Gardens Alive acquires Iseli Nursery, Weeks Roses

Mail-order company will add these two growers to its stable of brands


Gardens Alive, Lawrenceburg, Ind., recently announced its purchase of Iseli Nursery and Weeks Roses, according to TippNews Daily. The acquisition of these two horticultural companies will compliment and expand the current offerings from the Gardens Alive! family of brands.

Iseli Nursery
Iseli Nursery, located in Boring, Ore., has been in business since 1975. Iseli is North America’s premier wholesale provider of unique conifers and Japanese maples. Iseli will operate as a standalone wholesale business as well as provide Gardens Alive’s mail order brands with additional product offerings.

Weeks Roses
Weeks Roses, located in Wasco, Calif., is one of the country’s leading wholesale rose growers since 1938. In addition to its rose lines, Weeks also offers fruit and ornamental trees.

“We are truly excited about this opportunity to be associated with these well regarded organizations.” said Gardens Alive founder and owner Niles Kinerk.

These purchases round out Gardens Alive’s roster of leading U.S. mail-order gardening brands: Audubon Workshop, Breck’s of Holland, Garden’s Alive!, Gurney’s Seed and Nursery Company, Henry Field’s Seed & Nursery Company, Michigan Bulb Company, Spring Hill Nurseries and Thompson & Morgan.