Brenckle’s Farms & Greenhouses

This place is a real mixed bag. The greenhouses are spectacular and you couldn’t do better anywhere else. They are built on a hill and it can be hard to get around them if you have any trouble walking, or if you are pushing a cart. Prices are mid range (a little higher if compared to Lowes or Home depot) for the plants but the selection is stupendous. The garden art (?) is a bit high, but it’s that way in all those kind of places.
The thing I’m disappointed in is the farm market part. It used to be a place where you could get very fresh produce, in season, at a reasonable price. Now you need to be very careful because it’s starting to look like they are using the store for leftovers from selling to other stores and restaurants. Most of the produce is past ripe, unless it’s something that has a long shelf life. The tomatoes and melons are too soft, beets are spongy, and the cucumbers and soft squashes have tough skins and the seeds are tough (meaning that they are old and overripe). Maybe they only stock the store for the weekend and the stuff is fresher then, I’m not sure, but I was very disappointed this time when I went midweek.

Flower Fantasia. If your lawn and garden could shop for clothing and accessories Brenckle’s is where they would go.
The selection is amazing. Indoor plants, outdoor plants, shrubs, trees, flowers, flowers, flowers, hanging pots in every size and color combination, annuals, perennials, climbing, trailing, garden statuary, pinwheels, pots, stakes and yes… DIRT.
Parking is adequate, a little tight — but hey! it was the first sunny day in a while. The carts are great — the rubber tire kind that can crawl over hoses without incident. The help is helpful. Prices are on the upper side of medium. Selection is A+++. Basically, exactly what your lawn and garden hope you find!