Lavonia, Georgia
tel: (706) 356-8947
fax:(706) 356-8842
Hybridized
by the late George Beasley, named after his wife, the late Mary Shuss Beasley.ABOUT TRANSPLANT NURSERY
Mary
Shuss Beasley, Jeff's mother, died late this Summer. Her love of horticulture
and learning, her sense of wonder, and her commitment to stand up for
what is right, lives on in her family.
She will be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched.
Transplant Nursery is owned and operated by Jeff and Lisa Beasley.
Jeff's father, the late George Beasley, was an avid plant collector. George brought plants home from everywhere he traveled and these became the backbone of his own garden which still offers breathtaking beauty each spring. His first love was Camellias, then wild flowers and finally the rhododendron species. He started a hybridization program with Native Azaleas which resulted in crosses which are still in the trade today. His retail mail order catalog created interest and sales from plant enthusiasts in many states. As he sometimes would say, he started a nursery in order to help finance the many plants he saw and absolutely had to have.
At thirteen Jeff was taught by his father how to hybridize Native Azaleas and he became interested in all facets of growing plants. In 1980, Jeff and Lisa, his wife, started working in the small nursery. After a short time growing plants, it was very apparent to them that the nursery industry was where they wanted to spend their lives. George died in 1984, but Mary, his wife, and Lisa and Jeff continued to operate the business as a retail mail order nursery.
After Mary retired in 1988, Jeff and Lisa discontinued the retail mail order business to focus their available resources on wholesale customers. Jeff and Lisa's two daughters, Camilla and Kelsey, became part of the Nursery during this time and their love for horticulture was propagated. Mary Shuss Beasley died late this Summer. She will be greatly missed by the family and all who knew her.
The Nursery has been successful offering quality products and service to the wholesale Green Industries. Our current project is a new 30,000 square foot shade house which will enable us to greatly expand our offerings of native rhododendrons and hydrangeas - both tried-and-true varieties and exciting new introductions.
The Beasley's are very active in the Georgia Green Industry Association, the state horticulture association. Jeff has served on the Board several times and is actively involved in trying to create the Georgia Ornamental Horticulture Commission which will benefit all growers in Georgia.
Transplant Nursery's staff is knowledgeable and caring. They consider quality and honesty to be their greatest assets. Their pledge to you is that they will continually strive to meet the needs of their customers while always delivering a quality product at a fair price.
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