Shopping in West Hempstead

Inmotion Clothing's staff stitches together friendliness and fluency in the wares they purvey to guide customers through an easy shopping experience. Throughout each of the store's two locations, an array of activewear—such as jackets by The North Face and Ugg gloves, hats, and boots—prepares explorers for journeys through the wilderness or stocking an industrial meat freezer. Inmotion also stocks dresses, cardigans, and sneakers ornamented with artistic images, as well as a number of specialty summer-camp items, including neon tees, shorts, and bathing suits.

Dimples' shelves are stocked with singular designs and eclectic gifts for small people and small people's people. Blankets, clothing, and baby socks swaddle children, while bibs, diaper bags, stroller gear, and hair accessories clothe parents in comfort, convenience, and stain-resistance. Protect infant's tender toes with socks (single pair, $6), or provide a lovably cuddly blanket companion: an Angel Dear security blanket ($13). To preserve a parent's white shirt and sanity, give the gift of a Baby Dry burp cloth, sold in super-absorbent pairs and a variety of stylish patterns ($22). Dimples also carries dozens of accessories, such as the Podee hands-free bottle for the business baby on the go ($9.99) and Zoochini hooded towels to keep cozy the thoughts about dinosaurs ever present in a baby's brain ($30).

Garden World's two locations each have a greenhouse and outdoor nursery with a wide variety of thriving plant life, including trees ranging from a four-inch rock-garden evergreen to a 2.5-inch caliper specimen tree. Indoors, a garden shop offers essential items for installing or maintaining a garden. Here you can find hand tools for planting tulips or digging up your first bank account. For holidays, special occasions, or corporate events, Garden World’s staff can assemble seasonal bouquets, office decorations, and other greenery-rich gifts. The shop also carries indoor plants, silk flower arrangements, and other home-décor items.

During more than 70 years in business, South Shore Bicycle & Fitness has equipped countless athletes with the gear they need to enjoy on- and off-road cycling excursions. Rows upon rows of bikes from brands such as Giant, Pinarello, and Trek offer both children and adults a variety of machines designed specifically for urban, road, or mountainous travel. The shop's walls are lined with fitness gear, apparel, and shoes from brands such as Bontrager, Giordana, and Gaerne, saving riders the discomfort of wearing scuba gear during morning bicycle commutes.

Coquette's selection of seasonal fashions is as carefully chosen as a child's bowl of skittles, but less sticky when worn in the summer heat. In addition to stocking women's fashions from popular brands, the boutique carries distinctive pieces from new designers, vintage accessories, and handcrafted jewelry. Pair a floral rosebud tank ($40) with a flower cuff bracelet ($20) to attract pollen-hungry bumblebugs and make honey, or toss on a white, short-sleeve cotton dress ($46) to accentuate your skin’s sun-kissedness after a long day at the beach.

Lush greenery and orderly rows of pink and red mixed annuals create a gardening wonderland at The Shed Inc., a complete garden center and nursery staffed by landscape-design experts. Along with shrubs, trees, and flowers, the center stocks lawn ornaments to help customers populate their ideal yard paradise and re-create favorite Night Court scenes with stone fairies. Shovels, pruners, and hand tools line shelves alongside fertilizers and fungicides, and a stock of topsoil and mulch prepares even the most barren landscapes to nurture new growth. A propane filling station also stands by, equipping grills to sizzle up some burgers or decorate a neighbor's pool toys with black stripes.:m]]