Get to Know Meadowbrook

Meadowbrook Nursery/We-Du Natives is a full service retail nursery located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. We operate as both as both a retail destination nursery and a select mail order nursery. Please plan on coming to see us often, both in person at the nursery, and here at our website. Check back often for specials and great new plant offerings. Sign up for our email newsletter for updates, specials and great pictures of the nursery as the seasons progress.

Our specialties range from a wonderful selection of native plants to unusual plants to wonderful visits to our enchanting gardens. We have expanded our offerings of native deciduous azaleas, rhododendrons and mountain laurels. We also offer a unique blend of woody shrubs and trees, as well as new and exciting herbaceous perennial plants. From woodland ephemerals and summer composites to great winter interest and color, we have something for all seasons and interests. We are constantly searching the plant world for new items to add to our existing plant pallet in our attempt to offer our customers many unique native and outstanding plants.

The nursery is located on over 20 acres of land nestled against Vein Mountain near Marion, NC. We are a Zone 6B with an elevation of approximately 1300 feet. Our gardens display a variety of conditions from full shade to full sun, and everything in between. We have a beautiful lake with a walking trail surrounded by a wide variety of native plants for natural inspiration. Also, there are numerous trial beds and mature plantings throughout the nursery to give gardeners an idea of how our plants will look in landscape situations in color, mature size and growth habits.

Located on the former Polly's Spout, we have a long heritage of entertaining folks. The nursery is located on the longtime recreation site for a natural spring and meeting area. The "Spout" is a longtime source of drinking water and has attracted a variety of visitors from the early settlers to the gold miners of the 1820's. Later in the 1920's, Polly Spout evolved into a recreation park that attracted picnickers from around the Western North Carolina area. Today, our property is rich in native flora with an outstanding variety of native plants along with many one of a kind collector plants, installed by plant enthusiasts over the years.

The last three years have brought lots of change around the nursery. In July of 2002, Jamie & Merri Oxley of Meadowbrook Nursery & Farm purchased We-Du Nurseries, becoming the third set of owners of this fantastic horticultural wonderland. The two nurseries are now called Meadowbrook Nursery/We-Du Natives. Our new name reflects our renewed commitment to native plants. Our nurseries now include a retail facility here at Polly Spout, NC, as well as a wholesale nursery & tree farm. And, after a long absence, our mail order catalog is back and is flying off our shelves! You may notice that we are placing a strong emphasis on native plants, along with the addition of evergreen rhododendrons. You've told us that's what you wanted and we listened...

We hope that you will enjoy our new look and additions. We have expanded our web site to include features that a number of you have requested. You'll now find a listing of many of the plants we grow here that may not be in the printed catalog. We’ve posted this listing as an extra service to give our customers a way to check the availability of plants for pickup here at the nursery. We want to make your plant-buying as convenient as possible and we want your experience with our nursery to be just plain fun!

Thanks again for taking the time to explore our web site. We look forward to seeing or hearing from you soon!

Best wishes and happy planting,
Jamie & Merri Oxley