Great Places to visit!
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GARDEN CENTERS
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Ginger Valley 15065 SR 23, Granger 574 277-7297
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Greenfield Herb Garden Depot St, Shipshewana 260-768-7110
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Green Oak Antiques 4166 E. 300 S Rochester In 46975 574-233-5702 They carries garden iron: trellis, arbors, planters, & benches. They also have birdbaths, urns and other outdoor decorating items. |
Hibschman's 56607 CR 29 Goshen (close to Middlebury) 574-825-5900 Perennials |
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Hilbish
Nursery
Hilbish Nursery is located just north of Bristol and is a fun place to shop and explore. They always have a great selection of evergreens, flowering shrubs, trees and perennial. The prices are great and owner, Don Presser is always available to give you expert advice. 50763 CR 25 Bristol, IN Phone ahead for hours: 574-848-4147 or 574-848-5347
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Jaworski Landscape & Nursery 54655 Birch Rd., Osceola 574-674-9177 or 574-259-2632 unusual plants, large selection, reasonable prices
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Kruse Farm Supply 19904 CR 6, Bristol 574-848-4151
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Larry's Nursery 68540 Walnut Road Walkerton IN 68540 574-586-3208 Kevin Cripe, owner, grows his own plants and trees, and you walk right out into the fields and can tag your choices - very, very "fresh" stock. Other things he might be able to order for people if he does not carry it. Worth the trip for sure!!!
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Linton's Landscaping and Garden Center 54360 CR 17 Elkhart, IN 574-293-9699
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Martin's Pet and Garden Center 116 W.Jackson Blvd., Elkhart 574-295-1776
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Ron Martin Seed and Supply 61329 CR 9, Elkhart 574-875-5273
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McIntosh Greenhouse & Garden Center 65856 US 33, Goshen 574-642-3234
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Myers Landscape Nursery 15497 US 6 Syracuse IN 46567 574-457-5354
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Oldenburg's Nursery (Tree Farm) 7069O Vistula Rd. Between Mottville and WhitePigeon, MI 616-483-9193 or 616-483-9235
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The Ornamental Grass Company 61591 BREMEN HWY
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Prairie Trail Farm 16206 CR 40, Goshen 574-642-3555
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Sautter's Floral & Greenhouse 1725 Toledo Rd., Elkhart 574-293-5584
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Shadow Gardens 3384 S. SR 5, Pierceton 260-834-4834 Hosta & companion perennials
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Thompson Landscaping and Garden Center 62011 St Rd 19, Elkhart 574-862-1712
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Varners Greenhouse and Nursery 334 Fir Road, Niles,MI 616-684-3530
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Windmill Acres 30803 US 33, Elkhart 574-674-9800
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GARDENS
Elkhart Environmental Center - 1717 East Lusher Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46516 574-293-5070 http://elkhartindiana.org/eecenter
The Mission of the Elkhart Environmental Center is to preserve, protect, and restore the environment through education, habitat enhancement, community services and outreach.
Warsaw Biblical Gardens - SR 15, Warsaw 1-800-800-6090
Central Park - SR 15, Warsaw
Fernwood Botanic Garden, Buchanan, MI !/2 hr. from Elkhart 1-616-695-6491
- Herb gardens, English gardens, roses, gift shop, books, some plants
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory - Fort Wayne 1-260-427-6440
Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI 1-888-957-1580
Holland, MI Tulip Festival - Call Chamber for dates
-Zeeland Nursery – north of Holland
Krider’s Gardens –Middlebury 1-574-825-1499
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College
Wolf Lake, IN 260-799-5869 www.goshen.edu/merrylea
This is an outstanding educational resource in our area for individuals and school class trips. Paul Steury, is an education director to contact.
DeFries Gardens New Paris In. http://www.elkhartcountyparks.org/properties_locations/river_preserve.htm
CATALOGS
Andre Viette 1-540-943-2315
Burpee Garden 1-800-888-1447 www.burpee.com
The Cook’s Garden 1-800-457-9703 www.cooksgarden.com
Gardeners Eden 1-800-822-1214
Gardener's Supply Co. 1-800-427-3363 www.gardeners.com
Klehms Song Sparrow Perennial Farm 1-800553-3715 www.songsparrow.com
Johnny’s Selected Seeds 1-207-437-4301 www.johnnyseeds.com
Logee’s Greenhouses 1-888-330-8038 www.logees.com
Nichols Garden Nursery 1-800-422-3985 www.nicholsgardennursery.com
Pinetree Garden Seeds 1-207-926-3400 www.superseeds.com (small packets – low prices)
Seeds of Change 1-888-762-7333 www.seedsofchange.com
Seed Savers Exchange 1-563-382-5990 www.seedsavers.org (all heirloom}
Thompson and Morgan Seeds 1-800-274-7333
Select Seeds 1-860-684-9310 www.selectseeds.com (antique flowers)
Shepherds’s Garden Seeds 1-860-482-3638 www.shepherdseeds.com
Territorial Seed Company 1-541-942-9547
Wayside Gardens 1-800-845-1124 www.waysidegardens.com
White Flower Garden 1-800-503-9624 www.whiteflowerfarm.com
Wildseed Farms 1-800-848-0078 www.wildseedfarms.com - wildflower seeds
INTERNET
www.kellysolutions.com - pesticide labels for Indiana on line
MAGAZINES
Better Homes & Gardens
Birds & Blooms 1-800-344-6913
Chicagoland Gardener
Country Living Gardener
Fine Gardening
Flower & Garden
Garden Gate www.gardengatemagazine.com
Gardening How-to Magazine - National Gardening Club Magazine
BOOKS
Better Homes & Garden Books
Gardening Weekends
Home Landscaping
New Complete Guide to Gardening (lots of pictures)
The Big Book of Flower Gardening - Time/Life
The Bird Garden by Stephen Kress
The Bulb Expert by Dr. D.G. Hessyon
Bulletproof Flowers of the South by Jim Wilson
The Complete Book of Bulbs
Insects of Kansas ($25 + shipping)
www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/entmls/S131promo.pdf
Jim Wilson’s Container Gardening by Jim Wilson
The Kitchen Garden Book by Richard Bird
Low Maintenance Gardening
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, 5th Edition by Michael Dirr
ISBN 1-883097-17-7
Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants, 4th Edition by Steven Stills
ISBN 0-87563-433-8
Ortho's Home and Garden Problem Solver (excellent)
Rodales All New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
ISBN 0-87857-999-0 Hard ISBN 0-87596-599-7 Paper
Any Taylor Guides
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains 402-471-2394 (best weed reference)
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy DiSabato-Aust (1998)
Planting and Pruning Techniques
Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof
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