Member Companies
 | Al's Garden Center Located in Woodburn, Sherwood and Greshan, Oregon Founded by Al and Ann Bigej in 1948, Al’s Garden Center was originally known as Al’s Fruit Stand. In 1959 Jack Bigej joined his father and began to develop what is known today as Al’s Garden Center. Al’s Garden Center is a third-generation family owned and operated business. Al’s has grown into three retail locations: Woodburn, Sherwood, and Gresham that are supplied and supported by five growing facilities in Oregon. Al’s Greenhouses grow 95% of the soft-stemmed annuals and perennials sold at Al’s Garden Centers, and 50% of all trees and shrubs. Currently, Al’s Garden Center is the largest full-service garden center in the Willamette Valley, specializing in the production and sale of premium quality annual and perennial bedding plants as well as nursery stock. |
 | Armstrong Garden Centers 2200 E. Route 66, Suite 200, Glendora, CA 91740 Armstrong Garden Centers serves California gardeners and is the largest independent retail nursery company in the Western United States, specializing in the largest selection of roses (over 950 varieties), many developed and exclusive to our company. We also feature our exclusive Hotbiscus Hibiscus, Armstrong Gold Gazania ground cover and Wadda Tomato, just to name a few! With over 75 acres of growing grounds and green houses, we grow what we sell and with hundreds of nursery people to help answer those tough gardening questions, we guarantee our customers' success! We love what we do and we love to share our knowledge. Please join us in the adventure of creating beauty! |
 | English Gardens Six locations serving Ann Arbor and Metro Detroit, Michigan A family tradition since 1954, English Gardens was voted Best Nursery and Garden Center by readers of The Detroit News. Each store features a nursery, garden center, landscape department, florist and seasonal Christmas center. The family-owned business ranks among the top nursery business retailers in the nation. |
 | Green View Locations in West Oswego, Dunlap, Normal, Champaign, Springfield and Lowpoint, Illinois Green View is a family owned business founded in Peoria, Illinois, USA in the year 1955 by Peter W. Hoerr (1902-1992). Peter, a first generation American of German descent, operated the business out of his home. The company originated as 'Peter W. Hoerr Trucking and Landscaping' which had one employee besides Mr. Hoerr. Like his father, Peter believed, 'The customer is always right and give them more then they expect.' These principles are still the cornerstone of Green View today. |
 | Homestead Gardens Davidsonville, Maryland Nestled amidst the beautiful rolling countryside of Davidsonville, Maryland, Homestead Gardens is the largest enclosed garden center in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas. Our landmark nursery boasts the area's largest selection of annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, landscaping design and build service, outdoor lighting, garden accessories, casual furniture and more! We also have a Landscape Design Services division |
 | Mahoney's Seven locations serving Boston/Falmouth, Massachusetts |
 | Martin Viette Nurseries East Norwich, New York Martin Viette Nurseries is a full-service garden center featuring the highest quality and most unique plant material, exquisite garden accents, award-winning landscape services, and friendly, knowledgeable staff. Located on the North shore of Long Island in the 'Gold Coast' (just south of Oyster Bay), we are situated on 42-acres in a serene, park-like setting. We are open year-round, seven days a week, for spring, summer, fall, and winter, as well as a Christmas Shoppe from mid-September - December. |
 | McDonald Garden Center Serving Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, Virginia McDonald Garden Center began as a partnership between two Canadian brothers in 1945 in Hampton, Virginia. In 1973, Eddie Anderson and his wife Sara purchased the garden center. With a commitment to improving the quality of life through the business of gardening, McDonald Garden Center grew rapidly in size and structure. Whatever your gardening need or pleasure in Virginia Beach, Hampton or Chesapeake, McDonald Garden Center is there for you as "the place where people and plants grow together." |
 | Molbak's Woodinville, Washington In 1956, Egon and Laina Molbak came to rural Woodinville, Washington from Denmark. They dreamed of building a business based on Egon's love of gardening and plants. The discovery of a small greenhouse operation on approximately 4 acres of land allowed the Molbaks' dream to take root and grow. Today, the Woodinville location encompasses 15 acres and has evolved into a tourist destination, attracting over one million visitors each year. |
 | Pasquesi Home and Gardens Two locations in Chicago, Illinois Pasquesi Home & Gardens is Chicagolands premier gardening resource. We have a vast selection of plants, unrivaled collection of containers and hundreds of beautiful accents for the indoors and out! We're a family-owned business with unique garden centers in Lake Forest and Barrington Illinois. We've been helping people turn houses into homes since 1975. |
 | Petitti Garden Centers Seven locations in northeast Ohio Located in northeast Ohio, Petitti Garden Centers produces 98 percent of its own perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs with its own local growing facilities. Immigrating to the United States over 31 years ago, Angelo Petitti took a small landscaping business and turned it into seven retail locations, one of the Cleveland/Akron area's largest garden centers. |
 | Southern Homes & Gardens Southern Homes & Gardens is a division of CCC Associates Co. based in Montgomery, AL. Founded in 1950 by Jimmy Thompson the company has greatly expanded over the year to include Caffco, a wholesale operation, Southern Growers, Rosemont Gardens a florist and gift shop and two excellent retail garden centers. They are one of the premiere operations in the deep South. |
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