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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.

Plants

5 Great Ways to Use Mums this Fall

Mums are finally here at the garden center! As one of our all time favorite fall plants, mums create a flash of fall color wherever you decide to use them,...

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...

Community & Events

A Hampton Roads Fall Favorite – Inside look at Events at McDonald Garden Center

It’s fall y’all and there are lots of awesome events going on at the garden center these next few ths. It’s fall y’all and there are lots of awesome events...

Plants

5 Best Ways to Keep Your Garden Happy In the Heat

During the hottest times of the year, it is sometimes difficult to keep your garden happy and healthy. Extra high temperatures can cause stress on your plants, which can lead...

Plants

3 Signs that Tell You Your Plant Needs a Bigger Pot

Every once in a while, when you are watering your plants, you may notice one of them is really struggling. But why is it struggling?...

Wildlife

Help Save the Monarch Butterfly

Some very sad news has crossed the world this rsday, July 21st, as our arch butterflies are officially on the “Red List”....

Plants

Hooray for Hoyas

Hoya Houseplant Hoya Hoya Hanging Basket Hoya are available in many different varieties. Flowers grow in umbels usually with many flowers per umbel....

Plants

Canna Cannova Series for a Tropical State of Mind

Canna Cannova, Bronze Scarlet Canna Cannova, Bronze Orange Canna Cannova, Rose Canna Cannova, Mango The Canna Cannova Series separates itself from almost every other canna on the market....

Plants

Stop and Smell the Daphne

Daphne Green Daphne Variegated Whoever coined the phrase, “Stop and smell the roses,” clearly has never stopped to smell the daphne....

Plants

And the 2018 Pantone Color of the Year is….

Pantone Color of the Year 2018 Ultra Violet Purple Crepe Myrtle Varieties (Muskogee & Catawba) Butterfly Bush Clematis Purple Cabbage Purple Carrots The world authority of colors, Pantone, has recently...

Plants

Hellebore – A Flower with Spunk

Hellebore, A Flower with Spunk As the fall leaves drop and the cooler weather arrives, it’s hard to imagine a winter landscape that is alive with color and texture....

Plants

Bedazzle Your Fall & Winter Garden with Sasanqua Camellias

Autumn Rocket Cameilla Yuletide Camelllia Pink a Boo Camellia When most of the garden is resting, camellias burst onto the scene with elegant, perfectly formed blossoms....

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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.