These miniature trees are very popular around the holidays as they offer a permanent, less messy, and typically smaller alternative to traditional Christmas trees. Don’t let the name fool you, however, Norfolk Island pines…
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This holiday season we are packed with ornaments, wreaths, garlands, lights, gifts, and decor for all styles and tastes. Stop by and shop our showroom and greenhouses during our extended hours from now until…
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As summer draws to a close, you may find yourself looking over at your past-their-prime annuals and think that the growing season is over. In reality, a whole new growing season is beginning! Fall…
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Fresh Balsam wreaths are a holiday tradition for many of our customers, as well as all of us here at Chester’s. Did you know we make all of our fresh wreaths right here on…
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We have some new and unique flowering plants in our greenhouse! Pocketbook plants have clusters of strikingly beautiful flowers, one to two inches across and each is shaped like a tiny pouch. They are…
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Cyclamen are a beautiful and simple indoor flowering plant that blooms throughout the winter. They’re a great way to bring some springtime color into your home during the colder months. Our greenhouse staff would…
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Orchids are a great way to decorate an office or home, adding color and drama to any room. They’re one of the most exotic plants on earth—yet orchids are amazingly easy to care for.…
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Poinsettia History: The Poinsettia is native to Mexico where there is a legend that dates back to Christmas eve several centuries ago. In the legend, a girl named Pepita had no gift to offer…
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Christmas cactus are a very popular Holiday blooming plant second only to the Poinsettia. This zygo-cactus, native to Central and South America comes in many colors including, white, pink, yellow, orange, red and purple.…
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Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants which have tube-shaped leaves known as pitfall traps—a mechanism that traps prey in a deep cavity filled with digestive fluid. Their sweet smell attracts their prey to the lip…