i am sure you are seeing some great prices ...

but most wholesalers are going to want you to buy big volume ... which usually ends up not working for the homeowner ...

big volume as in 100's of plants per bundle ... or orders in multiples of a thousand dollars ... what they might call... by the truckload ...

ken

I have found in my area (Ohio) that this is possible if you buy direct from a family run tree farm. Some will sell direct to homeowners. However, they also offer limited varieties, so it really depends on your area and what you are looking for.

I have been buying from a local grower (northern Calif) that is mostly wholesale but will sell retail too. They don't do any advertising, so you just have to find them. They have 20 acres of trees/perennials/shrubs. The smallest they sell is gallons and don't sell annuals or flats. I usually pay $3 for gallon size, compared to $6-7 for the same plant at a retail nursery/big box store.

Very few wholesale growers/nurseries will sell to the general public. Often there are liability issues involved that preclude just anyone running round the nursery. Most often you need to be involved in the industry - either a retail nursery or a landscaper or designer. A tax ID number means you need to have a business license - at least it does here in WA state - so I would look into what that involves in your area.

I have tried to buy from TONS of wholesale nurseries and i always get turned down. You need to buy a lot of plants!