Sun-Sprinkled Lot
Outdoor rows and display beds show plants in real Minnesota light — not just under fluorescent greenhouse bulbs.
Lakeside Garden Patch
Welcome to our family nursery on Highway 7 — where Minnesota gardeners find hardy plants, honest advice, and a team that remembers your name.
Now in SummerExcelsior's oldest family nursery — rooted here since the 1970s, growing with Lake Minnetonka neighbors through every frost date and heat wave.
What started as a roadside vegetable stand became the full garden center you see today. Three generations later, we still treat every customer like a neighbor stopping by for advice.
Expert Staff
Ask about sun exposure, raised beds, or which tomato survives a harsh winter — we love those conversations.
Community Roots
Local schools, garden clubs, and lake-shore neighbors — we have grown alongside Excelsior for fifty years.
Year-Round Wonders
We stock and grow with Minnesota's calendar — not a catalog fantasy from warmer climates.
Spring
Greenhouse annuals, vegetable starts, and the rush before Memorial Day planting.
Summer
Peak bloom, hanging baskets, and mid-season replacements when heat tests your beds.
NowFall
Mums, bulbs for next year, and hardy shrubs before the first hard frost.
Holiday
Poinsettias, wreaths, amaryllis, and gifts for gardeners on your list.
Community Pulse
"Best tomato starts on the lake — staff actually knows what grows here."
— Mike T.
"They saved my hydrangeas with honest winter advice. No upsell, just help."
— Linda S.
"Third generation family business — you feel it the moment you walk in."
— Karen W.
"Hanging baskets that survived July heat. Worth the drive from Chanhassen."
— Tom & Deb
"Native pollinator section is excellent. My bee garden finally took off."
— Rachel M.
"Rainy afternoon in the greenhouse — warm, friendly, and never rushed."
— Steve H.
Regular Hours
- Monday
- 9:30am – 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 9:30am – 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 9:30am – 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 9:30am – 6:00pm
- Friday
- 9:30am – 6:00pm
- Saturday
- 9:30am – 6:00pm
- Sunday
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Reduced hours November–February — call ahead