b"COVINGTONS Covingtonsisoneofthelargestretail/wholesalenurseriesin Texas, with 18 acres of trees and premium plant material to choose from. Gayle and Joe Covington have been in business since 1973. Their dedication to customer services allows bigger to be better. A big help this spring is the Gardening Guide on their easy-to-use website. Go to the edible gardening section for a great step-by-stepinstructionalguidetogrowingthebestvegetablesand fruits in your neighborhood. covingtonnursery.com/gardening-categories/edible-gardening-guideIf you plan to visit Covington soon, bring your best walking shoes. Eighteen acres is about the size of the White House grounds. ButIf you are a vegetable garden nut like me, this picture of no worries, they have guided tours on golf carts. If you are lucky,Covingtons vegetable transplants gigantic area just makes you your driver might be Joe Covington. want to cross your arms, take a deep breath and smile.covingtonnursery.com SHADES OF GREEN I love places that make you smile. Once you stop into Shades of Green you will know why.Located on seven acres on the east side of Frisco, according to their website, Shades of Green is a full-service, family-owned, and operated garden center with rustic charm and a unique vibe. The nursery is nestled under 200-year-old cottonwood trees along a spring-fed creek. Wow, 200-year-old trees!ShadesofGreen,establishedin1977,specializesinnative perennials but has a great vegetable garden section as well. According to the staff at Shades of Green, the nursery is You might want to reserve the morning of March 14 for Shades oftransformed into a vegetable gardeners' happy place.Greens free garden clinic: Planting a Summer Vegetable Garden. shadesofgreeninc.comNICHOLSON-HARDIES HowaboutshoppingataplacethathasbeenservingDallas gardeners since 1899? Welcome to Nicholson-Hardies. They have an indoor store at 5725 W. Lovers Lane and an outdoor store at 5060 W. Lovers Lane. Both have an ample supply of plants during the growing season, but the indoor store sells bulk vegetable seed in the same wooden bin from their store of 100 years ago.nicholson-hardie.comMaddie Jurek of Nicholson-Hardies fills a package of bean seed for a customer from the companys 100-year-old wooden bulk seed bin at their indoor store on Lovers Lane. REDENTAS OneoftheverycoolthingsaboutRedentaswasthatitwas founded in 1992 by Ruth Kinler and named after her aunt who was a nun in Siena, Italy. Kinler wanted to share the European inuences that formed her love of gardening.We are staffed with fellow gardenerspeople whoare passionate about plants and gardening andare equally passionate about sharing that knowledge with others.Redentas is committed to a natural and sustainable approach to gardening and is 100% organic, offering soil amendments and organic solutions to common garden problems. The staff is also made up of garden groupies who love to share their knowledge.redentas.com Sometimes less is more!Redentas has a small footprint in East Dallas off Skillman but already was ready for spring planting in Mid-February.Ask for Samantha Gilliland . she is the best.GoodLifeFamilyMag.comMARCH 202035"