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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.

Wildlife

How to Plant a Pollinator Garden

Pollinators like bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and even moths play a vital role in keeping our ecosystems thriving. By helping plants reproduce, they support the entire food web, including us!...

Wildlife

Bee Our Guest: Container Combos Pollinators Can’t Resist

Looking for a way to support pollinators and add instant charm to your outdoor space? A pollinator friendly container garden is the perfect solution....

Outdoor

Beyond the Porch: 7 Creative Ways to Use Hanging Baskets

Hanging baskets are a classic way to add a splash of color to your porch or patio, but they can do so much more than just hang by the front...

Plants

Top 10 Natives & Nativars for a Low-Maintenance Garden Hampton Roads

Natives are getting a lot of attention these days, and for good reason. They can be better adapted to our hot humid summers, generally drought tolerant once established, and attract...

Wildlife

Late May Blooms That Steal the Show (And the Pollinators)

, the garden has officially entered show off season. The early spring blossoms have had their moment, and now it’s time for the stars of the late spring stage to...

Plants

Don’t Make These 7 Mistakes if You’re Container Gardening

Container gardening is one of the most flexible and rewarding ways to grow plants, but even the simplest pots can lead to frustration if you’re not careful!...

Plants

Our Favorite Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color

If you want to make the most of this magical season, consider adding trees and shrubs that will enhance your garden with their stunning fall color!...

Plants

Our Top 5 Pumpkins In Stock Now

Pumpkin season is here, and we are absolutely bursting with pumpkins of all shapes, sizes, and colors! To help kick off the fall festivities, we're sharing our top five favorite...

Plants

Mum Magic: How to Create the Enchantment of Fall in Containers & Garden Beds

Chrysanthemums, or "mums", are a beloved fall flower known for their vibrant colors and diverse bloom shapes. With their ability to thrive in cooler temperatures and bring bold hues to...

Plants

Our Top Panicle Hydrangeas: Must-Have Varieties for Your Summer Garden

Known for their large, cone shaped flower clusters, panicle hydrangeas are not only stunning but also incredibly versatile shrubs. Whether you're looking to create a statement piece in your landscape...

Plants

Coneflower Focus: Bringing Bold Color to Your Summer Garden

When it comes to adding a pop of color to your summer garden, few plants can match the charm and vibrancy of coneflowers....

Plants

The Plant-lympics: Celebrating Summer’s Top Bloomers

Welcome to the Plant lympics! Today, we're celebrating the our top bloomers of the 2024 summer season. Join us as we dive into why they’ve claimed their spots on the...

Houseplants

Orchids Need TLC

Orchids need TLC, but a little goes a long way! by Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener and gardening writer living in York County, Virginia There it was in all...

Houseplants

The Indoor Garden

Our Top Houseplant Picks for 2015 With the Christmas decorations coming down, you will definitely want to look at these houseplants to fill in the voids that the Christmas decor...

Houseplants

Succulents…Who Knew?

CREATIVE WAYS TO USE SUCCULENTS What plant is easy to grow, hard to kill, and can be planted just about anywhere? These plants may possibly be one of the most...

Houseplants

Growing Orchids – Easier Than You Think

Think orchids are too hard to grow? It doesn’t take a high tech greenhouse or a horticulture scientist to successfully grow and bloom these exotic beauties....

Houseplants

Explore the World of Orchids

There is a special grace to the long, arching stem of the orchid. Each breath of air sends the graceful flowers fluttering and dancing in mid air....

Houseplants

The Wonderful World of Succulents

Succulents String of Pearls String of Dolphin Assorted Succulent Succulents have never been more on trend than they are right now, and these low maintenance plants make the perfect houseplant...

Edible

Strawberry Chocolate Mint Pie

Decadent and rich but with a fresh and fragrant nuances, this strawberry chocolate mint pie is a heavenly balance of sweet and soothing....

Edible

CUISINE DU JARDIN with Chef Manu- Salmon en Papillote (in paper) with Dill & Thyme

Featured Recipe Exclusively for McDonald Garden Center Salmon en Papillote with Dill and Thyme This simple and classic French fish dish is traditionally steamed in the oven using parchment paper...

Edible

CUISINE DU JARDIN with Chef Manu

Featured Recipe Exclusively for McDonald Garden Center Tian Méditerranéen A classic French Mediterranean vegetarian dish, this fresh side is perfect for urday evening cookout....

Edible

Brighten Winter with Sunny Citrus

Who wouldn’t like an endless supply shine, especially this time of year? Well, what if we told you that we knew where you could find a splash shine all year...

Edible

Let’s Talk Tomatoes

Check out what's trending in the tasty tomato world. Enjoy a homegrown harvest right from your own yard. Tomatoes are one of the easiest & tastiest foods to grow, and,...

Edible

Plant of the Week: Better Boy Tomatoes

Did you know that a Better Boy tomato plant once yielded more than 340 pounds of fruit, earning it a Guinness World Record?...

Gardening Care

Mulch to Talk About

Selecting the Right Mulch There is no one, universal mulch for everything. There are pros and cons to every mulching material....

Gardening Care

Solutions for Moles & Voles

Moles can be frustrating, especially when you go to mow your lawn for the first time this spring and realize they have taken hold over the ths....

Gardening Care

Fall is Prime Time for Lawn Care

Fall is Prime Time for Lawn Care by Kathy Van Mullekom It’s that time of the year , your cool season fescue lawn looks tired and worn....

Gardening Care

NEW Grass Seeds for 2017

Fall Lawn Care New Grass Seeds for 2017 Fall Lawn Kits “A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule.” Michael Polan Beautiful lawns normally don’t just “happen.” They are the result...

Gardening Care

It’s All in the Soil

What does every gardener want? Bigger veggies, flowers and all around healthier plants. These tips from The Espoma Company will teach you how to test and amend your soil for...

Gardening Care

Got Moles & Voles? We’ve Got Solutions!

Moles have become a major nuisance in this area and can cause damage as well as frustration to any gardener. Here’s some helpful information to help you rid your yard...

Seasons

Invisilites- the holiday trend that has everyone glowing

Invisilites are one of our favorite ways to brighten your holiday décor during the upcoming season. Invisilites are micro LED lights on a thin, flexible wire that are super easy...

Seasons

A Fresh-Cut Christmas

WREATHS, ROPING, TREES AND ACCENTS Still sprucing up? There's still plenty of time to get your home holiday ready with fresh and fragrant greens....

Seasons

We’re Pining For Christmas

Plant of the Week: Norfolk Island Pine This little beauty with soft needles, distinctive flat branches and a naturally symmetrical shape is a popular choice for indoor holiday decorating....

Seasons

Trees for Troops: Donate a Christmas Tree

Join us in bringing the Christmas spirit to our military members. McDonald is proud to be a supporting sponsor of Trees for Troops®, a nationwide program of the Christmas SPIRIT...

Seasons

The Poinsettia Collection 2015

Today’s poinsettias break the mold of the typical red or ivory holiday plant. Nowadays, this holiday classic is popping up in all sorts of nontraditional colors , in shades of...

Seasons

Holiday Themes You’ll Love

Step into the twinkling winter wonderland at the McDonald Christmas Shoppe where you're sure to find inspiration. Every corner is packed with new treasures and collectible wonders....

Outdoor

A Drought-Tolerant Yard

Enjoy the beauty of a drought tolerant yard and gardens. by Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener and gardening writer living in York County, Virginia When husband Ken and I...

Outdoor

Landscaping by the Locals

The design of your landscape is just as important as the architecture of your home. Our landscape team will work with you to develop a vision that blends your aesthetic...

Outdoor

The Winter Landscape

CELEBRATE A NEW SEASON WITH WINTER FAVORITES. While the days may be shorter and colder, that doesn't have to mean the end of a beautiful landscape....

Outdoor

The Benefits of Landscaping

Any way you slice it there are many benefits to landscaping and plants. The design of your landscape is just as important as the architecture of your home and landscaping...

Outdoor

Backyard Grilling & Chilling

GROW A BACKYARD GRILLING GARDEN. Believe it or not, it’s finally time to fire up the grill and kick off the summer season....

Outdoor

Backyard Birding

Invite the birds to your yard and bring song, color and life to your home. Birds are attracted to seeds, berries, fruits and nectar....

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...

Wildlife

Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects

Beneficial insects are good bugs that means they eat bad bugs like aphids, thrips and spider mites that feed on your plants or they provide a benefit to the plants....

Wildlife

How to: Butterfly Gardening

PLANT A BUTTERFLY GARDEN You can easily enjoy the graceful beauty of butterflies in your garden year after year with the proper selection of their favorite plants....

Wildlife

A Bird’s Eye View on a Unique Fern

BIRD'S NEST FERN It’s always been said that birds of a feather flock together, but the Bird’s Nest Fern looks unlike any other fern in the plant world....

Wildlife

Housekeeping for the Birds

CLEANING FEEDERS & HOUSES Bird watching is a simple, fun, and relaxing hobby that anyone, young or old, can participate in and this time or year there's nothing better than...

Wildlife

Invite Birds To Your Yard

HOW TO MAKE A BIRDSEED WREATH Invite the birds to your yard and bring song, color and life to your home. Bird watching is one of America's fastest growing hobbies,...

Make a Scarecrow ~ A Local Tradition!

Our annual Make a Scarecrow event began more than 20 years ago to provide Hampton Roads residents a family fun event while raising funds for the Children’s Hospital of the...

Get this look!

DO IT YOURSELF SUCCULENT JAR What plant is easy to grow, hard to kill and can be planted anywhere? You are probably familiar with one of the most famous succulent...

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DO IT YOURSELF KITCHEN HERB GARDEN Growing your own herbs is easy and rewarding. And, just because we are knocking on fall’s door doesn't mean you can have to give...

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DO IT YOURSELF 'UNDER THE SEA' TERRARIUM BOWL Grab your kiddos and create a magical underwater world they'll love. With just a few materials, they'll have a fish eye view...

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DO IT YOURSELF BEACH TERRARIUM Whether you're hours away from a coastline or steps away from golden sand, bring the beach inside your home with a beach themed garden in...

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DO IT YOURSELF NATIVE PERENNIAL GARDEN Native plants are those that originated in a specific place. They are adapted to the soil and weather conditions and they are the foundation...

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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.