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Celebrate FALL with The Market at Watkins!

It’s the first Fall weekend and it’s a beautiful one!

Just in time for the season we are stocking up on all of your Autumn essentials!

Colorful Mums, pansies, sneeze weed, rudbeckia plus fragrant favorites like lavender and anise hyssop!

Stop inside the market for restocks on your favorites like Eldon’s Famous Chips, nutritionally tasty meats from Lingerfelt Farms and River Road Cattle Company and delectably unique flavors of Rocky Mountain Soda Company, made with ONLY organic and natural ingredients!

Come see what’s NEW!!

NEW Edgewood Apiaries & Farm honeys, soaps and lip balms!

NEW Cathedral Windows Peacock Plant!

NEW Canine Pumpkin Hard Chews, Duck Sticks and Chicken Crunch cat treats by Sugar Brook Natural Pet!

NEW Pharaoh’s Mask Elephant Ears!

NEW Mum Window Boxes!

NEW Mum 2 Gallons!

NEW Hanging Baskets!

Complete your plant purchases with our homemade TOPSOIL AND COMPOST SALE!

Get your Fall Fix at The Market at Watkins

Hurricane Relief Drop Off at Watkins Nurseries Midlothian Office!

The response for hurricane relief JUST this morning has been astounding!! We are so proud of and grateful for our community!!

Since we have had such an amazingly unexpected turnout, with more on the way, we are BLESSED to have secured another truck and driver! Now we will be able to make TWO deliveries to those with the greatest need!

Please make sure your donations are dropped off at our Midlothian office location by 5pm Friday the 11th for our first relief delivery.

Please have your donations at our Midlothian office by 5pm Friday the 18th for our second relief delivery!

Drop Off Location: 101 Dry Bridge Road Midlothian VA 23114

Items accepted are:

– First aid kits

– Toilet paper / Paper Towels / Paper Plates, Bowls, and Utensils

– Diapers/ wipes/baby food

– Batteries

– Flashlights

– Non Electric Can Opener

-Hand warmer packs

– Wet Wipes

– Trash Bags / Reusable bags

– Hand Sanitizer

– Canned goods and non perishable foods (pretzels, crackers, nuts, granola bars, – food that doesn’t need to be cooked, etc).

– Personal hygiene items men and women

– Bottled water

– Lighters / matches / candles

– New blankets with tag or wrapping

If you are unable to donate, please continue to pray and share posts!

Every contribution, from the quietest prayer and longest supply truck, to the most determined, selfless rescuer, makes a difference! United we WILL stand!

Fall Schedule begins at Watkins Nurseries, Midlothian!

Fall hasn’t officially started yet, but our Fall Schedule has! 

Beginning today, we will be OPEN 7:30AM-5:00PM, MONDAY – FRIDAY!

Fall planting season is steadily approaching, and we are more than ready! Get those Fall Projects GROWING with Watkins Nurseries!!

Fresh Produce Restock!!

We’ve just restocked with fresh produce from Hanover Vegetable Farm and the peaches and apples are absolutely AMAZING! In addition, we’ve got zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, green tomatoes, and adorable baby pumpkins!

But that’s not all—Eldon’s Famous Potato Chips, known for their original sea salt flavor and made in small batches right here in Amelia, has just introduced a new BBQ flavor, and we’ve got it in stock! These chips are the perfect crunch to complement your produce haul.

Come on by and grab your fresh produce and new snacks today!

Edgewood Apiaries Raw Honey is at The Market at Watkins!

We are excitedly proud to now carry natural, raw, handcrafted honey and honey based products by Edgewood Apiaries & Farm !! Focusing on providing the most natural and homemade experience possible, Edgewood’s standard of NO refined or synthetic ingredients ever gives you a chance to really “Journey with the Bees”!

There’s something for everyone, from shampoo bars, beeswax candles, raw honey, beeswax honey lotions, creamed honey, dog shampoo bars, and more!!

Come on by and see what all the buzz is about, experience a Farmers Market like no other!

Archer’s BBQ at The Market at Watkins!

We’re thrilled to announce that Archer’s BBQ food truck will be rolling into our market on August 22nd, September 12th, and October 3rd from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM! Come on down, grab some mouth-watering BBQ, and enjoy our stunning market view while you eat.

And while you’re here, don’t forget to explore our selection of fresh produce, tasty snacks, local honey, and other delightful goodies. Make your visit a delicious and rewarding experience! See you at the market!

Labor Day Hours for Watkins Nurseries in Midlothian

Labor Day is this week which means the Fall season is just around the corner! so we will be

This week, we will be CLOSED FRIDAY AUGUST 31 and CLOSED MONDAY SEPT 2 so that our much appreciated staff can get a break before the busy season starts!

We will REOPEN TUESDAY SEPT 3, 7:30AM-4:00PM!

So be sure to bring green waste for recycling and get your soil, plants, compost, gravel, and trees before the long Holiday weekend starts!

The Market at Watkins Re Opening April 13, 2024!

The Market at Watkins will be REOPENING FOR THE SEASON THIS SATURDAY APRIL 13, 2024!!!

Come out for the Grand Re-Opening of The Market at Watkins on Saturday, April 13, 2024! We will have Slideways Mobile Bistro serving the best sliders in Richmond, VA as well as locally sourced produce, meat and foodstuffs, garden supplies, local, handmade outdoor and home goods, plants, trees, plus food trucks, and other vendors most Saturdays.

This year we are proud to carry VDACS certified antibiotic/hormone free beef, pork, and chicken from Lingerfelt Farms in Dewitt, VA along with VDACS certified, antibiotic/hormone free select beef cuts such as Wagyu from River Road Cattle Company, and of course eggs from our own free range, hormone/antibiotic free chickens! We will also be carrying in-season produce grown locally by Watkins Nurseries (us!) and Hillcrest Farm in Warsaw, VA.

In addition, we are excited to have added new and old favorites to our inventory with conventional and unconventional, allergy-friendly baked goods from Flour To Crust Bakery in Prince George, raw unfiltered honey, Pilot Knob gourmet popcorn, all natural soda drinks from Rocky Mountain Soda Pop, milk and ice cream from Richlands Dairy in Blackstone VA, just to name a few!

Shop the garden center for your home and garden! In stock, we have quality, hand sewn American Flags crafted by Allegiance Flag Supply out of South Carolina, pottery, local herbal and apothecary products, outdoor and home decor, locally crafted plant pots, our homegrown shrubs, trees, perennials, vegetable plants, our famous compost, topsoil and mulch, gardening tools, fertilizer, seed, and so much more!

Hours of Operation: Wednesday through Friday 9:00AM – 6:00PM and Saturdays 8:00AM – 3:00PM.

Jerry Wayne Lawson

The Watkins Nurseries Family regrets to announce the passing of Jerry Wayne Lawson on February 29, 2024. Head Landscape Designer for Watkins Nurseries, Jerry was exceptionally talented, intelligent and an integral, dedicated member of our family.

Jerry worked with Watkins Nurseries for 42 years, designing many residential and commercial landscape projects across the Commonwealth of Virginia. A certified member of the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers, Jerry’s innate ability to connect with nature along with his unparalleled artistic mind allowed him to create class, practicality, and beauty to any project he undertook.

Jerry worked hard but just as much, he lived. He was a true outdoorsman, admiring natures splendor through fishing, hunting, collecting sea glass , road tripping with his wife Cindy, and making memories at the river with friends and family. He kept to a schedule, oftentimes ending his day of hard work with a much deserved stop at Legends Brewery to unwind and bring snacks to those working. A comrade of the highest quality, he was always generous in sharing his delightful sense of humor and his skillful wisdom.

Jerry’s untimely passing has devastated those blessed to know him. His presence on this earth is already extremely missed. His impact on the communities and ecosystems of Virginia will ensure his memory will live on, as if it could ever be forgotten.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay www.allianceforthebay.org or Trout Unlimited https://www.tu.org/ or Virginia Society of Landscape Designers, www.vsld.org in which a link will be provided for Jerry and donations made will go to the VSLD scholarship fund. A celebration of life will be held on April 6, 2024, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at the American Legion Post 354, 4800 Welby Turn, Midlothian, VA 23113.

Please keep the family and friends of Jerry Lawson in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate this difficult time.

“Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of glory in the tree and flower. While we grieve, we too find strength in what remains behind” W. Wordsworth

Winter Hours Begin Jan. 2, 2024!

The New Year brings New Hours! Beginning today January 1, 2024 we will still be opening at 7:30 but we will be CLOSING AT 4:00PM, Monday-Friday.
Here’s to GROWING even more for 2024!