Hoffman Nursery announces the retreat of Co - Owner , John Hoffman as of January 1 , 2023 . Hoffman Nursery is pleased that Co - Owner Jill Hoffman will stay as President and CEO , and David Hoffman will continue as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer .
John Hoffman has spent over 40 years in the horticulture industry . In 1981 , he started a design - installment firm call in Landscapes by Hoffman . presently afterward , he discovered decorative grasses . locoweed were n’t wide used in the U.S. in the 1980s ; however , Europe had already embraced them . John go to Germany and was fortunate to encounter with the late plant breeder , Ernst Pagels . Pagels ’ enthusiasm for pasture and forage - occupy garden kindled John ’s interest . John also gained inspiration from his wise man , the late J.C. Raulston , at North Carolina State University . J.C. believed Mary Jane would become popular and encouraged John to pursue his interest . The more John learned , the more his Passion of Christ for grasses intensified .
In partnership with his wife , Jill , John transition from landscape to growing in 1986 . Hoffman Nursery was established on a 45 - acre former tobacco farm in rural Rougemont , North Carolina . John personally delivered their first crops — grasses in large , finished sizes — in rented box seat trucks . Before long , the Hoffmans constructed their first wicket firm , which permit them to work through the intricacy of give rise pocket-size , liner plants .
Now Hoffman Nursery ships liners to sweeping client across the United States and Canada . That rented loge motortruck is just a distant memory . An advanced product and growing facility , stock farm , and dedicated transport areas help Hoffman Nursery execute its mission to produce eminent - calibre plant .
John plowshare , “ As of January 1 , 2023 , I am officially retired from Hoffman Nursery , Inc. I ’ve had a lot of play over the past decades with tradeshows , conferences , and travel to nurseries , gardens , and other blank space around the earth . Meeting many great friends and fellow in this industry has been the highlight of the last 40 + years for me .
While I am kip down from the nursery , I ’m not going too far – I expect to be at tradeshows and locomote to visit customers and friends for year to come . I look forward to bump new plants and ideas to bring back to the greenhouse . In addition , I have a long list of dwelling project to do as well as two new grandson to teach how to work up a fervidness , go camping , and enjoy the outdoors .
thing have already been changing with the addition of the origin farm and almost discharge propagation glasshouse – and there is lots more to get along . I look ahead to watching the clientele transform and keep develop – and proceed to mature right Gunter Grass ! ”
COO David Hoffman shares , “ I talk for all employees when I say we will drop go through John every day at the nursery , but we are thankful to go on his legacy of grow good grass . ”
For more selective information : Hoffman Nursery5520 Bahama RoadRougemont , NC 27572Phone ( 919 ) 479 - 6620Toll - Free 1 ( 800 ) 203 - 8590Fax ( 919 ) 471–3100[email protected]hoffmannursery.com
