About Us
| Crystal Palace Perennials began in 1989 as a wholesale water plant nursery serving garden centers in and around Chicago and northwest Indiana. Over time we became the foremost grower of water plants for the upper midwest region of the United States.
As the demand for water garden plants increased, more and more hobbyists came to our nursery looking for unusual, quality aquatics. Our retail area opened in 1995, growing from a picnic table with a few kiddy pools to over two acres of land devoted to retail sales of aquatic plants, equipment, and supplies. We have now closed the nursery (in July 2003), but continue our interest in aquatics in particular, and gardening in general. Read about what else we’re doing for more details. For more about the couple behind Crystal Palace Perennials, read on. |
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Greg and Sue Speichert |
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| Greg Greg began Crystal Palace Perennials in 1989 with some kiddy pools in his mom’s backyard. With a degree in horticulture from Purdue, he has an extensive knowledge of gardening, plants, and plant propagation. Greg grew up in northern Minnesota, where roses were raised an annuals. He has lived and gardened in northwest Indiana for over 25 years. |
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| Sue Sue joined on when she married Greg in 1992. Her background is in modern languages and law, and she approaches gardening from the perspective of the novice who wants every plant she sees, regardless of its hardiness zone. She has been a midwesterner all her life. |
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