Beautiful Perennials .... over 1,200 varieties
Cavano's Perennials, Inc. is a wholesale container nursery located on two properties in Kingsville, Maryland just northeast of Baltimore MD. We offer to the trade top quality Perennials, Ornamental Grasses, Ferns, Vines, Herbs, Fall Pansies, Low Impact, Natives and other Seasonal Plants grown in our own greenhouses and delivered on our trucks from our farm to garden centers, nurseries, landscape contractors, and re-wholesalers in the mid-Atlantic region including Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington DC, Virginia & West Virginia and New England.
Sunshine Avenue Farms (garden edibles)
We are promoting our line of vegetable, herb, berry, and small fruit starter plants through various independent garden retailers and landscapers in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as, Retail Curbside Pickup at Cavano’s Perennials.
Sunshine Avenue Farms was created to provide a source of food, education, and encouragement. Aimed at both novice and experienced gardeners, we realized that food is a commonality that can bring people together in times of uncertainty.
We are promoting our line of vegetable, herb, berry, and small fruit starter plants through various independent garden retailers and landscapers in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as, Retail Curbside Pickup at Cavano’s Perennials.
Our specialty line of herbs, fruits, and vegetables consists of seed from premier vendors like Baker Creek, Seed Savers Exchange, Seeds From Italy, Renee’s Gardens, Johnny’s and more.
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Cavano's Perennials, Inc. began in 1972 as a small cut flower business on a five acre farm in beautiful Kingsville Maryland, near Baltimore. George Cavano owned a business at a market in Baltimore City, selling, among other things, house plants and cut flowers. To supply that business, George and Marlene Cavano began growing cut flowers, and 'field' mums. |
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 In addition to the market, they also sold flowers right from the farm itself. In 1978 they built a heated greenhouse for seed starting and to grow house plants. Marlene decided to start growing some perennials in the field for use as cut flowers. This was long before perennials began to enjoy their current popularity.
Some of their customers began requesting that they make some of the perennials available in pots, so they did. Soon they produced more than they could sell at the farm, so George hit the road and began selling perennials to garden centers. Landscapers also began to discover the Cavano's nursery.
After some time, George sold his business at the market and began to focus on the growing operation, and during that time, perennials became their primary focus. In 1980, George and Marlene incorporated and became officially Cavano's Perennials, Inc.
In 1990, the Cavanos recruited Marlene's son, Tom Hensler, into the business. Tom spent several years learning the business, and then took over the company, as George and Marlene were approaching retirement age.
In 1996, Tom Hensler purchased a nearby 25 acre property, and one year later began building a completely new growing facility. Cavano's Perennials still continues to grow plants at their original farm, in addition to the new facility.
Today, operating from two locations, Cavano's Perennials Inc. is a thriving nursery/greenhouse operation with 50 employees, growing more than 1,100 varieties of plants and is delivering fine quality material to garden centers, landscape contractors, re-wholesalers and municipalities throughout the eastern United States.
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