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!
We love plant people.
We also love dog people. Cat people. Not-so-green-thumb people. Garden groupies. Tree huggers. Flower fanatics. Yep, we love you all!
Find your perfect Christmas tree, swag, wreaths, and more!
We have beautiful fresh-cut Blue Balsam Firs, ranging in sizes from six to ten feet tall! You’ll also find gorgeous wreaths, swag, greenery, unique holiday dĂŠcor and gifts. You’ll love our selection and the holiday vibe. Â
Be sure to check out Sean’s handy advice on how to choose and take care of fresh-cut and living Christmas trees
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, gardening supplies, floristry services, container design services, gifts and more.
We’re committed to providing exceptional service and horticultural expertise. We are your gurus of gardens and floristry!
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. Itâs instant holiday decor and curb appeal! And theyâll 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.
Lauren’s here with helpful techniques on creating your own holiday outdoor containers with evergreens, pinecones and more. With just a little care, these will stay looking fresh and beautiful for many months.
OR, if you’re in the Darien, CT area, you can swing by The Gardener’s Center for a pre-built DROP-IN, providing instantaneous beauty for your entryways.
OR, if you desire something completely custom, Lauren will be happy to design your holiday containers.
ORDER Drop-In Holiday Containers
SCHEDULE CONSULT for Custom-Designed Containers
Sean’s here to help with your Christmas tree selection and care…
Caring for Your Fresh-cut Christmas Tree
When selecting your tree, you need to know the optimal time to purchase and what’s okay (and not) with needle drop. In caring for your tree, you need to know when and why it needs a fresh cut as well as the do’s and don’ts for watering and setting up. A transcript of this video is available in The Buzz Blog.
Caring for Your Living Christmas Tree
Sean highlights the critical things you need to know if you choose to have a living Christmas tree indoors.
Things you need to keep in mind… The tree must acclimate to warmer temps before coming inside. It should be inside for no more than 7 days, tops. It needs to acclimate to cooler temps before moving outdoors. Watch the video for all of the deets! A transcript of this video is available in The Buzz Blog.Â
Join us in September for…
Houseplant Insects & Pests With Joy
Join us for this informative seminar where Joy will go over all things buggy when it comes to your houseplants. She will help you identify the most common houseplant insects and pests then discuss control and prevention methods to keep your houseplants happy and healthy!
Saturday, september 16, 2023
10:30am – 11:30am
Cost $10*
*Please note we have now incorporated a $10 fee to sign up for our seminars as a placeholder fee. Attendees will receive that $10 back in the form of a coupon at the seminar that can be used on an in-store purchase anytime thereafter.Â
Outdoor Gardening
Find an ever-changing selection of 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.
Fresh Flowers & FloristryÂ
Our floral department offers exceptionally beautiful fresh-cut flowers and greenery, and masterfully-designed floral arrangements for every occasion.
Container DesignÂ
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 Blog
The Buzz is where youâll find expert help from our gurus of gardens and floristy.
Weâre here to help you with your outdoor and indoor gardening needs. Have questions? Just ask our experts!
Thanksgiving Time is Pruning Time for Your Hydrangea Paniculata
Seanâs observation is that people have a tendency to NOT touch these in the fall, right when they should. Sean says NOW is the time to prune them. Why? Unlike the mopheads, the Paniculatas only flower on new growth. So the more you prune them back, the more growth youâre...
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Pro Tips for Enjoying Your Living Christmas Tree
A living Christmas tree is one that still has the roots attached to it, and may be in a pot or a burlap sack. As Sean, our horticulture guru here at The Gardenerâs Center says, theyâre going to âcontinue on with their livesâ after the Christmas season and will get...
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Selecting & Caring for your Fresh-cut Christmas Tree
It looks, smells and feels like Christmas in the nursery! Sean, our horticulture guru here at The Gardenerâs Center, shares tips about selecting your fresh-cut tree, and how to keep your tree happy, healthy andâmost importantlyâsafe while itâs in the house during the holiday season. But firstâŚ
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Late-Blooming Native Perennials You’ll Want to Add to Your Garden
Three late-blooming native perennials weâre focusing on here are members of the asteraceaeâor asterâfamily. 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 Hydrangea Paniculata Will Be Your Favorite Flowering Shrub
Hydrangea paniculata, or panicle hydrangea, is easy to care for and they have the longest bloom cycle of all hydrangeas. But when should you prune?
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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 isnât 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 Gardenerâs Center, youâll find such people.Â
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, weâre 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.
