Lancaster Farms

Lancaster Farms Inc. is a horticultural supplier and distributor serving the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions with container-grown plant materials, balled and burlapped trees, stone, and pavers sourced from its own growing operations. The company operates a Plant Center distribution yard offering local delivery within close proximity to its nur... sery at a flat rate of $84.00, with extended service to areas including Williamsburg, the Upper Peninsula, and the Outer Banks at tiered pricing. For customers outside the immediate Hampton Roads service area, Lancaster Farms welcomes self-pickup from its distribution facility, and large-quantity orders can be arranged as direct shipments from vendor partners. The company maintains a fleet of 15 trailers of varying sizes and configurations, including closed van trailers and straight trucks for container-grown materials and flatbed trailers for balled and burlapped inventory, enabling flexible logistics solutions tailored to customer needs. For non-local deliveries across the Mid-Atlantic and New England territories, Lancaster Farms charges delivery fees calculated as a percentage of the invoice amount, with the exception of orders representing one-half trailer load or greater, which qualify for flat-rate pricing based on actual trucker fees to the destination zonetypically resulting in lower costs than the standard percentage rate. The company's delivery operations require that customer job sites and yards be of sufficient size to accommodate tractor-trailer or straight-truck access and that adequate labor be available for timely unloading; while Lancaster Farms drivers provide assistance during the unloading process, they do not unload independently. For large deliveries of balled and burlapped trees, stone, or pavers, the company offers forklift support as part of its service offering to facilitate efficient material placement. This combination of owned growing capacity, regional distribution infrastructure, flexible delivery options, and equipment support ...Read More