Peterson Nursery & Garden Center

Welcome to Peterson Nursery and Garden Center, a family-owned business that has been serving the Lakeland area for over 85 years. We are currently in our third generation of family ownership, and we are committed to continuing the legacy of providing quality, value, and exceptional service to our customers. Our nursery is a wealth of information and knowledge, and we strive to educate and inform our customers about the best gardening practices and the best plants for their needs.

Our Services

At Peterson Nursery, we offer a wide range of services to help you with all your gardening and landscape projects. We have a selection of over 1500 Roses available each spring, just in time for Valentine's Day, and one of the largest collections of Butterfly Perennials available year-round. We also stock a variety of tools, equipment, and products for the do-it-yourselfer, including grass plugs and sod, a complete assortment of tools, organic products, plant pharmacy, and pest control treatment.

In addition to our products, we also provide a variety of services to help you with your gardening and landscape projects. We offer FREE lectures through our Lawn Chair Lectures Series, which takes place on the second Saturday of every month from 9:30 to 10:30 am. These lectures are often led by master gardener John R King Jr., a local landscape designer and long-time advocate of the nursery, and cover topics such as seasonal plantings, African Violets, native plants, palms, ferns, grasses, mulch, and more.

Our Commitment to Education

At Peterson Nursery, we are committed to education and helping our customers gain as much knowledge as possible about gardening and landscaping. We are certified through the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) as Horticultural Professionals and are members of the Lake Region Chapter of the FNGLA. Howie has served two terms as president for our FNGLA chapter and I have been treasurer for over 23 years. Howie is also following in his father's footsteps by serving on the subcommittee for the FNGLA Certification Program.

We care deeply about passing on our knowledge to our customers and helping them make informed decisions about what to plant and when and where to plant it. We want to help you create a beautiful garden or landscape that you can enjoy for years to come.

Visit Us Today

We invite you to visit Peterson Nursery and Garden Center today and see what we have to offer. We are open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and we are located at 2184 County Rd 540A Lakeland, Florida 33813. We look forward to meeting each of our customers and helping you make your gardening and landscape projects a success!