Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses, LLC

Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses, LLC Beautiful plants, locally grown products, and expert advice since 1930. We are a year round garden c
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Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses is a family owned and operated full service garden center in Greenwich CT. We offer a huge selection of high quality plants, locally grown products and are well known for our customer service and expert advice. Our Landscape department specializes in high quality design, installation and maintenance for all projects small and large.

08/21/2026

Gardeners, are you ready for the next big hydrangea? Introducing Hydrangea arborescens ‘Dreamscape’ a new 2027 introduction from Why are we excited about this new smooth hydrangea? It’s an incredible pink counterpart to the new white ‘Flowerful’ which was introduced this year. So far, we’ve been loving Flowerful and we have a feeling Dreamscape is going to be amazing too. Plus, both of these plants are native cultivars of Hydrangea arborescens which is native to North America.

Why We Love It:
-Large 8-10” mophead clusters open to a ruby and fade to a parchment pink with mauve tones
-Stems are thick and sturdy, holding strong in windy and wet conditions
-Compact habit reaching 3-4’ high and 4-5’ wide at maturity
-Hardy zones 3-8
-Full to Part Sun
-Disease resistant
-Dark green foliage that is soft to the touch
-Native cultivar
-Attracts pollinators
-Blooms on new wood

Field Notes:
-while the best time to prune is at the end of winter, Dreamscape and Flowerful take about 6 weeks to set flower buds. If you are having a summer party plan ahead. Prune about 7-8 weeks ahead of time for a beautiful show!

We have a limited number of ‘Dreamscape’ in store here in Greenwich, CT. We expect to ship nationwide in 2027. Head to sambridgeathome.com for tons of other amazing hydrangeas, plants and planters shipped right to your door. Now is the perfect time to get your garden growing!

08/20/2026

Gardeners, are you ready for the next big hydrangea? Introducing Hydrangea arborescens ‘Dreamscape’ a new 2027 introduction from Why are we excited about this new smooth hydrangea? It’s an incredible pink counterpart to the new white ‘Flowerful’ which was introduced this year. So far, we’ve been loving Flowerful and we have a feeling Dreamscape is going to be amazing too. Plus, both of these plants are native cultivars of Hydrangea arborescens which is native to North America.

Why We Love It:
-Large 8-10” mophead clusters open to a ruby and fade to a parchment pink with mauve tones
-Stems are thick and sturdy, holding strong in windy and wet conditions
-Compact habit reaching 3-4’ high and 4-5’ wide at maturity
-Hardy zones 3-8
-Full to Part Sun
-Disease resistant
-Dark green foliage that is soft to the touch
-Native cultivar
-Attracts pollinators
-Blooms on new wood

Field Notes:
-while the best time to prune is at the end of winter, Dreamscape and Flowerful take about 6 weeks to set flower buds. If you are having a summer party plan ahead. Prune about 7-8 weeks ahead of time for a beautiful show!

We have a limited number of ‘Dreamscape’ in store here in Greenwich, CT. We expect to ship nationwide in 2027. Head to sambridgeathome.com for tons of other amazing hydrangeas, plants and planters shipped right to your door. Now is the perfect time to get your garden growing!

Nice to meet you, we're the Bridge Family (standing with THE Dr. Michael A. Dirr, Bill Palmer pictured in upcoming slide...
08/18/2026

Nice to meet you, we're the Bridge Family (standing with THE Dr. Michael A. Dirr, Bill Palmer pictured in upcoming slides. Why is there one always missing?)! There are many new faces around here, so it's time for a reintroduction. For 96 years and three generations our family has been growing, sourcing and landscaping the best plants and properties in Fairfield and Westchester Counties just less than an hour from NYC.

Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses was started in 1930 by Samuel F. Bridge Jr. when he planted some evergreen cuttings in his father’s cow pasture. Later that year he built his first greenhouse to grow and store geranium cuttings for his mother and her friends. Sam studied horticulture at the New York Botanical Gardens, Cornell University and Kew Gardens in England just before the outbreak of WWII. After serving his country for five years, he returned home to find weeds had taken over his nursery. With determination and hard work, he started over again growing perennials and rock garden plants.

In 1950, Sam married Mary Reynolds. Mary owned 48 acres of land on North Street, part of which is now the present site of the nursery. The original tract of land was 125 acres and a grant from King George. We are proud to say that this land has been used only for agriculture and been in our family since 1686. In 2002 Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses received the Connecticut Century Farm Award for keeping with tradition and continuing to use our land for farming.

By 1956 the nursery was moved to its current location. A 100 square foot metropolitan glass house was built and the 33 foot original greenhouse was attached to the barn. The main crops grown were: field grown perennials, rock garden plants and bedding plants. Between 1976 and 2013 we added 10,000 square feet of gutter houses and 23 hoop houses.

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Sam Bridge Jr. our founder and the man who started it all. Educated at Cornell University & Kew Gardens. Iwo Jima survivor, farmer, grower, lover of animals, friend of the community, father and grandfather. He planted the seeds that would become Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses | Garden Center & Landscaping today. Did you know he planted many of the mature trees covering Mo

08/04/2026

Formal gardeners are you looking for a spectacular border plant? Meet Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears.' This fuzzy plant pairs exceptionally well with boxwood and compact ilex for formal garden spaces. Its fuzzy texture and neat and tidy habit make them exceptional along borders or in clumps where you need something interesting and on the shorter side. The leaves resemble lambs ear and add incredible texture to your space.

Why We Love It:
-Fuzzy leaves steal the show with silver green colored foliage.
-Reaches 12" high by 24" wide at maturity.
-Hardy zones 4-9
-Deer & Rabbit resistant
-Drought tolerant once established
-Full to part sun gardens

We hope y'all liked this selection. There's tons of amazing plants to choose from here at Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses | Garden Center & Landscaping in Greenwich, CT. Not local? Head to sambridgeathome.com We ship nationwide! Happy gardening friends!

08/03/2026

Beginning gardeners and low maintenance plant lovers, stop scrolling. Introducing Nepeta faassenii 'Junior Walker.' This is an incredibly easy, long blooming perennial for full to part sun gardens. Great for borders, swaths and clumps, it gives you beautiful purple blooms for 8+ weeks a summer and will even give you a second bloom if you cut it back by half towards the end of its bloom cycle. Gray-aqua foliage creates a beautiful landscape display when not in flower. Nepeta comes in a wide variety of sizes, habits and varieties.

Why we love it:
-Beautiful purple blooms last for 8+ weeks. Cut back for a second flush.
-Reaches up to 18" high by 2.5-4' wide.
-Hardy zones 4-8
-Heat and drought tolerant once established
-Deer & rabbit resistant
-Attracts bees & hummingbirds
-Full to part sun gardens

Not sure whether to choose? Visit us in Greenwich, CT. Our experts can help you choose the right plant for your space. Not local? No problem! We ship nationwide! Head to sambridgeathome.com to order. Now is the perfect time to get your gardens growing!

08/01/2026

Gardeners, let me tell you about a top performing, super pollinator plant that gives you color, texture and beautiful foliage for the long haul in your garden & landscape. Meet summer blooming Allium! Specifically Allium 'Millenium' & Allium 'Summer Beauty.' We love these plants for their long bloom time and easy, low maintenance habit. They are perfect for high visibility areas in your garden and landscape. Millenium blooms slightly later with rosy purple blooms while Summer Beauty is a bit taller with lighter lavender blooms. Both hold neat and tidy grass like foliage. The pollinators love these plants and so do we!

Allium 'Millenium' - Why We Love It:
-Rosy-purple summer blooms last for ages mid-late summer
-Glossy green leaves grow in clumps.
-Reaches 15-20" high x 10-15" wide
-Full to part sun
-Hardy zones 4-8
-Low Maintenance, cut back in late fall to prepare for winter
-Does well in most soils
-great for borders, clumps, containers and in mass plantings for impact
-Pollinators find this plant highly attractive.

Allium 'Summer Beauty' - Why We Love It:
-Light lavender summer blooms last for ages early-mid summer
-Glossy green leaves grow in clumps.
-Reaches 18" high x 12-18" wide
-Full to part sun
-Hardy zones 4-9
-Low Maintenance, cut back in late fall to prepare for winter
-Does well in most soils
-great for borders, clumps, containers and in mass plantings for impact
-Pollinators find this plant highly attractive.

Now is the perfect time to get your garden growing! Come on into Sam Bridge in Greenwich, CT or head to sambridgeathome.com for nationwide shipping! Happy planting friends!

07/30/2026

Gardeners are you looking for a great way to add texture, color and movement to your landscape all while supporting pollinators and native ecosystems? Let us introduce you to switchgrass! This is Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal.' We love it for its metallic blue-green foliage, pinky beige seed heads and yellow-red fall color. It adds movement and texture to your full sun garden and the birds love it! This native cultivar is sure to wow!

Why We Love It:
-Beautiful metallic blue-green foliage and pink-beige seed heads add movement and texture to your garden. In the fall foliage turns yellow-red.
-Mature size of 4-5' high by 1-2' wide. Flowers can increase height up to 6'
-Tolerates a wide range of soils including occasional flooding. Does best in moist, sandy or clay soil.
-Full sun
-Hardy zones 4-9
-Flower panicles resemble clouds for a fabulous airy look even in winter when seed plumes are left.
-Seed plumes are a great food source for birds during the winter.
-Use in borders, wild gardens, native plantings, parties, meadows, even bogs and along ponds.

Come on into Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses | Garden Center & Landscaping in Greenwich, CT. Our experts will help you choose the right plant for your space. Not local? No problem! Head to sambridgeathome.com. We ship Nationwide! There's still so much time to get your gardens growing!

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437 North Street
Greenwich, CT
06830

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 6pm
Thursday 8:30am - 6pm
Friday 8:30am - 6pm
Saturday 8:30am - 6pm

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+12038693418

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