CLINE’S NURSERY
WHO WE ARE
Cline’s Nursery is a family-owned, locally-grown business that thrives on growing the best plants for our customers. From annuals for seasonal color to natives for ecological responsibility; houseplants for year-round enjoyment to perennials, shrubs, and trees for landscape design. Our knowledgeable staff is dedicated to providing quality products and service to ensure you are successful with every plant purchase.
CLINE’S NURSERY IN SHELBY, NC
Our family has been a proud member of the Shelby, NC community for almost 200 years. Come visit our garden center and plant nursery in Shelby, NC to see our vast array of plants. We have what you need – from annuals for seasonal color to natives for ecological responsibility; houseplants for year-round enjoyment to perennials, shrubs, and trees for landscape design. Our knowledgeable staff is dedicated to providing quality products and service to ensure you are successful with every plant purchase.
RETAIL GARDEN CENTER
Our garden center in Shelby, NC has been voted the Best Plant Nursery in Cleveland County for many years because of what we offer including:
- Year-around color for your garden beds
- Trees and shrubs for your landscape
- Largest Japanese Maple selection in the area
Browse our breathtaking selection of annuals, perennials, shrubs, conifers, and deciduous trees including our specialty, Japanese Maples. If you have a condo or apartment, we love to help bring life into your patio or front porch with houseplants and plants for your container garden.
JAPANESE MAPLE SPECIALISTS
We have over 100 Japanese Maple tree varieties to choose from. That amounts to thousands of trees each season. Many are rare and unusual. We continue to search for and collect unusual maple varieties from around the world for the discerning landscaper and gardening enthusiast. Some specimens are in limited quantities and several are for our collection only. Our Maples are grown to express the essence of the tree. With timely pruning, staking and fertilization to promote healthy roots and slow consistent growth the trees mature into perfect individual specimen. If you are overwhelmed by the vast selection of Japanese Maples and would like help deciding which to buy, we can help you. We have many which are hardy and very easy to grow. We have some that do well in shade and others that do better with a lot of sun. We love Japanese Maples and are here to help you find the perfect one for your specific needs!

WHOLESALE NURSERY
We are a Wholesale Nursery that takes pride in growing, rewholesaling, and sourcing top-quality plant material. In the few years, we’ve grown to an impressive 28 acres. Whether you need landscape fundamentals, or if you’re searching for rare, exquisite specimen trees and plants, we’ve got you covered. We pride ourselves on being flexible and customer-focused, with no minimums for orders or deliveries. And here’s the best part – if we don’t have it in stock, we’ll tap into our extensive network of growers across the country to find it for you. We’ll even coordinate lightning-fast delivery right to your project site, because we understand that on-time delivery is crucial to your success. Join the hundreds of landscapers who have found us to be a game-changer for their business.
We strive to exceed our customers’ expectations by providing superior nursery stock at fair prices to help you stretch your landscape budget and maximize profits. We understand that on time delivery service is crucial to your business success and ours.
WE WILL HELP YOU REACH YOUR GARDENING GOALS

Low-Maintenance Landscaping
For Low Maintenance Gardeners, they want to enjoy a beautiful garden, but often the effort required in maintaining that lovely landscape is just too much. They are already busy with jobs, kids and errands. The answer to this dilemma is to install low maintenance landscaping.

Master Gardeners
Many Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Cleveland County shop at Cline’s Nursery for our wide selection and high-quality plant material. We often have Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Cleveland County lecture at the nursery to educate our customers, and provide expert advice. The volunteers are dedicated to gardening, and education and it shows! We highly recommend following their informative Facebook page.

Native Plant Gardeners are passionate about the environment, and use native plants as an attempt to recreate functioning ecosystems. To do that, diversity is needed. The more plant diversity, the greater diversity of insects we will have in that ecosystem.

Those who want to save the bees can help these and other pollinators rebound from the challenges they face. You can provide food and habitat in your backyard—or even in your windowsill—to help pollinators thrive. Our staff can help you create a garden that blooms Spring through Fall.

Container Gardening
Beautiful pots and containers overflowing with flowers add appeal to any garden, but container gardening can serve a practical purpose too. Container gardening is a great way to decorate your front door, patio or deck, and ideal for those with little or no garden space.

Raised Garden Beds
Raised garden beds (also called garden boxes) are great for growing small plots of veggies and flowers. They keep pathway weeds from your garden soil, prevent soil compaction, provide good drainage, and serve as a barrier to pests such as slugs and snails.

Fruit Trees & Bushes
There’s nothing quite like the taste of fruit picked fresh from your own backyard. Along with our classic Plum, Peach, Apple, and Pear trees, Cline’s carries Blackberry, Raspberry, Grape, Kiwi, and Cherry plants ready for your garden. Our fruit trees and bushes are a wonderful way to bring fresh flavor and beauty to your landscape.

Kitchen Garden
A kitchen garden is where herbs and vegetables are grown around the house for household use. Since early times a small plot near to the house has been used for growing a variety of fresh, organic fruits, herbs and vegetables according to the season.