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From plant care tips to seasonal inspiration, our blog is packed with expert advice, creative ideas, and practical solutions to help your garden thrive year-round.

Houseplants, Trees & Shrubs

Prehistoric Plants for Modern Gardeners

Some of the most fascinating plants in your garden have a history that stretches back millions of years. Long before flowers filled landscapes and long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth,...

Container Gardening

Patio-Ready: Summer Container Combos You’ll Love

A beautiful container garden is one of the easiest ways to refresh your porch, patio, deck, or outdoor living space for summer. The right combination of plants can transform any...

Native Plants, Pollinator

Native Plants That Pollinators Love in Coastal Virginia

There’s nothing quite like seeing butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds enjoying your garden. These important pollinators do more than add life and movement to the landscape. They help support healthy blooms,...

Pollinator

5 Butterfly Host Plants Every Virginia Gardener Should Know

Butterfly gardens are often filled with colorful flowers that provide nectar for adult butterflies, but if you want to support the entire butterfly life cycle, host plants are just as...

Seasonal

The June Garden Refresh: Plants That Instantly Re-Energize Your Yard

By June, your garden has revealed a lot about itself. Some plants are hitting their stride, while others have finished their spring show. You may even notice a few spots...

Edible Gardening

5 Secrets to Bigger, Better Tomatoes This Season

A great tomato harvest starts long before the first fruit ripens. From choosing the right variety to understanding how your plants grow, a few tomato-specific techniques can make all the...

Plants

Top 7 Shrubs to Plant This Autumn

Autumn offers one of the very best windows for planting, and it’s especially ideal for shrubs that anchor your landscape....

Plants

Planting for Fall: The Best Annuals & Perennials for Seasonal Color

As the summer heat begins to fade, fall offers gardeners a fresh opportunity to bring vibrant color and texture back into their landscapes....

Plants

From Summer to Supper: Planting Cole Crops for a Tasty Fall

While we’re waiting on the first cool breeze and trading iced tea for hot cider, fall planting season is here, and it starts with cole crops....

Plants

How to Grow Panicle Hydrangeas Like a Pro

Looking to fill your garden with show stopping blooms that thrive in the heat and ask for very little in return? Panicle hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) are the answer....

Plants

Top 5 Proven Winner Perennial Hibiscus Varieties You Can Plant Right Now

Few plants bring summer drama quite like perennial hibiscus, and Proven Winners® Summerific® varieties take that impact to the next level....

Plants

When and How to Prune Crepe Myrtles for Maximum Blooms

Few things say “southern summer” like a crepe myrtle in full, vibrant bloom. These flowering trees are beloved for their long lasting color, unique bark, and graceful canopy shape....

Houseplants

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Bromeliads

Bromeliads are more than just pretty decorations; they are fascinating organisms with a plethora of secrets waiting to be uncovered....

Houseplants

Calathea Confidential: The Insider’s Guide to Expert Care

Welcome to the mysterious world of calathea plants! This stunning foliage genus are beloved by plant enthusiasts for their intricate patterns, vibrant colors, and unique characteristics....

Houseplants

Orchids 101: An Intro to Care

Welcome to the fascinating world of orchids! These exotic and elegant flowers have captured the hearts of houseplant enthusiasts and collectors alike....

Houseplants

Summer Houseplant Highlights

Drenched days of summer are here, and it's the perfect time to adorn your living space with lush and vibrant houseplants that thrive in the warm ny conditions....

Houseplants

How to Really Care for Succulents

With their captivating shapes, stunning colors, and survival skills that would make Bear Grylls jealous, these desert divas have taken the gardening world by storm....

Houseplants

Houseplant Highlight: Bonsai & Lucky Bamboo

Bonsai and Lucky Bamboo are some of the most captivating plants you can bring into your home. These plants are not only visually stunning, but they also have a rich...

Edible

5 Tips for When You are Sowing Your Fall Veggies

Can you believe it’s already time to start thinking about fall? For veggie gardeners, now is the perfect time to start planning and sewing seeds for your fall veggie garden....

Edible

The Berry Best – Everything You Need to Know About Growing Berries

Fresh berries, ripe for the picking, are some of the best reasons to garden in the summer. Berries are one of our favorite edible plants to grow, and getting started...

Edible

The Top 5 Tomatoes to Grow this Season

There is nothing like a fresh tomato picked straight from the vine and perfectly placed in your favorite sandwich or tossed salad....

Edible

Spring Edible Gardening

Is one of the most fruitful plantings of the year, with dozens of edible plants to choose from, as well as rising/setting in the perfect course for optimal growing....

Edible

Rosemary, Fresh, Fragrant & Festive

Rosemary, Fresh, Fragrant & Festive 10 Ways to Use Rosemary Rosemary is a must have for every home and garden! It’s one of the most famous, widely grown, and frequently...

Edible

Berrylicious Blueberry Crumb Cake

Berrylicious Blueberry Crumb Cake July is National th Berrylicious Blueberry Crumb Cake Fresh from the Oven Blueberry Crumb Cake by Chef Menu McDonald Garden Center, Family Grown, Hand Picked Blueberries...

Gardening Care

Why Do You Need to Seed & Feed? The Secret to a Lush and Healthy Lawn

A well maintained lawn is not only a source of pride, but also a relaxing place for outdoor activities and social gatherings....

Gardening Care

The Secret to Getting Rid of Moles & Voles

Picture this: you're enjoying ny afternoon in your backyard, admiring your lush lawn and vibrant flower beds when suddenly, a network of tunnels appears seemingly out of nowhere....

Gardening Care

Creative Ways to Use Mulch in Your Landscape

Mulch is an essential component for any well manicured landscape. Not only does it improve the aesthetics of your yard, but it also provides numerous benefits such as water retention,...

Gardening Care

Mulching – Why is it so Important?

We always know that we should be mulching, especially when preparing for the next season of gardening, but why? Mulching is not the most glamorous aspect of gardening, but it...

Gardening Care

Feeding Your Plants This Summer

During the ths of the year, keeping your plants fed is an important part of helping them not only survive but thrive. We love to see our plants looking happy,...

Gardening Care

Learning About Lawn Solutions

Giving your lawn the TLC it needs doesn’t have to be a hassle. Prepping your lawn for fall can be simple, as long as you have the right tools for...

Seasons

Plant Practices for the New Year

As the new year approaches, it’s time to look around the spaces you are in the most throughout the day and see what needs to be refreshed for the new...

Seasons

Spring in Hampton Roads – Gardening To Do List

Is spring really spring without your favorite garden center? We have been serving Hampton Roads’ needs for over 75 years with our expertise, gardening advice, and unique plant material....

Seasons

Expert Tips You Need to Know to Get Your Garden Spring Ready

Spring is on the horizon and we are gearing up for our favorite season of the year here at the garden center. As these ths warm up, it is important...

Seasons

New Year, New Plants

As the new year comes around, we anticipate the ths full of gardening! At the beginning of the year though, it is hard to realize our gardening dreams in the...

Seasons

The Top 5 Holiday Houseplants

Houseplants can be both the gateway to gardening as well as a way to celebrate plants, even when the weather has gone cold for the season....

Seasons

Holly Jolly Holiday Bulbs

Nothing says “seasons greetings” like brightly colored blooms throughout your home. Holiday bulbs are the perfect way to both easily decorate as well as stun your guests with blazing colors....

Outdoor

The Fall Porch Package

It’s officially the season of cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice, and sets. That also means it’s time to bring that autumn magic right to your doorstep....

Outdoor

How to Level Up Your Low-Maintenance Landscape

At McDonald Landscapes, we're passionate about turning outdoor spaces into stunning, functional landscapes that bring joy to our clients. Landscape Designer Georgia Replogle shares her secrets for transforming a blank...

Outdoor

Fall is for Planting: Creating a Captivating Landscape

All gardening enthusiasts know that the fall season is not just for enjoying the changing foliage; it's also the perfect time to plant and create captivating landscapes that will leave...

Outdoor

Transforming an Old Backyard into a Modern Paradise

Hey there, landscape lovers! We've recently completed a fantastic hardscape project to share with you today. Our landscape designer, Luke Wheeler , worked his magic and gave these homeowners the...

Outdoor

Our Top 5 Porch-Worthy Container Ideas

Attention plant enthusiasts and outdoor aficionados! Are you ready to take your porch pot game to the next level? Look no further because we’ve got you covered, bringing you the...

Outdoor

10 Ways to Get Your Yard Ready for Summer

We are finally nier weather here in Hampton Roads ! After a few rainy weeks we are so excited to get back out in the garden to celebrate the warmer...

Wildlife

Pollinator of the Week: Birds, Bats, and Beneficial Bugs

Pollinators are more than just bugs that like flowers. These insects and animals are an essential part of gardening and the greater world when it comes to planting cultivation and...

Wildlife

Tweet-Worthy” Accessories for the Birds”

SquirrelBuster® Feeder Classic SquirrelBuster® Feeder Standard SquirrelBuster® Feeder Mini Nature Creations Birdhouse Unique Folk Art Birdhouses Creations Bird watching is an activity that brings nature to life!...

Wildlife

ALL THAT FLUTTERS…THE TALE OF CHUNK THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY

Chunk is FINALLY arch Butterfly!...

Wildlife

The Pollinator Garden

Help Mother Nature open up pollinator hotel in your yard. by Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener and gardening writer living in York County, Virginia My backyard perennial garden is...

Wildlife

The Tweet on Birds

Winter is for the birds... Now's the best time to sit back and enjoy the birds. Here's some fun bird facts and answers to all your burning bird questions: How...

Wildlife

It’s National Pollinator Week

Pollinators positively effect all our lives let's SAVE them and CELEBRATE them. How do pollinators affect your life? Well, if you’ve ever eaten a blueberry, chocolate bar or tomato, then...

Prune and Groom – How To Make Your Shrubs Stand Out

Sharpen your pruners and get ready to groom! Keeping your plants looking fresh is an important aspect to upholding your garden’s happy and healthy appearance....

DIY Fresh Magnolia Wreath

‘Tis the season for twinkling lights, chilly weather, Christmas trees, and the scent of fresh cut greens. Set to deck your halls this holiday season with a fresh magnolia wreath...

Decorating with Houseplants for Fall

Dendrobiums and Oncidiums Orchids Mums Air Plants Anthirium Decorating with Houseplants for Fall Outside, the leaves are starting to fall but in our houseplant departments, our tropicals are thriving....

Make a Scarecrow. Make a Difference!

With our 20th annual Make a Scarecrow event coming up this weekend, we thought we'd give you a few fascinating scarecrow highlights to kick fall off with a bang....

GET THIS LOOK!

DO IT YOURSELF LIVING VALENTINE This year, give your Valentine a living gift made by your own two hands. All you need are just a few materials and some beautiful...

DIY Pumpkin Planters

Perk up your fall porch or table with a pumpkin packed with blooms. Instead of putting a candle in a jack o lantern, hollow out a pumpkin and use cool...

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Laxmi Jayaraj (Lux)

Jul 2025

McDonald Garden Center feels like a second home. Plants are always healthy and well cared for. Staff are warm, patient, and generous with their wisdom.

K. F.

Feb 2025

Had a great time at Plantopia HousePlant Adoption Day. Plants are top notch, great selection. Staff are awesome, friendly and knowledgeable, and give great tips.

John Vaquerano

Jan 2023

Marissa and Erin treated us like long lost nursery mates. I got great advice, and will definitely be back. I highly recommend this place.

Elizabeth Cannon

Jun 2025

Associate helped me pick the right planter, fertilized him, and topped with decorative rocks. All for an incredibly reasonable price and caring smiles.

Sebastian Mot

Jan 2020

This place is MASSIVE and has anything you could ever want. The succulent selection is huge, and the staff is very helpful.

Joyce Drakeford

Jan 2019

So knowledgeable. Friendly service each and every time. Find the perfect plant for every spot in your yard. Been a customer for years.