Bates Nursery & Garden Center is located in Nashville, Tenn. Family-owned and operated, the nursery was started in 1932. It offers a variety of plants such as annuals, perennials and aquatic plants. Floss Flower, Amaranth, Joseph's Coat, Snapdragon, Aster, Amethyst Flower, China Pinks, Petunia, Polka-dot Plant, Busy Lizzie, Jewel Box, Dahlia and Coleus are some of the annuals that the nursery offers. The aquatic plants grown by Batyes nursery are Sioux water Lilly, White Asiatic Lotus, Carolina Queen Lotus, Double Rose Lotus, Mrs. Perry D. Slocum Lotus and Perry's Giant Sunburst.