Cavicchio Greenhouses

What Cavicchio Greenhouses does

Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned horticultural grower and wholesale distributor headquartered in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Founded in 1910 by Giuseppe and Civita Cavicchio as a 56-acre apple orchard and vegetable farm, the operation was pivoted into a perennial and annual growing business in 1940 by Paul and Louise Cavicchio, and currently operates under Paul Cavicchio Jr. Today the company cultivates over 250 acres (including 10 acres of greenhouse space) of annuals, perennials, tropicals, trees, shrubs, roses, vines, and nursery stock, alongside landscape supplies such as natural stone, concrete pavers, bulk aggregate, mulch, masonry supplies, and tools. The Lincoln Road Nursery, established in 2005 at 294 Lincoln Road, supplements the main Codjer Lane headquarters.

The business sells exclusively wholesale to trade customers — landscape professionals (maintenance, installation, design, architecture, construction), garden centers, and government agencies — through a proprietary trade account system. Distribution combines in-person shopping at the Pickup Area greenhouse, staff-accompanied visits to the nursery and landscape yard by appointment, phone/email/fax ordering (with 48-hour pickup windows), and a privately operated fleet of 16+ tractor trailers providing curbside/tailgate delivery throughout New England. Operational technology includes computerized environmental control systems with energy-conservation curtains, a wood-chip fired central boiler for heating, flood-and-flow floor irrigation that recycles water and fertilizer, automated transplanting and material handling equipment, and custom-built order, inventory, and delivery-scheduling software. Sustainability practices (biological insect programs, crop rotation, composting, plastic container recycling, water reuse, and wood-fueled heating) are positioned as core operating principles.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time wholesale plant and landscape material transactions, fee-based delivery (variable by geography and equipment/helper requirements), and a 1.5% monthly finance charge on approved credit accounts after 30 days past invoice. Special orders require a 50% non-refundable deposit. Pricing is set seasonally and is not publicly disclosed; access requires an approved trade account. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no public offering.

Name

Cavicchio Greenhouses

Legal name

Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc.

Website

https://cavicchio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cavicchio Greenhouses is a fourth-generation, family-owned wholesale horticultural grower and distributor in Sudbury, Massachusetts, selling annuals, perennials, nursery stock, and landscape supplies exclusively to landscape professionals, garden centers, and government agencies throughout New England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Horticulture and Nursery Supplies

NAICS

Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142), Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114), Nursery and Tree Production (111421), Floriculture Production (111422)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Wholesale horticulture
• Greenhouse plants
• Landscape supplies
• Nursery stock
• Garden center wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Sudbury

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Plant and Horticultural Product Sales: Primary revenue from growing and distributing annuals, perennials, nursery stock, tropicals, trees, shrubs, roses, vines, and pottery to trade customers including landscape professionals, garden centers, and government agencies
2. Landscape Supply Sales: Revenue from soil mixes, stone, concrete pavers, bulk aggregate, mulch, tools, masonry supplies, grass seed, and bagged soils
3. Delivery Services: Fee-based delivery throughout New England using company fleet of trucks. Charges based on geography and whether equipment use and driver helper is required
4. Trade Account Financing: Monthly finance charge of 1.5% applied 30 days after invoice due date for customers with approved credit lines

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cavicchio Greenhouses is a horticultural grower and wholesale distributor that cultivates and sells annuals, perennials, tropicals, trees, shrubs, roses, vines, and nursery stock, as well as landscape supplies including natural stone, concrete pavers, mulch, masonry supplies, and bagged soils. The company sells exclusively to trade professionals (landscape companies, garden centers, and government agencies) through its own pickup area, Lincoln Road Nursery, and a fleet of 16+ tractor trailers delivering throughout New England.

Product overview

Cavicchio Greenhouses is a fourth-generation horticultural grower and wholesale distributor operating over 250 acres with 200+ acres of cultivation space and ten acres of greenhouse space. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products including annuals, perennials, tropicals, trees, shrubs, roses, vines, pottery, bagged soils, plant healthcare products, natural stone, concrete pavers, bulk aggregate, mulch, tools, and masonry supplies. Products are available through multiple channels: the Pickup Area for current availability items, the Landscape Supply & Stone Yard for landscape materials, and the Lincoln Road Nursery for trees and nursery stock. The company operates a proprietary Trade Account System for order management and maintains its own fleet of sixteen tractor trailers for delivery services throughout New England. Customers include landscape maintenance, installation, landscape design, architects, construction companies, garden centers, and government agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Horticultural Plants (Annuals, Perennials, Tropicals, Roses, Vines)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bailey Nurseries: Multi-generation wholesale grower of nursery stock, annuals, and perennials supplying landscape professionals and garden centers across the Midwest and beyond — same grower-wholesaler model and customer segments as Cavicchio.
• Star Roses and Plants (Conard-Pyle): Wholesale grower specializing in roses, woody ornamentals, and perennials sold through garden centers and landscape professionals — closely comparable in product category and trade distribution model.
• Monrovia Nursery Company: Large U.S. wholesale nursery grower selling branded ornamental plants, trees, and shrubs to independent garden centers and landscape professionals — directly comparable in product mix and trade-channel distribution, though at a significantly larger national scale.
• Kurt Weiss Greenhouses: Large-scale wholesale greenhouse grower supplying annuals, perennials, and nursery stock to garden centers and landscape customers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic — directly comparable greenhouse production and trade customer base.
• Greenleaf Nursery Company: Wholesale grower of container and field-grown nursery stock serving landscape professionals and garden centers — comparable grower-wholesaler model and product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Costa Farms: One of the largest U.S. greenhouse growers of indoor and outdoor plants, serving both retail and trade channels at national scale — same core production technology (greenhouse horticulture) but a much broader, consumer-facing footprint.
• SiteOne Landscape Supply: National distributor of landscape supplies (mulch, soil, stone, hardscape, irrigation) — comparable on the landscape-supply product line and trade customer base, but much broader geographic and category reach.

Regional players

• Mahoney's Garden Centers: New England garden center group sourcing nursery and greenhouse plants — comparable regional customer base and product mix but operating as a retailer rather than a wholesale grower.
• Weston Nurseries: Multi-generation New England garden center and nursery serving landscape professionals and consumers — comparable regional horticulture focus and product mix, but with a retail-led model rather than wholesale-only.

Others

• Proven Winners: Marketing cooperative of wholesale growers that brands and distributes annuals, perennials, and shrubs to garden centers — comparable growers but operating as a brand/network rather than a single vertically integrated operation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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