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
Any of the standard fungicides will do. … Usually the premixed rose sprays sold at garden centers contain one of these.Joan Lee Faust

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Also apply a minor nutrient spray made for use with citrus found at independent garden centers. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026 Research which plants do well in your climate instead of making impulse buys at the garden center. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 Petunias purchased as starter plants from a garden center were grown in a greenhouse where their every need was efficiently met, including fertilization. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026 But gardens change with the seasons—and so do the plants available at garden centers. Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for garden center

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of garden center was in 1912

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“Garden center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garden%20center. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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