We are a husband and wife team working to bring you the best fresh cut flowers in the High Country.

Susan Wright

has a M.A. in biology from Appalachian State University. In 1986, she developed Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery as a Landscape Gardener, growing her own perennials for Designs and installations. She continues to do landscape consulting and design. Shady Grove Garden's main business is now growing and designing cut flowers for the High Country region of NW North Carolina.

Susan is the bridal consultant and designer. At the nursery she is the perennial and seedling grower, as well as, keeper of a small field near the nursery. She now balances wedding designs with pest and disease control, potting, seeding, watering and developing each years product mix.

You will meet Susan if you go to the Saturday Watauga County Farmers Market of the Thursday Blowing Rock Fresh Market.

Brent Cochran

has an M.B.A. from Appalachian State University. He is in charge of the farm on Peak Road in Creston, NC (Ashe County). He manages our surrounding forest for conservation and non-game wildlife, in addition to the cultivated acres. Brent is head planter, flower cutter and postharvest guru. Brent will be your guide will if you take a hay ride, birding tour or use our wedding site.

Presently, he is farming 5 acres of shrubs, perennials, bulbs, annuals and vegetables. You will also meet Brent if you come to the Watauga County Farmers Market on Wednesday or Saturday.