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           <title>Anthony&#039;s Produce</title>
           <description>If you&#039;re looking for the best place to shop quality, fresh produce in Saint Peters or other surrounding areas in Missouri, you couldn&#039;t have come to a better place!</description>
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           <title>Baxter Gardens West</title>
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Baxter Gardens West is a 5-acre retail garden center paired with a full landscape design, install, and delivery operation, family-owned and operating since 1987. The site stocks locally sourced and hand-picked flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees alongside an active landscape services arm that designs, plants, and maintains projects across the St. Charles, Lincoln County, and St. Louis metro service area.

**What makes Baxter Gardens West special?**

The shop pairs a working 5-acre nursery with a full-service landscape firm under one roof, anchored by a stated design-deliver-plant model.

- The plant offering covers trees, shrubs, perennials, and seasonal annuals, with a locally sourced and hand-picked selection; the inventory rotates weekly, and visitors typically contact the team to confirm current stock.
- A one-year guarantee backs trees and shrubs, with on-site planting available — trees can be planted, staked, and mulched in place as part of the purchase.
- The landscape services arm covers design, hardscapes including waterfalls and concrete driveways, retaining walls, maintenance, and seasonal work, with bulk mulch deliverable to the project site.</description>
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           <title>Buchheit Supply</title>
           <description>Buchheit Supply Inc., located in Cottleville, MO, is a family-owned and operated Landscape and Masonry Supply Company. Since 1997, they have specialized in retail, contractor, and wholesale sales of landscape and masonry supplies with a large selection of Natural Stone, Retaining Walls, Soils, Mulches, and Bulk Decorative Gravel.</description>
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           <title>City of St. Peters Earth Centre</title>
           <description>The City of St. Peters&#039; Earth Centre processes brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic material into mulch and GOLD GROW compost, offering public drop-off services and product sales with discounted rates for residents.</description>
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           <title>Daniel&#039;s Farm &amp; Greenhouses</title>
           <description>Daniel&#039;s Farm and Greenhouses is a local family-owned business serving the Saint Charles, Missouri area, operating over 1 acre of greenhouses with over 9,000 hanging baskets, hundreds of sun and shade perennials, and over 100,000 pots of colorful annuals, plus trees, shrubs, herbs, and vegetable and fruit plants.</description>
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           <title>El-Mel (St. Charles)</title>
           <description>**Overview** El-Mel is a landscape supply and hardware shop with two area locations stocking identical inventory. The shop pairs traditional landscape supplies — fertilizer, grass seed, mulch — with a small plant section, garden decor, pet supplies, and a working power-equipment department. **What makes El-Mel special?** A broad single-stop mix across landscape supply, plants, and power equipment — paired with hands-on service like blade sharpening and equipment prep on new purchases — keeps the shop on regulars&#039; weekly routes. - The supply side carries grass seed (sold by the bag at competitive prices versus big-box options), bagged mulch, bagged fertilizer, Fertilome brand liquid lawn products, and pest and weed control. - A small plant section covers annual flowers, perennials, and vegetable starts seasonally, alongside garden decor and statuary for finishing out a bed. - The power-equipment department services Stihl and Echo lines, refills propane, sharpens lawnmower blades, and preps new equipment so it&#039;s ready to use at pickup. **What fellow gardeners are saying** - Shoppers describe a load-and-go service standard — purchases routinely get carried to the truck before the receipt prints. - Regulars credit the staff for steering them toward the right product rather than upselling — knowledgeable on lawn-care diagnostics and product fit. - Long-term customers treat the shop as a family fixture — reasonably priced and reliable across the categories the shop covers.</description>
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           <title>Ferguson Valley Nursery</title>
           <description>**Overview**

Ferguson Valley Nursery operates as a dedicated tree farm under the Hoffmann Family of Companies. The nursery focuses squarely on trees — sourcing, selling, and planting them — rather than the broader garden center mix carried by many regional competitors.

**What makes Ferguson Valley Nursery special?**

- Specializes in trees as a primary product, with balled-and-burlap availability for buyers who want field-quality root systems rather than container stock.
- Offers on-site planting service at the time of purchase — customers can buy a tree and have it planted the same visit by knowledgeable staff.
- Functions as the Hoffmann Family&#039;s tree farm headquarters, giving it a production-side identity that distinguishes it from retail-only nurseries in the region.</description>
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           <title>Fonseca&#039;s Farm and Greenhouses</title>
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Fonseca&#039;s Farm and Greenhouses is a St. Charles-area family farm that grows its retail inventory on-site and pairs the greenhouse operation with a farm-to-table produce stand. The shop covers annuals, perennials, tropical plants, garden decor, and a working produce side under one roof.

**What makes Fonseca&#039;s Farm and Greenhouses special?**

A grow-on-site model across multiple plant categories — backed by an active produce side and Talavera pottery accents — gives the farm a distinctive shape compared with stocked-retail garden centers.

- The perennial side is anchored by hardy mums grown on-site in two shades of every color, with sizes spanning 4-inch pots, 10-inch and 12-inch hanging baskets, and 16-inch XL containers.
- Annuals run wide — hundreds of flower baskets, 15 varieties of petunias, calibrachoa, and other bedding flowers grown from seed and tended through the season.
- A dedicated tropical-plant section carries monstera and Florida palm trees sourced through a Florida grower partnership, alongside Talavera pottery for finishing planted arrangements.

**What fellow gardeners are saying**

- Repeat visitors call out the grow-on-site quality — plants arriving home noticeably healthier than big-box equivalents.
- The breadth of the perennial-and-tropical lineup earns notice from shoppers who appreciate finding everything for a planted arrangement on a single trip.</description>
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           <title>Frisella Nursery</title>
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Frisella Nursery is a 30-acre, family-operated destination nursery in Defiance with a greenhouse, outdoor growing areas, and retail spaces. Most of the perennials and trees sold here are grown on-site or at the company&#039;s farm in Marthasville.

**What makes Frisella Nursery special?**

- Best known for its tree and shrub selection — including unique specimen trees in large sizes, evergreens, and flowering varieties like dogwoods, redbuds, crabapples, maples, and oaks.
- Strong native-plant focus with staff specialists, an extensive hosta selection, and a perennial program almost entirely grown on the property.
- A greenhouse devoted to houseplants and pottery — common and rare varieties with regular new arrivals, plus a year-round succulent and cactus section.
- A long-running fall and holiday program — pumpkins and a Fall Festival in autumn, then thousands of holiday lights, trees, ornaments, and photo stations through Christmas — paired with an active workshop program and garden consultations.</description>
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           <title>Hackmann Lumber &amp; Home Center</title>
           <description>Locally-owned Hackmann Lumber and Home Centers provides personalized service and specialty products including lumber, decking materials, doors, windows, siding, grills, outdoor living products, and premium coolers. Expert staff with knowledge of products and building projects.</description>
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           <title>Krystal’s Produce</title>
           <description>**Overview**

Krystal&#039;s Produce is an outdoor produce market tucked into an industrial drive in St. Charles. Fresh fruit and vegetables arrive daily, with a parallel seasonal plant offering that runs from spring bedding flowers through fall mums and winter greenery.

**What makes Krystal&#039;s Produce special?**

A produce-market identity with a genuine plant side — and a strong local-sourcing pattern across both — sets the market apart from a one-dimensional produce stand.

- The plant offering covers hanging baskets that draw annual returning customers, alongside flowers, herbs, succulents, and vegetable plant starts in season.
- Seasonal items run the full calendar — pumpkins, mums, straw bales, and corn stalks fill the fall window, with fresh pine rope arriving for the winter holidays.
- Local sourcing is the operating standard — produce comes from area farmers and Amish suppliers, with the shop carrying as much homegrown product as possible across the year.

**What fellow gardeners are saying**

- Returning shoppers describe the hanging-basket trip as an annual tradition — a destination stop on the spring planting calendar.
- Visitors note that the location takes some finding tucked off an industrial road, but the produce-and-plant combination earns the navigation effort.</description>
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           <title>Kurtz Nursery &amp; Topsoil</title>
           <description>Kurtz Nursery and Topsoil is a purveyor of landscape supply materials in St. Louis, offering topsoil, mulch, compost, and turf grass delivery since 1925. They source materials from 6 locations around St. Louis and provide bulk delivery services.</description>
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           <title>Kurtz Turf Farm</title>
           <description>**Overview** Kurtz Turf Farm is a St. Charles County-area sod farm specializing in turf-type fescue and Kentucky bluegrass for residential and contractor projects. The operation pairs farm-direct sod sales with regional delivery and a full installation service. **What makes Kurtz Turf Farm special?** A single-product focus on premium sod — backed by farm-scale delivery and full-service installation — gives the operation a different shape than a multi-product garden center. - The sod product line centers on turf-type fescue (the local default for drought tolerance) and Kentucky bluegrass (for finer-bladed, richer-textured lawns), with blended options also available. - Pickup and delivery both run from the farm — from 60-square-yard pallets loaded with a forklift down to piece-by-piece quantities loaded directly into a pickup bed. - A full installation service handles grading, preparation, rolling, fertilization, initial watering, and cleanup, with free estimates available for residential and new-construction projects. **What fellow gardeners are saying** - Contractor customers credit the operation for short-notice ordering and mid-project replenishment — the kind of responsiveness that earns repeat work. - Homeowners describe both the delivery placement and the post-install advice as setting the experience apart from typical sod purchases.</description>
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           <title>Massey&#039;s produce</title>
           <description>**Overview**

Massey&#039;s Produce is a seasonal produce stand in Dardenne Prairie operating from early April through the end of October. The market pairs fresh fruit and vegetables with a steady seasonal plant offering across the spring, summer, and fall windows.

**What makes Massey&#039;s Produce special?**

A dedicated seasonal calendar — pulling specific produce and plant inventory through their natural windows rather than holding a flat year-round mix — gives the stand a destination-stop character at each turn of the season.

- The plant offering covers potted and hanging flowers across spring and summer, with mums and other fall plants arriving as the calendar shifts.
- Locally grown peaches, Amish tomatoes, and homegrown vegetables anchor the produce side, with the stand staying close to its agricultural roots.
- The seasonal items lineup runs the full calendar — sweet corn and watermelon in summer, pumpkins and gourds in fall, and Christmas trees as the year winds down.

**What fellow gardeners are saying**

- Visitors describe the produce-and-plant combination as a destination stop worth repeating across the season — the inventory shifts feel intentional rather than incidental.</description>
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           <title>Miss Folia Plant Co.</title>
           <description>**Overview**

Miss Folia Plant is a small, independently-operated houseplant shop based in St. Charles, bringing greenhouse-style indoor plants to customers through farmers market pop-ups, an online catalog, and in-home services. The operation pairs a tropical and collector-leaning plant catalog with handcrafted accessories and a monthly subscription program.

**What makes Miss Folia Plant special?**

A mobile-first houseplant operation that combines farmers market pop-ups with a national-shipping online shop and an in-home plant services menu — a service shape rare among traditional storefront nurseries.

- The catalog leans tropical and collector-grade, spanning Monstera, Philodendron (including rarer varieties like Painted Lady and Goeldii), Alocasia, Hoya, Calathea, Pothos, Scindapsus, Syngonium, Sansevieria, ZZ, and air plants, alongside lower-light staples like Dracaena and Spider Plants.
- A monthly subscription program ships a surprise plant with a printed care guide each month, with tiered options that add a pot or a handmade plant hanger to the box.
- In-home and in-business plant services round out the offering — design consultations for pairing plants to a space, weekly plant care (watering, pruning, repotting, pest treatment), and a plant rehab service for nursing struggling houseplants back to health.</description>
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           <title>Orlando&#039;s Produce</title>
           <description>**Overview** Orlando&#039;s Produce is a family-owned St. Peters produce market founded in 1995. The operation runs as a community-anchored market across the full year, with seasonal plants and items rotating in alongside the year-round produce and local-food offering. **What makes Orlando&#039;s Produce special?** A continuous-since-1995 community identity — backed by a deliberate shop-small ethos and a substantial social following — gives the market a different shape than a pure retail produce stand. - Spring brings hanging baskets and potted flowers from April onward, with annual bedding flowers anchoring the plant offering as the season warms. - The fall window turns over to pumpkins, gourds, sunflowers, and Christmas trees later in the season — seasonal items pulled through their natural windows. - Year-round inventory pairs local produce, seafood, local meats, local honey, and self-service firewood that draws customers across the off-season as well. **What fellow gardeners are saying** - Repeat customers describe the operation as a real community fixture — three decades of family operation earning the kind of loyalty that goes beyond a standard market. - Shoppers credit the shop-small framing not as branding but as a real consequence — money spent here stays local in a way that anchors the regular visit.</description>
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           <title>Parkview Gardens Florist &amp; Greenhouses</title>
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Parkview Gardens Florist &amp; Greenhouses is a family-owned St. Charles florist and greenhouse pairing a curated houseplant offering with full-service floral design. The shop covers gift-context plants, custom arrangements, and wedding floristry alongside the broader greenhouse inventory.

**What makes Parkview Gardens Florist &amp; Greenhouses special?**

A dual identity as both florist and greenhouse — with a design team capable of building custom arrangements and wedding-scale work — sets the shop apart from a pure plant retailer or a pure flower shop.

- The houseplant offering centers on tropicals and gift-context indoor plants — peace lilies, bromeliads, mixed tropical foliage arrangements in ceramic pots, succulents, and dishgarden combinations.
- Custom floral design is a real second offering — staff designers build arrangements to specific inspiration, with the operation handling everything from sympathy bouquets through full wedding packages.
- Seasonal floral staples — poinsettias for the holidays, mums in the fall — round out the calendar, with next-day delivery available on most product lines.

**What fellow gardeners are saying**

- Wedding clients credit the design team for translating inspiration photos into actual arrangements that match expectations.
- Recipients of gift arrangements describe blooms staying fresh well past the typical week — a quality signal in a perishable product category.</description>
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           <title>Planthaven Farms (O&#039;Fallon)</title>
           <description>OverviewPlant Haven Farms is a wholesale grower specializing in high-quality trees, shrubs, and perennials for landscape professionals. Their operation includes both container-grown and field-grown plant material, serving commercial and residential projects.What makes Plant Haven Farms special?The nursery is recognized for its large inventory of mature and landscape-ready plants, including many regionally adapted species. They provide tailored services such as digging, tagging, and delivery coordination, focusing on reliability and quality. Plant Haven Farms caters to contractors and landscapers who require consistent supply for diverse project needs.Wholesale supplier of trees, shrubs, and perennialsLarge inventory with both container and field-grown plantsContractor services including tagging, digging, and delivery supportWhat fellow gardeners are sayingContractors praise the nursery for healthy, well-sized plant materialStaff are noted for their professionalism and responsivenessCustomers appreciate reliable order fulfillment and quality assurance</description>
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           <title>Ponds Plus Water Garden Center</title>
           <description>Specializing in aquatic plants and water garden supplies for outdoor ponds, serving the St. Charles and St. Louis areas since 1981</description>
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           <title>Rooted Organics CLOSED</title>
           <description>Rooted Organics is a Bulk Material Supplier based in St. Charles. (Permanently closed.)</description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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           <title>RT Farms - River Bottom Topsoil</title>
           <description>RT Farms - River Bottom Topsoil is a Bulk Material Supplier based in Marthasville.</description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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           <title>Schroeder Sod Farm</title>
           <description>Quality sod from R. Schroeder Sod Farms, your trusted source for sod delivery and wholesale sod in Saint Charles, MO.</description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 02:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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           <title>St. Louis Composting (St. Peters)</title>
           <description>OverviewSTL Compost is a local supplier specializing in compost, mulch, soil amendments, and organic gardening products. They provide environmentally friendly materials to homeowners, landscapers, and gardeners focused on soil health and sustainable practices.What makes STL Compost special?The company emphasizes high-quality, locally produced compost and organic soil blends. Their materials support regenerative gardening and improved soil structure. STL Compost offers delivery and pickup options, as well as educational resources to promote responsible gardening and soil care.Locally produced, high-quality compost and soil amendmentsFocus on organic and sustainable gardening materialsDelivery and pickup services with educational outreachWhat fellow gardeners are sayingCustomers praise the nutrient-rich quality and consistency of the compostShoppers appreciate the company&#039;s commitment to sustainability and educationStaff are described as knowledgeable and helpful with soil and gardening advice</description>
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           <title>Straatmann Feed</title>
           <description>Straatmann Feed &amp; Transfer, Inc</description>
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           <title>Sullivan Farms</title>
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Sullivan Farms operates a seasonal Christmas tree lot in the St. Charles area, running through the November-December holiday window. The lot operates as a pre-cut tree retail experience rather than a choose-and-cut field operation.

**What makes Sullivan Farms special?**

A dedicated holiday-tree-lot identity backed by patient on-lot service — staff pulling and rotating trees through customer selection rather than rushing the visit — sets the operation apart from cursory seasonal lots.

- The tree inventory is pre-cut and staged for selection, with the lot stocked across the November and December purchasing window.
- Tree-care guidance is built into the buying experience — recommendations on cutting, fresh water, and life-preserve solutions to keep the tree fresh through the holidays.
- Loading and securing for the drive home is part of the service — the kind of unrushed attention that earns first-year shoppers as repeat customers.

**What fellow gardeners are saying**

- Repeat shoppers describe the experience as a holiday tradition worth returning to — the patient service standard sets the visit apart from typical seasonal lots.
- First-year visitors credit the staff guidance for the kind of tree-buying experience that brings customers back the following year.</description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 02:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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           <title>The Bee Garden Center</title>
           <description>OverviewThe Bee Garden Center is a seasonal garden center specializing in pollinator-friendly plants, native species, and sustainable gardening supplies. They provide plants, seeds, and gardening resources to support ecological and bee-friendly landscapes.What makes The Bee Garden Center special?The center focuses on promoting pollinator health through its curated selection of native plants and flowers. They offer educational materials and workshops to encourage sustainable gardening practices. Their inventory supports biodiversity and habitat restoration for bees and other beneficial insects.Wide range of native and pollinator-friendly plantsEducational resources and workshops on sustainable gardeningFocus on ecological landscaping and habitat supportWhat fellow gardeners are sayingCustomers appreciate the quality and health of the plantsVisitors value the knowledgeable staff and educational offeringsShoppers enjoy the focus on pollinators and environmentally friendly gardening</description>
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           <title>The GROW Table</title>
           <description>**Overview**

the GROW table is a boutique indoor plant shop operating within a collective space that pairs plant retail with a café. Rooted in a community-sharing ethos, the shop offers both rare and common houseplants selected to bring the healing qualities of plants to its customers.

**What makes the GROW table special?**

- Carries named rare cultivars alongside everyday houseplants — including varieties such as Sun red philodendron, Philodendron Florida ghost mint, Prince of Orange, and Monstera — making it a destination for collectors and casual plant shoppers alike.
- Staff provide personalized plant recommendations tailored to the customer&#039;s specific space and needs.
- Operates as a collective boutique, with plant shopping available alongside a café — a distinct setting from a traditional standalone nursery.
- ASL-proficient staff on hand, extending accessibility to Deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors.

**What fellow gardeners are saying**

- Shoppers consistently highlight the breadth and quality of the plant selection, describing it as exceptional and covering a wide range of varieties.
- Customers note that staff readily help match plants to the specific conditions of a customer&#039;s home or space.
- Reviewers remark on the visible health of the plants — described as happy, well-tended, and clearly cared-for throughout.</description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 02:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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           <title>The Potted Plant</title>
           <description>Overview
Potted Plant is an online plant retailer specializing in a variety of indoor plants, succulents, and decorative planters. They offer convenient e-commerce shopping with delivery to customers across the country.

What makes Potted Plant special?
The company focuses on providing healthy, well-packaged plants suited for indoor environments. Their inventory includes popular low-maintenance plants alongside trendy succulents and air plants. Potted Plant emphasizes customer satisfaction with secure shipping and responsive service.

  Diverse selection of indoor plants, succulents, and air plants
  Stylish decorative planters and plant care accessories
  Reliable packaging and nationwide delivery


What fellow gardeners are saying

  Customers report receiving healthy, well-packaged plants
  Shipping is noted for promptness and careful handling
  Staff provide responsive and helpful customer support

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           <title>The Potted Plant Garden Center &amp; Florist</title>
           <description>Overview
Potted Plant is an online plant retailer specializing in a variety of indoor plants, succulents, and decorative planters. They offer convenient e-commerce shopping with delivery to customers across the country.

What makes Potted Plant special?
The company focuses on providing healthy, well-packaged plants suited for indoor environments. Their inventory includes popular low-maintenance plants alongside trendy succulents and air plants. Potted Plant emphasizes customer satisfaction with secure shipping and responsive service.

  Diverse selection of indoor plants, succulents, and air plants
  Stylish decorative planters and plant care accessories
  Reliable packaging and nationwide delivery


What fellow gardeners are saying

  Customers report receiving healthy, well-packaged plants
  Shipping is noted for promptness and careful handling
  Staff provide responsive and helpful customer support

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           <link>https://stlouisgardener.com/place/potted-plant-cottleville</link>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 01:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
           <category>Garden Centers &amp; Nurseries</category>
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           <title>Thies Farm &amp; Greenhouses (St. Charles)</title>
           <description>OverviewThies Farm is a family-owned farm and garden center offering a wide range of seasonal plants, fresh produce, farm market goods, and outdoor décor. They provide gardening supplies, annuals, perennials, and hosting seasonal events for the community.What makes Thies Farm special?The farm blends plant sales with agritourism, including pick-your-own produce, farm stands, and family-friendly activities. Their garden center features a diverse selection of flowers and edibles, while seasonal events and markets create a vibrant community hub. Thies Farm emphasizes fresh, local products and an immersive shopping experience.Seasonal plants, annuals, perennials, and vegetable startsPick-your-own produce and farm market offeringsCommunity events and family-oriented farm experiencesWhat fellow gardeners are sayingCustomers praise the quality and variety of plants and produceVisitors enjoy the farm&#039;s welcoming atmosphere and family eventsStaff are noted for being friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful</description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 01:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
           <category>Garden Centers &amp; Nurseries</category>
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           <title>Tom Mansfield Nursery</title>
           <description>**Overview**

Tom Mansfield Nursery is a St. Peters full-service nursery in business since 1980. The shop pairs a tree-heavy outdoor yard with a greenhouse for annuals, perennials, and vegetable starts, plus a goods aisle covering mulch, stone, fertilizers, and patio furniture.

**What makes Tom Mansfield Nursery special?**

A tree-first identity anchors the nursery — over 2,000 trees ready to plant at any given time year-round, with a maple selection the shop frames as wider than most nurseries’ total tree count. The greenhouse and goods aisle round out a one-stop retail visit.

- The maple offering is the headline category, paired with broader shade-tree and evergreen inventory and a stated 10,000+ plants in stock across sizes from economy starts to mature specimens.
- The greenhouse runs deep on tomato starts — 22 named varieties including Beefsteak, Brandywine Pink, Cherokee Purple, Mortgage Lifter, and Sweet 100 — alongside pepper starts, vegetable starts, and a broad annuals and perennials catalog from Achillea through Veronica.
- A nursery-goods aisle stocks mulch, stone, fertilizers, gardening supplies, and patio furniture, with sod available, giving the visit a full landscape-prep range alongside the plants.</description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 02:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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           <title>Town and Country Nursery</title>
           <description>Overview
Town &amp; Country Nursery is a family-owned garden center offering a broad range of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and gardening supplies. They serve homeowners and landscaping professionals with retail plant sales and landscape services.

What makes Town &amp; Country Nursery special?
The nursery is recognized for its diverse and high-quality plant inventory, including mature trees and specialty shrubs. They provide personalized customer service and offer landscape design, installation, and maintenance services. Town &amp; Country Nursery focuses on supporting both retail customers and professional landscapers.

  Wide selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals
  Landscape design, installation, and maintenance services
  Knowledgeable staff providing personalized gardening advice


What fellow gardeners are saying

  Customers praise the quality and variety of plants
  Staff are noted for being helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable
  Visitors appreciate the comprehensive landscape services offered

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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 01:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
           <category>Garden Centers &amp; Nurseries</category>
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           <title>World Outdoor Emporium</title>
           <description>Overview
WOE Rocks is a specialty landscaping supply company focused on decorative rock, gravel, and hardscape materials. They offer a curated selection of natural stones and aggregates for residential and commercial landscape projects.

What makes WOE Rocks special?
The company is known for its high-quality, aesthetically appealing rock products suitable for pathways, patios, and garden accents. Their inventory includes a variety of colors, sizes, and textures to complement diverse landscape designs. WOE Rocks emphasizes personalized service and expertise in material selection and application.

  Curated selection of decorative rock, gravel, and aggregates
  High-quality materials suitable for multiple landscaping uses
  Personalized customer service with expert guidance


What fellow gardeners are saying

  Customers highlight the quality and visual appeal of the rock products
  Staff are described as knowledgeable and helpful with project recommendations
  Shoppers appreciate the range of options and ease of ordering

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           <link>https://stlouisgardener.com/place/world-outdoor-emporium-wentzille-wentzville</link>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 02:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
           <category>Landscape Supply</category>
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           <title>World Outdoor Emporium</title>
           <description>Overview
WOE Rocks is a specialty landscaping supply company focused on decorative rock, gravel, and hardscape materials. They offer a curated selection of natural stones and aggregates for residential and commercial landscape projects.

What makes WOE Rocks special?
The company is known for its high-quality, aesthetically appealing rock products suitable for pathways, patios, and garden accents. Their inventory includes a variety of colors, sizes, and textures to complement diverse landscape designs. WOE Rocks emphasizes personalized service and expertise in material selection and application.

  Curated selection of decorative rock, gravel, and aggregates
  High-quality materials suitable for multiple landscaping uses
  Personalized customer service with expert guidance


What fellow gardeners are saying

  Customers highlight the quality and visual appeal of the rock products
  Staff are described as knowledgeable and helpful with project recommendations
  Shoppers appreciate the range of options and ease of ordering

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           <link>https://stlouisgardener.com/place/world-outdoor-emporium-st-charles</link>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 02:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
           <category>Landscape Supply</category>
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