Garden Resources

Garden Centers/ Plant Nurseries

We are lucky to have many garden centers and nurseries in Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. Some have their own “garden clubs” which offer classes and special pricing to their members. Others offer discounts to members of horticultural organizations, some offer both. We encourage you to inquire when you visit any garden center or nursery. Please check hours of operation.

This is not a comprehensive list, but a start. We welcome any others you would like to recommend. Please send to westspringfieldgardenclub@gmail.com 


A .W. Browns Pet & Garden – East Longmeadow

Andrew's Greenhouse - Amherst

Bosco Garden Center – Simsbury CT

Class Grass Garden Center – Granby

Coward Farms – Southwick

Flower Power Farm – East Windsor CT

Garden’s Dream – Enfield CT

Gardener’s Supply at Hadley Garden Center – Hadley

Gooseberry Farms – West Springfield

Graziano Garden Center – East Longmeadow

Harken’s Landscape Supply & Garden Center – East Windsor CT

LaFlamme’s Garden Center -Chicopee

Nasami Farm - Whately

Perleoni and Sons Garden – Suffield CT

Revay’s Garden Gift Shop – Broad Brook CT

Russell’s Garden Center – Wayland

S&S and Tarnow Garden Center – Enfield CT

Shiel Farm and Garden Center – Southampton

Sixteen Acres Garden Center – Springfield

Wanczyk Evergreen Nursery – Hadley

Ward’s Nursery & Garden Center – Great Barrington

Western Growers – West Springfield

Weston Garden Center – Hopkinton

White Flower Farm Store & Gardens – Morris CT

 

 Specialty Nurseries

This is a short list of businesses that are noted for a special type or category of plant. They may carry more generalized stock as well. In addition, there are a myriad of specialty mail order nurseries available.


Action Water Gardens Inc. (water garden plants) – Tolland CT

Amherst Nursery (fruit trees) – Amherst

Bigelow Nurseries (fruit trees) – Northborough

Bloomingfields Farm (daylilies) – Sherman CT

Broken Arrow Nursery (mountain laurel) – Hamden CT

Class Grass Garden Center (water garden plants) -Granby

Cochato Native Plant Nursery (hosta & shade plants) – Holbrook

Cricket Hill Garden (peonies & tree peonies) – Thomaston CT

Five Star Gardens (water garden plants) – Palmer

Garden in the Woods (native & wetland plants) – Framingham

Garden Sales (hard to find perennials) – Manchester CT

Garden Vision Epimediums (epimediums)  - Phillipston

Gooseberry Farm (annuals & perennials) – West Springfield

Katsura Gardens (rare trees, unusual conifers & Japanese maples) – Plymouth

Knoll Cottage Daylilies (daylilies) – Southampton

Nasami Farm (native trees, shrubs & perennials) – Whately

New Hampshire Hosta (hosta) – Hampton, NH

O’Brien Nurserymen (hosta & shade plants) – Granby CT

Pine Nook Daylilies (daylilies) – Deerfield

Russell’s Garden Center (water garden plants) – Wayland

Tranquil Lake Nursery (very large selection daylilies, Siberian & Japanese iris) – Rehoboth

Wanczk Nursery (trees & shrubs) – Hadley

Western Growers (annuals & perennials) – West Springfield

Weston Garden Center (trees & shrubs) – Hopkinton

White Flower Farm (perennials) – Morris CT

Soil Testing:

UMass Amherst Extension Service (soil and plant nutrient testing)


National Organizations:

American Horticultural Society

Audubon Society

Garden Club of America

National Garden Club, Inc.

National Wildlife Federation


Historic and Gardening Venues - these organizations and their venues meld history and gardening. A real treat!

The Garden Conservancy (Works with groups nationwide to rehabilitate both public and private gardens and open them to the public) 

Connecticut Landmarks (part of the Garden Conservancy- see above)

Connecticut's Historic Gardens

Historic New England 

Old Sturbridge Village

The Trustees (Formerly known as The Trustees of Reservations. Operates numerous wild areas such as the Chesterfield Gorge as well as formal houses/gardens such as Naumkeag in Stockbridge)



Gardening and Horticultural Resources:

A Way to Garden.com

The Beecology Project

EPA New England Ecoregion Map



Other Resources:

Gardeners Supply Company  - Employee owned, staff at all levels is very knowledgeable, "A Company of Gardeners". Large mail order catalog with tools, planters, indoor and outdoor gardening equipment, gifts, home and kitchen items. Well stocked garden centers in Burlington & Williston VT, Lebanon NH and Hadley MA (formerly Hadley Garden Center)


Bluestone Perennials


Plant Delights Nursery, North Carolina  


GO Botany Native Pant Tool/Native Plant Trust 


Guide to ... (House Plants, Herbs fruits and Vegetables, Indoor Trees, Specialty Plants and tips on forcing bulbs and branches as well as solutions to problems such as diseases and insects) 


How to plant for Birds


Massachusetts list of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Plant species 


Massachusetts list of invasive species - https://www.mass.gov/service-details/invasive-plants and https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/invasive-plants


National Wildlife Federation's Native Plant Finder 


Purdue Consumer Horticulture 


USDA Plant Database (look up specific topics such as plant hardiness maps, invasive plants, endangered plants, wetlands etc.) 



Books and Magazines - This will also give you ideas for gifts for your gardening friends!