45 years of growing business come to end for Van Essens

By Sarah Brown
Lebanon Local
Van Essen Nursery, Lebanon’s largest nursery hidden in plain sight, has reduced its inventory from millions of plants to nearly zero as its owner prepares for retirement.
Situated on 300 acres off River Drive, Van Essen has operated for 45 years as a wholesale supplier of ornamental shrubs and perennials to garden centers across the United States and in Canada. Pat’s Green Thumb in Lebanon was one of the few…