28 years
of gardening excellence
Welcome to Garden Heights
We've been in business for 28 years now, helping make homes and gardens all around our community spectacular! Since the first day of spring in 1996, home gardeners and green-industry professionals alike have chosen Garden Heights Nursery for their plant, gardening, and outdoor living needs.
our
plants
Garden Heights Nursery has been a trusted partner and supplier for over 20 years, providing the St. Louis-area with the largest selection of premium plant material, with thousands of varieties to choose from. Our plants are delivered fresh from only the best growers, so you know they are healthy and thriving.
Our
Team
Lou D'Agrosa
Lou felt there was a need for an upscale garden center in the central corridor. His dream became a reality in 1996 when the nursery opened for business. He is passionate about his community and is active and instrumental in the beautification of the area. Lou received his Bachelor of Science in Horticulture at University of Missouri Columbia. Before opening Garden Heights, he worked as a landscape designer and contractor for over ten years. When he's not at the nursery, he enjoys gardening at home and is an avid runner. In addition to owning Garden Heights, Lou is the Board President of United Garden Centers and a board member of the Missouri Green Industry Alliance and the St. Louis Community College at Meramec Horticulture advisory board.
OWNER
Andrea aronberg
HEAD CASHIER
Andrea started at Garden Heights Nursery in its second year! She is the centerpiece of much of Garden Heights’ operations as the head cashier. Andrea received her BA in Spanish and teaching certificate from Saint Louis University. She taught high school for seven years before retiring early to raise her three sons, who have now grown up! Last spring, she added steps, porch, retaining wall, and a beautiful Japanese maple to her front yard and is excited to start adding annuals and perennials. When she’s not at the nursery, she loves to travel and enjoys doing crossword puzzles.
Steve Roesch
GENERAL MANAGER + TREE + SHRUB SALES MANAGER
Steve has been with Garden Heights Nursery since he was a high school freshman in the spring of 2004! He is the inventory and sales manager for all of our trees and shrubs. Steve has a BA in Mathematics with a minor in secondary education from Webster University as well fifteen years of plant knowledge from working at the nursery. Steve enjoys pond-scaping, water gardening, and rock-scaping with evergreens. He loves the bold contrast of using color and texture in the garden. When not in the garden, Steve loves to take road trips with his family and take in the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape.
Anne Deutch
PERENNIAL BUYER + SALES
Anne started at Garden Heights in 2006 and is the perennial buyer for the nursery. She received her BS in Marketing from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been an avid gardener for many years and focuses on her own perennial garden. She loves trying new plants and recently has been adding many natives and pollinator plants into the mix. Her garden is always changing, but her current favorites include Amsonia, Baptisia, Agastache, Allium, Monarda, and Hardy Hibiscus for sunny areas as well as Astilbe,Ajuga, Hellebores, Polygonatum, Carex, and ferns for shady areas. When she’s not at the nursery or working in her garden, you can find her with a good book, cooking, traveling, biking, or entertaining her cats!
marisa
lyn
GREENHOUSE BUYER
Marisa has been at Garden Heights since February of 2020 and loves getting to curate the vast selection our customers love in the greenhouse and offering expertise to help their houseplant endeavors succeed! She loves sharing all about philodendrons, sansevieria, succulents, and hoyas, as these varieties are some of her favorites in her home collection! Marisa has always had a passion for nature and gardening, when she’s not at Garden Heights or taking care of her own plants, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and hanging out with her cat Presley.
Denise Deghelder
MANAGER + ANNUAL, VEGGIE + HERB BUYER
Denise started at Garden Heights in 2022 and is a manager and the annual, veggie, and herb buyer. With 15 years in retail greenhouse sales, she loves using her wealth of knowledge to advise on plants for both indoors and out! She especially loves herb gardening and houseplant care and is invigorated by the seasonality of gardening- that no matter the season there is something to grow! Some of her home favorites- rhipsalis for indoors and ranunculus and nasturtium for out! More than anything, she loves the community of gardening- that she gets to meet so many people with a similar love for growing! When she’s not at the nursery, you can find her on a hike, traveling to Mexico, squeezing in anytime she can with her three grown kids and spending time with her dog, Gus!
Lisa
Underriner
HOME DECOR + POTTERY BUYER
Lisa has been at Garden Heights since 2018 and makes it her mission to have the perfect pot available for every plant in our store! She loves getting to orchestrate Garden Heights’ unique selection of pottery, home décor and gifts and continue making Garden Heights a place to find beautiful things for the home- both inside and out! Her favorite plants for home spaces are either the bird’s nest fern for its easy care and bold personality or the always-adored fiddle leaf fig! When not at Garden Heights, she loves traveling, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying the outdoors through biking and golfing!
Tom bowman
TREE + SHRUB EXPERT + SALES
Tom officially joined the Garden Heights staff in 2010 after being the tree/shrub installer and long time friend for many years. Tom has worked in the landscaping industry for over 20 years at Landscape St. Louis and Rosenthal Landscaping and has his certificate in horticulture from South County Tech. He loves woodland gardens, native plants, small ornamental vernalis (Ozark Witch Hazel), and Itea virginica Henry’s Garnet (Virginia Sweetspire). When he’s not at the nursery, Tom is often venturing through the beautiful Missouri wilderness and finding new swimming and fishing spots!
Dylan
atchley
GARDEN DESIGNER
Dylan joined the Garden Heights team at the beginning of 2021! He has an associates in Horticulture with a focus on design from Meramec College and has been in residential landscaping since 2003. Aside from his passion for landscape design, he was involved in small scale agriculture for many years, managing and working on farms in both Missouri and North Carolina. Always passionate about sustainability, his favorite plants are those that provide the greatest ecological benefit, serving the purpose of beauty and function at the same time. In his spare time, he enjoys playing the banjo and listening to traditional Americana music.
Jim Walton
HEAD LOADER + TREE + SHRUB SALES
Jim is the resident "muscle" at Garden Heights, constantly moving and loading heavy material at the nursery. Before joining the Garden Heights team in the spring of 2013, Jimmie studied horticulture and worked in lawn maintenance. He loves the look of Fine Line Buckthorns and Azaleas in contemporary landscapes.
MISSY
Satke
SEEDS + BULBS BUYER + GREENHOUSE SALES
Missy has been an amazing part of our greenhouse team since May of 2019 and loves getting to share her passion for indoor plants- especially sansevierias and hoya! She has 17 years of experience with plants and lawn care and uses that knowledge to find the best seeds and bulbs for our store and keep every plant in the greenhouse happy and healthy! Her home plant collection includes over 50 types of sansevierias and over 100 plants total! When she’s not taking care of plants at Garden Heights or home, she loves spending time with her dogs, Larry and Tater.
Tony Lamacchia
HERB + VEGETABLE SALES
Tony has been working at Garden Heights since spring of 2014. He has 15 years of experience working with all varieties of plants and is an avid, experienced herb and vegetable gardener. At home he loves growing lemon thyme, lion’s tail, Thai basil, and red Malabar spinach. When not at Garden Heights, Tony can be found playing drums in several local bands or playing pinball at Silver Ballroom.
Jeff hatchard
HARD GOOD BUYER + SALES ASSOCIATE
Jeff has been with Garden Heights since spring 2014. He is our all-around guy! You can find him in our tree and shrub lot or floating all around the nursery helping everyone. Jeff has a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and a minor in Economics. He has worked in the grocery business for over ten years, most recently at Johnny’s Market Inc.
NICK
D'Agrosa
TREE + SHRUB SALES + LOADER
Nick has been working at Garden Heights since he was in high school and has been a part of our full time staff since 2019. His love for the world we live in has been a constant- starting with his family’s love for the outdoors and nurtured further by getting to be a part of the family business. The nursery and the surrounding community is very special to him, and he loves helping customers learn how to keep their trees and shrubs happy and healthy! His favorite plant of all time at Garden Heights is a flowering perennial- balloon flower- that looks like it could almost be out of a science fiction movie!
Zach oesterle
TREE + SHRUB SALES
Zach has been with Garden Heights since spring 2022 and has been an arborist for 7 years, making him an excellent resource for tree and shrub info on our north side team! Zach graduated with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from SLU and loves working at the nursery because he gets to work at the intersection of people and plants- where people often get to discover their connection and joy for growing for the first time! Want a suggestion for a plant to add to your landscape? He’ll remind you of a favorite quote, that, “A garden without a viburnum is akin to life without music and art” (Michael Dirr).
AMY HILL
CONTAINER DESIGNER
I read somewhere once that container gardening is the “great equalizer.” If you have enough space for a pot, you’re only limited by your imagination. Whether it’s flowers, herbs, or vegetables, you can have a garden.
I try everything in pots. I particularly love mixing perennials with house plants, herbs, annuals, and ground covers. The best is when I discover a completely new combination; one that I would’ve never considered before. This happens more often now that I’m working with a garden center that specializes in sourcing unique plants.
How wonderful to work in an environment that allows me to try new things every day. When someone wants to collaborate on a design and ultimately trusts me with something as personal as their front porch or storefront- how could I be more honored?