ABOUT US
Hello, we’re Kelly and Jason Austin, the owners of The Little Plant Company. As a family-run garden and floral design business, our passion for plants and nature started early and deepened when we met and fell in love while studying Ornamental Horticulture at Delaware Valley University.
After many years of working separately in the greenhouse and nursery industry, we decided to join forces and start our own business. From day one, our primary focus has been gardening with native plants. Our deep understanding of the critical role native plants play in sustaining wildlife and the environment has been the driving force behind our work. This passion led us to launch our ecological garden design and installation company. We were honored to be featured in the New York Times in the fall of 2017, alongside a select group of "super gardeners" from the metro area.
Jason has a deep passion for carnivorous plants and has been at the forefront of hybridizing Sarracenia and propagating rare native perennials. His expertise and creativity led to a feature in the New York Times in 2011, where his unique and stunning container bog gardens were showcased.
Kelly has always enjoyed creating arrangements using flowers from our garden, which quickly evolved into designing floral arrangements for weddings, special events, and our bouquet subscriptions. We are thrilled to expand our cut flower production in 2024 with the purchase of a nearby piece of land next to our home.
Running our own business has given us the flexibility to raise our son, Meade. Over the years, we've spent countless hours collecting plants and curating our home garden in Pine Beach, NJ. It’s our pride and joy! We love hosting garden tours during the growing season and enjoy spending time at the beach and riding our bikes in local state and county parks. Most of all, we cherish being with our family and working in the garden with our sweet pug, Mary Lou.
We recognized the need for environmental advocates in the landscaping industry, which is why we enjoy partnering with coastal nonprofit organizations in Ocean and Monmouth Counties. Our focus is on educating the community about the ecological benefits of planting native plants.
Through our stewardship at The Little Plant Company, we started a garden club in our community of Pine Beach, NJ. We’ve since empowered local residents, schools, businesses, and municipalities to replace lawns with habitats that support bees, butterflies, moths, and other beneficial insects, providing food and shelter for a healthy population of birds, mammals, and reptiles.
thelittleplantcompany | 732-966-7541 | Pine Beach, NJ | thelittleplantcompany@gmail.com