About Us

In 1990, K&M was started with nothing more than a vision and determination to bring people quality roses, but we wanted to add that special touch. We began grafting roses onto Fortuniana rootstock, which was ideal for the South due to the resistance to nematodes, a prevalent soil pest that attacks the roots of plants. Throughout many years of trial, learning, and help from some wonderful mentors, we felt that we had almost perfected the grafting process. Many customers from across the U.S. helped our company grow to what it ultimately became, which was a rose nursery that grafted and maintained some of the highest quality Fortuniana stock roses in the nation. 

Over the years, as everything eventually does, the need for something new and exciting was prevalent. Our company was receiving more and more requests for other varieties that were not easily attainable in the U.S. We realized how quick the need for quality English garden roses at affordable prices was growing. With that, we decided to go all in, not knowing what was around the corner. An overwhelming amount of customers were contacting us for roses, and honestly, we immediately realized that we had not prepared for this. Thankfully, our customers have been patient and understanding, and we are forever thankful for every single one. They have helped provide feedback that has allowed us to continue moving forward while working towards our end goal of having a streamline purchasing process from beginning to end. 

With all of that being said, our focus has shifted more towards own root English garden roses and a few of our more popular and healthy hybrid tea, floribunda, etc varieties. Offering own root has allowed us to have a quicker turnaround time from the time we root the cuttings to being able to have them offered for shipping. Although  we still offer Fortuniana grafted roses, we will only carry varieties that are some of our best performing such as ease with growing, health, and higher requested. I know that could come as a disappointment to some of our long time customers that helped get us to where we are today, and for that, we are truly apologetic. This decision was not made easily, and we tried to think of ways to keep options open for grafting. With that, we can take requests for Fortuniana grafted roses, if we have the bud wood available to do so. We also offer pieces of Fortuniana rooted in 4 inch pots that can be shipped overnight along with a kit that provides everything you would need to graft your own roses. The kit contains a USB that shows the entire process along with the supplies needed. If you are interested, there is more information here. 

We want to thank everyone that has helped bring us this far and we hope to continue being considered for your rose purchases or guidance. Everyone here at K&M works hard to help grow some of the best roses possible, but that is all because of all of you. Thank you for your many years of support and we hope to be here for many more years to come. 

-K&M Nursery  

Our Mission

We are dedicated to bring the timeless beauty, fragrance, and charm to any landscape or outdoor space. We want our love for gardening and the care put into growing premium English garden roses to show in every rose that you receive.