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 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:
 Rocky Fraleigh joined the nursery
soon after we opened in 1999, bringing with him over 10 years of
experience in sales with The Equitable Insurance Company and a degree in
Landscape Design and Operations. Rocky's territories are Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.
 Josh
Sale, a graduate of Florida State University, has been with Fraleigh Nursery since
we began construction and has proved to be a great asset to the Nursery. Josh is
now the Sales Representative for the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, the
Northeast, and other key accounts. Josh has also worked for years as our
Customer Service Rep. & Shipping Coordinator.
 Dave Hutsell
is a graduate
of Texas Tech University, with over three decades of experience in the
nursery business, including national experience in sales and
management. Dave is working with Fraleigh Nursery to promote the
GRO-ECO growing system
on a national scale. He also handles contract grow sales
and sales coordination.
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