Fred Drummond Nursery

3435 Long Rd, De Soto 63020

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Overview

Founded in 1968 and family-run since, Drummond Nursery has grown from a single small greenhouse into a destination plant nursery anchored by four greenhouses dedicated to cacti and succulents. Alongside its year-round specialty collection, the nursery carries seasonal annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, and vegetable plants.

What makes Drummond Nursery special?

The nursery's center of gravity is rare and unusual cacti and succulents sourced on annual buying trips to Tucson and California, stock selected with collectors in mind, not just the average garden center shelf. That sourcing ethos, sustained for more than five decades, positions Drummond Nursery as both a retail destination and a wholesale supplier to local garden centers and the Missouri Botanical Garden gift shop.

Four greenhouses stocked year-round with haworthias, agaves, aloes, desert roses, crown of thorns, and a rotating selection of unusual specimens.
Customized dish gardens available as a specialty service.
Seasonal inventory rounds out the range with annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, and vegetable plants.
Regular vendor at Missouri Botanical Garden cactus and succulent shows.

What fellow gardeners are saying

Visitors consistently praise the breadth of the cactus and succulent collection, multiple greenhouses of specimens in all sizes and price points.
Shoppers note the nursery draws plant enthusiasts from across the region, with many making the 45-minute drive from the St. Louis metro specifically for the selection.
Reviewers highlight knowledgeable service and competitive pricing alongside the depth of the specialty collection.
Customers find both familiar varieties and genuinely unusual specimens, the kind of stock that appeals to collectors looking to add something new.

Features

Offers Trees:	Yes
Offers Perennials:	Yes
Offers Annuals:	Yes
Offers Houseplants:	Yes
Herbs & Vegetables Offered:	Yes

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