Gethsemane Garden Center started thirty twoyears ago in 1977. With the aid of his father, sister & brother-in-law, Sally and Jerry Costello and neighborhood friend, Bob Levy, Regas opened Gethsemane Garden Center. Carrying on the family tradition to the 3rd generation, Sarah Chefas and her brother Reggie worked for their dad throughout their school years, every summer and across the busy Christmas seasons until they graduated from college and moved on to their own careers.
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Access to our free parking lot is from the north bound lane of Clark St. Patrons driving south on Clark can drive past the Garden Center (staying on Clark St.); turn right at Edgewater Ave.; make quick right onto Ashland Ave. Turn right onto Victoria Street (two blocks past Clark Street, Victoria is one-way heading west). Turn right at Clark Street and immediately turn right again to enter Gethsemane's Free Parking Lot.
Must be dependable, able to lift more than 50lbs, enjoy working outside and have excellent customer service & communication skills. Have a general question or comment you would like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Please include your name and phone number so we can answer your inquiry. Spring through Fall, the Annuals Department is found in the Main Yard spilling onto racks lined along both Clark Street and Victoria Avenue.
Knife Sharpener Dave is back! Sharpening garden tools makes them easier to use, work more effectively and last longer. Keeping tools clean can also prevent rust and disease build up. Pruners with sharp blades will glide more easily through a branch, requiring less force. Cutting or pruning with dull blades often results in damaged branches that have been ripped or torn apart, making them more susceptible to disease. Shake the dust off your gardening tools and join us tomorrow! No appointment needed for this service.
Our drivers will wear masks when making your delivery, and customers must be masked at the delivery location. If we are setting up the tree in your stand, only one person, masked, should be in the room where the tree will be setup. Please keep pets and children from the delivery area as well. Firewood deliveries will take place during the holiday season.
Want to plant a garden, a small container for your entry, or a grand display for your outdoor space and don't know where to start? Let Gethsemane's knowledgeable Annuals Team and talented designers make it simple and easy. Gethsemane Garden Center has an OUTSTANDING selection of impressive, high quality, seasonal annuals and amazing colorful displays that will inspire fresh ideas.
Reviews (10)
Karolina Ola Gorz
May 18, 2022
Stacy
May 15, 2022
Extremely high plant prices. Plants are mediocre to high quality and they have A LOT of them! They're more of a Beverly Hills out for profit pricey yuppie plant playground than a down to earth and prices are fair neighborhood plant shop. I've been a dedicated and regular customer for 6 years now and I simply asked if they could please reduce the price a bit on a $150 Hicks yew and I unfortunately was denied.
I was shocked. The tree and shrub head honcho said it was the beginning of the season and that's a perfectly fine plants. Why would he discount it? Well maybe to just do a nice thing for a regular customer. I guess profit over philanthropy. That place makes a killing too. They make more than enough money where I'm sure they could afford a few dollars off that over priced yew. I guess if you can afford to spend high end price for your garden Gethsemane does have very nice merchandise and product.
I was shocked. The tree and shrub head honcho said it was the beginning of the season and that's a perfectly fine plants. Why would he discount it? Well maybe to just do a nice thing for a regular customer. I guess profit over philanthropy. That place makes a killing too. They make more than enough money where I'm sure they could afford a few dollars off that over priced yew. I guess if you can afford to spend high end price for your garden Gethsemane does have very nice merchandise and product.
Clay K.
May 14, 2022
I loved how sprawling this place is. Just when I thought I had seen all of the sections of the store, there was another one around the corner. Pricing for plants tended to be on the more expensive side but that didn't bother me as much since it is a local business. Most of the employees we interacted with were very nice, but several of them were surprisingly rude.
They definitely prefer to help out people who are replacing their entire gardens with $500+ orders, as opposed to people buying smaller amounts of plants. We had one employee who would sort of stop by to check in, but then leave in the middle of answering our question to help someone out with more plants in their cart. It was kind of funny the first time, but by the 3rd time it was clear she didn't really want to help us out.
All in all, it was a fun place to check out for the first time. I do not think I would come out of my way again to shop here again, though, given my negative impressions of their customer service. We ended up buying about 30 plants that all seemed healthy, so we will see how they last this spring.
They definitely prefer to help out people who are replacing their entire gardens with $500+ orders, as opposed to people buying smaller amounts of plants. We had one employee who would sort of stop by to check in, but then leave in the middle of answering our question to help someone out with more plants in their cart. It was kind of funny the first time, but by the 3rd time it was clear she didn't really want to help us out.
All in all, it was a fun place to check out for the first time. I do not think I would come out of my way again to shop here again, though, given my negative impressions of their customer service. We ended up buying about 30 plants that all seemed healthy, so we will see how they last this spring.
Lexy Weixel
May 12, 2022
I came here on what must have been one of their busiest days (80 on a Spring Saturday so everyone wanted plants) and I felt so taken care of. I had never been here before so I started at the outdoor pots area, and the first employee I asked for help gave me a thorough and kind rundown of where everything is. Made my way to the greenhouse for some indoor plants, and right as I was getting overwhelmed, another employee came up and asked if I needed help.
She took me to everything I needed, and then when I went to checkout, all the employees at the counter were so kind and helpful. They brought me a cart and helped me load it and carried on some fun conversation. And the prices can't be beat, I was shocked by how low my total was. Overall, totally recommend I'll never go anywhere else for plants
She took me to everything I needed, and then when I went to checkout, all the employees at the counter were so kind and helpful. They brought me a cart and helped me load it and carried on some fun conversation. And the prices can't be beat, I was shocked by how low my total was. Overall, totally recommend I'll never go anywhere else for plants
David Lynch
May 09, 2022
Steven Coy
May 08, 2022
Amazing customer service and staff. I called and Fran helped me on the phone confirm they had the tree I was looking for in stock and all the pricing. Went to the the store today to purchase the tree and two guys helped me fit it in my car and tell me everything I needed to know. We then walked around where the tropical plants are and bought a tri-stemed and colored hibiscus tree.
Staff were great there too. Even looked plant over carefully for aphids and treated the plant. I appreciate when staff know their jobs, are helpful and friendly. A+ service! Couldn't be happier.
Staff were great there too. Even looked plant over carefully for aphids and treated the plant. I appreciate when staff know their jobs, are helpful and friendly. A+ service! Couldn't be happier.
Olivia
Apr 15, 2022
Craig Spiderr
Feb 19, 2022
**Edit 02/28/22: I contacted a very kind manager and they explained that they have a 30 day plant health guarantee. They replaced the value of the plant and made it right. Thank you, and I will definately continue to come here in the future. It was very kind they reached out and made it right. I changed this one star review to 5 due to their kindness and the plant health guarantee.
My original review is below. This place has a great selection and similar prices to other places. Sadly, there are are numerous health issues with the plants. Sadly I bought a Alocasia "Hilo Beauty" and it has spider mites. No other plants in my collection have any problems and I am 100% it came from this location. I bypassed a higher end Phildenderon because it had evidence of spider mites.
I thought the small amount of initial damge on the leaves was due to shipping etc. Also, both plants I bought at this time had fungus gnats present as well. In the photos one can see the mite, mite damage and mite with eggs.
My original review is below. This place has a great selection and similar prices to other places. Sadly, there are are numerous health issues with the plants. Sadly I bought a Alocasia "Hilo Beauty" and it has spider mites. No other plants in my collection have any problems and I am 100% it came from this location. I bypassed a higher end Phildenderon because it had evidence of spider mites.
I thought the small amount of initial damge on the leaves was due to shipping etc. Also, both plants I bought at this time had fungus gnats present as well. In the photos one can see the mite, mite damage and mite with eggs.
Aditya Gupta
Sep 06, 2021
Just got back from this place, I believe this was my fifth visit so I figured it was time to review. Me and my girlfriend (she loves this place and is the one who introduced me to it) bought a bunch of flower plants for my flower pot and I'm so happy with my purchase. The staff here is really helpful. Collin stood with us throughout the entire purchase and helped us pick the perfect plants for our needs and explained everything about each plant too, which was extremely helpful to me as I'm new to planting. We plan to come back to get more plants and definitely recommend this place!
Eric H.
Feb 24, 2021
Epic experience! The staff was so welcoming and helpful, especially for my first time being there. The store is like 2 blocks long so I wasn't sure how it all logistically worked. But several different staff members helped me out and explained the layout. They also walked me around the nursery to help me choose the perfect indoor plants for my space. It was such a fun, easy experience. Can't wait to transplant these beauties, and can't wait to go back for more!
