I Gruesome Flowers, You Can Too!
I have been going to Country Flower Farms for years, and really, I should have commented on this earlier. Silly me
I have experienced Country Flower Farms for many years now (10? maybe 12?), and they have grown so much from a small collection of trees, shrubs, plants, and flowers quite a bit I must say. They have just added on to their main greenhouse-shop (it is giamungus!) and are now filling it up with plants, garden supplies, more plants, lots o' pots, shrubberies, tree-lings, and oh yes, plants. They also carry bagged soil products (My favorite brand there is Coast of Maine), they have a smallish gift shop with country-style gifts (wreaths, wall-plant decorations, decorative pots, and ceramic items). What they do not have? Mowers, tractors, tillers, their associated accessories, every herbicide or weirdo fertilizer under the sun, chainsaws, gazebos, patio sets, or grills. 'Nuff said, they leave these things to the others so they can offer more plants.
The flora here is of very good quality, we have not had any unhappy planiticides (except due to my oops or the deer chompers). The variety is amazing: Herbs, vegetable plants, begonias, grasses, geranium and petunias, HOSTA (I love their hosta selections so much I have to extend a shade garden to fit in more), impatiens, all the standards. Perennial selection is very good, but a word of warning, GET THERE OFTEN! The selection changes as various plants 'come into' season, so what is there this weekend might not be there next weekend. They are very good at alerting people as to what will be there soon, and sometimes they may be able to special order something (usually shrubs though). Their annual products are usually the 'standards' of flowers, but with a handful of special, new, or 'interesting' specimens thrown in. Shrubs and trees are offered as well, and I do not have extensive experience with these, the few I have purchased are doing just fine.
The staff here is Very Helpful, but not pestering. They are usually staffed just right for the amount of customers there, lines do exist for check-out, but they go fast. Their people are knowledgeable about their plants and are very good at suggesting plants for different light, soil, or other garden requirements.
To keep it short, here is an 'Other Features' list
Handicapped Accessible (no stairs and wide aisles)
Most Days have free water cooler, Summer often has free popsicles
Small but decent collection of decorative pots, statues, and other features
Good selection of great-quality bagged products
Often have seminars to help you help your garden
Great parking, but give them a break on the first few Perfect Spring Days
Many shopping carriers to choose from, little wagons to over-and-under carts
Assistance in loading bagged goods and heavy items Please Ask!
Don't take a chance, they are strong, really
Holiday Happenings, Halloween and Christmas time
Gift Certificates
Super Website!
Things that kept the fifth star from happening:
They need a few more chairs about, especially in the addition,
some of us elders need to park it sometimes
Some of the signs need to be a bit bigger, though the plants are so vigorous
maybe signs suffer in comparison
More variety in pots and planters, they have MANY colors, but fewer styles
(last I went there, they had only 1 square style planter)
Overall, one of the few Nursery / Plant Farms I really enjoy going to and shopping at. Go There! Maybe I will See You! I 'll be eating a popsicle and chatting with the shrubs. You'll know its me, I wear a kilt and my legs are knobbier than Harry Lauder's Walking Stick. : ) read more