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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

Why Fall is Great for Planting

Do you feel the mornings getting cooler and the days getting shorter? The fall season is upon us! Fall is great time of year for planting, mainly because the heat...

Plants

Fall Veggie Gardening – Best Practices to be Successful in Containers

Even though the seasons are turning, it doesn’t mean that your gardening routine has to come to a stop. But what if you are lacking the space for rows or...

How to Build a Scarecrow

Building scarecrows is an over 20 year tradition here at McDonald Garden Center. Every year at our Make A Scarecrow event, we partner with The King’s Daughters, the founding organization...

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

Plant of the Week:

NANDINA DOMESTICA, Heavenly Bamboo If you love winter berries and birds, they you'll love Nandina Domestica! Berries brighten the landscape and provide a splash of color during an otherwise dreary...

Plants

Gifts from the Greenhouse

Christmas is just days away and it’s no secret that plants and flowers are a big part of the season. There are so many plants that spark thoughts of the...

Plants

Plant Bulbs Now for Sensational Spring Flowers

By Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener and gardening writer living in York County, Virginia Bulbs are too often afterthoughts in the garden....

Plants

10 Ways to Go Green in the Garden

Earth Day is a time to both celebrate Mother Nature and find ways to improve it. We're all looking for ways to make a difference in the world around us....

Plants

A Little Birdy Told Me

BACKYARD BIRD WATCHING Beauty in the garden comes from more than just plants, it also comes from the creatures that make the garden their home....

Plants

Everlasting Evergreens

Evergreens carry my yard through all the seasons. by Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener and gardening writer living in York County, Virginia Evergreens are the bones of my garden...

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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.