please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message moon nurseries inc. type private industry wholesale nursery horticulture and gardening founded bucks county pa in 1767 headquarters chesapeake city maryland products plants flowers trees shrubs lawn care and gardening supplies website www.moonnurseries.com moon nurseries is a wholesale nursery located in chesapeake city maryland usa . moon grows different varieties of b & b balled and burlapped trees shrubs and container plants including grasses roses and perennials . over 50 000 trees and 400 000 container plants of new and old plant varieties are being sold and grown every year . the nursery has 365 greenhouses all of which are 450 feet long . the lining out stock or field stock is purchased from nurseries like j. frank schmidt & son in boring oregon and other similar growers . moon s stock is sold to wholesale customers only and not to mass merchandisers or chain stores . moon banks on quality reputation . 1 moon nurseries is the member of american nursery & landscape association anla 2 and mark a. brinsky of moon is among the board of directors under landscape distribution division of anla . 3 the nursery company is also a member of pennsylvania landscape and nursery association plna 4 delaware nursery & landscape association dnla 5 maryland nursery and landscape association mnla 6 and american society of landscape architects asla 7 the tree selected for the president inaugural ceremony 2009 for president elect barack obama was a white oak quercus alba purchased from moon nurseries of maryland s eastern shore . 8 the tree planting ceremony took place at the mt zion cemetery in washington dc on january 19 2009 to commemorate martin luther king jr. s birthday . the nursery provided hundreds of trees and shrubs to delaware valley college . john pursell the president of moon nurseries is an alumnus from class of 1981 . 9 moon is listed among the career day companies of 2009 in delaware valley college . 10 the company participated as an exhibitor in mants 2009 . 11 pennsylvania college of technology has approved moon nurseries as an internship employer 12 moon nurseries is a registered supplier and certified vendor with the state of delaware for bioretention soil mixture . 13 moon nurseries also carries a full line of local vegetation for bioretention plantings including moisture and flood resistant grasses shrubs and canopy trees . in early 2008 moon nurseries submitted samples of its bioretention soil mixture bsm to a dnrec approved laboratory duffield associates consultants in the geosciences to obtain certification of its biosoil medium . laboratory testing was performed on a representative sample of biofiltration soil to evaluate general conformance of the sample provided with dnrec soil and water conservation division s requirements for biofiltration soil . the laboratory concluded that all mix components sand gradation and infiltration rate met or exceeded the dnrec required standards . moon nurseries has been a reliable certified supplier of bioretention soil to the delaware area ever since . customers can contact them for low impact development or stormwater management needs . these are some of the recommended plants for bio retention planting acer rubrum red maple clethra alnifolia sweet pepperbush betula nigra river birch cornus sericea red osier dogwood . contents 1 history 2 location 3 footnotes and references 4 external links history edit the company can trace its roots to william h. moon who founded the nursery in bucks county pa . in 1767 founder william h. moon sold the company s first tree for 8 shillings as the dollars did not even existed at that time . an old advertisement for ornamental and fruiting trees written by william h. moon can be found at theoldentimes . 14 the company has gone through location and ownership changes in 240 years . today moon nurseries is an employee owned and operated company producing over 40 000 trees and 350 000 container plants a year from moon s maryland nurseries . location edit moon nurseries is located on maryland s eastern shore between the chesapeake bay and the delaware bay . footnotes and references edit moon banks on quality reputation from nmpro magazine moon nurseries is a member of anla anla board of directors member of plna member of dnla member of mnla member of asla tree for the president inaugural ceremony moon trees and shrubs at delaware valley college career day companies of 2009 exhibitors in mants 2009 approved internship employers moon nurseries is a registered supplier and certified vendor for bioretention soil mixture advertisement written by william h. moon external links edit http www.moonnurseries.com http www.moonnurseries.com bio soil about biofiltration soil http www.moonlandscaping.com http www.moonsitemanagement.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title moon nurseries & oldid 695791552 categories companies established in 1767horticultural companies of the united statesprivately held companies based in maryland1767 establishments in the thirteen colonieshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from march 2014all articles with a promotional toneorphaned articles from november 2011all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more 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