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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Spring bloomers tend to garner a lot of attention at the garden center, but for season-long color, summer-flowering shrubs are key.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
The Redditor explained that the neighbor showed up at his door a few days later and asked him to buy them organic tomatoes for the rest of the growing season or to buy replacement mature plants from a garden center.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 22 May 2026
According to Audrey King, garden center specialist at Kent Greenhouse & Gardens, these toilet paper rolls are an eco-friendly alternative to plastic pots.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
To jumpstart the garden, mix in a few starts from your local garden center.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
If that's your plan for your landscape, look no further than tropicals -- and right now nurseries and garden centers have plenty of options.
—Arkansas Online, 15 May 2026
Inexpensive test kits are available online or at garden centers.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Luckily these pests can be controlled with a natural spray of spinosad found in Bonide, Fertilome and Southern Ag brands of insecticides usually offered for caterpillar control at independent garden centers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
The 6-inch-tall garden center transplant will grow into a 6-foot-tall and wide plant with sprawling branches in about two months.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
The Redditor explained that the neighbor showed up at his door a few days later and asked him to buy them organic tomatoes for the rest of the growing season or to buy replacement mature plants from a garden center.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 22 May 2026
According to Audrey King, garden center specialist at Kent Greenhouse & Gardens, these toilet paper rolls are an eco-friendly alternative to plastic pots.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
To jumpstart the garden, mix in a few starts from your local garden center.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
If that's your plan for your landscape, look no further than tropicals -- and right now nurseries and garden centers have plenty of options.
—Arkansas Online, 15 May 2026
Inexpensive test kits are available online or at garden centers.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Luckily these pests can be controlled with a natural spray of spinosad found in Bonide, Fertilome and Southern Ag brands of insecticides usually offered for caterpillar control at independent garden centers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
The 6-inch-tall garden center transplant will grow into a 6-foot-tall and wide plant with sprawling branches in about two months.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
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“Garden center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garden%20center. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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