Little York Plantation
Posted by Dustin Horton // June 15, 2012 // Local Business
A 6 acre Garden Center, Gift shop and Landscaping Company Creating Beautiful Gardens for 39 years
In 1972 Jackie and Dick Crane bought their first home and business–a large rambling farmhouse with a roadside farm market in Little York. The idea of raising their two children in an agricultural setting and Jackie being able to be a stay at home working Mom was intriguing.
At first the farm market was exclusively fruits and vegetables. The second year Jackie made homemade bread daily and 1,500 jars of various jams during the season. In the winter months she would crochet afghans for sale.
In 1978 they decided to increase their curb appeal by hanging beautiful baskets and having colorful containers throughout the stand. To their surprise, customers wanted to purchase the containers. No problem.—to supplement what they had been growing on the 6 acres, Dick was going to the wholesale farmer’s market in Syracuse and could pick up more plants. Each day more flowers were planted and sold. After a week of plant sales exceeding vegetable sales, Dick began research on their first greenhouse and he constructed it before returning to his teaching job at Homer the following fall. .
They started with annuals and a few perennials the first year. House plants, trees, shrubs and fruits were added to cover the full spectrum of plants. In 1985 their son Bill was asked to do some landscaping for one of his teachers. Out of that request, the landscaping business was born.
Today Little York Plantation has become the premier garden center and landscaping company in central New York and the surrounding areas.
As we are preparing for our 40th year, our story grows. The mission has always and continues to be providing the highest quality plants and customer service in the industry. Our customers will guide our future. A customer request has prompted us to hold our first holistic herbal healing event on June 23rd. Our Bloomin-facts conference call each Saturday morning provides expert gardening advice. And there’s more to come. Follow us on Facebook to keep up with changes as they happen or visit our website www.littleyorkplantation.com.
