Gardening is one of favorite pastime of homeowners in Greenville. However, it is not without some challenges. The soil in Greenville area is mostly red-clay, and only well-established gardens can boast black topsoil accumulated from years of gardening. Beware also of a few frost days with the last one to be expected mid-April.

Apart from big box nursery sections in stores such as Walmart, Lowe’s and Home Depot there are quite a few local nurseries. Those nurseries offer not only top quality plants but also excellent service and professional advice how to select right plants for your garden and how to make sure they will flourish for years to come.

Some of the popular nurseries in Greenville area

Lichtenfelt Nurseries http://www.lichtenfelt.com (great selection and beautiful display garden)

South Pleasantburg Nursery http://www.growise.com/spleasantburg.htm (roses, hostas, very nice water garden)

Martin Nursery http://www.martinnursery.com (children favorite, they love the play-house!, good selection of tropical and house plants)

Growers Outlet http://yellowpages.southcarolina.com/Growers+Outlet.262135.107894834.home.html

(competitive pricing, check Greenville Journal for weekly advertising)

Underwood Nursery http://www.underwoodnursery.net/page4.html  (check out their very informative website, a must for every water garden aficionado)

The Garden Treasury http://www.thegardentreasury.com/

If you have questions about combating pesky japanese beetles or amending tough red clay soil you can count on your fellow gardeners as there is very active discussion forum focused on gardening in Carolinas on www.gardenweb.com:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/carolgard

and also more general forum for all southern states site:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/south

If you are looking for roses that grow well in South Carolina climate visit Upstate rose nurseries:
There are two not far away from Greenville, one in Landrum and another in Laurens.

http://www.ashdownroses.com/ Ashdown Roses, 2220 S Blackstock Rd, Landrum, SC 29322, (864) 468-4900

http://www.rosesunlimitedownroot.com/ Roses Unlimited, 363 N. Deerwood Dr., Laurens, SC 29360
 

If you know any other place that could be of interest for gardeners you are welcome to add further links.