Fort Collins Nursery

Specialties

Fort Collins Nursery has been helping people with their gardens and landscapes since 1932. We have a great deal of experience with thousands of varieties of plants that grow in Northern Colorado, Southern Wyoming and Western Nebraska.

We are a complete, year-​round garden center that prides itself on customer service and horticultural experience. Our staff includes many Certified Nursery Professionals who can answer any gardening question. We are dedicated, knowledgeable and enjoy what we doing. Our goal is to help you enjoy each of your visits with us and to offer gardening advice and support throughout the year.

History

Established in 1932.

Fort Collins Nursery began in 1932 as Kinghorn Nursery, owned and operated by Glen Kinghorn. The name was changed to Fort Collins Nursery in 1940, when Clayton Watkins, first president of the Colorado Nurseryman’s Association, purchased the nursery. Al Ekblad purchased Fort Collins Nursery in 1946 and retained ownership, along with his partner Marvin Wood, until 1976. Two employees of the nursery, Gary Eastman and Gary Epstein bought the nursery at that time. Fort Collins Nursery has been at its present location on Mulberry since 1955, with the wholesale division opening at its North Shields location in 1987. Retail and wholesale divided into two separate companies in 2005. The retail half of this division continues under the name, Fort Collins Nursery. Gary Eastman retired in 2010, passing the nursery to his son, Jesse Eastman.

Meet the Manager

Jesse E.

Manager

Jesse was born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado. After graduating from Poudre High School, he attended school in Portland, Oregon, where he lived for six years. He now lives back in Fort Collins, where he is happily working at Fort Collins Nursery, a business that has been in his family since 1976.