Housel's Nursery 1956
About Us
Housel's Nursery And Landscaping Inc. opened in 1940 as a Christmas tree farm.
Some of the spruce trees planted by our founder Charles Housel are still growing in the back acres of the nursery. They provide a pleasant backdrop as well as protection to the younger trees growing in our fields. After 15 years of successfully growing selling evergreens Charles' son Myron Housel took over the business and began to diversify the stock to include small shrubs and shade trees. As business grew so did its services, landscape design and installation were added and Myron soon became know as the Shade Tree King.
In 1986 Myron handed the reigns over to his son David and his wife Olga who have been running the business ever since. In the true spirit of family business Dave's sons Larry and David also work at the nursery along with Larry's wife Katie. The fifth generation is Larry's son, 18-month-old Austin, who works part time making sure the gravel on the sales lot is properly spread out.
Our Staff
Dave refers to himself and his staff as "Tree Touchers" because of the knowledge they have gained from hands-on experience with trees and shrubs. Together they boast over 200 years experience in the business.
Gary Stern
Landscape Coordinator
Gary has been with the nursery since the late 80's and is the man to see if you need installation work at your home. Whether it's planting a small tree or building a 25 foot tiered stone wall Gary has the knowledge and experience to get it done right. All you have to do is enjoy the results.
Cindy Tomsek
Landscape Design Specialist
Cindy is a Michigan certified landscaper that handles the artistic side of the business. Creating unique landscape designs for homes and small business is her specialty but incorporating the plants you want into those designs is where she excels. Whatever it is you want, flowers, color, low maintenance just let Cindy know and it will appear in your yard perfectly.
Kevin Smith
Design and Installation Specialist
Having graduated from Owens Tech with a degree in Horticulture and obtained nurserymen certifications in both Ohio and Michigan has made Kevin a man of many talents. If you have a question about a leaf Kevin is the one you want to show it to. If you need a landscape design Kevin can do that to and most likely he will be the one showing up at your house to install it.
Jim Butts
Installation Specialist
Other than Dave himself there isn't anybody at Housel's that has more hands experience with trees and shrubs than Jim Butts. For over thirty-five years Jim has been planting and landscaping and he has yet to meet a yard that he can't make look good.
Lynn Gray
Baller
A retired Bedford schoolteacher Lynn now spends most of his time in our fields serving as a human tree spade. However if you one of the lucky folks that has been to Housel's after 5:00 or on Sundays you may have met Mr. Gray. He works on our sales lot from time to time dispensing the wealth of knowledge he has about trees, especially Dogwoods.
Our Founder C.D. Housel