Clare Lamb learned all about growing mums this season at her parents farm and nursery, A Place to Grow.

By Charlotte Underwood 

JELLICO, TN (WLAF) – A Place to Grow Farm and Nursery is WLAF’s business of the week.  It is a small farm and nursery located in Jellico and is owned and operated by husband and wife team Travis and Leslee Lamb.

The farm and nursery opened its first season on September 9th and sold 200 mums that day! Their supply of home grown mums are now limited and anyone interested should check Facebook first to make sure mums are available.

A Place to Grow began as an idea the pair had been talking about since 2020, and then COVID happened, and they had to put their plans on the back burner. 

The Lamb’s farm also features breathtaking views.

“Fast forward to spring of 2023, and we decided to finally do it and open our business, so we are now mum farmers,” Leslee Lamb said.

Both Travis and Leslee have strong ties to their community, and are always looking for ways to better the city of Jellico for young families living there. 

A Place to Grow Farm and Nursery is WLAF’s business of the week.  It is a small farm and nursery located in Jellico and is owned and operated by husband and wife team Travis and Leslee Lamb.

“We both feel that as our business grows, we will be able to develop this into something for families here in Jellico and Campbell County to enjoy and love” Travis Lamb said, adding, “Our seven year old really enjoyed helping out and learning this past summer about growing mums.” 

Raising their two daughters to “love home and value a good days work” is a goal for this Jellico family. 

“This year is our first growing season, and we grew a specialty eye catching tri-color variety mum along with some gorgeous solid colors as well, in all we grew close to four hundred mums. Next year we look forward to offering more goods for fall displays and we plan on hosting a family day here at the farm,” Leslee Lamb said.

Promoting what’s available in their small community of Jellico is an important goal for the Lambs, and they also plan to work with some other local businesses and farmers to “bring more visibility to what all is offered here in our small mountain community.”

A blooming truck load of mums from A Place to Grow Farm and Nursery.

“Shopping local and supporting our small business owners is how we keep these rural mountain communities alive and it’s how we continue to raise our families and continue growth for Campbell County. It’s an honor to serve our customers and offer them a product that’s locally grown and that we are proud of. These mums have been purchased for businesses to use in their fall displays, churches for homecomings, weddings, gifts to others, and to adorn the homes of the people that love celebrating what home means to them and the fall season,” Leslee Lamb said.

A Place to Grow is located at 1920 S Main Street in Jellico. For more information, check them out on Facebook and “follow along on the farm.” (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 09/22/2023-6AM)

One Reply to “A Place to Grow Farm and Nursery is WLAF’s business of the week”

  1. I buy a lot of flowers and I appreciate Leslee and Travis and their beautiful little girls for the way they paid special attention to taking care of these beautiful mums I bought 6 and they r gorgeous but they potted them with very good soil so they keep their beauty for a long time a lot of flowers u buy when u water them it goes straight Thur the pot and out the bottom and the flowers die because they don’t use good soil these r heavy and well fertilized I will plant these and have them for years to come I commend them for a job well done and can’t wait to see what they add for next year to their farm also appreciate their kindness and love that they treat everyone with

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