Winter

March Frost

Now open 7 days a week!

Sara Bates

Mar 132 min read

Springing Forward

NOW OPEN Monday - Saturday 9 am - 4 pm; Sunday Noon - 4 pm! We are in the middle of a stretch of fantastic weather . The kind that gets you giddy, where inspiration flows with no resistance. Everything seems possible on a sunny day. Gratefully, despite years in the business, we are not immune to this phenomenon. The trucks continue to roll in, and with each of them more possibilities. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, but remember you already have two very important pieces of inf

Sara Bates

Mar 52 min read

Little Winters

Open Sundays March 8! If you’ve lived in Tennessee for any number of years, you have likely heard about and experienced our "little winters." These are the cold spells that are so reliable that our state’s first governor, John Sevier, even wrote about them in his journals. Depending on who you ask, some will say there are four, five, or six. Their names are Locust Winter, Redbud Winter, Dogwood Winter, Blackberry Winter, Whippoorwill Winter, and Cotton Britches Winter. The f

Sara Bates

Feb 262 min read

To Stratify or Not To Stratify

Open Sundays beginning March 8th!

Sara Bates

Feb 202 min read

Sunny Days

How glorious is the sunshine? We have been blessed with several days of sun in this coming week, and there is plenty that we can do to ramp up for Springtime!... Read more

Sara Bates

Feb 122 min read

Snowy Savings

Snow in the forecast means savings for you! If we are closed due to snow, Bates Rewards Members will get 20% off everything* online My week looks a little different than I originally anticipated. A few days ago Caroline & I were gearing up to drive down to Ft. Lauderdale for the Tropical Plant International Expo . We were beyond thrilled for the opportunity, but after much consideration decided it would be better to wait until next year with our incoming inclement winter wea

Sara Bates

Jan 232 min read