Founded in 2003
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Specializing in:
Native Plants & Seeds
Heirloom (Passalong) Plants
Original (Wild) Species African Violets
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About Victoria’s Secret Garden & Nursery
My Expertise
My Specialties
My Specialties
I started Victoria’s Secret Garden & Nursery in 2003 when I began selling hydrangeas I’d propagated at metro Atlanta farmers’ markets. Over the course of seven years, I was a vendor at 12 of these markets.
From farmers’ markets, I expanded my business to include onsite nursery sales, landscape design, and participation in field trials for research studies and plant recommendations to the nursery trade.
As a horticulturist (formerly with the University of Georgia), I propagate my own plants (seeds, cuttings, division, air-layering, grafting, tissue culture).
As a professional horticultural writer and speaker, I’ve given presentations on numerous topics. For 15 years, my class on phytopathology (plant diseases) was part of the required curriculum for certifying master gardeners in GA (UGA) and SC (Clemson).
Over the course of 10 years, I wrote two courses (six classes each) about plants of the Bible - Bible Botany and Bible Ethnobotany - which I’ve presented in PowerPoint format to numerous churches, community groups, and garden clubs.
My Specialties
My Specialties
My Specialties
Hydrangeas were the founding members of my nursery, and I currently propagate eight different types of these plants (species and cultivars).
Hostas quickly followed hydrangeas, both of which are still mainstays of my nursery. Among numerous hosta cultivars, I’ve also propagated a species hosta (Hosta ventricosa) for 24 years.
Original (wild) species African violets are a particular favorite of mine. Now endangered in their native Africa, these plants are the source of our modern-day hybrids. The other African Violet I offer is EverGrace, one of the “space violets.”
I also propagate native and heirloom plants, brugmansia cultivars, and some rare plants.
Under the catalog category “Georgia Gold Medal Plants,” you’ll find award-winning selections that exhibit superior performance in Southern climates.
My Catalog
My Specialties
My Catalog
Catalog Items
After 23 years of retail sales, I’m in the process of transitioning primarily to wholesale sales in 2026 (for other growers).
For now, I’m leaving my online catalog intact, even though I have limited items available for retail sales. I still grow and propagate the plants in my catalog, but I’ve marked most items “out of stock,” which prevents you from adding them to your cart for purchase.
You can still click on each item to read about it and access complete care instructions, which I’ve noted as “archived content for information only.”
If you’re a wholesale grower wanting wholesale pricing, let me know through my
”Contact” menu option.
And if you’re a backyard gardener or a houseplant gardener, let me know if you have any plant questions through my “Contact” menu option.