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History of Western Gardens

March 22, 2016 by Western Gardens

History of Western Gardens
About Western Gardens, the history that makes our local company interesting!

Western Garden Centers (commonly known as Western Gardens to our customers) was established at the downtown location in 1957 by S.W. Clayton and Dwight Walton, who had previously managed the Porter-Walton Company, which began is 1905.  We are the uninterrupted retail continuation of this original Porter-Walton Company.  Today Western Gardens is owned and managed by three Utah gardeners (including S.W.’s son and grandson!) with the goal of being the preferred garden shop for Wasatch Front gardeners.

About Western Gardens, the history that makes our local company interesting!

Our West Valley store opened in 1962, and in 1972 moved to 3033 West 3500 South.  In November of 2000 we moved the West Valley Western Garden Center to 4050 West 4100 South, where we’re still gardening today.

About Western Gardens, the history that makes our local company interesting!

Western Gardens in Sandy was opened in the Spring of 1979 at 9201 South 1300 East.  The greenhouses there were previously used by a grower, and we converted the site to retail use.  Our current building went up at the same location in 2007.

When we rebuilt the Sandy store in 2007, we added a wedding venue called Atrium Weddings.  In 2011, we renovated our historic downtown location to create a second reception center called Ivy House Weddings.  These beautiful facilities continue to grow in serving the wedding and event community with wonderful gathering places for families and businesses.

Western Gardens provides trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, gardening supplies, organic solutions and plant material for the urban garden and gardener.  Our goal is to be the best customer to our suppliers (most of which are local Utah companies), create the most enjoyable workspace for our amazing staff, and offer the best products at the best prices for our wonderful customers.  We are the Utah garden experts.  We are Western Gardens, for what grows here.

About Western Gardens, the history that makes our local company interesting!

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