 FRALEIGH
NURSERY, LLC was founded in August of 1999 by James
"Jay" Livingston Fraleigh, when Jay returned to
the family farm in Madison, Florida. The
farm has been in his family since the 1840's, so Jay represents the
sixth generation to continue the farming tradition. Through the years,
the farm produced cattle (the first known registered cattle in Madison
County, Florida), as well as cotton and shade tobacco.
Many changes took place as time passed and tobacco faded away. Jay knew
he wanted to farm in some way but did not know which direction to take.
He sought the advice of his father, A. H. "Rock" Fraleigh, Sr., who
suggested the landscape and nursery industry. Taking this advice, Jay
obtained a degree in Landscape Design and Operations from Lake City
Community College in 1986.
To begin the
pursuit of his career, Jay partnered with a classmate and opened a landscape
design, installation, maintenance and garden center on Amelia Island, Florida.
As he continued to make advancement, Jay's career moved him to several states in
the Southeast: Cairo, Georgia (Wight Nurseries and Wight & Bracken Trees);
Moncks Corner, South Carolina (Carolina Nurseries); and LaGrange, North Carolina
(Wight Nurseries of NC).
While pursuing his career, Jay had been away from the family farm for 17
years, but he yearned to return home. His past experiences had helped him to
gain the knowledge and abilities needed to return to the family farm and begin a
nursery that would produce high quality plant material.
This brings us to today and what Fraleigh
Nursery strives for:
MISSION
STATEMENT
We are a wholesale nursery deeply rooted
and dedicated to producing superior-quality landscape plant material for the
green industry. Our dedication to our customers and employees will be that
of uncompromised integrity and trust. With this concept deeply rooted
in our day-to-day tasks, the result will be total customer satisfaction
along with our employees' and company's success.
We have a great team of sales representatives who are ready to assist you:
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 Rocky Fraleigh joined his brother, Jay, soon after the nursery
opened in 1999 bringing with him over 10 years of experience in
sales. With a degree in Landscape Design and Operations, he is
well-prepared to help our customers choose the right look for
their landscape or the suitable mix for their garden center. Rocky's
sales region is concentrated in the Atlanta, Georgia area.
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 Josh Sale has been with us since we began construction in 1999
and has worn many hats, including roles in customer service and
shipping. He
is a graduate of Florida State University and a Florida Certified
Horticultural Professional. Due to his love
for the outdoors and passion for customer satisfaction, we recently
made him a member of our sales team. Josh's territory includes North
and South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland.
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 Mike Ellison joined us in April of 2008 and has over 23 years of
experience in sales and other areas of the industry. His experience
has prepared him well to be our key account specialist in regions
across the eastern states. He is a proud graduate of the University
of Georgia.
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 Ken Davidson also
joined our team in 2008. He graduated from North
Carolina State in 1999 with a degree in Landscape Design and Botany.
Ken joined the Fraleigh Nursery team because of Gro-Eco's
message and its emerging impact on the industry. He serves our customers
in West Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama.
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 Buddy Miller is our
newest addition to the sales team and is ready to join Jay Fraleigh and the others he has known and respected for many years. He is proud to promote the Gro-Eco growing system which encourages water conservation efforts in production and in landscape. As a third generation nurseryman with 30 active years in the industry, Buddy is well equipped to assist our retail customers across the Southeast.
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