Fantastic Gardens of Long Island was started in 1960 by my father, Michael Tifford. He grew up right near the Bronx Botanical Gardens in Bronx, NY. That is where he fell in love with all types of plants, specifically perennials, shrubs, and trees.
A new era has arrived especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, not only are the plants that our grandparents taught us to love are rebounding in popularity, there is a whole bunch of new and sensational plants that our parents (me included) can barely pronounce! With the help of our “new” business partner, Jorge Sisalima, and his family are propelling us to the new horizons. Jorge has been with us for 18 years having learned the love of plants from his grandmother; he is bringing new energy to our fantastic business.
We love what we do. Mother nature can be a pain but where would we be without her? Join us on this new leg of our newest endeavor and help us grow out motto- ‘growing with long island’ into so much more!
Dave Tifford
Owner, Fan
Absolutely one of the most incredible nurseries I've ever been to on long island this places is like going to a botanical garden you can shop at with a huge selection of succulents and cactus along with houseplants and don't even get my going on how good the pricing is if you haven't been here yet go now it's worth the drive
This place is awesome! I hope I’m spelling her name correctly, but Marty was amazing. She was so patient with us and our daughter, who wanted to touch everything she saw. We just moved to Patchogue, and I have to say, this is by far the best customer service we’ve received. Thank you so much, Marty!
Pureplay nursery, Six Greenhouses, Controlled Showroom Overheads. Well-organized greenhouses and open spaces were densely packed with plants, in neat rows. Flowering (perennials & annuals), full range of houseplants, succulents, cacti, airplants. Pots & hanging baskets. Varying size configurations. Plenty of temptation and opportunity for runaway imagination. Staff was helpful and stretched to limit by aspiring plant parents. And, all our picks turned out to be robust. They've successfully stood up to the test of time and, most importantly, my lousy gardening - which was not the outcome in experimentation with other curated nurseries. Well worth an 80 mile return drive. Best part is...... We were pointed to this nursery by family horticulturist in SFO Bay Area!!
This place has traumatized me. I got and infestation of aphids, mealy bugs, AND spider mites from this place. I know for a fact it’s from here because I haven’t bought plants anywhere else. The whole place crawling with pests. Such a shame
The staff was GREAT. They were so nice. The plants were healthy, and its just such a happy place :-) Prices were good and they offer discounts, and just wow, so much better then big corporate places. Im at a loss for words how much I love this place.