The red barns at Strawberry Hill Farms, 3770 E. Hwy. 163, are bursting with plants for home and garden. Opening each year at the onset of spring, 28 separate greenhouses comprising two acres of lush foliage await you there. The growers at this family-owned farm have been preparing all winter to see their favorite event happen. They love to see things to fruition: from seed or cutting to maturation to someone taking the plant home. That is what has kept them growing for 40 years. They sell plant seeds, vegetable starter plants, bedding plants, hanging baskets and more—everything you need to beautify your porch and flowerbeds. There is also a wide array of succulents on hand for potting and planting.
Giving your yard, garden or planters a new look, something fresh for the season is what the staff at Superior Garden Center, 2450 Trails West Ave., loves to do. In addition to a wide variety of garden vegetables, seeds, annuals, tropical and houseplant options, Missouri-hardy trees and shrubs, many of which are grown on a local off-site farm, are their specialty. At this retail garden center, there are six outdoor acres with nine greenhouses for you to browse to find the perfect size and shape tree, shrub or perennial to fill any spot in your yard. Whether you’re doing the work or they are, the garden center offers delivery, planting and custom container-design services along with bulk products like fertilizer, mulch and gravel to make sure your project is complete.
The recent partnership of Wilson’s Garden Center and Fulton-based Bluebird Composting at 4280 Hwy. 763 (Rangeline Road) doesn’t mean a hiccup in the service to both companies’ clients. While officially, the garden center location will now be Bluebird Composting, Wilson’s will still provide a wide selection of locally grown produce, vegetable seeds and plants, herbs and other household plants just as it has done for the last 46 years. The garden center will carry more landscaping materials like compost, topsoil, Super raised-bed mix and mulch at the acre storefront. Though shifting focus a little, the passion remains for helping customers, whether they are seasoned or first-time gardeners, and pointing them in the right directions for the plants they need for their projects.
So, get outside and get a little sunshine and fresh air!
