Tyler Texas Nurseries & Garden Centers
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Gardening, Landscaping and Outdoor Living in Tyler
We love gardening, and landscaping, and East Texas is a great place for that pasttime! Tyler's relatively mild winters make for an environment that is conducive to near year-round gardening with trees, shrubs, annuals, and perennials.
Tyler's moderate climate allows residents to design and enjoy outdoor living lifestyles featuring outdoor spaces with varied gardening plants, waterfalls, pools, walkways, stone walls, outdoor lighting and entertaining areas.
Tyler Plant Nurseries, Garden Centers, and Landscaping Companies
Tyler and the surrounding East Texas area has a large variety of plant nurseries, garden centers, herb farms, tree farms and landscaping services. Many retail nursery outlets provide seasonal annual flowers, and a good selection of perennials, shrubs, native plants and trees.
 Easy to grow Zinnias ... enjoyed by butterflies, and humans! |
In addition, several outlets provide related services and materials such as landscape design, grass sod, lawn care, and stone. Here are a few of our favorites:
- Hughes Plant Farm, 19980 US Highway 69, south of FM 346, phone . A long-time favorite of Tyler gardeners, with acres of green houses, shrubs, bedding plants, trees, herbs, spring bulbs, perennials, soil, mulch and fertilizers. All at reasonable prices. Don't miss this family-owned gem!
- Harris Nursery, on US 69 North, between Loop 323 and I-20, phone 903.593.8646 - in business since 1969, offering a complete range of shrubs, perennials, annuals, roses, hanging baskets, pots and supplies.
- Hand Nurseries offers a large variety of plants, hanging baskets, garden ornaments, pottery and related landscaping items in a lovely setting on Highway 64 west of Pounds Airport, just before Toll 49. Excellent quality. We purchased many plants there in the Spring of 2017. This family owned and operated nursery is highly recommended! Phone 903.316.9356 Read more about Hand Hurseries on Facebook
- Dory’s Gardens is a design and resource center providing inspiration and projects for landscapes with an artistic flair - located near downtown Tyler at 600 West Rusk Street more at the Dory's Gardens website
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Blue Moon Gardens near Edom and Chandler, 13062 FM 279 - The quality of all of their plants is excellent, and their selection of butterfly and hummingbird-friendly plants is huge. The grounds themselves at Blue Moon are very well done and make a great place for walks, and the inside gift shop and garden center are not to be missed! Plus, their new outdoor pizza kitchen is beautiful. Blue Moon also offers a variety of interesting and informative classes. Phone 903.852.3897
An East Texas favorite ... fragrant Gardenias blooming in early spring - Weems Tree & Landscape Service - has been providing professional tree and landscape services since 1990. Phone 903.597.2118
- Breedloves Nursery and Landscape, Highway 64 West, phone 903.597.7421
- Wilhite Landscaping and Lawn Care, 13186 Highway 64 West, phone 903.596.9627
- Chamblee Rose Nursery, 10926 US Highway 69 North, phone 903.882.5153
- Lowe's Garden Center on South Broadway
- Home Depot Garden Center at the corner of Highway 155 and Loop 323
- Senter's Nursery on Railroad Avenue in Whitehouse
- Jordan's Plant Farm, 7523 State Highway 42 South, Henderson
- The Home and Garden Center, 1229 Karen's Road, Longview
- Emerald Gardens, 5006 Judson Road, Longview
- Bob Wells Nursery, 17160 CR 4100, Lindale
Tyler Roses
 All-America Rose selections in the Tyler Texas Rose Garden |
Tyler is the Rose Capital of America, the location of the Tyler Rose Garden, the nation's largest municipal rose garden, and the site of the Annual Texas Rose Festival held each October. The gardens are a popular destination for both local residents and for visitors, and offer a diversity of photographic opportunities.
It is one of 24 All American Rose Selection (AARS) test gardens in the country, and also includes a unique Idea Garden created and maintained by the Smith County Master Gardeners.
A popular variety in Tyler is the "Knockout Rose" which is used by many gardeners for its easy maintenance. The City of Tyler also uses Knockout Roses in many of the landscaped street medians, such as those along South Broadway Avenue.
A greenhouse full of flowering Poinsettas in the fall ... Tyler Texas
The Other Tyler Flower: Azaleas
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A highlight of each spring season in East Texas is the 10-mile long Tyler Azalea Trail guiding visitors through neighborhoods of quaint brick streets, historic homes, and residential gardens filled with blooming azaleas, dogwoods and tulips.
The first Azaleas were planted in Tyler in 1929 by Maurice Shamburger, in the Lindsey Lane area.
Other neighbors soon followed, and the area became well known for its springtime beauty. Over the years the word spread across East Texas and beyond about Tyler azaleas.
In 1960, the first marked tour routes were established to help guide tourists.
Today, over 100,000 people from all over the USA visit Tyler each spring to attend the Tyler Azalea and Spring Flower Trail. Two marked routes exist today: the Lindsey Trail and the Dobbs Trail.
Some Popular Flowers Found at Local Tyler Nurseries
Texas Lantana |
Texas Zinnia |
Texas Pansy blooming in the spring
Red Impatiens |
Pink Knockout Roses |
A greenhouse full of young plants ready for spring in Tyler Texas |
East Texas Photo Galleries for Nature Enthusiasts
If you love butterflies, you might enjoy our photo gallery of East Texas Flowers showcasing Azaleas, Daffodils, Zinnias, Portulaca, Lantana, and Pokeweed to name a few.
Our gallery of East Texas Birds is perfect for backyard nature lovers to explore, featuring bluebirds, woodpeckers, buntings, goldfinches, roadrunners, hawks, and much more.
Are you a hummingbird lover like us? Check out the photos and hummingbird videos in our Texas Hummingbird Gallery.