April 5, 2010    Many companies continue to downsize and tighten their belts, but Hines Nursery, LLC continues to fast-track growing operations with the recent acquisition of California based Bordier’s Nursery. Hines Nurseries now manages the growing and sale of the assets that include all inventory and equipment from Bordier’s Nursery. “Virtually the entire inventory consists of premium shrubs, vines, tropicals and topiary material grown for the western states and Texas markets,” said Steve Thigpen, president and CEO of Hines Nurseries. “This positions Hines as the largest nursery grower in the Western U.S. serving the big box retailers.” Operations at Bordier’s … Read more

New Leaf has been serving the Hamptons since 2003 and specializes in landscape design, installation and maintenance. SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. –New Leaf Landscape Maintenance has acquired Lion Landscaping of Sag Harbor, N.Y. “We’re pleased to be able to offer Lion Landscaping customer’s a broader range of services,” said Michael Regolizio, president and owner of New Leaf Landscape Maintenance. “Clients will enjoy the benefits of only having to make one call to handle all of their landscape and maintenance needs. New Leaf Landscape Maintenance has been serving the Hamptons since 2003 and specializes in landscape design, installation and maintenance. Regolizio’s other businesses … Read more

From Garden Center magazine. Read it all here. Landscape companies aren’t much different from consumers when it comes to the product and services they need. Both groups want a large selection of plants in a variety of colors. Both landscape and retail customers look for a clean shopping environment with fresh, healthy plants. Most importantly, both are willing to pay a fair price for a quality product. But, while landscapers are conventionally most-closely associated with growers – after all, growers supply a lion’s share of the plant material that goes in the yards – the less-tapped relationship between garden center … Read more