Regional roundup, Nov. 16, 2009

Michigan
Bordine Nursery donated more than 1,200 perennials to Doyle Ryder Elementary in Flint, Mich., Flint Journal reported. The nursery donates perennials at the end of the season to local organizations, schools, churches and municipalities.

North Carolina
Highlands Lawn & Garden Center donated 62 trees to the Highland Plateaus Greenway, a local nonprofit, The Macon County News reported. The trees will be used along a system of walking and hiking trails in the area.

New Jersey
Two men were apprehended during an alleged burglary of Rockaway Garden Center, The Citizen reported. The suspects removed several hundred dollars-worth of inventory from the store before police arrived.

Ohio
Wilson’s Garden Center will start work on a $1 million store renovation this winter, according to NewarkAdvocate.com. The project includes rebuilding the garden center, replacing seven connected greenhouses with five larger and better ventilated greenhouses and expanding the parking area.

Just over a month after closing its retail garden center, Spring Hill Nurseries said it will reopen seasonally as a catalog outlet center that features overstock from various catalog brands at reduced prices. According to Dayton Daily News, Spring Hill Nurseries brick-and-mortar store closed Oct. 12 because of weak retail sales. At the time, the company said shoppers’ buying habits had shifted from trees, shrubs and perennials to lower-priced items.