About Us
Experience the Unusual
Here at Excelsa Gardens, we grow plants that you won’t find at your average nursery.
Mark, Susan, and Colin Friedrich are the owners of Excelsa, and have been for over 30 years.
Excelsa Gardens is located on 30 acres in Loxahatchee, Florida. “We provide a broad range of quality exotic and unusual plant varieties as well as many of the classic favorites”, explains the family.
Their taste for breathtaking tropicals came about while Mark worked at Fairchild Botanic Garden in Miami in 1980.
Excelsa Gardens was established in 1990 and was quickly recognized as the place to obtain the “out of the ordinary” cultivars.
Plants such as heliconias, gingers, bananas, palms, alocasias, ferns, bromeliads, and calatheas are grown to perfection here.
Team Excelsa
Here at Excelsa Gardens we are team players and everyone’s diverse strengths provide our customers with an above-and-beyond experience.
Our sales staff are college educated and hold a vast array of experiences.
The number one lesson that Excelsa Gardens teaches the staff early on is ‘never stop learning’!
If a customer can dream it, we can make it a reality.
Whether you are a professional designer or a homeowner, creating a floral arrangement, or landscaping your yard, we welcome your questions and projects!
“More than 30 years since it’s founding, Excelsa is known throughout the region for it’s impressive selection of unique tropical plants.”
— Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine
During my recent business trip to Florida, I purchased several specimens from Excelsa Gardens in Loxahatchee Groves, a wonderful and charming nursery specializing in hard-to-find exotic tropicals.
-Martha Stewart
(Martha Stewart with owners Colin and Susan after filming an episode for ‘Martha’s Garden’)