Pike Nurseries launching new Atlanta-area store

Atlanta (Feb. 13, 2018) – Atlanta-based Pike Nurseries has announced plans for expansion in the area with a new store location on Bethany Bend Road in Milton. This new location will be the first opened by Pike Nurseries in the Atlanta market since 2007.

Armstrong Garden Centers and Pike Nurseries ranked #1 on Garden Center magazine's 2017 Top 100 IGCs list. The brands will now operate a total of 50 retail locations; Armstrong has 31 stores in California, and with this new location, Pike will grow to 19 in Georgia and North Carolina. 

“Our Atlanta roots run deep, and we are delighted to open a new location for our Milton customers,” says Mike Chapman, vice president of real estate and visual merchandising for Pike Nurseries and Armstrong Garden Centers. “Pike Nurseries has received an overwhelming amount of support in this market and after extensive research, we feel confident that our full-service garden center will be a great addition to the Milton community.”

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The new Milton store will be located at 3155 Bethany Bend Road, Alpharetta at the corner of Highway 9 and Bethany Bend Road, and is set to open this spring. Guests to the new store can anticipate easy access from both roads and will discover a vast selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, vegetables, as well as a curated collection of lifestyle products such as pottery, fountains, patio furniture and birding supplies. With knowledgeable local garden experts at all locations, Pike Nurseries also provides landscape design, installation and planting services to help homeowners with the right amount of advice and hands-on assistance for their gardens.

This new, 10,000 square foot Milton location will rest on a 4 acre lot to include 64,800 square feet of retail space, including an indoor store, outdoor garden center and in-house office for landscaping consulting.

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