Possibility Place Nursery

Specialties

Possibility Place Nursery specializes in native plants found in the upper mid-​west centering on northern Illinois. All of our plants are grown from seed collected within 200 miles of our farm. We do offer contract growing for large and small orders, as well as specialized projects. We use RootMaker root control containers to promote a more vigorous root systems to give our customers a higher quality plant. Consulting and shopping are by appointment on Fridays and Saturday mornings. Please call before coming out to see us.

History

Established in 1978.

Possibility Place Nursery began in 1978 on just 5 acres of land near Monee, Illinois. The plant material was comprised of native and non-​native trees and shrubs. We first started a typical balled and burlapped nursery operation. We had some survival issues with difficult to transplant tree (oaks) and that led us to start experimenting new and different ways to grow trees. In 1983 we began growing only native trees and shrubs. We now produce native trees on 55 acres with an additional 15 acres of trees and shrubs in five gallon containers. Today we grow over 100 species of native woody plant and 200(ish) native forbs and grasses.

Meet the Manager

Kelsay S.

Manager

Kelsay Shaw is our botanist and sales consultant. He has a B.S. in botany from Eastern Illinois University and has been doing work in the industry for the past 17 years. He has taught classes on native plants and their uses in landscaping, as well as consulting on larger projects for some of our clients. The photos on our web site are largely of his work.