Merrifield Garden Center celebrated its 47th anniversary on April 9, 2018. While much has changed since our founding, family and community have always remained at the heart of Merrifield Garden Center. In everything we do we are committed to supporting our extended family of over 600 employees and the local community.

The traditional principles and values that Bob Warhurst and Buddy Williams first established are still paramount today. As the business has grown, the owners and managers have never forgotten the modest roots from which they came, and are more passionate than ever to be in the gardening business and help customers achieve their dreams.

To learn more about company co-founder Bob Warhurst, and how the dream of Merrifield Garden Center became a reality, we invite you to read the book, “The American Dream: The Rags to Roses Story of Bob Warhurst and the Founding of Merrifield Garden Center,” which is available for purchase in stores and online, here.

Buddy Williams passed away on July 20, 2011, at his home in Waterford, Virginia after battling a long illness. He was 75 years old. His wife Doris continues to play an important role in the business, as do their three children—Wanda, Hal and Kim—and one of their three grandchildren.

Since construction for the large store would take some time, the Merrifield Garden Center team decided to open a temporary garden center on the same property in October to bring in business and help customers get used to shopping at the new location.

After five years of construction, Merrifield Garden Center opened its permanent Fair Oaks location in December of 1993 on the 33-acre site at 12101 Lee Highway. The property was developed in stages and by 1995, the main store was finished and connected to a 10,000-square foot greenhouse by a breezeway. Later, the team added the large annuals and perennials houses, which you can see at the store today.