Magnolia Gardens Nursery is a private Texas wholesale plant nursery that grows and distributes 281+ ornamental and native plant varieties — from liners to finished container stock — to landscapers, garden centers, and commercial property maintenance businesses across Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Plant Nursery

NAICS

Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142), Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114), Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (444240)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Plant & Nursery Stock Wholesalers (Grower-Wholesalers) (AFAGAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nursery Production (Woody Ornamentals: Trees, Shrubs, Roses) (AFAGAHAF), Potted Flowering Plants & Bedding Plants Production (Annuals, Perennials, Plugs) (AFAGAHAE)

Keywords

• Wholesale plant nursery
• Ornamental plants supply
• Native Texas plants
• Landscape nursery stock
• Commercial nursery grower

Headquarters

HQ city

Waller

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Plant Sales: Magnolia Gardens Nursery generates revenue through wholesale sales of plants to businesses in the green industry across Texas. Their product catalog includes edible plants, grasses, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines. Most products require contacting sales representatives for pricing as they operate on a quote-based model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Magnolia Gardens Nursery is a wholesale plant nursery that grows and distributes ornamental and native Texas plants—including perennials, shrubs, trees, grasses, vines, and edible plants—to green industry businesses (landscapers, garden centers, nurseries, and commercial property maintenance companies) across Texas. It operates a Containers facility in Waller, TX and a Liners facility in Magnolia, TX, supplies commercial growers with plant liners through MGN Liners, and supports customers with weekly availability updates and a free freight program for first-time customers.

Product overview

Magnolia Gardens Nursery™ is a wholesale plant nursery providing quality plants to businesses in the green industry across the state of Texas. The company operates two locations: a Liners Location in Magnolia, TX and a Containers Location in Waller, TX. Their product portfolio includes six main categories: Perennials (130+ varieties), Shrubs (90 varieties), Trees (28 varieties), Grasses (22 varieties), Vines (8 varieties), and Edible plants (3 varieties). The company offers plants for commercial growers and landscapers, featuring both native Texas plants and ornamental varieties. Their services include weekly availability updates, contact-based pricing, and a free freight program for first-time customers. They also operate a specialized sub-brand called Plants for Texas® for retail consumers seeking plants grown specifically for Texas yards, and provide plant liners through mgnliners.com for commercial growers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plants for Texas®: A related website for discovering native plants grown specifically for yards in the Lone Star State.
• MGN Liners

Products and services

• Wholesale Perennials

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lone Star Growers: Texas wholesale nursery producing container ornamental plants for the regional green industry — directly comparable geographic and product focus.
• Bailey Nurseries: One of the largest wholesale nursery growers in North America, producing ornamental shrubs, trees, and perennials for garden centers and landscape contractors — directly comparable in product mix and wholesale distribution model.
• Monrovia Nursery Company: National wholesale nursery that grows container ornamental plants, shrubs, and trees for retail garden centers and landscape professionals — closely analogous grower-wholesaler in scale and breadth of catalog.
• McCorkle Nurseries: Texas-based wholesale nursery producing container ornamental plants for regional garden centers and landscapers — a direct in-state competitor with overlapping catalog and customer base.
• Greenleaf Nursery / Everde Growers: Large multi-state wholesale grower of ornamental shrubs, perennials, and trees with significant Texas operations, providing directly comparable products to landscape and garden center customers across the same regional footprint.
• Star Roses and Plants (Conard-Pyle): Wholesale nursery that develops and licenses branded ornamental roses and woody plants (including Knock Out® Roses) to growers and retailers — overlaps with Magnolia Gardens Nursery's branded ornamental catalog and grower-channel go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Proven Winners: National branded marketing cooperative of wholesale growers producing annuals, perennials, and shrubs for retail — overlaps with Magnolia Gardens Nursery's ornamental wholesale catalog at the consumer-pull end of the channel.

Emerging players

• PlantHaven International: Plant breeder and licensing agency introducing new ornamental varieties to wholesale growers — comparable as a supply-side partner feeding branded ornamentals into the same wholesale nursery channel.
• High Country Gardens: Mail-order and online retailer specializing in native and drought-tolerant plants — directly analogous to the Plants for Texas® sub-brand in channel and product positioning.
• Arbor Day Farms / Forrest Keeling Nursery: Specialty native-plant and liner producer with a focus on conservation-grade seedlings and containerized natives — overlaps with Magnolia Gardens Nursery's native-plant and liner (MGN Liners) segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MGNContainer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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