Nursery & gardens

Plants propagated and grown outdoors without chemicals, as nature intended.

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Acer saccharum in bloom at The Old Dairy
 

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  • About us

We are passionate plant geeks operating a new nursery on an old dairy farm in New York's Hudson Valley. We propagate and grow plants outdoors without the use of chemicals, carbon fuels, peat, or pesticides of any kind.

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The Old Dairy Nursery in summer

  • Shop plants alphabetically

We lovingly grow a wide range of hardy perennials, trees, and shrubs from the humble to the rare.

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rusty foxglove

  • Right plant, right place

Beth Chatto’s maxim 'right plant, right place' is the guiding principle behind our gardens and nursery. We encourage everyone to shop and plant according to the existing conditions in their gardens.

Verbascum roripifolium (mullein) flowering

  • Earth-first growing

Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do at The Old Dairy. We recognize that buzz words like 'sustainable' and 'organic' are fairly meaningless these days, so read on to learn how we put the earth first in all our growing practices.

our sustainable practices
Bumble bee collecting pollen from Echinacea white swan

  • Come explore our gardens

Our 15 acre farm is our playground and our laboratory where we constantly experiment with new plants and gardening techniques. Check back often to see the changes.

2025 nursery visit schedule
Patrinia monandra (golden lace) in garden with Monarda

  • Check out our blog for the latest happenings at the nursery

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Cat drinking from pond in the nursery beds