The new Bremec Garden?Center location in Concord Township is giving manager Michael King some room to flex his creative muscles.Although it is currently open for…
The new Bremec Garden?Center location in Concord Township is giving manager Michael King some room to flex his creative muscles.
Although it is currently open for business, Bremec of Concord — located at the intersection of Girdled and Ravenna roads — is still coming to fruition, King said.
“We’re going to be under construction here for awhile, but have a temporary sales building set up,” he said, adding they have plants, bagged goods, chemicals, pottery and other products trickling in more every day.
“We’re kind of looking at it as a giant soft opening. The grand opening will come later,” he said.
King said in general, the new location — which was formerly Concord Nursery — is like a smaller version of the Chester Township store as far as product offerings go.
These include an inspiring variety of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, garden dcor, bulk and bagged goods and pottery. Landscaping, delivery, planting and consultation services will also be available.
“We’ll have the same kind of products, but the look and feel will be very different,”?King said. “We are going for rustic country look here. Everything will be very organized here, but it’s gonna have that rustic feel … wood paneling, white washed and distressed shelves.”
Since Bremec of Concord — which sits on roughly 2 acres of land — is being created in phases, there is no current floor plan in place, which gives King some leg room to create his own vision.
“It’s nice because I?managed two places before this, Champion Garden (Center in Perry Township) and (Licursi’s Home & Garden Center) in Kirtland for a year,” King said. “What I?like about doing this one is that we’re starting from scratch. There’s no floor plan laid out, we can talk creatively and come up with ideas about how we want to do it. It’s nice to be able to create visions that have been in my head for years and do them here.
“Here, without a floor plan, you can display how you want to. It’s nice that we can make things functional and put things together to make them the way we want to … to make a different atmosphere for a garden center.”
King has a lot of ideas brewing about other complimentary products he hopes to offer in the future, including sprinkling in some antique pieces throughout the store.
The Concord store will also have one full room dedicated to just birds, King said, adding it will include bird feed, cages, feeders, bird houses, bird-related knick knacks like statues and figurines or paintings.
He also wants everything he offers to be local, such as custom-made jewelry and handbags.
“I just want stuff that sets us apart from other garden centers … so that people don’t just come here for a shrub, but for other things as well,”?he said.
King also gave a few tips for spring gardening:
“With the spring thaw, your garden beds are soft. Wait for the ground to firm up before working in the beds so you don’t disturb vital microorganisms and new roots,” he said. “Frigid temperatures may have left your trees and shrubs, such as Atlas Cedar and Hydrangea macrophylla, looking damaged. Rather than removing or heavily pruning these plants, wait until May or even June to see if green returns. Old wood on your hydrangea can leaf out as late as Memorial Day.”
He also suggests people mark the location of their spring bulbs as they emerge.
“When fall arrives, you will know where to add bulbs for a brighter 2016,” he said.
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