Ken Matthews Garden Center

Ken Matthews Garden Center provides real solutions for real problems from real experts. Whether you want to create an outdoor living space, completely change the look of your landscape or add a butterfly garden, our designers can help! Ken Matthews Garden Center is a full service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving the Tidewater region of Virginia since the 1970's. Our goal is to provide our customers with the best quality, selection and service possible. With our talented team of Virginia Certified Horticulturists and Plant Specialists, we can answer your gardening questions and give you great advice to help your garden grow!

Our goal is to provide our customers with the best quality, selection and service possible. With our talented team of Virginia Certified Horticulturists and Plant Specialists, we can answer your gardening questions and give you great advice to help your garden grow! If you live in the Tidewater region and have a gardening question, please feel free to contact us. We have more than 40 years of experience in helping customers in our area with all types of lawn and garden questions. However, if you live outside the Tidewater region and you have a lawn or gardening question, we recommend that you contact your local garden center or cooperative extension office for advice that is specific to your particular area.

Houseplants are a wonderful way to add warmth and color to your home or office. The greenhouse at Ken Matthews Garden Center has a unique display of houseplants so you can adorn tabletop or add drama to larger spaces. Our helpful staff is available to help you select the right plant for your needs and comfort. Listed below are some of the more popular varieties of houseplants that we typically stock during the season. We carry plants that can grow in all light levels, from bright light to very low light.

At Ken Matthews Garden Center, plants are what we do. We carry over 500 varieties of shrubs and trees - and over 1000 varieties of annuals and perennials. In addition, we stock hundreds of houseplants, bulbs, water plants, vines, and vegetables and herbs. Not only will you find a unique selection of plants at Ken Matthews Garden Center but you will also find quality products. Deliveries are made consistently at the nursery so ensure the plants are the best you will find anywhere.

Whether you're interested in a new patio, driveway, walkway, steps or retaining wall, you will be amazed at selection of stone and pavers we have available to enhance your outdoor living space. Here are some examples of the types of projects we can design and install using various stone products.

Adding a water feature to your garden creates drama but also adds a calming effect. Ken Matthews Garden Center carries a full line of water garden products and an excellent selection of aquatic plants, whether you have a koi pond, a waterfall and reflecting pool or a quaint container water garden. From pumps and filters, pond chemicals and pond plants, we have everything you need to build and maintain a beautiful and healthy water garden. Our water garden experts can answer all your questions, too!

Ken Matthews started the business in the early 1970's providing landscaping and grounds maintenance services to customers in Hampton and Newport News. The present Garden Center opened in Spring 1984. We strive to provide the best plant selection and information of any garden center on the Peninsula. Wander through the nursery. Talk to our staff. You'll see. Also, enjoy our garden related gift shop which greets you as you enter the front door.

Each time you use your Great Gardener Perks card, you're on your way to earning a Ken Matthews Garden Center Gift Certificate to spend on most anything in our garden center. Your Great Gardener Perks card automatically tracks each purchase you make at Ken Matthews Garden Center.

Whether you want to create an outdoor living space, complete change the look of your landscape or add a butterfly garden, our designers can help! Our designer, Heather Klose, uses her extensive experience to create unique designs that are creative and reflect your needs. Schedule a Consultation with Heather today to start that landscaping project you've been dreaming of.

When you visit our garden center you will truly understand why we are different than your typical garden center. Inside our Garden Gift Shop and in our Nursery, we've got everything you need and more to create a fabulous outdoor living space!