The Maher Garden Center

07/24/2026

TODAY 7/24 until 1:30pm. Carrots, dahlias, sunflowers, basil, calendula available for your garden for a donation. 🌻🌸🌿🥕 Potted herb selections available for suggested donation.

06/25/2026

Come on down today 6/25 until 1pm!! Tomatoes, radish, carrots, eggplant, lettuces, calendula, basil and more is available to bring home to your garden with a donation to the James L. Maher Center

06/23/2026

Worth sharing!

🦋 Bees and other pollinating insects help plants and gardens grow and are essential to a healthy ecosystem. Providing proper habitats for bees and insects year-round is essential. See below for a fe ways you can improve your lawns and gardens to benefit local insect communities, including native bees! 🪲

1️⃣ Plant Native Plants! 🌱
Native plants have naturally evolved in a particular region, and often they have a symbiotic relationship with local insects, including native bees. Adding native plants to your garden will help the bees and insects thrive. [Plant] a variety of flowers in your garden to maintain continuous blooms throughout the season (April-October). See University of Rhode Island Bee Lab "Flowers for Bees" handout or online pdf.

2️⃣ Rethink Your Lawn 🌿
The standard lawn may be visually appealing, but it offers little to no value to wildlife.Consider replacing some of your grass with native plants, shrubs, or trees, or adding clover, self-heal, or thyme to your lawn. Not only will these flowers feed the bees, they also require less mowing.

3️⃣ Reduce Pesticide Use ☠
As a gardener or homeowner, you can support pollinators by limiting the use of pesticides around your home and garden. Insecticides are specifically designed to kill insect pests but can negatively impact beneficial insects, such as bees, too. When purchasing plants from local nurseries, try to only purchase "bee-safe" plants that have not been treated by potentially harmful pesticides.

4️⃣ Leave the Leaves 🍂
Many insects, including various bees, butterflies, and moths, depend on you not tidying up your garden in the fall. By leaving hollow stems, leaf litter, and brush piles, you are helping to protect insects as they overwinter. Delaying garden cleanups until spring is one of the most important decisions a gardener can make when it comes to protecting pollinators. Wait until temperatures remain >50° F (at night) for one week.

06/13/2026

Portulaca - common purslane - there is nothing common about this beautiful plant! A drought tolerant succulent, portulaca knows how to beat the heat! What color would you choose for your gardenscape?

06/12/2026

We have rhubarb plants!! A great perennial to complement your garden. Come on by and see all the edible plants we have at the Maher Garden Center.

06/12/2026

All the colors of the rainbow! What pop of color will make your space happy? Come in and shop all of the varieties; we are open from 10a - 5pm everyday.

06/05/2026

Happy Friday! We invite you to grab an iced drink and come take a moment for yourself in our lovely founders garden. A calm spot on Aquidneck Ave to relax and take a moment in our lovely garden center.

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

Begonias, petunias, ferns oh my! Which hanging planters to choose for your gardenscape? Come on in and see a variety of hues and textures to dress up your porch or patio.

06/03/2026

910 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown is our little hidden gem! When you shop at The Maher Garden Center, your purchase directly enhances the lives of the participants of the James L. Maher Center. We would love to meet you!