Farm Operations has grown across four locations and nearly 350 acres, our Farm Operations team cultivates 2,950 crop varieties and produces approximately 12 million pots each year, helping deliver the quality plants and seasonal color our customers have come to expect.

Our 100-acre North Carolina facility, including 10 acres of greenhouses, expands production capacity for tropicals, roses, annuals and perennials. The warmer climate helps us meet demand for early-season blooms throughout New England.

Lancaster Growing Facility – Focuses on producing over 5 million mums annually, managing all stages from growing to delivery.

Leominster Growing Facility – Adds 3.5 acres of fields and 3.5 acres of greenhouses with full production and shipping, nearly doubling spring production.

The farm grows to 250 acres, with 10 acres of advanced greenhouses and 300+ peak-season employees.

Nursery division launches.

The Landscpe Supply division launches.

The Pickup Area is created. Lico Cano leads its growth. The farm expands to 90 acres with 154,200 sq. ft. of greenhouse space and 20 employees.

Paul meets Tom Cottens.

‘Jumbo Annuals’ are introduced—becoming an industry standard.

Production grows from 20,000 pots per year to 80,000 per day. Tommy Mellish and Victor Vazquez pioneer automated perennial potting, including a robotic planting machine.

The farm grows to 90+ acres with 120,000 sq. ft. of greenhouses, adding winter squash, pumpkins, and poinsettias.

Operations are expanded to include bedding plants, vegetables, and perennials.

Joe Luna is hired to support growing, field production, and Boston deliveries. Retiring in 2015 after 60+ years.

The 1938 hurricane destroyed most of the apple orchard, forcing the Cavicchios to pivot to vegetables, which the family grew and delivered daily to Boston markets.

Giuseppe Cavicchio preserved Sudbury’s agricultural roots by refusing Henry Ford’s offer—worth 13 times the land’s value—to build a factory, keeping the town rural and sending Ford to Michigan instead.