Our Story:
Introduction:
Our names are Lauren and Anthony and just recently in 2024, we decided to pursue our dreams and founded Nature's Gems. We work together as a couple full time, creating and propagating out of our home on less than an acre. Our dreams were always to have our own farm/nursery, and start our own business so we can work for ourselves, but once the thought of combining the two together crossed our minds, we never looked back.
Together, we have over 12 years of professional experience in the field of agriculture as well as have multiple botany and horticulture courses of study under our belts. Plants, farming and gardening is our passion, and we have made it our way of living now, too. As plant enthusiasts, we both love growing any and all plants from succulents to trees, fruits and veggies, to flowers and indoor tropical varieties. Currently, we have our indoor nursery fully operational and have more than two-thirds of our land prepped and ready for next season, 1 small greenhouse, and a hoop-house. We are continuously transforming our small home and land into our full-time indoor/outdoor nursery, farm, and a place where Lauren can handcraft her art and let others have the opportunity to enjoy it. We had already been making efforts to transform and prep our land over the last few years as we have been wanting to incorporate more living off the land, and now it works perfectly with our schedule.
Our plan is to have our outdoor garden fully operational by summer 2025, adding home cultivated cut flowers from our farm to our shop, local farmers markets, and craft fairs, aspiring to branching into bigger local markets and opportunities. These flowers will be a perfect addition to the one-of-a-kind vases and pots, and will expand our business into the cut flower market. We plan to cultivate as many varieties of flowers and plants as we can at our small farm, but will source from other smaller Nurseries in the United States to get you the exotic varieties you want to add to your plant collection!
Once our flower farm and nursery are fully operational and stable, our long term goal, or should I say dream, is to acquire a bigger piece of agricultural property to expand our farm to include edible items, earth nourishing plants, trees, more vegetation varieties, and even farm animals to feed and nourish the surrounding communities and provide jobs for locals to be able to stay local.
We are committed to embracing the eco-friendly lifestyle and strive every day to reduce our footprint. From our water-based paints and biodegradable packaging materials, to our organic soils, organic nutrients, and organic pest and disease control, we have made and will continue to make changes to leave a smaller mark on the beautiful world we live in. As we learn and as we grow, this will always be prominent in our practice.
*We acquire and propagate many varieties of exotic and common plants and will continue to work with/on them as well as consistently produce new clones in-house for our stock, (we put hard work and love into your babies!) We do source 'mother plants' from other nurseries or start varieties from seed. We use an organic soil mix that works wonderful for ALL varieties as a starter soil, or continuous soil. We only use organic products for pest control and fertilization on our plants. Feel free to inquire on the products we use if you're needing advice!
Lauren's Pots and Vases:
As stated previously, all pots and vases are hand painted by Lauren and are each a one-of-a-kind individuals. They are made with acrylic paint and finished with a clear gloss. Some have added trinkets for an even more unique appearance.
*All vases and pots are hand wash only, no abrasive scrubbing on outside.
*If you have any special requests for vase/pot shapes, colors, or sizes, feel free to contact us and we can talk about making arrangements (if possible)
Shipping Times:
Please understand we are a small business, and understand delivery times always have depending factors. Although, your order is our priority and we plan to get it to you as soon as possible!