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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.

Seasons

Spring Garden Checklist: Essential Tasks to Kickstart the Growing Season

Spring is so close to being here, and that means it’s time to get your garden in shape for the growing season ahead! Here’s a comprehensive guide to essential tasks...

Outdoor

Why Add Landscape Lighting to Your Home?

Outdoor lighting is often seen as an extra touch, but it plays a much bigger role in transforming your space. The right lighting can highlight architectural details, illuminate pathways for...

Houseplants

Reviving a Struggling Succulent: Signs, Solutions, and Secrets to Success

Succulents are often praised as the ultimate low maintenance houseplants, but even these resilient beauties can struggle if not given the right care....

Houseplants

Low-Maintenance & High Impact: Why Bromeliads Are Perfect for Any Gardener

Some houseplants require constant attention, watering schedules, repotting, pruning, and the occasional pep talk. But if you're looking for a plant that delivers stunning color and unique foliage and flowers...

Houseplants

Pothos 101: The Easiest Houseplant You’ll Ever Grow

Let us introduce you to the MVP of easy care houseplants: pothos! This trailing vine is practically indestructible, making it the perfect choice for beginners, busy plant parents, or anyone...

Houseplants

5 Indoor Ferns That Flourish in Winter

Winter is a great time to bring some greenery indoors, and ferns are an awesome way to do it. These ancient plants have been around forever (literally, they’re some of...

Plants

Our Top 3 Cocktail Container Creations

Creating a cocktail inspired garden is a fun and unique way to bring your favorite drinks to life in your backyard. Whether you're a fan of mojitos, French 75s, or...

Plants

Our Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the nurturing figures in our lives than with gifts that bloom and grow, just like their love...

Plants

Our Best Blooms in Stock Now

We are stocked to the max with plants now that we are in spring, which means we have blooms galore! But, which ones should you keep your eye out for...

Plants

How to Garden with Million Bells

Million bells, also known as Calibrachoa , is a vibrant annual flower that is closely related to petunias. With its small, bell shaped blooms and cascading growth, million bells is...

Plants

Our Best in Birding: Top Products in Stock Now

At McDonald Garden Center, we're thrilled to present our finest selection of birding products that will create a haven for local ends right in your backyard....

Plants

Everything You Need to Know About Philodendrons

Welcome to the jungle, plant enthusiasts! If you've ever wanted to bring a touch of the tropics into your home, look no further than the fascinating world of philodendrons....

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Edible

Plant of the Week: Strawberry Eclair

Get your taste buds ready for our newest berry on the block... This new gourmet strawberry boasts a unique taste with a hint of citrus and raspberry flavor to it....

Edible

Portrait of a Pepper

Stuffed, pickled, jelled, roasted, hot, mild, sweet, bell, ornamental, mini, long, red, green, yellow and orange Peter Piper sure had his work cut out for him!...

Edible

Growing Citrus in Containers

Try your hand at growing citrus in containers. We're sure you'll find it fun and rewarding... and of course, you'll definitely enjoy the fruits of your labor when those tasty...

Edible

Plant of the Week: Rosemary Topiaries & Cones

Add festive cheer and fragrance to your Christmas this year with rosemary topiaries and cones. Rosemary, perennial herb with fragrant, needle like leaves in silvery gray green, is a holiday...

Edible

Your Berry Best Yard

Make your yard its berry best for holiday cheer. by Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener and gardening writer living in York County, Virginia Nothing says “happy holiday” like clusters...

Edible

Plant of the Week: Orange Marmalade Crossandra

Sometimes called firecracker flower, this tropical variety puts on quite a show, featuring large clusters of dazzling, frilly orange flowers that pop against glossy dark green foliage....

Gardening Care

Plant Pruning Season

By Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener & gardening writer living in Hampton Roads, VA Oh, happy days , Spring is only 20 days away!...

Gardening Care

Rejuvenate your summer-weary lawn this fall

By Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener and gardening writer living in York County, Virginia It’s been a weird weather year for lawns....

Gardening Care

Lawn Season Kick Off

It's time to kickoff the fall lawn season. Over the past 70 years, we've gathered valuable information and products to help you establish and maintain successful lawns here in Hampton...

Gardening Care

Summer Lawn Care Tips

The dog days of summer have officially begun. And in these hot and humid ths, it can be a challenge to keep your lawn looking green and healthy....

Gardening Care

Water Wisely

Keep your garden properly watered for the biggest harvests and most beautiful blooms while conserving this precious resource. Your watering practices can make a difference between a thriving garden or...

Gardening Care

Mulching Matters 101

By Kathy Van Mullekom, a lifelong gardener and gardening writer living in York County, Virginia When husband Ken and I mulch, we really mulch....

Seasons

Fresh, Fragrant & Festive

10 Ways to Use Rosemary Rosemary is a must have for every home and garden! This perennial herb boasts lovely fragrant, needle like leaves of silvery green and is native...

Seasons

From Bulbs to Holiday Blooms

AMARYLLIS & PAPERWHITES Looking for an easy way to add color and fragrance to your holiday decorating? Look no further than Amaryllis or Paperwhites....

Seasons

New Year. New Trends.

2015 OUTDOOR TRENDS Hold on to your gardening trowels. Fresh gardening trends inspired by local living and overall well being are sure to make a positive impact on both our...

Seasons

The Countdown to Christmas

LET THE DECORATING BEGIN. Step into a magical Christmas wonderland at the McDonald Christmas Shoppe. Every corner is packed with new treasures and collectible wonders....

Seasons

Goodbye August. Hello Fall.

While we love the summer landscape, we are excited to welcome all the beautiful plants that fall brings us. The weather is cooling off and that means welcoming football, tailgates,...

Seasons

August Garden To-Dos

Tired of that Hampton Roads summer heat and humidity yet? Wondering what to do in the garden in August besides melt? No one would blame you if gardening was the...

Outdoor

Get Your Landscape Hurricane Ready

As the threat of Isaias approaches, we’ve prepared a checklist to prepare your landscape for the winds and flooding Hampton Roads may experience....

Outdoor

Light Up Your Landscape with Delta Blues™ Vitex

Delta Blues™ Vitex Vitex (chaste tree) is a beautiful, small deciduous tree or large multi trunked shrub. Often mistaken for butterfly bush, this beauty grows to about 15 to 20...

Outdoor

Landscaping with Pansies

We all want dramatic curb appeal in our landscapes and colorful pansies are the perfect choice. Pansies are one of the garden’s most versatile and easiest to grow flowers, bringing...

Wildlife

For the Birds…

Bird has become one of America's fastest growing hobbies, and backyard bird feeding is a convenient way to enjoy these fine ends....

Wildlife

For the Birds

Bird watching is one of America's fastest growing hobbies, and backyard bird feeding is a convenient way to enjoy these fine ends....

Wildlife

Helping Birds Survive the Winter

Wintertime, and the living ain't easy for our fine ends. Birds prepare as best as they can for the cold weather but can still have difficulties finding adequate food, water...

Wildlife

The Garden Guru’s Guide to Planting a Pollinator Garden

Butterflies and other pollinators are a beautiful and important addition to any garden. With the right plants and understanding of their needs, you’ll not only have these winged beauties in...

Make A Scarecrow. Make a Difference.

Scarecrows are usually designed ghten away birds or as decorations, but at the annual McDonald Garden Center “Make A Scarecrow” event, they are being made to raise funds for the...

Get Ahead of the Carve, DIY Succulent Pumpkin

Fall is clearly the season for pumpkins pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin candles, pumpkin butter, and of course, pumpkin decor....

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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.