About Us
Get to Know Us
Get to Know Us
We are passionate about our plants and berry farm products!
We are passionate about our plants and berry farm products!
We offer the very best products in our field. We never settle for second best, and always have your satisfaction as our top priority. It’s who we are, and we are proud of it.
Who We Are
Who We Are
We love what we do and it shows. With more than 55 years of experience in the field, we know our industry like the back of our hands. There’s no challenge too big or too small, and we dedicate our utmost energy to every project we take on.
What Inspires Us
What Inspires Us
Jones Greenhouses is a family owned business that was started by our late father, John Boyce Jones, Jr. He showed us the value of being an entrepreneur and delivering high quality products to our customers in the surrounding area. Our father was a true inspiration who taught us that there is nothing better in life than doing work that you enjoy and building lasting, meaningful relationships with our customers. We take great pride in carrying his legacy forward.
Our Story
Jones Greenhouse, originally known as Oak Hill Nursery, began as a small family-run operation in 1965 and has since grown into a much larger, though still very much family-run business, with 40 greenhouses and five acres of blackberries in production. Johnny and Betty Jones first had a small farming operation in which they raised cows and crops in Germantown, TN, but in 1961 they decided to move their business to Slayden, MS, and shortly after they built a greenhouse as a little “sideline.” Their four children, Chris, Katey, Jill, and Jody all helped their parents in the venture, and throughout the 1960s until 1981, this little “sideline” gradually expanded, growing vegetables and flowers for local garden centers. In 1972, a tornado devastated “Oak Hill” flattening 60 trees and thus necessitating the name shift to Jones Greenhouse. Ten years later, in 1981 after Johnny’s passing, eldest son Chris took over the business and expanded the greenhouses to 20,000 square feet. In 1990, the Jones’ daughter Katey returned to help her brother run the growing operation. Under Chris and Katey’s direction, the focus shifted from raising vegetables for garden centers to growing major bedding plants for landscapers. They now serve close to 70 landscapers and garden centers within a 75-mile radius, including Memphis, TN, Desoto County MS, Corinth and Tupelo, MS. This wholesale business comprises over 95% of their business; the remaining <5% is retail sales which happens on Fridays and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., mid-April through mid-June.
Jones Greenhouse grows 120,000 flats per year and another 8,000-9,000 hanging baskets per year. Katey explains, “We grow seasonal spring and fall color, bedding flats, pots, and hanging baskets. We have pansies, violas, and some mums in the fall. We sell ferns, too, in the spring.” They have also added blackberries to their list of endeavors; they currently have five acres in production, of which two-and-a-half are harvestable. Fresh blackberries have been a huge hit with the community, and Jones’ blackberry jams, jellies, and syrups are quick favorites with many, too. It is no surprise that ensuring quality plants—especially such a large number of them— are consistently grown and delivered to clients takes expert knowledge and a grand effort on the part of the staff. Katey credits her brother Chris as “the brains of the operation.” She elaborates saying, “He does the chemical coordination, the fertilizers, and oversees the propagation and growth regulating. He reads and researches and is constantly keeping up with pests and fertilizers.” In addition to the brother-sister team, Jones Greenhouse has seven full-time employees, about 15 seasonal workers, and Mrs. Betty, “Momma,” still helps, too.
Customers would be hard-pressed to find a more dedicated, excellence-driven, family-centered place than Jones Greenhouses to serve their plant needs. As Katey says, the nursery business is “something you’ve got to love. You’ll never get rich. But I’ve never hated my job.” That’s because for the Joneses, the greenhouses are more than a j-o-b. They are a way to enjoy the beauty of God’s creation, the reward of hard work, and the joy of helping others create beautiful spaces with quality plants.
By Rachael Burnett with excerpts from “Family business in Slayden has deep roots” by Beth Breithaupt of The South Reporter
In Loving Memory of Katey Jones
Katey was dedicated to her family and the greenhouse business. She was always thinking of others. We will miss her everyday and will strive to carry on her legacy of love. Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
In honor and memory of Katey with her love and desire for children around the world to know Christ,
please consider giving to Operation Christmas Child
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to donate directly to Operation Christmas Child
Customer Reviews
"Worth the drive from where ever you are. Great family, great people!"
Chris Ferrell
"Family owned business who care about quality and customer satisfaction. Excellent assortment of beautiful flowers and plants"
Sherry Childers
"Thank you for donating lovely plants to Collierville Victory Garden. We look forward to sharing the produce with food banks and community centers for the needy in Memphis!"
Teresa Devlin
“Best place to get your plants and flowers!.”
Peg Yancey
"Love this greenhouse! Family owned and local! Can't ask for anything better! Very professional and knowledgeable!"
Sarah Lewis
"New Wonderful plants that are always healthy and hardy!! Jams, jellies any item from their kitchen is fabulous!!!"
Judy Theobald
"Great, healthy plants and delicious blackberry products"
Alicia Prince
“Jones greenhouse is a place where you not only get the prettiest plants and living flowers, you come away with a blessing from those who work there. They are the best. And now blackberries! Blessings, blooms and Blackberries!”
Polly Gill
"Friendly, great variety to pick from...Love buying from the Jones."
Ginger Byrd
"Beautiful nursery, happy people, great stuff, low price"
Bob Jacoby
"Many thanks for Jones Greenhouse donation of vegetable and herb plants for the Memphis Area Master Gardener projects! Collierville Victory Garden grows fresh produce for the needy, we appreciate all the plants donated!"
Valerie Tingley
"My friends at Jones Greenhouses take great pride in the quality of their plants. I highly recommend them to all my gardening friends."
Wilber Godsey
