Amherst Garden Center & Flower Shop

On October 09, 2009, plantaholic2 from N Middlesex County, MA wrote:

Well, here it is the end of the season, but a recent visit and I was pleased to see they have the best looking shrubs I have seen in a while. Really well-grown, high quality plants and good selections, especially for this time of year. It is evident they have been well cared for.

Also the fall annuals caught my eye and they were not beat up already as I have seen elsewhere. Many mums still had closed buds. I have amazingly (for me!) not bought many mums this year because they have just not been too appealing looking. But the one's here finally got me excited.

But the absolute best part about Amherst GC is how knowledgeable John is. I consider myself a plant-geek and I do know quite a bit about plants. But I learned plenty from John in just one short visit. He was very helpful on the technical side as well as design ideas.

Too bad the place doesn't look like much from the road. A hidden gem (literally and figuratively)

On March 15, 2008, SongsofJoy from New Hampshire, NH wrote:

This small garden center doesn't look like much from the road as you pass by, but it's larger than it looks and worth a visit, especially if you are interested in ponds. It is one of the few garden centers in the area with a nice selection of aquatic plants and they have a beautiful display pond on-site as well. They don't carry many shrubs or trees - mostly perennials and annuals.