Expert Growers in Midtown
You may know Indian Creek Nursery as the garden center in midtown Omaha that grows Dundee’s
neighborhood moss baskets. It is the place to go when you need that special perennial, one of those
amazing hanging baskets, or that unique shrub to add a splash of color to your front entrance. It is
unusual to find a full service nursery and garden center thriving in the “concrete jungle” of an urban
metropolitan area. What makes Indian Creek even more unique is that many of the plants sold there
are grown in their greenhouses and by the very people you know and trust for your daily assistance
and service.
The third week in January, when snow covers the ground and temperatures are well below freezing,
is the time when the greenhouses literally come alive. Tiny seeds are planted into plug trays,
inserted into a temperature-controlled germination chamber, and in a few days the first signs of
spring sprout to life. Over 43,000 seedlings of flowering annuals, vegetables and herbs are grown
each season.
Virtually all vegetable plants offered are grown on site. As a customer, it is comforting to know that
the things you eat have been grown in your neighborhood by the people you see and trust at the
nursery. The same applies to the extensive selection of herbs found in our greenhouses. This year,
a special environmentally-friendly container, made of coconut fiber will be used as an experiment with
some of the herb production. The pot is completely biodegradable and can be planted in the ground.
The high quality and unique hanging baskets and planters offered at Indian Creek are highly
recognized. What is not commonly known is that nearly all are planted and grown right at the Midtown
Omaha location. The middle of February signals the first planting of nearly seventeen hundred locally
grown and designed baskets and custom planters.
Veggies, herbs, planters, and hanging baskets are just a portion of the plants grown by Indian Creek
Nursery. A surprising array of unique and unusual annuals and perennials are also planted in
February and March. They will eventually mature into the perfect blooming specimens that will fill pots
and gardens all across the city. More than 68,000 annuals and 12,000 perennials will be planted this
year from small plugs, bare root plants, and bulbs.
The sophisticated and resource-saving techniques used in growing at Indian Creek Nursery are
some of the most innovative in the industry. All greenhouses are equipped with water-saving drip
irrigation systems for hanging baskets and specialized sprinkler heads for the crops grown on
benches. Fertilizer is dispensed to the plants through automated injectors. A computerized controller
coordinates the heating and ventilation in the two greenhouses that are used exclusively for growing.
The process conserves gas and electricity while using changes in temperature to naturally control the
height of the plants, thus reducing chemical use.
“Neighbor-to-neighbor marketing” is the current buzz-word in the business world. Indian Creek
Nursery has done this since 1981 when the Saddle Creek store was opened. The closer a product,
service, or location is to home the better it is for the customer and the environment. Locally owned,
locally grown…always feels like home.
You may know Indian Creek Nursery as the garden center in midtown Omaha that grows Dundee’s
neighborhood moss baskets. It is the place to go when you need that special perennial, one of those
amazing hanging baskets, or that unique shrub to add a splash of color to your front entrance. It is
unusual to find a full service nursery and garden center thriving in the “concrete jungle” of an urban
metropolitan area. What makes Indian Creek even more unique is that many of the plants sold there
are grown in their greenhouses and by the very people you know and trust for your daily assistance
and service.
The third week in January, when snow covers the ground and temperatures are well below freezing,
is the time when the greenhouses literally come alive. Tiny seeds are planted into plug trays,
inserted into a temperature-controlled germination chamber, and in a few days the first signs of
spring sprout to life. Over 43,000 seedlings of flowering annuals, vegetables and herbs are grown
each season.
Virtually all vegetable plants offered are grown on site. As a customer, it is comforting to know that
the things you eat have been grown in your neighborhood by the people you see and trust at the
nursery. The same applies to the extensive selection of herbs found in our greenhouses. This year,
a special environmentally-friendly container, made of coconut fiber will be used as an experiment with
some of the herb production. The pot is completely biodegradable and can be planted in the ground.
The high quality and unique hanging baskets and planters offered at Indian Creek are highly
recognized. What is not commonly known is that nearly all are planted and grown right at the Midtown
Omaha location. The middle of February signals the first planting of nearly seventeen hundred locally
grown and designed baskets and custom planters.
Veggies, herbs, planters, and hanging baskets are just a portion of the plants grown by Indian Creek
Nursery. A surprising array of unique and unusual annuals and perennials are also planted in
February and March. They will eventually mature into the perfect blooming specimens that will fill pots
and gardens all across the city. More than 68,000 annuals and 12,000 perennials will be planted this
year from small plugs, bare root plants, and bulbs.
The sophisticated and resource-saving techniques used in growing at Indian Creek Nursery are
some of the most innovative in the industry. All greenhouses are equipped with water-saving drip
irrigation systems for hanging baskets and specialized sprinkler heads for the crops grown on
benches. Fertilizer is dispensed to the plants through automated injectors. A computerized controller
coordinates the heating and ventilation in the two greenhouses that are used exclusively for growing.
The process conserves gas and electricity while using changes in temperature to naturally control the
height of the plants, thus reducing chemical use.
“Neighbor-to-neighbor marketing” is the current buzz-word in the business world. Indian Creek
Nursery has done this since 1981 when the Saddle Creek store was opened. The closer a product,
service, or location is to home the better it is for the customer and the environment. Locally owned,
locally grown…always feels like home.
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