Emory Knoll Farms is dedicated to sustainable design, and has instituted several sustainable design features into its operation. Solar power pumps all the water used in the greenhouse and photovoltaic cells supply most of its electrical needs. They provide starter plant plugs to wholesale nurseries and retail mail order businesses. Their plugs are used in restoration projects and by highway departments, municipalities and conservation societies. They supply plants to nature centers and botanical gardens and arboreta.
All plants offered are nursery propagated.
Their website has many colorful photos, and their very informative 2001 Wholesale Catalog is now available. Nurseries is currently producing over 240 perennial varieties, and more than 600 hardy nursery stock varieties. The Nursery has over 800 hectares of land, including 40 hectares of propagation area and 25 hectares of container growing. This area is expanding at the rate of about four hectares per year. Sheridan Nurseries services all Eastern Canada, North Eastern and Central United States, and Europe, as well as their own retail garden centers.