Windmill Nursery

Name

Windmill Nursery

Legal name

Windmill Nursery, LLC

Website

https://windmillnurseryllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Plant Nursery

NAICS

Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursery Production (Woody Ornamentals: Trees, Shrubs, Roses) (AFAGAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Potted Flowering Plants & Bedding Plants Production (Annuals, Perennials, Plugs) (AFAGAHAE), Nursery Stock & Propagule Production (Cuttings, Rootstocks, Grafts) (AFAGAIAO), Landscape Plant & Nursery Stock Wholesalers (Grower-Wholesalers) (AFAGAHAM)

Keywords

• Wholesale plant nursery
• Container-grown plants
• Ornamental shrubs trees
• Landscape supply materials
• Licensed plant brands

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklinton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Plant Sales: Windmill Nursery generates revenue through wholesale sales of container-grown plants including shrubs, perennials, trees, ground covers, annuals, and tropicals. Plants are sold in container sizes ranging from 4 inch to 45 gallon. The company also sells soil insulators including pine straw, bulk mulch, and bagged mulch. Pricing is wholesale trade only with terms of cash F.O.B. Folsom, LA or net 30 days for customers with established credit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Windmill Nursery is a family-owned wholesale plant nursery that grows and sells container-grown shrubs, perennials, trees, ground covers, annuals, and tropicals to garden centers, re-wholesale customers, and landscape contractors across the southeastern United States. The company also supplies soil insulators such as pine straw, bulk mulch, and bagged mulch through its Windmill Landscape Supply division. Plants are grown in container sizes ranging from 4 inch to 45 gallon on over 500 acres in Franklinton, Louisiana, including licensed branded varieties such as Knock Out roses, Encore azaleas, Drift roses, Proven Winners, and Southern Living plants.

Product overview

Windmill Nursery is a family-owned wholesale plant nursery offering container-grown shrubs, perennials, trees, and ground covers to garden centers, re-wholesale customers, and landscape contractors. The core product offering includes their main wholesale plant inventory and Windmill Landscape Supply (groundcovers, woody ornamentals, annuals, perennials, trees, tropicals, soil insulators). They supplement availability with a weekly Hot List of seasonal specials. Windmill grows numerous licensed branded plant varieties including Encore Azaleas, Drift Roses, Knock Out Roses, Bushel and Berry, First Edition Plants, Garden Debut, Garden District Collection, Proven Winners, and Southern Living Plant Collection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Windmill Landscape Supply: Provides landscapers with groundcovers, woody ornamentals, annuals, perennials, trees, tropicals, soil insulators, pine straw, bulk mulch, and bagged mulch.

Products and services

• Wholesale Plant Nursery Container-grown wholesale shrubs, perennials, trees, ground covers, annuals, and tropicals sold to garden centers, re-wholesale customers, and landscape contractors across the southeastern United States. Plants are offered in container sizes ranging from 4 inch to 45 gallon, including bee-friendly plants, fresh blooms, and licensed branded varieties.
• Windmill Landscape Supply Landscape materials division supplying groundcovers, woody ornamentals, annuals, perennials, trees, and tropicals in container sizes from 4 inch to 45 gallon, plus soil insulators such as pine straw, bulk mulch, and bagged mulch. Offers delivery for orders over $1,000 and local pickup.
• Licensed Branded Plant Varieties Licensed propagation and wholesale distribution of premium branded plant selections including Knock Out roses, Drift groundcover roses, Encore azaleas, Proven Winners, Southern Living Plant Collection, Bushel and Berry, 1st Edition, Garden Debut, and Garden District Collection varieties.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Knock Out RosescoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of Knock Out Roses, a popular brand of landscape roses known for disease resistance and continuous blooming. This licensing arrangement allows the nursery to propagate and sell these branded plant varieties.
• Drift RosescoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of Drift Roses, a brand of groundcover roses. This licensing partnership enables the nursery to grow and distribute these proprietary rose varieties.
• Encore AzaleascoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of Encore Azaleas, a reblooming azalea brand. This licensing relationship provides access to proprietary azalea genetics for propagation and sale.
• Proven WinnerscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of Proven Winners plants, a leading brand of premium flowering shrubs, perennials, and annuals known for superior performance.
• Southern Living Plant CollectioncoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of Southern Living Plant Collection varieties, a premium plant brand targeting southern gardeners with plants adapted to warm climates.
• BushellandBerrycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of BushellandBerry plants, a brand of berry-producing plants for home gardens.
• 1st Edition PlantsminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of 1st Edition Plants, a branded plant collection.
• Garden DebutminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of Garden Debut plant varieties.
• Garden District CollectionminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWindmill Nursery is a licensed grower of Garden District Collection plants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Monrovia Nursery Company: One of the largest wholesale growers of premium branded container plants in the United States, selling to garden centers and landscape professionals. Highly comparable to Windmill as both grow branded container ornamentals and perennials and distribute through independent garden center and re-wholesale channels.
• Loma Vista Nursery: Midwestern wholesale container nursery producing trees, shrubs, and perennials for independent garden centers, landscape contractors, and re-wholesalers. Comparable to Windmill as a regional wholesale grower serving similar customer types.
• Star Roses and Plants (Conard-Pyle): Wholesale grower and licensor of branded roses and woody plants including Knock Out and Drift Roses — two brands Windmill is licensed to grow. Operates as both a grower and a brand licensor, making it both a direct production peer and an upstream licensor of Windmill.
• Greenleaf Nursery Company: Wholesale grower of container ornamental shrubs, trees, and perennials sold to garden centers and landscape yards across the southern and central U.S. Comparable to Windmill in product mix, channel, and geographic focus on the South.
• Everde Growers: National wholesale nursery formed through the consolidation of Tree Town USA, Hines Growers, and others, producing container trees, shrubs, and ornamentals for big-box and landscape customers. Comparable as a scaled wholesale grower in overlapping product categories.
• Bailey Nurseries: Large wholesale nursery headquartered in Minnesota with national distribution of branded shrubs (e.g., Endless Summer hydrangeas), perennials, and trees. Comparable to Windmill as a multi-generational wholesale grower with licensed premium genetics and broad geographic reach.
• Spring Meadow Nursery (Proven Winners): Michigan-based wholesale grower and developer of the Proven Winners brand of flowering shrubs and perennials, licensed to nurseries including Windmill. Comparable as both a wholesale production peer and a licensor of one of Windmill's key brand relationships.
• Plant Development Services (Encore Azalea): Plant brand development and licensing company (Encore Azaleas, Southern Living Plant Collection, Sunset Plant Collection). Comparable to Windmill both as a wholesale grower of branded genetics and as a licensor of brands Windmill grows under license.
• Color Spot Holdings (McCorkle Nurseries): Large wholesale grower of annuals, perennials, and shrubs supplying mass-market retailers and garden centers nationwide. Comparable to Windmill in core product categories and channel mix, but at materially larger scale.

Regional players

• Forest Nursery Company: Southeast-focused wholesale grower of container shrubs and ornamentals serving garden centers and landscape contractors. Comparable to Windmill in product mix and channel, but primarily serves overlapping and adjacent southeastern U.S. markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/windmillnurseryllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/windmill-nursery-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Windmill Nursery