At the age of 14 years, James M. Campbell began a life-long career as a nurseryman by working summers as a laborer on the Campbell & Ferrara Nursery's farm crew. Jim Campbell pursued his growing interest in plants, gardening and landscaping at Virginia Polytechnic Institute where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Ornamental Horticulture. Over the last four decades while working as a crew member, foreman, landscape designer and now President of Campbell & Ferrara, Jim has acquired a few favorite trees and shrubs for special gardening themes: Virginia natives, shady places, colorful accents, privacy screening, aquatic gardens, four-season, and wet or moist places. We carry 1,000’s of trees & shrubs at our 8 acre nursery and Garden Center. Visit us and our plant experts & horticulturist will help you locate trees, shrubs and plants for your landscape.

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ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF TREES:

• A single tree will reduce your air conditioning costs, reduce pollution from the atmosphere, provide erosion and storm-water control and offer wildlife shelter.
  
• Annually, one large mature tree can remove up to 26 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, equaling over 10,000 miles of car emissions.
  
• One large tree can absorb as much heat as several window air conditioners and lower temperatures inside the home by ten degrees during the summer.
  
• Trees shading homes reduce a home’s attic temperatures.
• One tree's value to the environment.....$162,000 over 50 years! The environmental value of a single tree in monetary terms, has been documented by the USDA Forest Service Pamphlet # R1-92-100 which states that over a 50 year lifetime of a tree it:
•                          "generates $31,250 worth of oxygen
•                            provides $62,000 worth of air pollution control
•                            recycles $37,500 worth of water
•                            and controls $31,250 worth of soil erosion".

Native Virginia Plants:

• Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud
  
• Magnolia virginiana - Swamp Magnolia
  
• Myrica cerifera - Southern Bayberry
  
• Quercus phellos - Willow Oak
  
• Rhododendron maximum - Rosebay Rhododendron
  
• Clethra alnifolia - Sweet Pepperbush
  
• Ilex verticillata 'Winter Berry' - Winter Berry Holly
  

Plants for Shady Places:

• Camellia
  
• Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gulftide'
  
• Hosta 'Patriot'
  
• Hydrangea anomala petiolaris - Climbing Hydrangea
  
• Hydrangea quercifolia - Oakleaf Hydrangea
  
• Sarcococca hookeriana - Sweet Shrub
  
• Skimmia japonica

Four-Season Plants:

• Gaultheria procumbens - Wintergreen
  
• Gelsemium sempervirens - Carolina Jasmine
  
• Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
  
• Mahonia bealei - Leather Leaf Mahonia
  
• Nandina All Varieties
  
• Stewartia pseudocamellia - Japanese Stewartia
  
• Viburnum davidii
  

Plants for Colorful Accents:

• Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen' - Crimson Queen Maple
  
• Corylus avellana 'Cortorta' - Harry Lander Walking Stick
  
• Ilex crenata variegata - Variegated Holly
  
• Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' - Blue Star Juniper
  
• Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' - Hollywood Juniper
  
• Pieris japonica
  
• Zelkova serrata

Plants for Privacy Screening:

• Carpinus betulus - European Hornbeam
  
• Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino'
  
• Ilex x meserveae - Blue Princess Holly
  
• Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken Brown Beauty'
  
• Pyrus calleryana 'Cleveland Select' - Cleveland Select Pear
  
• Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' - Green Giant Arbovitae?
  
• Viburnum awabuki 'Chindo'
  

Plants for Wet or Moist Places:

• Betula nigra - River Birch
  
• Ilex crenata 'Convexa' - Convexa Holly
  
• Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' - Burford Holly
  
• Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana' - Dwarf Burford Holly
  
• Salix babylonica - Weeping Willow
  
• Sarcococca ruscifolia - Fragrant Sarcococca
  
• Taxodium distichum – Bald cypress
  

Plants for Aquatic Gardens:

• Acorus
  
• Hootmarina
  
• Iris
  
• Lotus
  
• Marsicea
  
• Pontederia
  
• Water Hyacinth