I agree Jenny. I find it sad that another local, specialty shop is on its way out...I loved going there just to walk around. I always felt better afterwards...the energy was good.
They are working on opening up a new Lowe's this side of Destin Commons. They have lots of plants.
Lowe's is fine I guess for bedding plants or flowers for pots and such. But most of their stuff is not native, and/or won't tolerate our growing conditions- I could see the same inventory at any Lowe's in the country. Plus their employees never seem to know much about how to grow their plants in NW coastal Florida.
I learned that the hard way this spring... I thought I'd save some money by buying plants from another national big-box store (not Lowe's). The guy that helped me was really nice, but clearly had no idea what he was talking about. Everything I planted, based on his recommendations, was dead by summer.
Now, I am sure my lack of gardening skills is partially to blame... but I can say that my neighbor, a long time gardener, once I was finished putting everything in the ground, looked at every single plant, laughed at me and said "why would you pick those? None of those will grow well here... good luck!"
Money wasted, lesson learned. I should have gone to Eastern Lake Nursery, and I'm sad I won't have that chance next year.