Our Story
Growing with St. Augustine since 1979.
Rooted in Community
Southern Horticulture is a family-owned garden center established in 1979, serving St. Augustine and St. Johns County for over four decades. What started as a small family project has become the place locals trust for native plants, honest landscaping advice, and the kind of help you can only get from people who actually garden this soil.
Many of our long-tenured staff, particularly in the nursery and landscape divisions, are Flagler College graduates with degrees in art and design. That combination of art, science, and dirt-under-the-fingernails experience is what makes this place different.
Every plant we recommend and every design we draw starts with what actually works in our sandy, salty soil. Florida-Friendly isn't a marketing label for us. It's how we've always done it.
Est. 1979
Over 40 years of local expertise.
What We Believe
Native First
We grow what belongs here. Native plants need less water, attract more wildlife, and don't fight the soil.
Education
We'd rather spend ten minutes showing you how to plant it right than sell you a replacement next month.
Quality
Every plant gets checked before it goes on the lot. If it's not healthy enough for our yard, it's not going on yours.
Come Say Hello
We'd love to show you around the nursery. Stop by and see what's blooming today.