Gardening supplies dealers sell to businesses and hobbyists around the country. Some sell to gardening clubs at a discount, others only to businesses with appropriate reseller's licenses. Many gardening supplies dealers are independent gardening centers and use word of mouth to advertise. If you are looking for the gardening supplies dealers in your areas, scout all your options to make an informed decision.

The Phone Book

To locate the local gardening centers in your areas, all one has to do is get a copy of the phone book. The yellow pages will typically have a gardener's section that is useful to see who is in your area.

The Internet

The Internet has become one of the most valuable information resources ever. By typing into a search engine the type of gardening supplies dealer you are looking for and your city name, it can spot a dealer online in seconds. The nice feature about the Internet is that once you have a postal address, you can use Mapquest to find out just exactly how far away the gardening center is from you.

Gardening Clubs And Programs

Whether you've joined a master gardener program or just a local gardening club, these are the best places to get information on not just the location, but the quality and price of different dealers in the area. Gardeners love to share their expertise and that includes knowing where to go to get that exotic plant specimen you've been dying to have.

Garden Shows

Garden shows attract gardening supplies dealers from all over the country, so they won't just be local dealers. However, a garden show is good to attend to see the variety of dealers and their offerings all in one spot. While there, don't forget to pick the brains of the salespeople and pick up some literature. This can be used to compare a local supplier with one that is not. You may end up finding the better deal is not a local supplier!

Television Garden Shows

Did you see a garden show that inspired you to try something new? Many of these shows will give the credits for suppliers they used either at the end of a segment or on their website. Next time you're watching a show you like and want to know where the gardening supplies dealers are they used, take note with a pen and pencil. The show will give out this information either at the end of a segment, at the end of the show, or direct the viewer to their website in a specific area.