garden center
noun
variants
US garden center
or British garden centre
plural garden centers
: a store that sells plants, gardening supplies, and other items for outdoor use (such as lawn statues, bird seed, furniture, or fountains)
I used to go to the local garden center every fall and purchase fifty-two daffodil bulbs.—
Douglas Coupland
Douglas CouplandAny of the standard fungicides will do. … Usually the premixed rose sprays sold at garden centers contain one of these.—Joan Lee Faust
Joan Lee FaustExamples of garden center in a Sentence
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Plants in bloom are also available at garden centers in March or April.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Many of the trees listed can be found at local independent garden centers or can be ordered online.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
For tender plants, allow a hardening off period of a week to help the plants transition from the garden center environment to the conditions in your garden.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Shop for plants like a pro from nurseries and garden centers with these dos and don'ts.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Home Depot plans to open a 107,797-square-foot store with a 28,120-square-foot garden center at the intersection of Interstate 35 and McCarty Lane next year.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
An otter broke into a garden center in southern Scotland, hid under a shelf undetected for hours and helped itself to dog food and birdseed before staff discovered it the next morning.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Imagine walking into your local garden center on a Tuesday morning and being told you can’t browse the petunias because there’s a rogue otter loose inside.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Newton told the outlet that the store's employees discovered the kittens in a set of boxes after pulling down a pallet from a top shelf in the garden center.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Many of the trees listed can be found at local independent garden centers or can be ordered online.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
For tender plants, allow a hardening off period of a week to help the plants transition from the garden center environment to the conditions in your garden.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Shop for plants like a pro from nurseries and garden centers with these dos and don'ts.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Home Depot plans to open a 107,797-square-foot store with a 28,120-square-foot garden center at the intersection of Interstate 35 and McCarty Lane next year.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
An otter broke into a garden center in southern Scotland, hid under a shelf undetected for hours and helped itself to dog food and birdseed before staff discovered it the next morning.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Imagine walking into your local garden center on a Tuesday morning and being told you can’t browse the petunias because there’s a rogue otter loose inside.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Newton told the outlet that the store's employees discovered the kittens in a set of boxes after pulling down a pallet from a top shelf in the garden center.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Garden center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garden%20center. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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