Our History Back in the 1920s when Monrovia decided to start growing plants in containers, it seemed like a revolutionary idea. But founder Harry Rosedale believed that plants would endure less trauma if they remained in their container until they were ready to be planted in the landscape. Great ideas like this have made Monrovia a world leader in ornamental plants. Today we produce more than 2,200 varieties of perennials, conifers, woody ornamentals, shrubs, trees, citrus, camellias, rhododendrons, vines, ferns, grasses and topiaries.			Video: Our History
	For 83 years, we have focused on growing Distinctively Better®plants. Better soil mixes, better irrigation systems, better propagating, pruning and planting equipment and better expertise about plant varieties. Human hands touch every one of the 22 million plants we produce each year. The result...Monrovia plants will not only survive, they will thrive in home gardens. Our People They are not just employees...they are craftsmen, proud of their skill and dedicated to improving the craft of plant production. In peak season, we have more than 2,000 craftsmen working in our six growing locations. Training is extensive and ongoing. Learn more about joining our team. Our Nurseries Monrovia is headquartered in Azusa, California, just east of Los Angeles, and operates nurseries in Visalia, California, Dayton, Oregon, Springfield, Ohio, La Grange, North Carolina and Cairo, Georgia. These wholesale nurseries, encompassing 4,724 acres, are not open to the public. Our plants are sent from our nurseries in refrigerated trucks to more than 5,000 fine garden centers nationwide. Find the nearest retailer that sells Monrovia plants.