Cottage Utility

Centro Garden Utility Canvas Blankets © 2012 . All rights reserved.

Centro is always on the lookout for goods to source from as local as possible. Plants are easy – we forage throughout Niagara and can the best of the world there but style goods are much more difficult. That’s why … Continue reading

We LIVE Succulents

Centro Garden Succulent Flats © 2012 . All rights reserved.

Like heirloom veggies, grandma’s tea sets or free range chickens in your yard, succulents are experiencing a renaissance. Stylish, forever accommodating to arrangements and easy to care for, today’s garden enthusiasts and stylists just love these varieties of plant. We … Continue reading

Mother’s Day Tea

Centro Garden Green Tea © 2012 . All rights reserved.

The Centro design crew have been busy preparing the store for Mother’s day with loads of great gift ideas. While we were at it, we had a little fun creating these whimsical tea piccolos using violets and succulents among other … Continue reading

More Lia Fagan!

Centro Garden Lia Fagan Lola crop © 2012 . All rights reserved.

We’re excited to have had Lia Fagan deliver some of her new work for Centro Garden. Lia is a Burlington based interior designer and highly respected style writer who manages her own style blog and contributes to Style at Home. … Continue reading

Spring Workshops

Centro Garden Terrarium Course © 2012 . All rights reserved.

For all our hands-on friends looking to Centrofy their world, we have a series of workshops to keep you busy ’til summer. Call or send a note to sign-up, we look forward to seeing you! May 10 – Succulent centrepieces … Continue reading

Press – Canadian Florist Magazine

Centro Garden Plantings © 2012 . All rights reserved.

  Michelle Brisebois, writer for Canadian Florist magazine recently paid a visit and interviewed the team on what makes Centro Garden different than other garden centers or conventional flower shops — essentially how Centro is carving out a new space … Continue reading

Take a Seat – Outside!

Centro Garden Patio Set Tan © 2012 . All rights reserved.

The beautiful weather this weekend wasn’t lost on the many who visited us and soaked up some shine in the Centro Courtyard. Folks were excited to see, and test, our array of furniture and seating options. Many of our customers … Continue reading

Easter Inspired

Centro Garden Spring Bulb & Moss © 2012 . All rights reserved.

Garden people love Easter. What’s not to love, but really, we eagerly await spring weather not just to drag all our stuff outside and expand the square feet of our lives but to feel the renewal and reawakening of life. … Continue reading

New In-Store

Centro Garden Cool Wood Stool © 2012 . All rights reserved.

For us, spring always brings on the itch to clean up those corners in our lives that were easy to ignore when surviving the cold was the most you could muster during those short dark days. Now that the sun … Continue reading

Outdoor Courtyard Open!

Centro Garden 6in Pansies © 2012 . All rights reserved.

Hot today, cold tomorrow, hot the next — This is a spring 6 weeks early! Who cares, we’re excited to be having a beer outside and so we’re stocking the Centro Courtyard with furniture, style and loads of spring hardy … Continue reading

Rabid for Rustic

Centro Garden Burlap Bunny © 2012 . All rights reserved.

If you’re like us and completely enthralled by great design using natural materials and simple finishes, then you have to come by with your fair trade mocha in an unbleached cup, make that 2 mochas, and check out what we’ve … Continue reading

Spring Colour!

Centro Garden Turquoise Teas © 2012 . All rights reserved.

One of the exciting things about emerging from a good Canadian winter’s slumber den is putting on the spring colour! And wow have we ever. So much colour is trending in design right now which we find very exciting. What’s … Continue reading