10% Discount on $500 orders or more
WELCOME
Over 3 Acres of Trees, Shrubs, & Perennials
Largest Inventory in the Area!
Distinctive Landscaping & Design Services
We have years of landscaping experience and specialize in:
Flowering Shrubs, Evergreens, Spring Bloomers, Fall Color, Shade Lovers, Climbers.
We use that landscaping experience in growing the beautiful and hardy plants that will fit your landscape projects!
About Melport Meadows
As a growing local retail and wholesale nursery, our goal is to provide plenty of small plants that are reasonably priced, easy to transport, and easy to plant...as well as a nice selection of large landscape specimens that will make an immediate statement.
We have a wide selection of trees grown in our Root Pouch root pruning pots, and we have an increasing number of varieties of trees grown in the field in RootMaker field bags, all with a strong, ready-to-take-off root system.
HOURS
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When ground can be worked up in the spring until it can't be worked in November.
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MON - SAT: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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MAY 1 - JUNE 21: Extended Hours
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Mon - Sat: 8:00am - 7:00pm
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Sun: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
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Call for an appointment outside regular hours.
Many of our plants are propagated from cuttings, seed, and division right here at Melport Meadows. Other items are brought in as young stock and grown out until ready for their new home in a landscape.
We also bring in already finished stock, as we make trips to Tennessee, Michigan, Northern Minnesota, and Oregon every spring to personally bring back bare roots, liners (young plants ready to grow out), and containerized stock.
OUR OFFERINGS
You'll Find Real Gardeners Here
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Hardy, Wisconsin-Grown Nursery Stock
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Shrubs
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Trees
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Perennials
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Edibles: Fruit Trees, Berry Plants & Bushes, Grapevines, Asparagus & Rhubarb Bunching Onions
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Landscape Design and Installation
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Re-Landscaping Older Homes for "One Simple Price!"
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Natural Hardwood Bark Mulch & Black Dirt in Bulk
Shrubs And Trees
Great Selection & Proven Winners
We offer shrubs 1, 2, & 3-gallon sizes along with Trees, Evergreens, and Branded/Patented plants. There are also a multitude of larger plants of all types and sizes. We have a good selection of Shrubs and our extensive selection of hydrangeas. In May we have many young plants available too.
Landscape Design and Installation
New & Re-Landscaping Services
We began as landscapers before we were growers, beginning with community service jobs as Master Gardeners and then progressing to other farms, homes, and businesses in the area.
Perennials Plants
Huge Selection!
We have a wide selection of perennials, including ornamental grasses, daylilies, hostas, herbs, and peonies.
Edibles
Wide Variety of Fruit Plants
We have all types of edibles, from fruit trees to berry plants and bushes, and from grapes to asparagus.
Our Growing Methods
Overcoming Problems with Growing Plants in Containers
Most of our trees and shrubs are being grown in above-ground root pruning bags. We've found that our growing methods are very helpful in overcoming many of the problems associated with growing plants in containers. Sometimes, a tree will fail after it seems to be establishing well in the landscape. This is often due to tangled roots inside the containers that the tree grew in. Eventually, the growing roots strangle the tree. Our root pruning pots avoid this scenario. Trees grown with root pruning methods have myriads of outwardly-facing, actively-growing root tips ready to establish themselves quickly once planted, with very little setback time.
Advantages of the Above Ground Container:
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Plants develop dense, fibrous root systems.
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As roots grow out through the container, they are pruned off by air contact, stimulating many new feeder roots to develop.
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Roots cannot circle the pot.
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Better protection from winter cold.
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Keeps roots cooler in summer heat.
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Allows air and water to freely pass, helping prevent root rots.
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Plants can thrive, growing to a larger size in a smaller pot.
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Eliminates transplant shock.
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Allows a recently potted plant to be planted into a landscape without suffering from having its roots disturbed before becoming established in the potting medium.
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Plants are poised to grow when planted in the ground, with myriads of actively growing root tips ready to grow out into the surrounding soil.
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Most (but not all) of our above-ground fabric pots are degradable.
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Plants in degradable pots can be planted without completely removing their containers, though, for best results, we (and now the manufacturer) recommend taking them out. Additionally, there is no coiled, pot-bound mess that needs to be untangled before planting.
Our larger specimen trees are grown in the field in in-ground RootMaker™ containers.
These trees are dug with a track loader fork and can be lifted any time there is not a serious hot/dry spell.
RootMaker trees keep over 95% of their roots, are ready to grow with minimal setback time, and can be handled without heavy equipment. Contrast this with extremely heavy balled and burlapped trees, which leave 90% of their roots in the field, and suffer seasons of setback.
Environmental Benefits of the Degradable Bags - Root Pouch™:
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Pots will break down in landfills.
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Made of 100% recycled materials.
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Leaves a smaller carbon footprint.
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Reduces the number of plastic water bottles entering landfills.
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Does not require one drop of new "fossil" fuel to create.
Additional benefits of RootMaker™ in-ground bags are:
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Root pruning takes place by means of constriction rather than air pruning.
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Trees do not require a tree spade to harvest.
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Trees keep 95% of their root system, as opposed to balled-in-burlap trees, which leave up to 90% of their roots in the field.
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Trees can be dug any time of year that the ground is not frozen, as long as it is not during a time of extreme heat or drought.
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Root balls are much lighter and easier to handle than balled-in-burlap.
Customer Stories
Our customers share their experiences with the plants from Melport Meadows, highlighting the beauty and resilience of our offerings.
Christin G.
"A wonderful Nursery! We come here multiple times throughout each growing season. The selection of perennials, trees and shrubs is unbeatable, and their prices are just right. I have bought hundreds of plants, flowers and trees from Melport Meadows and my garden is thriving! For those plants that haven't made it through our winters, I would never blame the nursery. This is a small, family run business. It is not like Walmart or Home Depot where they can accept any type of return and not be impacted from it. Also, we really enjoy the beautiful dogs they have around the property."
James P.
"I highly recommend using Melport Meadows for any of your trees, flowers or shrub needs!
Lisa and Larry are amazing owners of this lovey small business. Larry was very generous in his time when we first showed up (without an appointment). He assisted in picking out the right trees for our 13 tree evergreen screen. I was planning on installing it myself but while we were checking out Larry mentioned he can do tree installs as well.
We planned for a delivery a few weeks later and Larry showed up at our booked date and time very promptly and ready to install. I had a wonderful experience and will definitely return!
Thanks Larry & Lisa the trees look awesome! Prices are fair and very competitive vs. other nurseries in the area based on a bunch of research."
Jan G.
"Second time here. Fantastic, different, selection of perennials, trees and shrubs. so much to look at. One must go every 3-4 weeks to see what's blooming. Prices are very reasonable compared to others. Lily was so accommodating loading my plants and letting me use an ATV because of a disability. Owner told me they love feedback from customers and only grow things that will come back year after year. I bought roses at her recommendation. I'll definitely be back."
Visit Our Display Gardens
We have several garden areas with plants labeled so we can see how our plants perform as they actually grow out in the landscape. You are welcome to tour these. We continue to add new areas with the goal of having as many of our varieties as possible growing in our display gardens. Strolling around the grounds, you can see how the plants will look as they mature.
Operating Hours
Visit Us
Monday - Friday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM*
*from the time the ground can be worked in the Spring until it can't be worked in November
MAY 1 - JUNE 21
Extended Hours
Monday - Saturday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Call for an appointment outside regular hours.