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Scare (score) your fruit tree into blossoming. (May 18, 2013)
I had a call from a customer this week wondering why the apple trees that he purchased five years ago hadn’t blossomed yet. I told him that apples typically take 2 to 6 years to begin bearing so it wasn’t unheard … Continue reading →

Grafted Tomatoes? (May 9, 2013)
Grafted fruit trees have been the norm for many years. Nearly all fruit trees are grafted. Grafting not only assures variety purity, but can also provide increased hardiness and decreased tree size for easier harvesting. Now that same process is … Continue reading →

A Short History of the Geranium (May 9, 2013)
Geraniums have been one of the most popular flowers in American gardens for over 200 years. Few plants offer such a wide variety of colors, scents, and leaf patterns as do geraniums. Adding to their popularity is their outstanding performance … Continue reading →

Preventing Lawn Grub Damage (Apr 30, 2013)
Now that your lawn is all greened up let’s make sure we keep it that way. In addition to appropriate watering, mowing, and feeding, you will also want to keep an eye out for grub damage. It can sneak up … Continue reading →

Plant Cool Weather Veggies Now (Apr 24, 2013)
Ever since that one nice warm week near the end of March Old Man Winter has really been hanging on and making gardeners cranky, but it’s the last week of April and that means it’s time to plant hardy veggies. … Continue reading →

Spring Pond Care (Apr 15, 2013)
Spring is trying to push winter out and replace it with some warmer weather, but as is usually the case in east Idaho it takes some major winds to sweep winter out for good. Well, this past weekend we certainly … Continue reading →



   
About Us
In the spring of 1964 Howard Crook opened the doors of his newly purchased nursery then known as Snake River Nursery. The original store was a small 20' x 20' block building with 2 small greenhouses attached. At that time the business was primarily devoted to growing and selling bedding plants, but has expanded over the years to include the area's largest selection of trees, shrubs, gardening tools and supplies, mulch, water gardening supplies, and Christmas trees and decor. Howard's son John purchased the business in 1983 and continued to expand the business. In the late summer of 2001 John purchased the Pocatello Greenhouse property and a second location of Town and Country was established in Pocatello.

Howard and Larene Crook, Founders

Howard Crook left the farm in Fallon, Nevada in December of 1963 and purchased Snake River Nursery in Idaho Falls. Through hard work and uncompromising honesty and integrity he and his wife LaRene built Town & Country Gardens into one of east Idaho's most complete garden centers. They retired from the business in 1983 and now reside in Idaho Falls.

John Crook, Owner

John grew up in the family business and has been working in the nursery and greenhouses at Town & Country Gardens since he was 10 years old. In 1976 he enrolled in the horticulture program at Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) in Rexburg, Idaho and served as the first President of Metus Topiaria, the student horticulture service club on campus. John began actively managing Town & Country Gardens in 1978 and has seen tremendous growth over the years as Town & Country has established itself as the leading garden center in East Idaho. He has been a supporter and instructor in the Master Gardeners program for many years and gives frequent gardening seminars at Town & Country Gardens. He and his wife Maren have 5 children.

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