As the weather gets warmer, and our allergies flare up, let’s cling to the best parts of spring in our city. We’re rounding up places to admire, plant, and pick-your-own blooms this season.
Get your plant on
South Pleasantburg Nursery, 1135 S. Pleasantburg Dr. | Pick up annuals + perennials or the newly-arrived hanging baskets.
Martin Garden Center, 198 Martin Rd. | Visit one of the Upstate’s largest indoor greenhouses for a selection of plants and blooms that thrive in the area.
Country Boys, 1949 Woodruff Rd. + 2917 Wade Hampton Blvd. | This garden center has been serving the Upstate for 35+ years.
Staggs Garden Center, 3010 Locust Hill Rd. | Save the date for Staggs’ spring market on Saturday, May 4, but you don’t have to wait until then to stop in for new blooms.
Lichtenfelts, 947 Anderson Ridge Rd., Greer | The Upstate’s largest garden center has 15 greenhouses to explore.
Pick-your-own flowers
Take crafting your own bouquet to the next level by picking your own flowers from these Upstate spots.
Rabbit Crest Farms, 11 Staton Dr., Greenville | Every Friday night starting March 27, pick specialty spring flowers like ranunculus, poppies, and anemone.
Thompson Family Farms, 13830 SC-11, Campobello | Beginning March 12, you can stroll the blooming tulip fields filled with 130,000+ flowers as you cut your stems and place them in your basket.
Dirt & Grit, 3456 Harris Bridge Rd., Woodruff | It’s the third season for this tulip farm, which has stems available until sell out.
The Peony Fields, 379 Red Maple Rd., Inman | In April, this farm opens with 50 varieties of peonies planted over 14 fields that together cover about 2.5 acres
Sassafrass, 255 Alex Dr., Easley| Starting in May, enjoy u-pick on select nights as you enjoy live music in the flower fields.
Callaham Orchards, 559 Crawford Rd., Belton| Check this farm’s Facebook to confirm u-pick tulips are available when you want to visit.
Explore a local garden
If you’re looking to stop and smell the roses, visit one of our city’s public gardens and take in the blooms.
Falls Park, 601 S. Main St., Greenville | This 32-acre park is the largest public garden in Greenville with multiple gardens on both sides of the Reedy River.
Pedrick’s Garden at Falls Park, 13 University St., Greenville | Themed around sunflowers + featuring a pedestrian bridge and fountains, you can find this garden near Vardry Creek behind the West End Market.
The Children’s Garden at Linky Stone Park, 24 Reedy View Dr., Greenville | Located between downtown Greenville and the West End, this interactive multi-themed garden is designed to enrich children’s intelligence, creativity, and well-being.
Rock Quarry Garden, 200 McDaniel St., Greenville | This pre-Civil War granite quarry features rock ledges, a waterfall, and spring flowering plants (think: dogwood trees and azaleas).
Kilgore-Lewis House Gardens, 560 N. Academy St., Greenville | View this home and its landscaped grounds (featuring a wildflower garden, a sensory garden with Braille descriptions, and a collection of plants) Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Shaw Rose Garden, 300 E. Camperdown Way, Greenville | From May to September, catch the peak blooms for this collection of hybrid roses, cared for by the Greenville Rose Society.
Sue Simpson Garden, 200 E. Camperdown Way, Greenville | Sponsored by the Carolina Foothills Garden Club, this garden features annual flowers.
Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden, 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville | Peaking in late spring, the rose garden is one of our favorite spring spots beyond Downtown Greenville.
Butterfly Garden at Roper Mountain Science Center, 402 Roper Mountain Rd., Greenville | This garden features varieties of plants that attract butterflies and bees.
