Teas History Page
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| Teas family members at 150th Anniversary & Texas Historical Commission Marker Dedication, 1993 |
Teas family home built in 1916 |
Teas Nursery was established in 1843 in Raysville, Indiana, and moved to their Bellaire in 1910. Teas Nursery was instrumental in the "greening" of Houston over the years, bringing many new plant varieties to the area. In 1946, Edward "Papa" Teas helped found the Houston Orchid Society and served as its first president. Today, Teas Nursery is open weekdays 8:30am to 6:30pm, Saturdays 8am to 6pm, and Sundays 9am to 6pm, providing a wide spectrum of services. We design and build landscaping projects all over the Houston area. Our original Garden Center covers 5 acres "inside the loop." Our large supplies of trees, shrubs, roses, bedding plants, houseplants, and ornamentals provide customers a wide selection both in quantity and variety. Our in-house Bellaire Florist Shop supplies custom arrangements locally and wire service everywhere. We know about plants and flowers from long experience and dedication to doing it right the first time.
Papa Teas
Edward
Teas Sr.
Teas Nursery Company traces its history to 1843, when John C. Teas began selling apples out of his back yard in Indiana. After moving the business to Missouri in 1868, Teas became a nationally prominent horticulturist.
In 1908, his son, Horticulturist Edward Teas Sr., met developer W. W. Baldwin who was then planning the community of Westmoreland Farms and the town of Bellaire in Southwest Harris County. Baldwin hired Teas to execute the planting designs for Bellaire Boulevard and adjacent streets.
Teas started work in Bellaire early in 1909. The next year, he moved his family from Missouri to the site on 4400 Bellaire Boulevard where the Teas Nursery is still located. Initially, he specialized in the sale of fruit trees and flowering shrubs and plants, but he later expanded the business to include landscaping services.
The company's early projects included the landscaping of Rice Institute (now Rice University) and the River Oaks Subdivision. By 1951, Teas Nursery had planted more than one million trees in the Houston Area. Edward Teas died the same year, leaving the ownership of Teas Nursery to his descendants.
Today, six generations later, the company is still owned and operated by the Teas family. Thomas Teas, current president, says the company owes its success to following a simple recipe. "We serve customers who respect quality and expect value. That's why people from around the country keep coming back to Teas. It's like coming home."
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