A B Hatchery & Garden Center

We are a full service Lawn and Garden Center and specialize in Native Illinois perennials and shrubs. The garden center also offers seasonal items such as Pumpkins and Christmas trees. We also offer supplies and feed for household and exotic pets and farm animals. Our bird seed and critter mixes are made at a local feed mill to guarantee freshness with custom blends for central Illinois. We have unique gift items and support local artists and suppliers.

A B Hatchery & Garden Center is a garden center in Bloomington, Illinois. It is listed at 916 E Grove St, Bloomington, IL 61701, which places it among the local businesses of Bloomington that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as bird shop, animal feed store, gardener, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Garden centers and plant nurseries sell annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and houseplants, along with soil, fertilizer, pots and tools. Independent nurseries usually grow part of their own stock and carry varieties suited to the local climate, while big-box garden departments compete on price for common plants. Plant shops focus on houseplants, succulents and orchids, often with repotting help. Greenhouses and growers sell seedlings and bedding plants in spring, and many offer wholesale prices to landscapers. Landscape designers plan planting beds, patios and irrigation, and some garden centers offer design and installation services as well.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. On most of those days it is open 8 am–7 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (309) 828-2722. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is abhatchery.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.9 out of 5 on Google across 233 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded garden centers in Bloomington.

Bloomington is in Illinois, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and Bloomington follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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