ORIGIN: Kasha and David Furman founded a nursery dedicated…read moreto Chinese tree peonies on their residential property in 1989. CONCEPT: The nursery and garden, Cricket Hill Garden, was one of the first nurseries in the U.S. to offer "true-to-name" Chinese tree peonies to home gardeners and landscape designers. Names such as "Tree Lotus on Icy Mountain" and "Red Cloud reflected in Snow" evoke the imagination and for me add to the charm of these peonies. EXPERIENCE: One of the most attractive features of Cricket Hill Garden is the ability to observe and gain insight about how to best support peony flourishing in northwest Connecticut. With decades of peony growing experience, the family has established nationally-recognized expertise. A wide range of blooming peonies as well as hard-to-find fruit trees can be picked up at the nursery at Cricket Hill Garden, while others can be ordered for fall shipment. A sense of what is available can be found on the Cricket Hill Garden's website (www.treepeony.com). TIPS: Check out the website's events page as well; the Furmans help educate others about optimal growing conditions. The Furman family welcome visitors to their flower garden Wednesday-Saturday, between 10 and 4. There, a variety of peonies, including tree, intersectional, and herbaceous, can be seen in bloom each spring. Reports of blooms can be found on the garden's Instagram account.

Beautiful during PEONY season, and top customer service all year long…read more Family run with the best product in the world.

Quick update: We stopped by yesterday to check out the veggie plants and found a good, healthy…read moresupply waiting for us in spite of a very busy weekend afternoon. They had lots of tomato plants, peppers, cabbage, cukes and lettuce all reasonably priced. We passed on the budding flowers -- just too soon in the season, we think. But they had a lot of choices, so we'll be back in mid-May. We also like their indoor store; they have some fresh-grown tomatoes that are tasty and sell some very good locally grown canned and bottled products (try their apple sauce - really yummy). Good folks.

This is a great farmer's market where you can find local produce and products. They have delicious…read moreapples and vegetables. Service is fast. It's popular and there were lots of customers there. There's plenty of parking. They have a greenhouse attached to the shop.

Well stocked, well run nursery with an extremely knowledgeable staff! What's not to love?read more

This was a fun surprise ~ we popped in after leaving White Flower Farm, it's less than 10 minutes…read moreaway. This nursery is sooo much bigger than it appears from the store front. They have a large selection of young trees and plants you would expect to find. We purchased a medium monstera, a baby snake plant, and a small jade plant. The owners were both there and very friendly and each had a different knowledge/specialty set. The biggest surprise was finding a rare horsefly eating plant! I may have to go back and get him another time.

I stopped here over the weekend to get a few different flowers for a window box and had a great…read moreexperience!! I was immediately blown away by the variety of different plants and flowers Larson's had to offer. A worker was able to quickly put together flowers for me that she thought would both look good and thrive in a window box based off of the size and amount of sunlight. The window box looks great now and I can't wait to see how it progresses during the summer!! They also have a reward program that I can't wait to take advantage of...for every $10 you spend you obtain $1 in credit that you get to spend at different times throughout the year. I'll definitely be coming back during the summer for all of my planting needs!!!

What a phenomenal plant store!!!! Must see!!!! So much to see...outside trees and plants, indoor…read moreplants, succulents, pots and soooo much more. It's the perfect spot to find a plants for your home or yard...cannot get enough!

I love tower farms, such a wide selection and great prices. Staff is knowledgeable and helpful. And…read moreI know gardeners will know what I mean- sometimes the plants from certain places will look good but then not do well when you bring them home. That's never the case with tower farms.

I happened upon Tower farms accidentaly ...Exceptional selection of some very hard to find…read moreperennials . Of course I bought much more than I planned on because of this ,as all plant addicts do LOL!. I will continue to do business with these people . it takes a lot to impress me in the world of flowers and I was impressed.I am currently still a new york master gardener but as soon as I move into my ct house I will again join the ct master gardeners.I am a retired private gardener who still loves playing in the dirt! Nancy R

"There was a shopping mall Now it's all covered with flowers…read moreNow, it's nothing but flowers" (The Talking Heads) We wanted to plant some flowers around our mailbox, and ended up at Coward Farms to see what we could come up with. It was my first visit, and I was amazed at the thousands of varieties of stunningly colorful annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, and more. Rows and Rows of beautiful flowers everywhere. We ended up buying four flats of pretty pink and purple perennials @ $2.95/flat. The Raspberry Parfait Dianthus will really beautify our mailbox. They also have a store with all sorts of home decor and furnishings. Note that Coward Farms is open during the year in three distinct time periods - Spring from May 1st - July 3rd, Fall from Sept. 1st - Oct. 31st and Christmas -starting the Friday after Thanksgiving.

So glad that I finally found Coward Farms! It's well worth the 30min drive from my home in Canton,…read moreCT. Coward's always has every plant I am looking for - even newer Proven Winner breeds that the nurseries around me here in CT don't carry....AND, at a fraction of the price! The prices are amazing! And thank you to all the helpful staff who are always willing to answer my questions, give me advice, and at one point, even direct me to a competitor's nursery for a late-in-the-season plant they were temporarily out of. Coward's is a class-act business

Always a great experience at Stockyard. The team is friendly, knowledgeable, and genuinely helpful…read moreevery time I stop in. They make the whole process easy, whether l'm picking up materials or just need advice.

Stopped in for some stone and was surprised how much stockyard had- tools, rentals, bulk material,…read moreyou name it. Staff was helpful and got me loaded up quickly. Way easier then dealing with the big box stores.

This lovely farm is located in Goshen. I saw that they offered pick your own flowers in the summer…read moreso I made a visit. I purchased a mason jar and went picking. There were a wide variety of colorful flowers, all so pretty. There is a small parking lot and great farm stand. They had drinks, candy, soaps, meats, produce, and more. I also purchased some soaps and candies. The people working there were friendly. It's definitely worth a visit!

My daughter had flowers sent for my recent birthday from Northern Farm and Flowers because she…read moreknows I'm a huge fan. They did not disappoint! The flowers were gorgeous and my daughter was incredibly impressed with the customer service and communication! We recently moved to the area and I'm thrilled to have found this gem. The shop has a great assortment of their products as well as other local vendors. I love their gluten free options as a celiac it is challenging to find new options. Can't wait to get into their cutting garden to cut fresh flowers!

We were looking for a small water feature and found the perfect one at Hosking. The staff walked…read moreus through setup and how to care for the garden. Super helpful and friendly and a cat to pet while you are waiting!

I don't find shrubs to be worth the price for the size offered,$30.00 for a tiny hydrangea is way…read moretoo Expensive! Helpful staff though ...

The quality of plants at White Flower Farm is a step above any other plant source that I have…read morefound. I highly recommend this company!

I am trying to reach customer service about a,gift I received and the site just spins and spins to…read more"verify I am NOT a bot"! Cannot contact them to say the box was delivered upright, but the plant was sideways with broken leaves and no flowers!! This was a,surprise, special gift, but no way to reach customer service! Only a,toll free number which doesn't work for me as hard of hearing! SO.... customer service, please email me at tewastar@aol.com! Thank you! Marilynn in NM