Meet our Staff
These are the hard working folks |
Current Specials
Pansies are on sale. Regular price $2.98. Now just 99¢ |
Feed The Birds
It’s winter and our songbirds and small wildlife are hungry. |
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Join our loyalty club and get 2% off every single purchase and other perks. |
Rick’s Bargain Barn
Lots of good ‘meat and potato plants’ that will work in the landscape. |
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What’s New?
Well we are off and running! It’s full speed ahead now right into spring 2021. Plants are pouring in left and right We are busy unloading trucks full of baby plants and bare root roses; potting perennials, annuals, ground covers and more. We are here Tuesday through Saturday from 9 to 5. Closed Sunday and Monday in March. But we can meet you just about any time because we live close to the nursery. Just call Rick’s cell (618-567-7841) or try the garden center (618-234-4600).
To get you thinking spring, check out these plants that have won national attention. They are simply the best of the best. Selected for their easy care and excellent performance, at least one needs a spot in your garden.
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Oso Easy Italian Ice Electric-orange buds open to soft yellow flowers that melt into pinkish margins. The ‘peace-like’ coloration is set off by dark glossy foliage. 1-2.5 ft. |
Hosta Wheee! According to our hosta expert Bruce Buehrig, Wheee! comes highly recommended. “It has a wonderful leaf pattern, good substance and is a great grower.” 11-18 inches
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Diervilla Kodiak Orange Durable plant that will thrive in sun or shade. Drought tolerant and supports pollinators. Glowing orange foliage is especially colorful in fall. Eco-friendly alternative to burning bush. 3-4 feet |
We are now offering a great selection of highly sought after FoxFarm (Fox Farm) fertilizers. Their specially formulated line of soils promotes massive growth in your plants, flowers, vegetables or whatever else you want to see thrive.
Call or e-mail us if you’re looking for a particular plant or new variety. We strive to carry all the good new stuff, but only if it works in our climate. Here at Effingers we pride ourselves on exceptional customer service and quality plant material at affordable, competitive prices. Call or come in and visit!
We love our local customers and we want to be your one stop shop. We offer everything you can think of from flowers to shrubs, trees, soil or anything else garden based that makes your home more vibrant. We are also here to help you make your ideas come true, you can bring us your sketches and we will supply everything you need to complete your project. Let us help you live in a greener, more beautiful world. Belleville, Breese, Cahokia, Caseyville, Collinsville, Columbia, Edwardsville, Fairview Heights, Floraville, Freeburg, Glen Carbon, Granite City, Highland, Lebanon, Madison, Maryville, Mascoutah, Millstadt, New Athens, New Baden, O’Fallon, Pinckneyville, Pontoon Beach, Red Bud, Shiloh, Sparta, Smithton, Troy, Waterloo.
What Do We Offer?
We offer a wide variety of flowers, ornamental trees and shrubs, herbs, ground covers, clematis, roses, gardening supplies and pretty much anything else you can think of to make your home the most beautiful on the block. We are the premier plants nursery in the area. We carry a large selection of Burpee© vegetables including tomatoes and peppers. Are you looking for the perfect gift for a loved one or friend? Our garden center houses outdoor and indoor house plants & flowers, we now even offer bonsai trees for sale. Effinger Garden Center is an independent local grower. Rick and Trudy Effinger and their staff are involved residents of the Belleville community. We offer excellent customer service, an experienced knowledgeable staff and affordable, fair prices.
Effinger Garden Center should not be confused with other local stores and nurseries. We are a local plant nursery serving the metro east for 40 years. Effinger prides itself on only purchasing from local growers to help give back locally. Not only do our gardening flowers, shrubs, plants, landscaping trees, and house plants come from local growers, we actually grow most of the plants ourselves. Come on it, we’ll help you with all your gardening needs.
What Are People Saying On Angie’s List?
What are other people saying about Effinger Garden Center? With Angie’s List, our customers are freely able to say what they feel about our products and services. We encourage everyone to give us their honest feedback especially if there is any type of issue or questions we are here to help you in every way possible. Please feel free to take a few seconds and read what customers on Angie’s List have to say by clicking on the logo to the right.
618-234-4600
720 South 11th St. Belleville, Illinois 62220