Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Garden Center in Norton, OH
Founded in 1956 by Del & Dorothy Dayton, our family-owned business has served Norton, Ohio for nearly seven decades. We specialize in providing high-quality nursery stock, including roses, azaleas, rhododendrons, shade trees, and ornamental trees, alongside expert horticultural advice. Our greenhouse offers vibrant annuals and hanging baskets, while our inventory includes fertilizers, mulches, soil amendments, and lawn care products. We maintain a commitment to customer satisfaction through competitive pricing and personalized service. Our year-round canning supplies department meets diverse customer needs, and our landscape design services help clients create beautiful outdoor spaces.As a multi-generational business, we preserve the original values of quality and service established by our founders. Our facility features unique amenities like vintage hand-crank roof vents and radio flyer wagons for customer convenience. We actively support local initiatives through partnerships like our collaboration with rosesrescue.net. With consistent operation at our original location, we've built enduring relationships within the community. Our team combines decades of experience with ongoing education to address modern gardening challenges effectively.
Services
Nursery Stock
Gardening Supplies
Canning Supplies
Landscape Design
Plant Sales
Details
- Year established: 1956
Highlights and features
- Family-owned since 1956 with multi-generational horticultural expertise
- Comprehensive inventory of nursery stock and gardening essentials
- Expert landscape design services with personalized solutions
- Year-round canning supplies department with specialized products
- Commitment to quality with competitive pricing and no gimmicks
Services
Nursery Stock
We offer a comprehensive selection of nursery stock including roses, azaleas, rhododendrons, shade trees, and ornamental trees. Our inventory features both common and hard-to-find plant varieties suitable for various landscaping needs. Expert staff provides planting advice and maintenance tips to ensure customer success.
Gardening Supplies
Our garden center provides essential supplies including fertilizers, mulches, soil amendments, and pest control products. We carry premium brands like Milorganite and Bonide to address specific gardening challenges. Customers receive expert guidance on proper product selection and application techniques.
Canning Supplies
We maintain a year-round canning supplies department with jars, lids, and Mrs. Wages mixes. Our inventory supports both traditional pressure canning and modern refrigerator pickle methods. Staff provides basic usage instructions and recipe suggestions for seasonal preservation projects.
Landscape Design
Professional landscape design services help customers create functional outdoor spaces. We offer plant selection guidance, layout planning, and material recommendations. Our approach combines aesthetic considerations with practical growing conditions for sustainable results.
Plant Sales
Our greenhouse features seasonal floral displays including hanging baskets, wall pots, and annual arrangements. We offer both individual plants and pre-designed combinations for immediate garden impact. Staff assists with plant selection based on light conditions and maintenance preferences.
People
Susan Dayton
Owner/Operator
Susan Dayton has managed the family business since her father Del's passing. She maintains the nursery's original commitment to quality while adapting to modern gardening needs. With over 60 years of combined family experience, she provides expert horticultural advice to customers.
Michelle Riley
Landscape Designer
Michelle Riley specializes in customized landscape design solutions. She helps customers select appropriate plant materials and hardscape elements for their properties. Her designs balance aesthetic appeal with practical growing conditions in the Norton area.
Questions
What products does Dayton's Flower and Garden Center offer?
We provide nursery stock, gardening supplies, canning items, Dale Tiffany Lamps, and lawn care products. Our inventory includes both common essentials and specialty items.
Are canning supplies available year-round?
Yes, our canning supplies department operates throughout the year with jars, lids, and Mrs. Wages mixes for various preservation needs.
Do you offer landscape design services?
Yes, Michelle Riley provides professional landscape design services including plant selection, layout planning, and material recommendations for residential properties.
What payment methods are accepted?
We accept Master Card, Visa, and Discover for customer convenience.
What are your business hours?
We operate Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM year-round.
Is the business family-owned?
Yes, Dayton's Flower and Garden Center remains family-owned since its 1956 founding, currently operated by Susan Dayton.
Reviews (5)
Michelle NEOhioGarden
May 15, 2022
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I love this shop. Straight out of the 50's They still have the old fashioned hand cranks in the greenhouse, to vent the roof. They also have a pile of Radio Flyer red wagons to cart your new plant babies around on while you shop. Established in 1956 - it truly takes you back. Founded by the Late Del F. Dayton - it is the original seed from the Dayton family legacy. Del's daughter Susan Dayton runs and operates the nursery now - she has an abundance of plant knowledge. Family owned & operated for over 60 years.
G. Butler
Apr 21, 2022
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I will never go back there again. There were flags flying saying so we stopped because I was looking for perennials. We looked at door which had a sign about calling for help. A lady came asked what we needed we told her. She rudely said we are not open for anything till this weekend. WE WERE PAYING CUSTOMERS THEY HAD OPEN FLAGS FLYING, guess we weren't good enough to shop.
Lisa Hoeck
Dec 15, 2021
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I had randomly called Dayton Flower and Garden Center to order a plant for a friend's funeral. I was in luck as they were the most friendly group of people to work with. We had nice conversations about my friend and they nicely helped me by delivering 2 plants to the funeral home for me and wrote up nice cards for them as well. Dayton Flower and Garden Center even went the extra step and went to the local grocery store to pick up our friend's favorite beer and delivered that to the funeral home for us as our 'plant'. Susan was friendly, kind and made a very sad time in my life easy for me to share my sympathy from Wisconsin. Thank you Susan and Dayton Flowers!
Susan Baranoff
May 17, 2021
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Great selection of beautiful flowers and shrubs and hanging baskets. Have fuchsias long after everyone else is cleaned out of them. Would have been a 5 star rating but for the odd lady running the register loudly explaining how the "Free Masons" "killed Michael Jackson" "and Prince". Step away from the crazy. not sure I want to send my friends to a place like this without fair warning!
Mary Durastanti
May 26, 2019
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I buy everything from them. I been buying there for a very long time. Tried other places, they didn't seem friendly or knowledgeable, or the plants died. Here they are always helpful and friendly. They give me suggestions for the area I'm planting. Always have good luck with their plants.
