Would you say you have a green thumb? Or are you someone who appreciates plants but has two left feet, so to speak, when trying to grow them?
SJ-R readers voted on their favorite garden center or nurseries in the Springfield area.
Here are the top three places, as voted on in the 2024 Community Choice Awards.
As a note, Florist Shop is a separate category.
Winner: Green View
Location: 3000 W. Jefferson St., Springfield
Phone: 217-787-4700
More: greenview.com
Finalist: New City Greenhouse
Location: 5567 New City Road, Pawnee
Phone: 217-801-5127
More: shopatnewcitygreenhouse.com
Finalist: Seaney Farms
Location: 10544 Illinois 97, Tallula; 100 Illini Blvd., Sherman
Phone: 217-652-2175; 217-361-8387
More: seaneyfarms.com
About the Community Choice Awards
The Springfield Community’s Choice Awards celebrates the best businesses and organizations in the Springfield area each year.
The State Journal-Register readers vote at sj-r.com in more than 140 categories for their favorites from bakeries and barbecue joints to banks and barbershops.
Nominations for the 2025 Community Choice Awards began June 2 and ended June 23. Voting began Aug. 11 and ended Aug. 25. Winners will be announced in November.
Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at [email protected].
