32 Memorable Midwest Garden Centers

Located in LeRoy, Arnold's Greenhouse sells 4,500 varieties of plants from 21 greenhouses, including one as big as a football field and with a retractable roof. (620) 964-2463; arnoldsgreenhouse.com

Lee Creek Gardens' sales area and display beds lie under 100-year-old trees behind owner Ann Scott's house in Manhattan. (785) 537-8262

Clearfield Farms in Baldwin City brims with rural charm and unusual plants and urban accoutrements such as statuary. (785) 883-2078; clearfieldfarms.com

In an intimate wooded setting of uburban Kansas City's Stilwell, Red Cedar Country Gardens carries unusual shrubs, perennials and annuals, plus garden art and the top 100 hostas. (913) 897-2286; redcedargardens.com