Municipalities
Partnering with New Jersey Municipalities for Beautiful Green Spaces
For over 25 years, Plant Detectives has been a trusted partner for municipalities across New Jersey, providing high-quality nursery stock to enhance public spaces. From tree-lined streets to lush parks and vibrant community spaces, we understand the unique needs of municipalities and are here to help you create public landscapes that thrive.
Projects We Support:
Streetscapes: Enhance your town’s curb appeal with shade trees, flowering shrubs, and seasonal color.
Parks and Recreation: Create inviting green spaces for your community with durable, high-quality plant materials.
Environmental Restoration: Support local ecosystems with native trees and plants ideal for wetland and reforestation projects.
Custom Solutions: From town entrances to municipal building landscapes, we work with you to create tailored solutions that reflect your community’s unique character.
Why Choose Plant Detectives?
Extensive Inventory: Our nursery offers an unmatched selection of large-caliper trees, ornamental plants, shrubs, and perennials. Whether you’re planning a streetscape project or revitalizing a public park, we have the right materials to meet your needs.
Special Orders: Can’t find what you’re looking for? Through our nationwide network of growers, we can source even the most hard-to-find plant materials. If it grows, we’ll help you find it.
Expert Guidance: Our knowledgeable team is here to assist you every step of the way. From selecting the right species to advising on planting and care, we’re committed to your success.
Reliable Delivery: We understand the importance of timely project completion. That’s why we offer reliable delivery services to ensure your materials arrive when and where you need them.
The Plant Detectives Difference
Competitive pricing on high quality nursery stock
Hard-to-find and unusual plant material
Direct shipments to your yard or jobsite
Knowledgeable, industry respected staff
Simple project quoting
Payment terms available upon approval
LET'S TALK
Ready to start your next project? Contact us today to learn more about how we can help bring your vision to life. Whether you need expert advice, special orders, or assistance with selecting the right plants for your project, Plant Detectives is here for you.
Wholesale Terms & Conditions
Qualification for Wholesale Purchasing
We extend wholesale pricing to anyone in the landscape trade, including designers, architects, installers, maintenance professionals, groundskeepers, horticulturists, garden centers and municipalities. We’re open to the public and welcome customers to walk our nursery at their convenience. Please note, however, that clients must be accompanied by a representative of your company to receive wholesale pricing.
How to Apply for Wholesale Pricing
If you’re in the trade and would like access to our wholesale pricing, complete our application and submit here. Please allow 48 hours for your application to be reviewed and processed. We will notify you via email regarding your account status. If you need immediate assistance regarding pricing, availability, or any other questions, please call us at (908) 879-6577.
How to Shop Here
New wholesale customers will be assigned a dedicated sales representative - their point of contact moving forward. We encourage customers to walk the nursery and tag material, but ask that a member of our team accompany you. Pricing and orders can also be made by phone or email.
Tagging and Reserving Material
Plant Detectives allows current wholesale customers and their representatives to tag plant material. We don’t require deposit, but if tagged, expect full payment and pick-up within three calendar weeks. After September 1st, we honor tags for a maximum of two weeks. Tags will be removed, without notice, once the tagging period has expired. We ask that you give your sales representative 48-hours advance notice before picking up material.
Plant Detectives reserves the right to revoke tagging privileges for any customer abusing the tagging rules.
Return Policy
We accept returns within 48 hours of purchase with a sales receipt, subject to quality inspection. Products not properly tarped or covered are not eligible for return. To avoid potential exposure to boxwood blight, we do not accept returns or exchanges of Buxus - Boxwood varieties.
We guarantee our plants are true to name, healthy, pest and disease-free when they leave. If you have any issues or concerns, please let us know within 48 hours of purchase so we can promptly address them.
Freight, labor, and other costs are not refundable.
Terms
We accept Cash, Check, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express. If granted a line of credit, a monthly finance charge of 1.5% will be added 30 days after an invoice’s due date. In case of past due invoices paid by credit card, a 4% finance charge will also be added to the outstanding balance. Plant Detectives reserves the right to change a customer’s credit limit or convert the customer to COD at any time. Returned checks will be assessed a $25 fee.
Sales Tax
The appropriate state sales tax will be applied to all sales unless we have a current, completed Exemption Certificate on file. It is the responsibility of the sales representative to ask about exemption status, and the responsibility of the customer to submit the Exemption Certificate, prior to a sales invoice being issued. Plant Detectives reserves the right to deny any sales tax revision requests after a sales invoice is generated.
Delivery
We offer curbside/tailgate delivery only, with trucks remaining on asphalt surfaces at all times. Our drivers are not responsible for unloading trucks or transporting material to individual planting locations; customers must procure necessary unloading equipment. Rates are determined by geography, order size, and offloading needs—contact your sales representative for details.
Only Plant Detectives team members are allowed on our trucks and equipment. Delivery scheduling involves prior contact from our dispatcher and updates from the driver. Customers must be present at delivery sites to inspect material and sign paperwork. Note any delivery issues on the paperwork upon receipt; unnoted issues will not be addressed.