From left:  Jason, Gene, Mark & Andrew  McAuliffe

And Now Some History About Our Family Tree... 
  • 1974 Gene and Diane McAulliffe renovate a gas station in Carytown and open Tropical Treehouse, a retail shop that sells tropical plants & flowers. 
  • 1977 Plant maintenance services offered at Tropical Treehouse.
  • ​1981 Tropical Treehouse expands to several local branches around Richmond. Land purchased in Chesterfield for Interior Maintenance division.                  
  • 1983 Retail nursery opens at Courthouse Road location.    ​
  • 1988 Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance divisions begin operations.                                  
  • 1996 Son Mark McAuliffe joins Cross Creek Garden Center full-time and begins work in the Exterior Maintenance division.  
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Nottoway Farm Property
  •  1997 Farm in Nottoway County, Virginia purchased to grow Balled and Burlapped trees for the retail nursery.
  • 1998 Son Jason McAuliffe joins Cross Creek Garden Center full-time as a Landscape Designer.
  • 2002 Landscape division expands into hardscapes including patios, fire places, water features, steps and fire pits.
  • 2005 Son Andrew McAuliffe joins Cross Creek Garden Center full-time and begins work in the Exterior Maintenance division.                      
  • 2006 Container trees and shrubs added to Nottoway Farm. Sons Mark, Jason and Andrew assume new roles: Mark, Vice President of Operations; Jason, General Manager of the Nursery; Andrew, Manager of Exterior Maintenance Division. 
  • ​​2012 Six acres purchased along Courthouse Road to expand nursery to 14 acres. Tropical Treehouse and Cross Creek consolidate to one location.​
  • ​2013 Ten additional acres purchased along Courthouse Road to expand nursery to 24 acres. Readers of R Home Magazine vote Cross Creek “Landscaper of the Year.​
  • 2015 Cross Creek was named a Family Favorite by the Readers of Style Weekly. Also named one of Richmond's Best in the categories of Nursery and Landscaping in a poll by the Richmond Times Dispatch.
​In the News:
Check out this 2013 article in the Richmond Times       Dispatch featuring Cross Creek