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

Examples of garden center in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When new shoots are noted, treat them with a brush killer found at local garden centers. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Leslie Friday scheduled job interviews for her days off while working at the garden center. — Leslie Friday, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Many nurseries or garden centers have soil tests available that are economical and easy to use. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

He was found inside the burning vehicle in the parking lot of his business, Tropic Bay Water Gardens, an aquatic garden center with experts in pond and water matters, Anne Arundel County police said at the time. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for garden center

• epicenter
• multicenter
• centre
• enter
• renter
• stentor
• dissenter
• frequenter
• indenter
• inventor
• precentor
• preventer