Ivy Nursery Ivy Nursery is a unique garden center located on seven acres. We are in a beautiful setting three miles west of the University of Virginia, and 1.4 miles west of the Boars Head Inn, Farmington Country Club, and the Northridge Medical Center on Scenic Route 250. Established in 1975 and staffed by landscape architects, horticulturists and gardeners, Ivy Nursery is both a retail garden business and a contracting business. Ivy Nursery was started and is owned by Clare and George Carter, both of whom have masters degrees in Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia.