Broadland Nurseries, in Ormesby St Michael, near Great Yarmouth, has announced that it will stop trading.
The owners said: “We have decided to call it a day. The joy of growing and selling plants has been taken away by the stress and pressure of running a small business in this economy.”
Ahead of the closure, the business will be having a closing down sale which starts on Tuesday, July 7.
Broadland Nurseries in Ormesby St Michael is closing down. (Image: Broadland Nurseries/Facebook)
All items including trees, shrubs, plants, compost and pots will be half price.
“We will be open everyday for the next few weeks so don’t leave it too late,” the business said.
Three years ago, the nursery’s owners applied for planning permission to change the use of half the site, where they used to grow ornamental conifers, to build a 30-plot campsite and caravan park.
At the time, they said: “In recent years it has become increasingly difficult to compete with plants grown on an industrial scale, both in the Fens and from the Netherlands.”
They later dropped the plans after a cascade of objections from neighbours concerned about the impact on the local environment.
Broadland Nurseries has been owned by the same family since 1912.
It was originally established as a small holding and market garden with greenhouses being erected on part of the site from 1940.
All of the nursery’s plants are grown in compost which they mix themselves and they described as a “secret recipe” that was handed down through the family for many years.
Avenue Fabrics, which is also located on the site, will continue trading as normal and is not affected by the closure of the plant nursery.