Civano Nursery's Humble Beginnings Civano Nursery is a family owned and operated business. Chris Shipley President ofCivano Nursery and an expert in plant reclaimation oversees the many divisions of Civano Nursery. From working with developers to reclaim native plants, producing our own soil from green waste, growing plants on our 70 acre growing grounds and finally selling our plants in our retail garden center. Chris Shipley as President and General Manager of Civano Nursery is excited to be working on a lot of new projects. One being the building the ulimate destination Garden Center - we're exctied and you will be too, as soon as we have completed our master plan we will share it with you. Chris Shipley President of Civano Nursery and expert in plant reclaimation oversees the Tree Salvage division. In this division, we focus on saving native species (such as, Mesquites, Palo Verdes, and Ironwoods), from being bladed in the face of development. These employees work long hours in the hot desert heat sculpturing the root balls by hand prior to removal. Nick and Alex Shipley are responsible for the day to day operations of our 70-acre containerized nursery. Nick, as farm manager, are responsible for the activities in producing our premium containerized plants. Alex is the Wholesale Manager, Whose mission is service, quality and price. In our effort to provide our customers with a consistent source of quality grown, native and non-native drought-tolerant plants, in 2002, we started to plan and build our Sahuarita Nursery on a 70-acre parcel of agricultural land. We use the latest technology to grow our plants. In order to conserve water, we monitor and record the caliper stem growth of our trees and shrubs on a 24-hour basis. Thus ensuring that we use the minimum amount of water to provide a healthy plant for maximum growth. We produce over 2 million new plants a year by seed or cutting in our climate controlled fog house. We grow a full array of annuals, perennials and trees for our Garden Center and Landscape customers. In 1999, we opened our Garden Center on Houghton Road to the public. Mel Shipley is the manager of the Administrative Offices with the assistance of Susi Kort who runs the day-to-day operations. Eric Clark, Professional Horticulturist and designer, heads up our Residential Design Center. Together, with the help of our Inventory Specialists Juli Runyon, we strive to provide a family atmosphere that enlightens, inspires, and ultimately guides you to the garden of your dreams. 2011 Civano Nursery, Inc 5301 S. Houghton Road Tucson, AZ 85747 520.546.9200 Map & Store Hours Webdesign: PDG