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The Gardener’s Center is your year-round garden center offering a wide selection of unique and sought-after outdoor and indoor plants, designer pottery, organic gardening supplies, container design services, gifts and more. We’re committed to providing exceptional service and horticultural expertise. We are YOUR garden gurus!
Join us in replanting more native shrubs and trees!
We’re on a mission to replace what so many of our neighbors and community lost with clear-cutting initiatives.
We’re excited to offer six gorgeous and wildlife-beneficial shrub and tree varieties in three-gallon pots.
PLUS, we’re donating 10 trees to the Darien Land Trust and Darien Pollinator Pathways initiative. And if we sell 100+, we’ll donate 10 more.
Book Your Beautiful, Custom-Designed Holiday Containers Today!
Sometimes, we need a little expert touch to help turn so-so into something really special. Look no further than our container design guru, Lauren!
Check out these gorgeous examples, then set up a consultation so you, too, can have looks like these gracing your walkways, entryways and window boxes!
Perks for Planting in the Fall
Fall is the BEST time for perennials, shrubs, trees and grass seed to take root!
We generally think of spring as the planting time, which is it… But fall — September, October and November —is the optimal time to get your plants in the ground. Sean, our gardening guru, explains why in this video. Check it out — then let’s get get to planting so your plants can get their underground party started! A transcript of this video is available in The Buzz Blog.
Fall Ornamental Cabbages & Kales
Have you considered adding ornamental cabbages and kales to your landscape or containers? You should! These beauties are a fall staple, but we should really think of them as a fall AND winter staple. Kales and cabbages have a very wide temperature range in which they thrive — 75 degrees all the way down to the mid 30s — this is their “sweet spot.” They’ll even survive temps well below freezing. And the cooler it gets, the more their color intensifies! They do well and look great in both the landscape and in containers.
Outdoor Gardening
Find an ever-changing selection of seasonal annuals, perennials, shrubs, herbs and edibles. We offer a huge selection of designer pottery, garden art and statuary and a friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Indoor Gardening
Our indoor greenhouse is THE place for plant enthusiasts and new plant parents alike. Find exceptional and hard-to-find houseplants. Questions? Our expert horticulturalists are here to help.
Container Design
Work with our designer for custom-designed containers. We build on-site with expert creativity, care and attention to detail with carefully selected plant material catered to your space and light conditions.
The Buzz Articles & Videos
The Buzz is where you’ll find expert help from our plant and garden gurus.
We’re here to help you with your outdoor and indoor gardening needs. Have questions? Just ask our experts!
Zones 6 & 7: What to Plant (and Not) in the Fall
Three late-blooming native perennials we’re focusing on here are members of the asteraceae—or aster—family. These are all native to a good part of North America, east of the Mississippi River, from Maine down to the Gulf Coast. They're also faves of all of here at The Gardener's Center.
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Fall is the Time to (Organically) Feed Your Hardy Landscape Plants
Three late-blooming native perennials we’re focusing on here are members of the asteraceae—or aster—family. These are all native to a good part of North America, east of the Mississippi River, from Maine down to the Gulf Coast. They're also faves of all of here at The Gardener's Center.
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Late-Blooming Native Perennials You’ll Want to Add to Your Garden
Three late-blooming native perennials we’re focusing on here are members of the asteraceae—or aster—family. These are all native to a good part of North America, east of the Mississippi River, from Maine down to the Gulf Coast. They're also faves of all of here at The Gardener's Center.
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Why September Thru October is Best Time to Plant Perennials, Shrubs, Trees & Grass Seed
The fall season presents a window of opportunity for gardeners… In fact, according to Sean, our horticulture guru here at The Gardener’s Center, the fall season is, in almost every way, better for planting than the spring. That includes planting trees, shrubs, perennials and grass seed.
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Keeping Your Hardy Plants in Containers Over the Winter
If you have plants that live in pots all year long, including through the winter, do you know what to do to keep them happy and healthy?
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Guru Sean
Outdoor Gardening Expert
General Manager
Guru Joy
Indoor Gardening Expert
Greenhouse Supervisor
Guru Lauren
Floral & Container Garden Expert
Designer
It isn’t enough to just buy plants and tools and all the stuff it takes to practice the art of gardening. You need somebody to talk to, somebody in touch with the earth. At The Gardener’s Center, you’ll find such people.
We are either trained horticulturalists or are just head-over-roots passionate about what we do. Our mission is to help your gardens grow and flourish.
And if you need more help after you get them home, we’re here to give you that, too. Our goal is simple. We want to make you so good at gardening that it becomes second nature. Then, together, we can let the good times grow.
We're getting all up in the holidays!
We’re your one-stop-seasonal-shop with our beautiful Christmas trees, unique holiday decorations, fresh greenery and wreaths, gorgeous holiday container drop-ins, gifts and more!
When you want gorgeous holiday entryways, we have options…
Our Pre-built Holiday Drop-ins
Our convenient, beautifully-arranged paper mache containers of lush, fresh-cut evergreens and holiday trimmings drop right into your existing porch, patio and landscape containers. It’s instant holiday decor and curb appeal! And they’ll continue to look great well after the holidays, too.
Our Custom-Designed Container Services
Looking to make a bigger statement with your entryway? Book your custom container design with Laura and she’ll create stunning, show-stopper looks for your holiday home.
Join us for our informative (and free) seminars with gardening & plant gurus!
Extended Hours Saturday, May 25: 8am - 6pm • Open Memorial Day 9am-5pm
Scales and Tales Storytime
Presented By The Darien Nature Center
Saturday, August 17
10:00am + 11:00am Sessions
FULLY-BOOKED
Join us among the plants here at The Garden Center for an exciting story time featuring small reptiles from the Darien Nature Center!
Storytime sessions are FREE but registration is required due to limited space.
