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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
Bosco Garden Center – Simsbury CT
Class Grass Garden Center – Granby
Flower Power Farm – East Windsor 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
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
Soil Testing:
UMass Amherst Extension Service (soil and plant nutrient testing)
National Organizations:
American Horticultural Society
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
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:
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)
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)
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
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!
The Audubon Society Guide to North American Wildflowers
The Audubon Society Field Guide to New England - everything you could want to know about birds, animals, geology, reptiles, trees, fossils and ecology in New England
Fine Gardening Magazine - www. finegardening.com
Forest Bathing Retreat, Find wholeness in the company of Trees -Hannah Fries
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