A place where young of any species, plant or animal, are nourished preparatory to transfer elsewhere;
a place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
An area where plants are raised for eventual planting out; has ordinarily both seedling and transplant beds. Nurseries are either permanent or temporary. ( BCFT modif.).
a place where plants and trees are planted, raised and sold We get trees and shrubs to plant in our yard from the nursery.
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
a space, building or structure, or combination thereof, for the storage of live trees, shrubs or plants offered for wholesale or retail sale on the premises, including products used for gardening or landscaping
Plot of ground on which young plants are reared for transplantation
Breeding or nesting grounds for plants or animals.
A piece of prepared land where crop seedlings are raised for a short time pending their planting in permanent sites. A place where a large number of introduced or breeding varieties or lines are first looked at or screened under field conditions.
A section the Yard in the northwest corner where over a hundred conifers, several Birch, some Willows, strawberries, dew berries, a blueberry bush or two, mosses lichens, wildflowers etc... are growing, among many other plants. I stopped mowing there when I discovered the saplings in '97. The grass grows so slowly there it was hardly worth the effort to begin with.
Business which is state certified to sell and to practice the growing techniques of plant material. Along with this responsibility, goes making the proper selection of plant material for the specific needs of the general public.
A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size. There are retail nurseries which sell to the general public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to other nurseries and to commercial landscape gardeners, and private nurseries which supply the needs of institutions or private estates. Some retail and wholesale nurseries sell by mail.