Native soil: Dixon manager grows his side business with indigenous plants

Updated: September 28, 2026 4:00 AM CT

“I’ve always had a garden,” said Adam Queen, owner and operator of Queens Nursery and cutting gardens manager at Dixon Gallery & Gardens. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)

For Adam Queen, growing plants is both a hobby and a career.

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