The legacy of Owen 
and Connie Howell continues today as 
Rocky Creek Nurseries 
remains committed 
to providing the 
best possible plants 
at the best possible price!

About Us
Rocky Creek Nurseries was founded in 1962 by Owen and Connie Howell. Jeff's older brother, Lee, served as President of the company from 1990 until his untimely passing in October of 2000. Today, it is owned and operated by Jeff Howell and his wife, Melinda.

Rocky Creek Nurseries is a wholesale-only nursery and provides premium quality nursery stock to independent garden centers, landscapers, re-wholesalers and to other wholesale nurseries throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. The nursery encompasses 30 acres of container production ranging in size from 1 gallon to 7 gallon containers.

We do not sell directly to the consumer or to chain stores. If you are a gardener, homeowner or end-user and you are interested in purchasing our plants, we would be pleased to help you in locating a merchant in your area that carries our plants.

The legacy of Owen and Connie Howell continues today as Rocky Creek Nurseries remains committed to producing the best possible plants at the best possible price! We take great pride in developing and maintaining a trusting relationship with our customers by providing excellent products and service!
Owen and Connie Howell founded Rocky Creek Nurseries in 1962. Half a century later their legacy and tradition continues as Rocky Creek Nurseries remains committed to providing the best possible plants at the best possible price! 
Lee Howell served as President of Rocky Creek Nurseries from 1990 until his untimely death in 2000.

Lee was a member of the Board of Directors at Century Bank, and served on the Board of Directors of the Southern Nursery Association (SNA). He was a board member of the George County Economic Foundation, a board member of the Green 2 Committee, and a deacon at Rocky Creek Baptist Church, where he also served as Chairman of the Building and Grounds Committee and a Discipleship Training Director. He was a past President of the Mississippi Nurserymen's Association and the International Plant Propagators Society - Southern Region. He was the recipient of the David E. Laird, Sr. Memorial Award, presented each year by the SNA to recognize extraordinary young men and women for outstanding service in the field of environmental horticulture and to offer inspiration for others starting out in the field, and the George County Outstanding Young Farmer Award.
Today, Jeff and Melinda Howell own and manage Rocky Creek Nurseries.

Jeff is a third generation nurseryman. He serves on the board of directors of both the International Plant Propagators Society (IPPS) - Southern Region, and the Southern Nursery Association (SNA). He is chairman of his County Republican Party Chapter and serves on the board of trustees of the George Regional Health System. 

Jeff received the Southern Nursery Association’s David E. Laird Award in 1998 and served on the SNA Trade Show Committee in 2003.

He is active in his church. He and Melinda have two sons - Tyler, 20 and Jeffrey 17.