Events

You’ve helped us grow for 80 years, now it’s our turn to say thanks!

Join us for Customer Appreciation Weekend, happening June 6th–8th, 2025, at our year-round locations and seasonal garden markets. As we celebrate 80 years as your neighborhood garden center, we’re showing our thanks with exclusive deals, exciting giveaways, and seasonal fun made just for you.

Be sure to stop by on Saturday, June 7th from 11AM–2PM for our special Grillin’ in the Garden event at our year-round locations, where lunch is on us with a FREE hotdog, chips, and a drink while you shop.

This celebration is all about you, our loyal customers who’ve made every season a great one. We can’t wait to say thank you in person!

We’re cookin’ up gratitude with a side of chips and a drink! Join us for Grillin’ in the Garden on Saturday, June 7th from 11AM–2PM at our year-round locations. We’re firing up the grill and serving FREE hot dogs, chips, and drinks as a thank-you to you, our amazing customers who’ve helped us grow for 80 years!

Whether you’re starting your Father’s Day weekend early or just stopping in to shop, enjoy a bite on us while exploring everything this season has to offer: blooming plants, fresh arrivals, and hot seasonal deals.

Peach season is right around the corner, and we're excited to host the Georgia Peach Truck once again at our Independence Boulevard location. Enjoy farm-fresh peaches delivered straight from the orchards of Georgia, featuring varieties from Dickey Farms and Watsonia Farm. On this trip, we will be getting in easy-to-slice freestone peach varieties!

Pre-order now through the link below:

georgiapeachtruck.com/product-category/mcdonald-garden-center

Pre-orders close at midnight on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Pick-up is available only at our Independence Blvd. location on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 3:30pm–5:00pm. Walk-up availability may be limited. Reserve your box early to enjoy the best of the season’s harvest. Please note: Pre-orders are non-refundable and must be picked up during the designated time frame.

Celebrate National Pollinator Week with us from June 16th-22nd, 2025 at both of our year-round locations and seasonal garden markets. Discover amazing deals on all the plants that attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, your garden’s ultimate pollinator party starters!

Bring the whole family for hands-on activities, interactive displays, and expert tips from our Green Team to help you create a thriving pollinator paradise. Don’t miss the enchanting monarch butterfly tent at our Independence location for an up-close experience with some of the most iconic pollinators around.

Let’s work together to make your garden a buzzing, fluttering haven this season. Come celebrate nature’s busiest helpers with us!

Join us June 16th-22nd, 2025 at our Independence location for a fun and family-friendly experience. Wander through the butterfly tent and get up close with beautiful monarch butterflies and their hungry caterpillars munching away, forming chrysalises, and emerging into stunning adults right before your eyes.

Our friendly Green Team experts will be on hand to answer questions and guide you through this incredible journey of transformation. This is a FREE experience perfect for the whole family to enjoy, learn, and connect with nature.

Space inside the tent is limited, so please be prepared to wait your turn for entry. Don’t miss your chance to witness the magic of monarchs in action!

Get ready to shop, save, and celebrate at Bloom Bash, a redemption event happening July 18-20, 2025! This event is your chance to redeem the Bloom Bucks you earn while shopping with us this spring. From Mother’s Day (May 11)-June 30, 2025, gardenRewards members will earn $1 in Bloom Bucks for every $10 spent in-store. It’s our way of saying thank you for supporting local and shopping with us during our favorite time of year.

No need to track your purchases, we’ll do that for you! Just make sure your email address is linked to your gardenRewards account and you're subscribed to our emails, so we can send your Bloom Bucks total before the big event. Questions or need to update your info? Reach out to us anytime at info@mcdonaldgardencenter.com.

Bloom Bucks cannot be spent on landscape services, previous purchases, or gift card purchases.