Cha-ching! (1-14)

For hort lovers in Central Ohio, Oakland Nursery is nirvana—maybe even nirvana to the Nth power. To borrow the parlance of the day, Oakland has an “app” for that, whatever your “that” might be.

Garden center? How about three locations, in the burghs of Columbus, Delaware and Dublin?

Need some nursery stock? The company’s sister business, Acorn Farms, comprises 800 acres spreading over four towns and grows thousands of plants for customers throughout the Midwest. For the record, Oakland subsidiaries grow and sell more than 300 varieties of roses alone.

How about landscape design and installation services? Check. Likewise, interiorscapes and streetscapes. For good measure, the company also provides irrigation and lighting systems. And Oakland Pottery is a division of Oakland Nursery importing home décor ceramics from Bulgaria.

In a nutshell, Oakland Nursery has made bigger better. “We try to be diverse with what we offer,” owner Paul Reiner said. “I think that gives us an advantage—and will give us an advantage in the future. Our quest is to be a total horticultural entity, and I think we’ve done a pretty good job of doing that.”

In other words, “Cha-ching!”