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Cincinnati Sights: Snapshots from 5 Cincinnati-area garden centers
Fall was in the air — and on display — at the five IGCs included in the Garden Center Group Fall Event tour.
Mad for Mixes
Plenty of interesting combinations were spotted on the tour.
![Berns Garden Center & Landscaping tucked some Swiss chard into this planter at the store entrance](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mad-for-Mixes-1-Berns.jpg)
![White Oak Gardens included petunias in a fall combo.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mad-for-Mixes-White-Oak-combo-1.jpg)
![Clear signage at White Oak advertises its grab-and-go fall planters.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mad-for-Mixes-3-White-Oak.jpg)
Spooky Season
![Burger Farm and Garden Center was ready for Halloween with 1) clever vignettes.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1-Burger-Spooky-Season.jpg)
![Floor-to-ceiling displays at Burger Farm and Garden Center.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2-Burger-Spooky-Season.jpg)
![Benken Garden Center & Florist made use of gourds in clever ways.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/3-Benken-Spooky-Season.jpg)
![White Oak Gardens included a Christmas tree (black, of course) in its spooky season display.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4-White-oak-Spooky-Season.jpg)
Kidding Around
![At the Kids’ Potting Bar at Natorp’s Nursery Outlet, kids get one free plant every time they visit — but only if they’re well behaved!](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4-Natorps-signs.png)
Rare and Unique
![Natorp’s Nursery Outlet includes a section of rare and unusual plants](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Natorps-Nursery-Outlet-includes-a-section-of-rare-and-unusual-plants.jpg)
![At Berns Garden Center & Landscaping, a hand-drawn sign points out variegated philodendron 'Jose Buono'.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/At-Berns-Garden-Center-Landscaping-a-hand-drawn-sign-points-out-variegated-philodendron-Jose-Buono..jpg)
![White Oak Gardens houses its rare plants in a glass case , and outdoors, under a camera](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/White-Oak-Gardens-houses-its-rare-plants-in-a-glass-case-and-outdoors-under-a-camera.png)
Off the Wall
We love it when garden centers share their mission statements — as you can see here.
![Benken Garden Center & Florist](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Off-the-Wall-1-Benken.jpg)
![Berns Garden Center & Landscaping](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Off-the-Wall-2-Berns.jpg)
![Natorp’s Nursery Outlet](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Off-the-Wall-3-Natorps.jpg)
![White Oak Gardens](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Off-the-Wall-4-White-Oak.jpeg)
Promoting Pollinators
![White Oak Gardens has a puddling station for butterflies among its plants.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2-white-oak.jpg)
![A handy sign at Natorp’s Nursery Outlet details all the native perennials it sells.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/A-handy-sign-at-Natorps-Nursery-Outlet-details-all-the-native-perennials-it-sells..jpg)
Strike a Pose
Photo ops for kids and adults abound.
![At White Oak Gardens, customers can 1) climb up on a straw seat (left), or pose behind a ghostly cutout.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/At-White-Oak-Gardens-customers-can-1-climb-up-on-a-straw-seat-or-2-pose-behind-a-ghostly-cutout.-.png)
![Numerous photo cutout boards could be found in and around Benken Garden Center & Florist.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/3-Benken.jpg)
Follow the Signs
![igns throughout Benken Garden Center & Florist advertise upcoming events (left), as well as provide a handy QR code for customers to scan.igns throughout Benken Garden Center & Florist advertise upcoming events (left), as well as provide a handy QR code for customers to scan.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Benken-signs.png)
![Signage at Burger Farm and Garden Center encourages planting perennials — and advertises sale items.](https://lgrmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Signage-at-Burger-Farm-and-Garden-Center-encourages-planting-perennials-—-and-advertises-sale-items..jpg)
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