Gardener in Punta Gorda

Unfurling across almost two verdant acres, Bayshore Garden Center populates outdoor areas with thousands of plants ready to boost botanical credentials. A staff of professional green-thumbs solves shoppers’ horticultural quandaries, from sharing facts on seasonal flowering annuals ($1.29 each) and juice-laden peach trees ($29.99+) to fielding questions on whether or not pine cones can experience love. Hang a 10-inch premium basket ($11.99) to enthrall area bird populations, or wow garden-peeping passersby with the coquettish pink flowers of a hibiscus ($9.99). Bayshore Garden Center also stocks a wide selection of bushes and shrubs, with entrants such as the heat-friendly butterfly bush ($11.97) ready to thrive in a front lawn’s center stage or grow a labyrinth around backyard minotaurs. In addition to aboveground aesthetics, Bayshore Garden Center carries fertilizer and other nutrient-packed soil amendments to keep gardens green and vibrant.

At Grace and Shelly's Cupcakes, the Butterfinger isn't a candy bar—it's a cupcake. A vanilla one, to be precise, filled with peanut butter, frosted in cream-cheese frosting, and topped with chunks of its namesake candy. Creative cupcakes like these have earned the bakery myriad press mentions, including a spot on TLC's Cake Boss. The culinary team whips up new cupcakes daily, too, crafting fresh-baked treats in flavors ranging from banana to red velvet.

Expert orchid enthusiasts at Sundance Orchids & Bromeliads bolster bromeliad blooms and more than 1,500 varieties of orchids within seven modern greenhouses spanning 5 acres of landscaped grounds. Gardeners can populate their planters and yards with bromeliad inhabitants ($5+) or hang tillandsia air plants ($4–$25) high out of the reach of conflicted lovers' bloom-plucking fingers. Fertilizers tend to flower patches ($7.95), and trimming shears ($14.95) will snip any rebellious plants attempting a home takeover.

From landscaping to fertilization to pest control, the team at Florida Evergreen Landscape and Lawn Care caters to your yard's every need. Certified arborists are on hand to help with landscape and lawn design, and maintenance technicians keep shrubs and flower beds in line with trimming and edging services. The team also installs and maintains irrigation systems to keep yards looking as green as a seasick stowaway.

We are a family owned gardencenter in business for 25 years! We offer locally grown plants and a large variety of gift shop items, pottery, and garden supplies. Come visit us today on our beautiful 5 acres in Sarasota! We offer delivery and give (for free) advice on all of your gardening needs! Hope to see you soon!

Ask visitors to point out the prettiest one out of the hundreds of orchids at Eastfork Orchids and you'll get a different answer every time. Some will point to the bright baby vandas dangling from the arches; others will nod toward the rows of cheerful cattleya. The warm, 7,000-square-foot greenhouse abounds with exotic orchids and tropical plants, causing a reporter from Coastal Life to quip that there’s "too many to count."

Seasoned gardener Kimberly Romer and her husband, B.J., care for the rare and fragile flowers, enlisting help from their knowledgeable staff. The team of horticulturalists provides clients with expert advice, instructional classes, and supplies such as pots and fertilizers. They even offer boarding services, dutifully watering and playing fetch with plants while their owners are away.