Parker's Farm and Greenhouse

We are a seasonal business.  We will open in 2026 the weekend of April 4th and 5th and close the weekend of June 27th and 28th. We are open from 9am to 4pm. We close the gate at 3:45 for last entry. We are not open on weekdays.

The history of Parker’s Farm and Greenhouse goes back four generations. Bill Williams and Ada Bassett came to New Mexico with their families in 1907 from Missouri. They met and married in 1915 and acquired the ranch in Edgewood in 1932. Bill and Ada raised Charolais cattle, milked cows and raised a flock of 1000 White Leghorns. Their only daughter Gracial, married Kenneth Parker in 1939. They lived in a two-room adobe home on the ranch and had four boys:  Ancel, Eddie, Ricky and Kevin. The family left the ranch in 1954 and it was abandoned for eighteen years. Ricky came back to the ranch in 1972 and started to rebuild. Ricky met Monika in 1973 and they planted an orchard and a large vegetable garden together. They began truck farming in 1975 and sold vegetables in Albuquerque for twenty-five years. Ricky and Monika also raised two children, daughter Sarah born in 1980 and son Andy in 1982.  In 1991 the family started to make the switch from vegetable farming to horticultural greenhouse production. Ricky and Monika along with their son Andy have been in the nursery business for thirty years.

Ricky, Andy, and I strive to grow the best plants we can every year for the people of the East Mountains. Our goal is to help them grow beautiful gardens starting with excellent plant material.

We provide guidance and inspiration to anyone wanting to learn about gardening. We keep your personal needs and resources in mind while helping you choose the right plant for the right place. High altitude gardening has its unique challenges and we have the experience to help you meet them.

We will open in 2026, the weekend of April 4th and 5th, 9am to 4pm. We close the gate at 3:45 for last entry. Everyone leaves at 4pm. Closing weekend is  the 27th and 28th of June. We are not open weekdays.