Bemis Farms Nursery

Specialties

Creative combinations of flowers that will bloom all summer in the ground or in containers. Flowering shrubs, evergreens and trees that are tolerant of central New England winters. We were chosen as a Top 100 Revolutionary Garden Center because of our Successful Gardening … Guaranteed policy.

History

Established in 1947.

With a handful of perennials and a truckload of ambition, Richard «Dick» Bemis started Bemis Farms Nursery in 1947. Using knowledge he had gained as a graduate of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMASS — Amherst he grew plants in soil beds (nobody had yet started growing outdoor plants in pots) and selling them to the public.

Ed Bemis came on board after graduating from his Dad’s alma mater in 1981. He left to continue his education at Cornell University. He returned with his degree and his fiancée, Tina Rovito.

Tina Rovito Bemis conducts countless hands on workshops for gardeners of all ability levels. She travels the country giving presentations to other garden centers on how to do it now.

We continue to grow and expand. We try very hard to keep our green thumbs on the pulse of the newest and best the green industry has to offer in annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs. We certainly couldn’t do it all without a great staff of knowledgeable and dedicated individuals.

Meet the Business Owner

Ed and Tina B.

Business Owner

Ed and Tina Bemis met at Cornell University in Ithaca NY where they both graduated from in Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture. Prior to that Tina had attended the University of Delaware majoring in horticulture and Ed had graduated for the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts. Both Ed and Tina have served on the Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist Board, as well as (between them) the Boards of the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, Massachusetts Flower Growers Association, and the New England Nursery Association. Tina speaks extensively around the country on Garden Center Event Planning as well as on Garden Center Workshops.

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