From spring startup to landscape planning, take these steps toward a great growing season

Start planning your landscape project

Thinking about a new patio, planting bed or a full landscape redesign? Starting now gives the Landscape Garden Centers designers time to create a thoughtful plan so your outdoor space is ready to enjoy this season.

“It’s definitely the time to start thinking about landscaping projects,” Carlson said. “Our designers will schedule a kickoff for your project and then move into scheduling. We still have capacity this summer and fall to complete your work, but it’s important to reach out soon.”

To learn more and start planning, visit here.

Visit the Garden Center

The Outdoor Edit was a huge success in its first year, bringing guests through the garden center as it was transformed into an indoor park filled with inspirational landscape designs, tropical botanicals and interactive activities.

“We still have many plants left, including lots of tropicals that are very unique even to Landscape Garden Centers, so it’s a great time to take a look,” Carlson said.

“You’ll find all our houseplants are in the first greenhouse, and our Mother’s Day pots and spring annuals are being grown in-house. You’ll see they’re starting to bloom and grow.”

The root cellar also is on track to be open by the end of March.

“The trees will start coming in, and that’s open typically for about two to three weeks,” Carlson said. “It varies a lot with the weather and our temperatures because we don’t want them to start budding out if it’s too warm.

For information, visit here.

Plan for a season of events

The calendar is filling up fast with a huge range of events for all ages. Here’s a sampling:

• Leaf It Here: Plant Exchange

Have a plant that has seen better days? Ready to change up the look with a new one? Through March, stop by the plant exchange with any plant, and receive a $5 coupon toward a new one valued at $25 or more.

Write a short goodbye note, add a message to the Memorial Wall, then place your plant in the Plant Exchange compost, where it returns to the soil to support new growth.

• Flowers After Hours

Stop by from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, and enjoy 20 percent off the entire store while you browse, snack and soak up the plant vibes.

Plus, check out the Anything-but-a-Planter Potting Station Workshop.

Bring the chaos, and leave with a plant. Skip the terra-cotta and think teapots, boots, lunch boxes, disco balls — if it holds dirt, it works. Bring your wildest container, pick a houseplant, and create a one-of-a-kind planter.

The workshop is walk-in, come-and-go style. A $10 potting fee covers gloves, supplies and potting mix, and all plants are 20 percent off.

• Seed workshops and tree seminar

On multiple days this week, Landscape Garden Centers will host seed-starting workshops. Learn the basics of how, when and why to start seeds indoors, plus tips for setting your seedlings up for success.

For a full schedule, visit here.

From 4 to 5 p.m. April 10, stop in for a free, roundtable-style tree planting seminar in The Cafe at Landscape Garden Centers. Bring your questions and photos, or simply come to learn more about selecting, planting and caring for trees.