Twixwood Nursery States Served: MI, IL, IN, MN, KY, IA, WI, NY, OH Address:  2759 East Shawnee Berrien Springs, MI 49103 Phone:  Ph 269-471-7408 Fax 800-854-1756 Website:  www.twixwood.com

Company Profile
Twixwood Nursery LLC is a major supplier of groundcovers to the Midwest market. Each year, we propagate vegetatively about fifteen million cuttings. There are one million square feet of poly houses scattered over four different farms on a total of 350+ acres here in Berrien County which is the most southwestern county in Michigan. It is a two hour drive from the Loop of Chicago and a four hour drive from Traverse City, Detroit, Indianapolis, Peoria, and Milwaukee.

The founders of Twixwood, George and Lou Kimmel, married in 1942 and worked the 80-acre family farm that was located along the St. Joseph River raising apples, sour cherries, asparagus, raspberries, strawberries, and vegetable crops. In the 1960’s over half of the farm was subdivided and sold as lots. During this time the first groundcovers were grown when several rows of Vinca minor were planted on the flood plain of the river.

At various times Twixwood has grown woody containers, cotoneaster apiculata, euonymus ivory jade, golden vicary privet, and crimson pygmy barberry. Now we produce groundcovers, perennials, both divisions propagated and seed grown, vines, and ornamental grasses. We market herbs, woody plants, and native plants that are custom grown for us by other nurseries.

Twixwood’s location in southwestern Michigan just 10 miles east of Lake Michigan gives us a distinctive climate. The hardiness zone is 6 ½ with some years being a zone 7. There is a lot of lake effect snow and lake effect cloud cover. We use clear poly cover in the winter because of that.

Shipping is from a 15,000 square foot covered loading dock and we own or rent seasonally 20 semi and 10 straight trucks. Almost all of our material is delivered in our trucks on folding racks. There is a small pick up yard for local landscaper trade.
Over the years we have gone from a summer production and over-wintering in cold frames to a year around production cycle. We employ up to 250 people in our peak season.

STEPABLES® offerings-
Isotoma fluviatilis
Sagina sub. (Irish Moss)
Sagina s. 'Aurea'
Sedum hispanicum var. minus 'Purple Form'
Thymus s. 'Elfin'
Lysimachia n.' Aurea'
Thymus s. 'Coccineum'
Sedum requieni
Anacyclus d. 'Silver Kisses'
Sedum pachyclados
Thymus s. 'Pink Chintz'
Sedum s. 'John Creech'
Sedum lydium
Trifolium r. 'Atropurpurea'
Leptinella x 'Platt's Black'
Thymus 'Doone Valley'
Thymus p. 'Albus'
Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'
Mazus r. purple
Euonymus f. 'Kewensis'
Dianthus g. 'Tiny Rubies'
Veronica r. 'Sunshine'
Viola hederacea
Veronica p. 'Blue'
Muehlenbeckia axillaris nana
Sedum acre
Veronica 'Waterperry Blue'
Thymus 'Bressingham'
Thymus c. 'Archer's Gold'
Carex s. 'Velebit Humilus'
Cymbalaria muralis
Leptinella squalida
Sedum album 'Coral Carpet'
Mazus r. 'Alba'
Herniaria glabra
Lysimachia nummularia
Cerastium alpinum (Lanatum)
Viola labradorica
Erigeron trifidus
Arabis sturii
Hutchinsia alpina (Pritzelago)
Gypsophila cerastioides
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Lotus c. 'Plenus'
Veronica p. 'Rubra'
Armeria m. 'Rubrifolia'
Armeria m. 'Victor Reiter'
Veronica repens
Stachys d. 'Alba'
Erigeron scopulinus
Dianthus g. 'Sternkissen'
Sedum kamtschaticum ‘Variegata’
Chamaemelum nobile (Roman Chamomile)
Sedum 'Album'
Thymus p. 'Pseudolanuginosus'

We specialize in…

• Over 100 varieties of groundcover, grown in 7 sizes
• 400+ varieties of Perennials
• 75+ varieties of Hosta
• 90+ varieties of Hemerocallis
• 50+ varieties of Ornamental Grasses (including Natives)
• 25+ varieties of Vines
• 45+ varieties of Herbs
• Over a dozen varieties of assrtd. Fruits (Blackberries, Blueberries, Grapes, Raspberries & Strawberries

Associations-
MGIA: Michigan Green Industry Association
MNLA: Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association
MNLA: Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association
ILCA: Illinois Landscape Contractors Association
IGIA: Illinois Green Industry Association (used to be IL Nurseryman’s Association)
INLA: Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association
ANLA: American Nursery and Landscape Association
GRHC: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
WNA: Wisconsin Nursery Association
WGIF: Wisconsin Green Industry Federation
SWMNLA: Southwest Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association (formerly KVNLA)
NWINLA: Northwest Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association
IPPS: International Plant Propagators Society
INLA: Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association
WNLA: Western Nursery and Landscape Association

Community Event Participation-Optomist Soccer league, Softball, etc. Tom Kimmel is a great supporter of Steam Automobiles!

Testimonial of STEPABLES®-
Twixwood was the very first distributor for the STEPABLES® line and it has been a great addition to the existing groundcovers that we’ve produced in the past.
Under A Foot Plant Co. has taken an item that is really not the most exciting category and made it fun, exciting and unique.
Being a STEPABLES® grower and distributor has given us a great niche item for the IGC side of things…as well being a great item for landscape contractors too.
Fran is very passionate about the business and she is a great person to work with.
She clearly has a vision for the product…other knock-offs may come and go but I feel that STEPABLES® will be around for the long haul.