Welcome to Flat Creek Plant Farm
Flat Creek Plant Farm is a family-owned outdoor plant nursery specializing in perennial flowers, shrubs, and evergreens known for their exceptional performance in Western North Carolina.
We are open seasonally from March 1 to Christmas (weather permitting.)
What makes our plants awesome?
We aren’t just a retail nursery, we’re growers who are passionate about plants. We’ve grown from a tiny little operation selling on Facebook to a full-service nursery selling thousands of dollars of perennials and shrubs every week. Trust us, we’ve learned what works the hard way. If we could make a mistake, you can bet we’ve made it, but every year we’ve learned a bit more and continue to be thrilled and fascinated with growing things.
Welcome to Flat Creek Plant Farm
Flat Creek Plant Farm is a family-owned outdoor plant nursery specializing in perennial flowers, shrubs, and evergreens known for their exceptional performance in Western North Carolina. We are open seasonally from March 1 to Christmas (weather permitting.)
What makes our plants awesome?
We aren’t just a retail nursery, we’re growers who are passionate about plants. We’ve grown from a tiny little operation selling on Facebook to a full-service nursery selling thousands of dollars of perennials and shrubs every week. Trust us, we’ve learned what works the hard way. If we could make a mistake, you can bet we’ve made it, but every year we’ve learned a bit more and continue to be thrilled and fascinated with growing things.
We grow as many plants as can fit in the space we have, and hand-select plants from an ever-growing list of specialty suppliers in the southeast region. We try to source plants from as locally as possible: Plants grown from generational nurseries that know the challenges we face in WNC are going to be better plants for you. Here are a few more ways we make sure that you are getting the best quality plants on the market:
Where possible, we make wholesale runs ourselves to put our eyes on the product ourselves and make sure the quality meets our standards. If we get a delivery, Ryan will be here unloading, checking every plant himself.
The perennials we grow are started from bare roots or plugs grown from the most cutting-edge plant breeders in the country like Walters Gardens in West Michigan. Great plants start with great roots, and we never skimp on the quality of our starts.
All of our plants, when potted, are top-dressed by hand with a high-quality commercial-grade slow-release fertilizer to give them a steady stream of nutrients throughout the growing season. Adding the fertilizer by hand makes sure that each plant gets an even application all around the root ball, something almost impossible to automate.
We grow in two kinds of specially formulated soilless mix. Both are based on composted bark and include Canadian peat moss as well as other additives to give each plant the best ratio of oxygen, nutrients, and moisture to thrive.
Most (over 90%) of our starts are grown from cuttings or tissue culture, which gives you a plant that you can count on to have the qualities it says it does.
Not Sure What to Plant? We are Here to Help.
Let us help you find the perfect plants for your landscape and orchard. We offer friendly, personalized service and an easy place to pull up and load your beauties.
Getting here is a breeze. We are located on a real purdy ridge in: Weaverville, North Carolina – just 23 minutes north of downtown Asheville, and 8 minutes from exit 19A off hwy 26 towards Marshall.
Core Values
No exceptions, we stand by the truth- even if that’s harder sometimes.
We over-deliver for every customer, every time.
We love plants — and people too.
This is a fun place. Fun to visit and fun to work at.
Growing things lights us up, and it shows.
We are grateful to be right where we are at this moment, even if it’s raining.
Finally, and most importantly, we always try our darnedest to follow this rule.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to delight our customers with beautiful plants and expert advice at a place that is warm, welcoming, and fun.
“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous and they are tied to their country and wedded to its liberty and interest by the most lasting bands.”
Thomas Jefferson