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.
Thompson Family Farms , 13830 SC-11, Campobello | Stroll the blooming tulip fields filled with 57,000+ flowers as you cut your stems + place them in your basket.
Dirt & Grit , 3456 Harris Bridge Rd., Woodruff | Pick tulips from the 50,000+ stems and daffodils from the 4,000+ stems from now until they are sold out.
Our friends at Kidding Around Greenville have a full list of drivable you-pick spots beyond our immediate area.
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.
We hope this helps you get your flower power on.