The nursery

Garden experience

A small physical nursery on the historic Sunken Gardens property. We focus on three things: plants that survive Texas summers, containers that have already had one life, and garden art with a Texas story behind it.

Setting up now

The nursery is being built in public on the Sunken Gardens property: shade, stonework, old containers, bright seasonal color, and a lot of practical testing before anything gets listed as final inventory.

The Sunken Gardens Eatery sign behind purple salvia, red blooms, and summer garden color.
The Sunken Gardens sign and front garden color as the nursery setup comes together. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
The Sunken Gardens sign behind a bright front flower bed with purple salvia and orange blooms.
Front garden color against the historic Sunken Gardens sign. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Old stone edging, red lattice, trees, and shaded plants along the Sunken Gardens property.
Stone edging, red lattice, and shaded planting space along the property edge. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Purple salvia and mixed blooms filling the foreground below the Sunken Gardens sign.
Purple salvia and mixed summer color at the front border. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A stair rail, lantana, stonework, and the Sunken Gardens sign near a garden entry path.
Entry steps, stonework, and lantana near the front garden. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
The Sunken Gardens Eatery sign behind a bright front flower border with grasses and summer color.
Front flower border filling in below the Sunken Gardens sign. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
The Sunken Gardens Eatery sign above a stone terrace planted with mixed summer color.
Stone terrace planting line below the Sunken Gardens sign. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A full front-garden view of the Sunken Gardens Eatery sign with colorful planting beds.
Front garden color tucked below the Sunken Gardens sign. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
The Sunken Gardens Eatery sign framed by flower beds, grasses, and the shaded porch.
Flower beds and porch shade around the Sunken Gardens sign. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A porch terrace with stonework, red lattice, potted plants, and setup supplies.
Porch and terrace space being arranged for plant displays. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A red lattice porch area with shade and nursery setup materials.
A shaded porch corner for the first round of displays. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A shaded walkway with red lattice, stone edging, and nursery display setup in progress.
Shaded display path under the old trees. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A white worktable in a shaded garden area with plants and containers nearby.
Worktable space for sorting containers and potting materials. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A shaded worktable with containers and plants staged around it.
Containers staged on the shaded worktable before planting. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A green metal plant stand on the patio in front of flowers and stone steps.
A green metal stand ready to become part of a display. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A rustic porch table, stools, and bright bougainvillea on the Sunken Gardens property.
A rustic table and porch color ready for container work. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Painted rectangular planters on a weathered worktable with bright flowers behind them.
Painted planters staged on a weathered worktable. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A weathered wooden planter box on a table with flowers and stonework behind it.
A weathered wooden planter waiting for its next arrangement. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A green woven basket-style container on the stone terrace with grasses and flowers behind it.
Green basket container staged against the old stonework. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Painted planters, a ceramic pot, and a wood table staged in the courtyard.
Planters and pots gathered together for sorting. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Painted rectangular planters, a ceramic pot, and flowers around a wood bench.
Mosaic-style planters with the flower border behind them. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A wooden display bench in front of bright flower beds on the Sunken Gardens property.
A worn wood display bench in front of the flower border. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Potted flowers, planter boxes, and supplies staged near stone steps.
Flowers and containers staged near the stone steps. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A rectangular metal planter staged near stone steps and potted flowers.
A rectangular metal planter queued up near the steps. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A pale tub-style planter resting inside painted rectangular planters by the stone steps.
A pale tub planter being matched with painted containers. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Pickles, a black dog, resting by a patio table and bright bougainvillea.
Pickles keeping watch while the patio color gets staged. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A painted ceramic planter on a green stand near stone steps and colorful flowers.
Painted ceramic planter ready for a new arrangement. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A rust-colored planter with a metal trellis, flowers, and grasses around it.
Rust planter and trellis before planting. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A close view of a rust-colored planter and metal trellis on the patio.
Trellis detail with the original patina intact. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A patio planter with a trellis, leaves, flowers, and stonework behind it.
Another container queued up for planting. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A small terracotta bowl tucked among rocks and weathered wood.
Small terracotta detail with a little age on it. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A barrel-style planter with a fern beside the old stone wall.
Barrel planter and fern against the stone wall. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A brass and green garden fountain detail against a stone wall.
Garden-art detail with aged brass and green patina. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A weathered garden object among stones and leaves.
Weathered garden art with texture worth saving. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A stone garden entry area with plants and historic masonry.
Stonework framing the nursery entrance. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A stone wall and patio setup area with nursery materials in progress.
A behind-the-scenes setup view along the stone wall. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Stone walls, shade, and nursery beds staged beside the setup area.
Nursery beds starting to take shape along the stone wall. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A wide setup view with a trailer, work van, plants, containers, and old stone walls.
Unloading plants, containers and workables in the stone courtyard Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A narrow old stone entry arch and walkway under the trees.
Old stone entry details on the shaded side of the property. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
An old stone walkway and wall with two dogs under the shade trees.
Stone walk through the shaded side of the property. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
Old stone gateway walls, potted plants, and a leafy tree canopy at the nursery property.
Stone gateway and tree canopy at the edge of the nursery setup. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
An old stone column, shade trees, and potted plants staged near the nursery entry.
Stone column, shade plants, and summer color near the nursery entry. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A tree-shaded display slope with plants, porch details, and nursery setup materials.
Tree shade shaping where the displays will live. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.
A large live oak canopy above the Sunken Gardens property.
The old-tree canopy that makes the patio shade work. Sunken Gardens Nursery photo, 2026.

Heat-hardy plants for Lavaca County

Lavaca County sits in USDA zone 9a. Summer means 95-105°F daytime highs for months. Shade matters. Watering rhythm matters more. We're choosing plants and arrangements that work in the real climate, not the catalog one.

Specific plant lists, prices, and inventory go live once the nursery is operational. coming soon

Repurposed containers

We source containers from estate sales across the 75-mile radius around Shiner — crocks, galvanized tubs, enamelware, baskets, metal tins, cookware. Each one gets cleaned, checked for safety (drainage holes, liners where needed, no flaking lead paint), and matched to a plant or arrangement it can actually keep alive.

Texas-history-themed garden art

A small but distinctive line: ranching objects, ironwork, Czech-German heritage decor, brewery and railroad artifacts, framed pieces with a story. Sourced honestly, priced fairly, and tagged with whatever we know about where it came from.

Plant kits and arrangements

Once a container, a plant, and a care plan match well, we build a kit — pot, soil, plant, care card, and any small extras (saucers, moss, liners). The goal is something you can carry home and keep alive in a real Texas yard or patio.

Nothing on this page is final pricing or inventory. The nursery opens in a few weeks; specifics go live with the soft opening.