If your green thumb’s been itching all winter or hints of warm weather have you feeling inspired to plant — these nurseries, greenhouses & garden centers will help you get your hands back in the dirt!
Horrocks Market (Kentwood) With its sprawling greenhouse, well-stocked nursery, and garden center for staples like soil and mulch, Horrocks is a paradise for planters. And with a grocery, gourmet market, deli, and tavern, too — you’ll want to spend an entire afternoon exploring! Browse row after row of healthy nursery stock — including hard-to-find plants, lush evergreens, and gorgeous Japanese maples — then enjoy the cheery warmth of the greenhouse, packed with annuals, perennials, tropicals, and houseplants, mostly from Michigan growers!
Koetsier’s Greenhouse (Grand Rapids) Visit this year-round, family-owned (and family-friendly) garden center that’s been growing on the same gorgeous property for over 100 years! Shop gardening and décor essentials in all four seasons, then use the on-site Bloomstudio as your personal potting area to create a DIY container garden — and leave the mess behind!
Romence Gardens & Greenhouses (Grand Rapids) Experience the exceptional quality and value of a family-owned greenhouse where everything that’s sold has been grown and nurtured on site! Shop healthy, vigorous plants and combination gardens for all seasons, thousands of hanging baskets, shrubs and small trees, plus seasonal herbs and native plants for ponds.
Bos Greenhouse & Farms (Grand Rapids) Celebrating “100 years and still growing”, this third-generation Centennial Farm and 60,000-square-foot greenhouse produces more than 30,000 flats each season! Shop annuals from petunias to begonias, perennials from daisies to delphinium, and hanging baskets featuring fuschias to impatiens. Be sure to pick up fresh produce from the farm market before heading home with your haul!
Knapp Valley Gardens (Grand Rapids) Step onto the property of this inviting garden center, and you’ll not only be greeted by weeping cherries, flowering pears, and Japanese maples — but also by an expert team of landscape designers, installers, and horticulturists! Shop hydrangea to weigela, rhododendron to hibiscus, and freshen up your landscaping on your own — or opt into their Planter Program, and Knapp Valley will custom-plant your pots, urns, and window boxes seasonally for you!
Flowerland (Alpine, Kentwood, Wyoming) Not your average nursery and garden center, Flowerland is a one-stop haven for home, garden, and outdoor living — with three convenient locations to choose from! Peruse quality trees and shrubs, annuals, perennials, herbs, and vegetables throughout the greenhouses and nursery, then stock up on supplies for the rest of your lawn and landscaping projects inside. From “Garden Essentials” to “Backyard Birding”, “Patio Furniture” to “Annuals & Perennials” — curated sections make this spot easy to shop!
Countryside Greenhouse (Allendale) West Michigan’s gardening destination “For Every Bloomin’ Thing!”, this massive greenhouse is filled to the brim with florals galore, from viola to verbena. Stroll through the well-stocked nursery — with options that range from shade and fruit trees to flowering ornamental ones — and choose from thousands of blooming baskets and colorful patio planters that make refreshing your outdoor space a cinch!