Unique passive solar greenhouse! Perennial nursery & vacation rental
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Thriving, sustainable native plant nursery designed by native and edible landscape designer. Located just minutes from vibrant downtown Asheville (yet outside city limits with lower taxes), the business sits amid a lush, healthy native landscape. It includes a solid 2BR/1BA bungalow, with plenty of additional unfinished basement space to update. The heart of the property is a sate-of-the-art passive solar greenhouse. This turnkey business also has a hoophouse, barn, efficient drainage and water storage systems, tools and equipment, as well as current inventory and supplies. This well-established setup with high quality structures and design systems has proven profitability in the quickly growing native plant industry. Additionally, two websites, and a secure client base ensure continued growth and success. Income producing tiny home also included in sale price. The bright and airy pine-cedar paneled trailer has a solid rental history and nearly perfect guest ratings on Airbnb.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 15
- Employees
- 5 Contractors
- Facilities & Assets
- As you'll learn from watching the provided video, the passive solar greenhouse is quite unique within the commercial horticultural industry. No supplemental heat other than solar gain is needed to produce high quality plants year-round. Manual vents can be adjusted so that the greenhouse stays ideal temperatures, even in hot summers, particularly for native perennial flowers, herbs and vegetable starts. Because roots grow so quickly in a short amount of time, the plants are strong and healthy and so the nursery can stay committed to organic growing practices. In the meantime, it can offer marketable, retail-ready plants that are pleasing to the eye to even novice native plant customers.
- Website
- https://www.nativeplantsasheville.com/
- Market Outlook / Competition
- The business uses unique marketing techniques to be able to gain momentum and strength in this new segment of horticulture. Customers typically reserve their plants online and then pick up their orders at the farm. The nursery also sets up plant kiosks at local retailers, under the brand "Plants for Wildlife." It has started making deliveries up to four hours from Asheville to landscapers and other clients with large orders. Landscape design and/or maintenance services can also be paired with the nursery.
- Opportunities for Growth
- With some simple infrastructure improvements as well as a dedicated marketer and delivery person, the nursery can easily continue its history of rapid growth. The native plant industry has been picking up momentum for the last 30 years, and especially since 2020. There are plenty of missed opportunities in nearby cities where native plants are not as readily available.
The current owner recognized the potential in the passive solar greenhouse soon after a couple of seasons of growing in it, and started preparing it for the next level of business ownership as soon as 2019. She sees it as a model for profitability while also using organic practices, which is hard to find in the horticulture industry. While she is moving 75 minutes from the nursery, she hopes she can be of help in continuing its success in whatever way the new owners see fit. Please contact us and we'll send you financial information as well as details about how to apply to be an owner.
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Owned
- Not included in asking price
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Interested in other ventures. Wants to encourage nursery into its next stage.
- Transition Support
- This unique property is for a buyer who ideally shares a similar vision with the current owner—to expand on a successful, established small business that is trusted and well respected in the community. Protocols, training materials and records are included in the sale, and the owner is open to discussing a mentorship role or other business relationship. Current nursery helpers are ready and eager to assist with the transition.
Listing Info
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- 2496992
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