Open to the public · A working nursery in Edwardsville, Illinois
Walk the rows. Ask your questions. Take home what we grew.
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery is a 40-acre retail nursery where more than 150,000 trees, shrubs, and perennials grow right on the property. Come look around, see how things are raised, and buy plants from the people who raised them.
Yes, come on out
Is this nursery really open to the public?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery in Edwardsville, Illinois is a 40-acre retail nursery, open to the public. Unlike the wholesale-only growers in the region, anyone can come out, walk the rows, and buy from the 150,000+ plants grown on the property. Call (618) 692-0113 before you drive out and we’ll tell you what’s in stock.
Worth saying plainly, because some well-known growers in the region sell only to the trade: you can shop here. Homeowners, gardeners, and landscape crews all buy from the same fields, and the family that has grown plants on this ground since 1981 is around to answer questions.
What grows here
What will you find across the 40 acres?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery grows shade trees, ornamental trees, evergreens, perennials, hostas, and shrubs and groundcover on 40 acres in Edwardsville, Illinois. Everything is raised on-site and acclimated to Metro East soil and zone 6 weather. Stock changes with the season, so call (618) 692-0113 for what’s available this week.
Shade trees
The big canopy trees that cool a house and hold their own for decades. Field-grown here, so you can size up the actual tree before it goes home.
Ornamental trees
Smaller flowering and accent trees that carry a front bed or an entry. Ask about bloom time and mature size; the folks here know both firsthand.
Evergreens
Year-round green for privacy screens and windbreaks. Grown through Metro East winters, so the cold that’s coming is cold they’ve already met.
Perennials
Color that comes back every year, in stock deep enough to fill a whole bed in one trip. Grown on-site for zone 6 yards like yours.
Hostas
Deep hosta stock at prices that don’t sting, with straight answers on which varieties handle sun and which want the shade.
Shrubs & groundcover
The workhorses that fill out beds, anchor foundations, and hold a slope. Pick them out in person, right where they grew.
Shopping for something specific? The trees page covers shade, ornamental, and evergreen stock in depth, and the perennials & hostas page is there for the collectors.
Plan your visit
When is the nursery open?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Saturday visits by appointment and Sundays closed. A quick call to (618) 692-0113 before you head out means we can confirm someone’s here to help and tell you what’s in stock that week.
- Weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays closed.
- Saturdays by appointment Call during the week and we’ll set a time.
- Call ahead either way This is a working nursery; stock and the day’s work both move around. One call saves the drive.
- Ask about delivery and planting when you call
Worth the drive
See the whole operation, not just a sales yard.
At a lot of garden centers, the plants arrive on a truck the same week you buy them. Here, the place you shop is the place the plants grew up. You’re welcome to look around the property: the perennial rows, the tree fields, the whole growing operation. Nobody will rush you.
★★★★★
“I bought a Hibiscus tree over the summer that stayed in full bloom until fall. They also let me look around the property at all the plants and processes. I love that Sugarloaf Landscape Nursery is located where the plants are actually grown, and not just a store front in town.”Patrick S. · 5★ · Google
Trade & volume buyers
Does Sugarloaf sell to landscapers and contractors?
Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery sells wholesale to landscape contractors, installers, and commercial buyers across the Metro East and St. Louis Metro. Volume quotes come from our own fields, so availability gets checked against plants actually growing here, not a broker’s list. Call (618) 692-0113 and walk through your plant list with us.
Retail shoppers and trade crews pull from the same 40 acres. If you keep accounts at a couple of yards across the river, it’s worth adding one on the Illinois side: 150,000+ plants, family-run since 1981, and MBE certified for the jobs where that matters on the paperwork.
Good questions
Answers for first-time visitors.
The things people ask on the phone before their first trip out.
Why should I shop at an independent nursery?
Independent nurseries like Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery grow or hand-pick their own stock, so the plants tend to be healthier, the selection runs deeper, and the person helping you actually knows the inventory. Big-box garden sections are stocked by the truckload and staffed for checkout. Here, the people answering your questions raised the plants themselves, on the same 40 acres you’re standing on.
When is the best time to visit a garden center to buy plants?
Spring is peak season at Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery: from April through June the fields and the selection are at their fullest. Late summer into fall is quieter, and it comes with a real advantage, since early September to mid-October is the strongest tree-planting window in Illinois, according to University of Illinois Extension. Whenever you come, call (618) 692-0113 first and we’ll tell you what’s in stock that week.
Can I bring my dog to the nursery with me?
Call Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery at (618) 692-0113 and ask before you bring your dog along. This is a working nursery with open growing fields, and whether a visit works can depend on what’s happening on the property that day. A thirty-second call gets you a straight answer for the day you’re coming.
Why are the leaves on my plant turning yellow?
Yellowing leaves usually come down to watering, drainage, or nutrients. Soil that stays soggy suffocates roots, soil that stays bone dry starves the plant, and a shortage of nitrogen or iron fades leaves from green to yellow. Bring a photo or a leaf out to Sugarloaf Landscape and Nursery and the team will take a look and tell you what they’re seeing.
Call before you drive out.
We’ll tell you what’s in stock, where to find it on the property, and whether a Saturday appointment works. Weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Edwardsville, IL.