One-stop flower fun for Mom awaits with weekend event

This piece is sponsored by Landscape Garden Centers.

It’s the perfect time to go shopping for your landscaping needs – and show Mom some love too.

Landscape Garden Centers will be hosting a weekend of activities Saturday and Sunday, offering flowers and fun for the whole family.

“Mother’s Day is always a big weekend for us because it’s a great time to get outside and start getting plants in the ground,” said Clare Klein, events specialist. “A lot of people start planting annuals Mother’s Day weekend, and our greenhouse is full, so it’s a great time to stop by and enjoy all the extra activities we’ll be offering that weekend.”

Here’s a look at what to expect.

Make-and-take

All week and through Mother’s Day weekend, Landscape Garden Centers is offering a pre-filled $19.99 container with flowers that your little ones can personalize for Mother’s Day.

“It’s a container ready for display, and we’ll have paint and supplies ready for handprints,” Klein said. “Just pick out a pot, and we’ll help you decorate it.” 

Plenty of gift ideas

Choose the perfect gift for Mom or Grandma with an assortment of prepackaged gift baskets priced at $50, $75 or $100. Each includes a plant or annual, a pair of gloves, seeds, a trowel and assorted gift items. Every basket also includes a gift card to Landscape Garden Centers valued at $20 through $40 depending on the basket price point.

“Plus, in our retail section, we have a great selection of ceramic pots in a range of sizes from offices all the way up to one on a stand for your living room,” Klein said. “We have blankets, home decor, things for fireplaces, so there’s a lot that would be great for a Mother’s Day gift.”

And, of course, the garden center is filled with great new inventory.

“Our trees are blooming, and we have a lot of nursery shipments in, so we have a lot of options,” Klein said. “Things are really getting green, so you’ll find what you need for outdoors this coming week too.”

Frozen treats

The forecast looks like frozen-treat weather, and you’ll find them at Landscape Garden Centers for Mother’s Day weekend. The Vanilla Gorilla Frozen Treats cart will be there from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Capture the moment

Visit Landscape Garden Centers on Mother’s Day and the team will be taking Polaroid pictures all day. Just wait for it to develop, and take home your snapshot of the day.

Gift an experience

A Landscape Garden Centers gift card can offer Mom countless options to shop for her own favorite plants, flowers or even a tree – but you also can give the gift of a fun experience. Sign up for two fun upcoming workshops that will give Mom something to look forward to after her special day.

• Pizza Garden Workshop

Held May 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., this fun and interactive workshop will help you learn the basics of planting while creating your very own container garden filled with pizza-perfect ingredients like basil, oregano, tomatoes and peppers.

Registration is $50 and includes all materials to grow your garden, two slices of Charlie’s Pizza and a beverage of your choice. Space is limited! Register here.

• Herb Garden Workshop

On May 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., create your own custom herb garden with a 16-inch fiber pot, potting soil and your choice of four fresh herbs to take home and enjoy. Registration is $50, and while you build your garden, you’ll enjoy a delicious charcuterie spread and your choice of beverage — because good food and good plants just go together. Space is limited! Register here.