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Home » Longtime nursery faces uncertain future as lease ends

Longtime nursery faces uncertain future as lease ends

May 14, 2026
Rachel Visick
Two people standing in a greenhouse.

Tom and Gayle Kay, owners of the Flower Farm in Kennewick, have spent more than 40 years growing and selling plants. Their nursery may soon close as the property was sold for a gas station development.

Photo by Rachel Visick

For more than 40 years, a local couple have been selling a wide variety of plants, with plenty of wisdom and tips to grow them served up right along with them. Now, their Kennewick plant shop Flower Farm will be replaced by a gas station, causing uncertainty about the future of their business.

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