Fine’s Nursery is committed to raising native plants that will help restore our community’s landscapes with ecologically beneficial trees and shrubs.
One of our key projects, Trillium Preserve, is being developed as a re-planting program to revitalize a section of the old Fine Farms property. This initiative will feature a carefully balanced mix of native plantings designed to provide food and shelter for birds and wildlife, while also supporting future generations with sustainable hardwoods. Inspired by a “Food Forest” model recommended by the USDA and Massachusetts DCR, the preserve will feature nut trees, berry bushes, and groves of chestnut trees interspersed with shrubs and other habitat-friendly plants.
Our History
Fine’s Nursery is rooted in our fifth-generation family farm in Rehoboth, Massachusetts—just 30 miles west of Plymouth Rock. Rehoboth, founded in 1643, is one of America’s oldest farming communities, and our family has been proud to call it home since the early 1900s.
When the Fine family arrived by train and horse-drawn buggy, they revived an abandoned farm that had once served as a roadside inn for nearly two centuries. With one horse, a buggy, and sheer determination, they produced milk, butter, and eggs for the community, alongside seasonal vegetables.
Over the decades, the farm became a hub of horticultural innovation with greenhouses, flower production, and vegetable starters. The family’s beloved roadside farm stand, the Corn Crib, became a local landmark and was later donated to the Rehoboth Historical Society. Fine’s Tree Farm also flourished, supplying Christmas trees to generations of families. Many of those original spruces, pines, and hemlocks still stand tall today, providing shade, windbreaks, and wildlife habitat.
Now, Fine’s Nursery is opening a new chapter—specializing in native trees, shrubs, and plants. Our vision is to re-establish native forests by planting oaks, maples, birches, beeches, cedars, pines, and spruces, along with blight-resistant elms and chestnuts. Native understory plants will also be introduced, while invasive species are carefully removed to restore balance to the land.
Looking Ahead
Most of the trees, shrubs, and flowers we grow will be available to the community and local landscapers. By offering locally sourced, drought-resistant plants, Fine’s Nursery hopes to encourage sustainable landscaping practices. Our first retail sales are expected to begin in Fall 2025.
One of our main goals is to provide the region with reliable native plant stock—species that can thrive despite changing climate conditions, support wildlife, and withstand common pressures such as deer browsing and drought.
Why Native Plants?
Native plants are the cornerstone of a healthy ecosystem. Unlike many non-native species, they have evolved alongside our local wildlife for thousands of years, forming essential relationships with pollinators, insects, and birds.
According to the National Wildlife Federation, native plants:
By choosing native plants, we strengthen biodiversity, support declining bird populations, and create landscapes that are both resilient and beautiful.
A Growing Movement
Across the globe, communities are embracing the idea of “micro-forests”—small but powerful plantings of native species in urban and suburban spaces. Cities like New York and Paris are reimagining concrete landscapes with pockets of trees and greenways, while homeowners are reducing lawn space in favor of diverse plantings that save water and provide habitat.
At Fine’s Nursery, our mission is clear: to grow and share beneficial native plants that support a thriving, balanced ecosystem right here in our community. With Trillium Preserve, we are reforesting farmland, removing invasives, and planting a living demonstration of how native plants can sustain wildlife, restore soil health, and offer a greener future.
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