Sneed's Nursery & Garden Center

What's In a Name?

Bob Sneed's grandparents opened up a general store by the name of Sneed's General Store in 1933. It was located next door in the parking lot that now houses a gas station and convenience mart. It was the only place to shop between downtown Richmond and Midlothian.

Fast-forward to the late 70's (December 4th, 1975 to be exact), Bob and his younger brother Tommy decide to start up a landscaping business. Some people may have called them crazy, but with a pick-up truck, a shovel, and a load of Christmas trees to sell, they were ready to get started.

Open House Bob and Tommy made enough money from the trees to buy 20 posts for a slat house, but not enough to buy the slats to make shade for nursery stock. All was not lost because the following spring they landed a $20,000 landscape job and recieved a little help from family. The slat house was finished, "The Family Tree" was born, and a grandmother's dream was realized!

Over time "The Family Tree" became Sneed's Nursery and Garden Center, and the name embodies the spirit of our business.

We want to reach out to families in the community and get everyone interested in gardening. The family tree IS branching out!

TIMELINE:

1760 -	Obadiah Smith purchases the property from Glasgow, Scotland investors
1836 -	Obadiah Smith's grandsons sells the property (Strawberry Hill Plantation) to Henry C. Nelson
1885 -	Judge Stephen Cowan, owner Bob Sneed's great-grandfather, purchases the property.
1930 -	H. Ernest Sneed, Bob's grandfather, opens Sneed's General Store. The best remembered of Bon Air's general stores, Sneeds became a regular stopping place for travelers going to and from the city.
1975 -	Bob and his brother Tommy open what is today known as Sneed's Nursery & Garden Center.