Thomas Hicks Nursery & Landscape Supplies

Thomas Hicks Nursery & Landscape Supplies is a long-established Santa Rosa Beach resource for plants, sod, stone, soil products, drainage materials, grading, hardscaping, and full landscape work. The Chat Holley Road operation serves homeowners, landscapers, and contractors, combining a public nursery with a bulk-material yard and installation services. It is the kind of place where a customer can buy one flowering shrub or arrange truckloads of material for a major property project.

The plant selection can include annuals, perennials, flowering shrubs, shade trees, palms, tropical plants, and Florida natives. Ask where a plant was grown, how large it will become, and whether it suits the site’s sun, irrigation, drainage, soil, and salt exposure. A specimen that looks ideal at the nursery can fail quickly if placed in standing water or direct Gulf wind. Staff familiarity with local conditions is one of the main advantages over a generic garden department.

Bulk offerings may include sod, compost produced from recycled yard debris, granite, limestone, pea gravel, river rock, marble, road base, and large boulders. Materials can be sold by bucket, scoop, bag, or truckload depending on the product. Customers should calculate area and depth before ordering, then add a reasonable allowance for compaction and waste. Confirm delivery access, overhead wires, gate width, driveway protection, and exactly where the load will be placed.

The company also handles landscape design, installation, grading, drainage, hardscape work, and debris recycling. These services are important on properties where water movement and elevation determine whether new planting or paving succeeds. A written proposal should identify materials, quantities, plant sizes, substitutions, irrigation responsibilities, cleanup, and warranty terms.

Sod customers need a prepared grade and a watering plan before delivery. Palms and large trees require safe equipment access, proper planting depth, staking when appropriate, and follow-up irrigation. Rock and boulders may need machinery for placement rather than being dumped for the homeowner to move by hand.

Public hours are more limited than an all-day retail schedule, so call before arriving for bulk loading or a specific plant. Contractors should ask about account terms and pickup procedures.

Thomas Hicks Nursery & Landscape Supplies is valuable because it connects the retail yard with the heavy work behind a successful landscape. The business can help a project move from plant and material selection through preparation and installation, reducing the chance that attractive purchases are undermined by poor drainage, incorrect quantities, or an unrealistic plan. For large orders, ask whether materials will arrive in one load or several and make sure the property has a safe staging area before delivery.