garden center

noun

variants US garden center or British garden centre
plural garden centers
: a store that sells plants, gardening supplies, and other items for outdoor use (such as lawn statues, bird seed, furniture, or fountains)
I used to go to the local garden center every fall and purchase fifty-two daffodil bulbs.Douglas Coupland
Any of the standard fungicides will do. … Usually the premixed rose sprays sold at garden centers contain one of these.Joan Lee Faust

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So brave the heat, head to the garden center, and buy some of these flowers to fill your pots this July. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 Dahlia plants from a garden center can be transplanted into a larger pot like any other plant. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026 The two riders were seen entering through a main door and exiting the store through the garden center. Salvador Hernandez follow june 10, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Local garden centers still have a great selection of plants grown in containers and balled and burlapped trees and shrubs. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for garden center

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of garden center was in 1912

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“Garden center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garden%20center. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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