Local Farm & Garden Centers

PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL 
GARDEN CENTERS AND 

FARM & GARDEN SUPPLY STORES

Now that spring is upon us our local garden centers are busy stocking up supplies for the season.  I always enjoy driving by and watching the deliveries of shrubs, flowers or mulch being unloaded.

Gardens Centers are your best bet for well tended and healthy plants.

 Although it is easy to buy plants and flowers almost everywhere, supermarkets, hardware stores and even road side stands, our local garden centers depend on our seasonal business to support themselves, their families and pay their employees. In return they supply us with the largest selection of plants, varieties and flower colors. Additionally because it is their livelihood garden centers tend to give the best care, including regular watering of their stock.

A knowable staff will give you the best advise and information. 

When you purchase garden plants you want them to be 'happy', well tended and healthy. Many plants will rebound from lack of care, but they will be more productive with flowers and fruit if they have total care and never need to recuperate in the first place.

The season from pansies to pumpkins and holiday decor is short. Yet taxes and electric bills continue all year long. Try to imagine not having a local garden center in the area. What a sad loss that would be for our community.

To find a good local garden center ask your gardening friends and neighbors for their recommendations. Then make a list and visit all of them. A visit to a garden center can be a nice relaxing time out.



A beautiful pot will bring interest and add beauty to any area of your garden.

 If you have a local 'Farm & Garden Supply' in your area you are lucky. Once widely available, residents of most towns now have to drive miles to the nearest one. Although they do not sell garden plants they are indispensable to a gardener. One advantage of a "farm & garden store" is the wide range of fertilizers and chemicals to choose from. *Remember to always use the correct product for the job and follow the directions on the label.

Chemicals used improperly can be a hazard to the environment
as well as family and pets. Read and follow the directions on the label. 

"Google" Farm & Garden supply in your area for directions and information on the closest one to you.

I often find that a rainy spring day is an excellent time to visit these garden venues. Garden centers tend to be quiet which allows you to visit without the bustling crowds of a sunny spring day.

*For more information on controlling disease and insects call your local Cooperative Extension in your county. You will find it listed in the yellow pages.

Happy Gardening, 
James