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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

Top 10 Pollinator Friendly Plants

It’s a Pollinator Palooza at McDonald Garden Center! This week, June 20th 26th, 2022, is National Pollinator Week. This week is one of the most important of the year, as...

Plants

10 Great Gifts for the Gardening Dad

Our Dad’s can be some of our greatest protectors, allies, and supporters in life. day, June 19th is Father’s Day and we want to celebrate all the gardening Dads in...

Plants

Everything You Need to Know About Tropical Hibiscus

Tropical hibiscus is one of those plants that just make you go “WOW!” It is not only stunning and well known, but a fun and interesting plant to learn how...

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...

Plants

Creative Containers

Containers are a huge part of gardening and creating them yourself is even more fun! Making your own combination of plants is an amazing way to get into gardening or...

Plants

Rose Gardening 101

FROM BUDS TO BLOOM Over the thousands of years that gardening has existed, rose bushes have been a staple. Roses started being cultivated over 5,000 years ago and have been...

Plants

Ignite Your Summer Garden

RED HOT POKER, also known as Torch Lily If you’re looking to heat things up in the summer garden, look no further! Red Hot Poker, also known as Torch Lilly,...

Plants

Flowerbed Design 101

Creating a planned landscape design for your space is a crucial step to creating a functional and beautiful space. By taking the time to think through all the elements of...

Plants

Get Gifting!

GREAT GIFTS TO GIVE AND TO GET POINSETTIAS You just can't go wrong with a traditional poinsettia gift. This year, give them a blooming gift they are sure to love....

Plants

5 Reasons Why Fall is the Best

Here's five reasons why we think this season is so special. These quintessential fall and winter flowers brings the blooms from fall through early spring....

Plants

Seeing Red!

RED HEAD PENNISETUM A popular landscaping element, perennial grasses offer seasons of interest and movement to the garden. Fountain grasses are perennials that grow to form a mound....

Plants

The Bug You Want in the Garden

THE BENEFITS OF LADYBUGS Of all the insects in the garden, the ladybug is probably the most familiar and there are many reasons we love them....

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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.