Pépinière Lemay inc

What Pépinière Lemay inc does

Pépinière Lemay inc (operating as Lemay Nursery) is a family-owned commercial wholesale nursery established in 1974 and headquartered in Lanoraie, Quebec, approximately 20 minutes from Montreal. The company operates 160 cultivated acres and produces more than 1,500 container-grown plant varieties tailored for zone 4 climate conditions. It sells exclusively through B2B wholesale channels to garden centers, landscapers, and municipalities across Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States, with home gardeners explicitly redirected to retail partners.

Production is centered on container-grown cultivation using eco-responsible growing methods and integrated pest management (IPM) protocols aimed at reducing synthetic input use. The catalog spans 15+ categories including trees, fruit trees, shrubs, evergreens, ferns, grasses, climbers, small fruits, roses, tropical/annual/interior plants, perennials, horticultural supplies, and vegetables. The company carries licensed branded lines from Proven Winners (e.g., Reminiscent Ginger rose, White Pillar hibiscus, Sweet Emotion Blaze Abelia) and First Editions (e.g., Green Wall Spire crab apple), and runs an active new-introduction program across categories. Supporting services include personalized wholesale labeling and seasonal delivery via closed-box trucks designed to protect plant quality during transit.

Revenue mechanics are anchored in B2B wholesale distribution with pricing gated behind a login-protected portal and multi-year supply contracts with key accounts. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, executed by a sales director, multiple territory sales representatives, and a marketing manager, with no direct-to-consumer channel. The company supplements its sales motion with a YouTube-hosted library of horticultural tutorials and a partnership with the Floria garden-planning app, both serving as top-of-funnel education channels. Pricing, customer names, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Pépinière Lemay inc

Legal name

Lemay Nursery Inc.

Website

https://pepinierelemay.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pépinière Lemay inc is a family-owned wholesale nursery in Quebec producing over 1,500 container-grown plant varieties across 160 acres, serving garden centers, landscapers, and municipalities in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Ornamental Nursery

NAICS

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

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Potted Flowering Plants & Bedding Plants Production (Annuals, Perennials, Plugs) (AFAGAHAE)

Keywords

• Wholesale plant nursery
• Ornamental plant production
• Container-grown plants
• Commercial horticulture supply
• Landscape plant wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Lanoraie, Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Plant Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling plants in bulk to garden centers, landscapers, and municipalities. Services intended exclusively for organizations with horticultural needs. Home gardeners are directed to local garden centers.
2. Plant Production Services: Growing and producing over 1,500 plant varieties including shrubs, climbers, roses, tall perennials, conifers, trees, and small fruits adapted to harsh climate (zone 4).
3. Delivery Services: Reliable and fast delivery service throughout the season using closed box trucks that prevent plants from drying out and protect from wind damage and leaf blight.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pépinière Lemay inc is a commercial wholesale nursery that produces and distributes container-grown ornamental and edible plants on 160 cultivated acres in Lanoraie, Quebec. The company cultivates more than 1,500 varieties—including shrubs, climbers, roses, perennials, conifers, trees, fruit trees, small fruits, ferns, grasses, and tropical/annual plants—adapted to harsh zone 4 climates. Sales are made exclusively to organizations with horticultural needs (garden centers, landscapers, municipalities) across Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States, with personalized labeling and seasonal closed-box truck delivery as supporting services.

Product overview

Pépinière Lemay inc is a commercial wholesale nursery offering container-grown plants with over 1,500 varieties. The company operates as a wholesale supplier serving garden centers, landscapers, and municipalities across Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States. Their product portfolio spans Trees, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Evergreens (Conifers), Ferns, Grasses, Climbers, Small Fruits, Roses, Tropical/Annual/Interior plants, Perennials, and Horticulture supplies. Supporting services include Plant Production, Personalized Labeling, and Delivery using closed box trucks. The company also provides educational resources through the Floria garden planning app and video tutorials. Plants are adapted for harsh Canadian climate (zone 4) and include branded collections from Proven Winners and First Editions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholesale Plant Sales Wholesale distribution of container-grown ornamental and edible plants in bulk to garden centers, landscapers, and municipalities across Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States.
• Plant Production Commercial production of more than 1,500 plant varieties on 160 cultivated acres using container-grown methods and integrated pest management, adapted for zone 4 harsh climate conditions.
• Personalized Labeling Custom labeling service for wholesale clients to meet specific branding and project-identification requirements for shipped plants.
• Delivery Service Reliable seasonal delivery service using closed box trucks that prevent plant drying and protect from wind damage and leaf blight, serving wholesale clients across Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States.
• Trees Wholesale ornamental and shade trees including maple cultivars (Pacific Sunset, Ruby Sunset, Autumn Blaze), birches, and crab apples for landscaping and municipal projects.
• Fruit Trees Grafted fruit trees including multi-variety combinations such as the Fruit Cocktail tree with peach, apricot, nectarine, cherry, and plum branches.
• Shrubs Ornamental shrubs including Japanese maples, fragrant abelia, and various deciduous shrubs for landscaping use.
• Evergreens (Conifers) Coniferous evergreens including balsam fir, white fir, dwarf varieties, and columnar forms such as the Stowe Pillar white pine.
• Grasses Ornamental grasses including little bluestem, big bluestem, meadow foxtail, and variegated cultivars such as Schizachyrium scoparium 'Chameleon'.
• Climbers Climbing vines including variegated kiwi vine, Arctic Beauty kiwi, and other ornamental climbers.
• Small Fruits Small fruit plants including hardy kiwi varieties (Anna, Chung Bai, Issai), hazelnuts, and strawberries.
• Roses Hardy roses including Canadian-bred varieties, Proven Winners roses such as Reminiscent Ginger and Sweet Emotion Blaze Abelia, and continuous-blooming shrub roses.
• Tropical / Annual / Interior Tropical plants, annuals, and indoor plants including calla lilies, elephant ears, cannas, and alstroemeria.
• Perennials Hardy perennials including yarrow varieties, ferns, and ornamental flowering plants such as Persicaria affinis Himalayan Fleece Flower.
• Horticulture Supplies Horticultural supplies including cedar mulch, tree ties, steel stakes, and nursery containers offered to wholesale customers.
• Floria App (Garden Planning Tool) Free online garden planning tool via the Floria app partnership that helps customers design flowerbeds and visualize their gardens.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FloriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Floria app - a free garden planning tool that helps customers design flowerbeds and visualize their gardens. This partnership supports the company's educational mission and helps customers with plant selection and garden planning.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Connon Nurseries (NVK Nurseries): One of Canada's largest wholesale nurseries based in Ontario, supplying garden centers, landscapers, and municipalities with a broad mix of trees, shrubs, and perennials — directly comparable in product breadth, B2B wholesale motion, and Eastern Canadian customer base.
• Van Belle Nursery: Canadian wholesale nursery in BC producing shrubs, perennials, and small fruits for North American B2B customers; comparable in scale, finished-container production, and branded plant partnerships.
• Bylands Nurseries: British Columbia-based wholesale nursery producing a wide range of hardy ornamental shrubs, trees, and roses for Western Canada; comparable in container-grown production, climate-adapted varieties, and B2B garden-center channel focus.
• Prides Corner Farms: Connecticut-based wholesale nursery serving independent garden centers and landscape professionals in the Northeastern US with a broad mix of container-grown shrubs, perennials, and small trees; directly comparable in geography, customer mix, and product breadth.
• JC Bakker & Sons Nurseries: Ontario wholesale nursery specializing in container-grown nursery stock for garden centers and landscape professionals across North America; similar size, product mix, and wholesale distribution model.

Regional players

• Sheridan Nurseries: Ontario-based Canadian nursery operating both garden-center retail and wholesale growing operations across the Greater Toronto Area; partially comparable as a regional competitor in cold-climate ornamental plants, but retail-tilted.

Broad incumbents

• Bailey Nurseries: One of North America's largest wholesale nurseries (Minnesota-based), producing a broad catalog of trees, shrubs, and perennials including the First Editions brand carried by Pépinière Lemay; a clear larger incumbent in the same wholesale ornamental category.
• Monrovia Nursery Company: Major US wholesale nursery known for branded, high-quality container-grown plants distributed through garden centers nationwide; an established incumbent with overlapping plant genetics, branding, and B2B channel strategy.

Emerging players

• Star Roses and Plants (Conard-Pyle): US wholesale grower and introducer of branded roses and woody plants (e.g., Knock Out, Drift roses); comparable as a supplier of premium, branded ornamental genetics that compete in the same garden-center channel as Pépinière Lemay.
• Spring Meadow Nursery: Michigan-based wholesale shrub liner producer and co-developer of the Proven Winners ColorChoice line carried by Pépinière Lemay; comparable as a wholesale grower-channel supplier of branded woody ornamentals, though operating at the propagator/liner stage upstream.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pepinierelemay
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/p%C3%A9pini%C3%A8re-lemay-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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 →

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