Preparing your garden for winter is the best way to keep Santa's elves from setting up a shantytown in the vegetable patch. Stave off unsettling seasonal invasions with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of plants, Christmas trees, gifts, and more at Country Garden Store in Chilliwack.

Whether thoughts of the upcoming winter have you planning greenery for the holidays or for next spring, Country Garden Store has all the necessary supplies for bolstering the home with natural accents. As the six-foot Fraser fir Christmas trees ($69.99) bat eyelashes at rosy poinsettias ($14.99+), pick out a colourful indoor mixed garden ($24.99) or a stunning orchid plant (around $36.99) to finally set the stage for your indoor winter-appreciation society gatherings. When frost gives way to thaw, be prepared with a selection of gardening tools, outdoor planters, potted bulbs, fertilizer, and gifts for green-thumbed friends and hitchhiker-thumbed friends alike. In addition to Country Garden Store, today's Groupon comes with discounts to two other onsite businesses—take 50% off loose-leaf tea at Aromatica Fine Teas & Soaps and homemade treats at Callicarpa Café.

Reviews

While there aren't many online reviews for Country Garden Store, the Earth Traveler mentions it favourably, and TripAdvisors give the related Minter Gardens an average of 4.5 owl eyes:

• This store also belongs to and is managed by the Minter family. With an impressive 18 acre area, one is sure to find what one is looking for. The site has its own visitor attractions including a seasonal garden train, miniature village and suspension bridge. – Earth Traveler
• We were pleasantly surprised this week with a visit to Minter Gardens. We were not expecting it to be as lovely and vast as it was. Very beautiful, innovative, and well kept, and a lovely surprise for all those that love flowers. – SweetShepherd, TripAdvisor