美国春天小山苗圃 Spring Hill Nurseries – 美国历史最悠久的家庭园艺植物邮购品牌之一

公司概况

春天小山苗圃（Spring Hill Nurseries）创立于 1849 年，由六岁时随家人从巴伐利亚移民到美国的 Peter Bohlender 在俄亥俄州北代顿（North Dayton）建立，原名 Bohlenders Nursery。1889 年苗圃迁至俄亥俄州蒂普城（Tipp City），第一次世界大战期间改名为 Spring Hill Nurseries，名称源自今日苗圃种植区对岸溪流旁的小山。早期以批发为主，1930 年正式将业务重心转向邮购，成长为美国历史最悠久的家庭园艺植物邮购品牌之一，至今已有 175 年历史。

产品介绍

核心产品包括三大类。其一为玫瑰系列，涵盖杂交茶香月季、丰花月季、壮花月季三大现代月季谱系以及树状玫瑰和自有 Jumbo 巨型裸根玫瑰，玫瑰均由姊妹公司 Weeks Roses 在加州圣华金谷基地出圃、年产逾 300 万株，按自有 #1（顶级，平均 3 枝花枝）、#1.5（高性价比）和 Jumbo（裸根体积达 #1 三倍、当年即可繁花 2-3 倍）三档严格分级；同步推出 Spring Hill 独家”Ready-to-Grow”铁线莲系列，与育种家 Deborah Hardwick 合作开发，单株可生长 15 年以上、花径最大至 10 英寸。其二为多年生与一年生草本、球根花卉、地被与藤本：多年生按根系形态分为须根、直根、根茎、带芽块根、肉质根五类对应不同种植深度；球根分为秋植耐寒（郁金香、水仙、风信子、番红花等，冬季覆土保护）与春植不耐寒（大丽花、秋海棠、唐菖蒲、美人蕉、马蹄莲等，需 35–45°F 储存越冬）两类，按 USDA 抗寒区与发货窗口排期。其三为乔木、灌木与绿篱，主要以裸根（bareroot）形式出货，按”挖坑、定位、填土、灌水、培盆、缠干”六步法标准化处理。所有产品均附带详细种植指南，并适用”无风险保证”（No-Risk Guarantee）——若对到货状态不满意可联系客服获取商品积分。

研发与品质保障

苗圃现有 1,200 英亩生产基地位于密歇根湖沿岸，主要研发与试种设施位于俄亥俄州蒂普城附近 20 英亩试验田（USDA Zone 5b–6a），并在俄勒冈州与加利福尼亚州设有辅助试验点。研发团队与全球顶级育种机构、国家级测试机构、植物园及大学园艺系长期合作，并自建铁线莲、玫瑰等作物的内部育种计划。每株植物在出圃前需经抗病性、耐寒性、株型与开花表现多轮测试，附赠的种植指南与无风险保证（No-Risk Guarantee）由 175 年经验背书。

行业合作与品牌延伸

春天小山苗圃长期与多家国际知名机构保持独家或深度合作关系，包括专精松柏类与日本枫的 Iseli Nursery（其 12 个月”Color®”系列彩叶针叶与改良枫树通过本平台销售），以及拥有 20 余年铁线莲研究经验的育种家 Deborah Hardwick（其”Ready-to-Grow”铁线莲系列苗圃独家推出）。玫瑰品类由姊妹公司 Weeks Roses 深度供应，Weeks 自 1938 年起即为美国业余园丁、花园中心和景观从业者提供顶级玫瑰。据苗圃统计，全美已有超过 2,500 万个家庭花园种植过春天小山苗圃出品的植物。

官网：https://springhillnursery.com

Company Overview

Spring Hill Nurseries was founded in 1849 by Peter Bohlender, a Bavarian immigrant who arrived in the United States with his family at age six, as Bohlenders Nursery in North Dayton, Ohio. The nursery relocated to Tipp City, Ohio in 1889 and was renamed Spring Hill Nurseries during World War I, taking its name from the hill across the creek from today’s growing grounds. Originally a wholesale operation, Spring Hill transitioned the majority of its business to mail order in 1930 and has grown into one of America’s longest-running home-gardening plant brands, now marking 175 years of continuous operation.

Product Catalog

The catalog centers on three product groups. Roses anchor the offering and span the three modern garden classes—Hybrid Tea, Floribunda, and Grandiflora—together with tree roses and an exclusive Spring Hill Jumbo grade; all roses are produced by sister company Weeks Roses at its growing grounds in California’s San Joaquin Valley, which harvests more than three million rose plants per year and applies a strict grading system in which only the top two tiers (#1 with an average of three bloom-ready canes, and #1.5 at a more accessible price point) plus the oversized Jumbo grade (roughly three times the size of a standard #1 plant, documented to flower two to three times as heavily in its first season) are offered to Spring Hill customers, with a proprietary Ready-to-Grow Clematis line developed with breeder Deborah Hardwick (varieties that can live 15 years or longer and produce blooms up to 10 inches across) rounding out the premium range. Perennials, annuals, bulbs, ground covers and vines form the second group: perennials are shipped and planted according to five root-type categories—fibrous roots, long taproots, rhizomes, roots with eyes, and fleshy roots—each with its own planting depth and handling guidance, while flowering bulbs split into fall-planted hardy bulbs (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus and similar spring bloomers that stay in the ground year-round) and spring-planted tender bulbs (dahlias, begonias, gladiolus, cannas and calla lilies that must be lifted each fall and stored at 35–45°F over winter), with each category shipped at the appropriate planting window for the customer’s USDA hardiness zone. Trees, shrubs and hedging stock comprise the third group and are shipped predominantly as bareroot plants, which the company positions as offering easier planting, higher survival rates and stronger first-year growth than potted equivalents; Spring Hill applies a standardized six-step planting method (dig, position, backfill, soak, saucer, wrap) to all bareroot trees and shrubs, and every order ships with a detailed planting guide backed by Spring Hill’s No-Risk Guarantee, under which dissatisfied customers may contact the service team to obtain a merchandise credit.

Research and Quality Assurance

Production is anchored by a 1,200-acre farm on the coast of Lake Michigan, with the primary research and trialing facility on a 20-acre site near Tipp City, Ohio (USDA Zone 5b–6a) and additional test sites in Oregon and California. The breeding team collaborates with leading international breeders, national testing agencies, botanical gardens and university horticulture programs, and runs internal breeding programs for clematis, roses and other selected crops. Every variety is evaluated for disease resistance, hardiness, habit and bloom performance before release, and the company’s 175-year heritage underwrites a No-Risk Guarantee on all shipments.

Industry Partnerships and Brand Extensions

Spring Hill Nurseries maintains exclusive or deep distribution partnerships with several internationally recognized producers, including Iseli Nursery (specializing in conifers and Japanese maples, whose 12-month Color® series and improved maple hybrids are offered through the platform), clematis breeder Deborah Hardwick (whose 20-plus years of research informs the exclusive Ready-to-Grow Clematis line), and sister company Weeks Roses, which has supplied American hobbyists, garden centers and landscape professionals with premium roses since 1938. According to company estimates, more than 25,000,000 American gardens have grown plants produced by Spring Hill.