We offer a large selection of annuals, perennials, flowering and shade trees and shrubs.

At Vassey Nursery you will find the best plants for your Northwest garden.

Our knowledgeable staff is here year ‘round to provide you with the best of both the usual and the unusual in plants and advice.

AnnualsPerennials, Herbs, & Groundcover
•Flowering ShrubsEvergreen Flowering Shrubs•
•Roses
•Ornamental TreesJapanese Maple
•Shade TreesConifers•Dwarf Conifers•
•Hedges & Privacy•Seeds & Starts
Gift Shop 

 

Annuals

Annuals are in season (approximately) April through June
Our hanging baskets are ready by Mother’s Day. The biggest and brightest blooms are in our greenhouses.

 

Perennials, Herbs, & Groundcover

There is always something new and beautilul on the perennial tables.
We grow many of our own perennials including:
Hosta
Bleeding Heart
Heuchera
Daylily
Hellebores
Japanese Forest Grass
Peonies – including ITOH peony
Brunnera
Tiarella
Visit our perennial gardens for more ideas!

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Flowering Shrubs (deciduous)

Lilac
Spirea
Barberry
Weigela
Viburnum
Hydrangeas
Witch Hazel
Red Flowering Currant
Japanese Willow
Burning Bush
Crape Myrtle
Rock Rose
Sweet Box

Hybrid Roses

We specialize in easy care and disease resistant roses. Come early for the best selection.

 

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Evergreen Flowering Shrubs

Daphne
Mexican Orange
Pieris
Azaleas (exbury type also)
Rhododendron (including dwarf & species)
David Viburnum
Camellias
California Lilac (Ceanothus)

 

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Ornamental Trees

Chose ornamental trees for flower and/or fall color.

Kwansan Cherry
Mt Fuji Cherry
Flowering Plum
Weeping Cherry
Prairie Fire Crabapple
Louisa Weeping Crabapple
Cleveland Select Pear
Milky Way Kousa Dogwood
Satomi Pink Kousa Dogwood
Paper Bark Maple
Japanese Snowball
Stewartia
Katsura Tree
Dove Tree (see ours by the koi pond)
Redbud
Weeping Birch
Vine Maple (NW native)
Magnolia including Star, Merril, and Pink Saucer
Evergreen Magnolias including Little Gem and D.D. Blanchard

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Japanese Maple

We continue to expand our selections of Japanese Maple including but not limited to:
Bloodgood
Moomfire
Trompenburg
Butterfly
Osakazuki
Sango Kaku (Coral Bark)
Seiryu
Waterfall
Crimson Queen
Red Dragon
Tamukujama
Viridis

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Shade Trees

(30 + tall at maturity)

Red Maple
Norway Maple
Sweet Gum
Birch
European Hornbeam
Black Gum
Ash
Swedish Poplar

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Conifers

Deodar Cedar
Alaska Weeping Cedar
Dawn Redwood
Weeping Larch
Shore Pine
Vanderwolf Pine
Serbian Spruce
Nordmann Fir
Hemlock
Weeping Atlas Cedar
Weeping Norway Spruse

 

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Dwarf Conifers

Our large selection of dwarf conifers changes with availability. Look here for winter color in your garden!
Many kinds of Cryptomeria
Hinoki Cypress
Mugo Pine
Dwarf Spruces
Blue Star Juniper
Dwarf Elk Horn Cedar
Dwarf Red Cedar

Hedges & Privacy

Boxwood
Privet Honeysuckle
Japanese Holly
Otto Luyken Laurel
English Laurel
Leyland Cypress
Excelsa Cedar

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Want to grow your own? (seeds and starts)

Ed Hume seeds
Vegetable starts – the Best tomatoes, ready by Mother's Day
Strawberries (spring only)
Rhubarb
Raspberries (B.R. in spring only)
Blueberries
Kiwi & Grape Vines
Fruit Trees
Apple
Cherry
Pear
Frost Peach
Nectarine
Selections do change so visit often! There’s always something new.

 

Gift Shop

Our gift shop offers an array of beautiful and unique items for your garden, outdoor living areas and home. We also carry a great selection of birdfeeders, nesting boxes and more for bird enthusiasts.

Can’t decide on that special gift for someone? We have gift certificates which are a perfect fit for anyone!

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Questions? Give us a call at (253) 841-3550 — We are happy to help!

2424 Tacoma Road, Puyallup WA 98371

Puyallup Nursery and Garden Center. Best place for healthy plants, flowers, trees and shrubs. Ed Hume seeds. Tacoma Nursery and Landscape. Mother's Day gifts, Mother's Day flowers, gift cards. Just 5 minutes down the road from Watsons