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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

Much Ado About Pots

A Guide to Container Planting Container planting is not just for small spaces. Utilizing pots can be a three dimensional artistic display, customized to your character and offering a form...

Edible

Turn up the Grill with BBQ Rosemary!

It's official, grilling season has begun. Get prepared for your outdoor cooking and entertaining by adding Barbeque Rosemary to your landscape....

Plants

Holy Hydrangeas!!!

There are some plants that should be in every garden and Hydrangeas are at the top of our list ~ an absolute must have! Nothing says summer like these beautiful...

Plants

Showy Summer Perennials

We love perennials that come back each year in the garden. Perennials are considered to be ornamental plants that reappear for more than one growing season....

Plants

Plant of the Week: Madison Jasmine

Vines add an impactful finishing touch to any landscape, by providing color, texture and vertical interest. Vines are ideal for hiding eyesores, providing privacy, softening otony of plain fencing and...

Plants

Savory Salmon Quiche

Although quiche is now considered a classically French dish, it actually originated in Germany. This eggtastic wonder began in the medieval kingdom of Lothringen, under German rule, which the French...

Plants

Spice up your FIESTA!

CINCO DE MAYO HERB GARDEN Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your favorite recipes. This herb combination will give you great flavor for spicy dishes....

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Fresh for the picking

GET READY FOR STRAWBERRY SEASON! After the winter we’ve had here in Hampton Roads, it seems like the warmer weather couldn’t arrive quick enough!...

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Take the frost out of frostbite…

WINTER CARE TIPS Though cast stone consists of a high density mixture designed to produce a strong and durable product, proper maintenance is recommended to protect your product from the...

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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.