Seasons Nursery, Gaithersburg

Over 35 years ago, Michael Johnson entered the gardening trade at his grandfather's business⎯Johnson's Flower and Garden Center⎯and set out to continue the family legacy by opening a nursery of his own in 1992. Today, avid plant tenders and hobbyists alike flock to Seasons Nursery to pick up native perennials and rare specimen trees. For those without a shopping list, the store's expansive inventory of tree saplings, perennials, hanging flowers, and shrubs can inspire ideas for outdoor landscaping designs or indoor sunroom gardens.

Spreads of summer flowers, winter firewood, and autumn pumpkins keep trend-conscious green-thumbs on season, and handy deliverers can cart pallets of plants to homes and vacant lots year-round.