There is a stretch of State Road 267 between Brownsburg and Avon where a garden center sits back from the road with a small pond out front. People stop to feed the fish. That is not usually why they came, but it is frequently what they remember.
Nature’s Choice has been serving Hendricks County since 2002. It is a garden center, a bulk material yard, an outdoor furniture dealer and a full service landscaping company, all on the same site.
For a homeowner planning a deck or a patio, it is worth knowing about for two very different reasons: the material that goes under the project, and the things that make the finished space worth sitting in.
About Nature’s Choice
Nature’s Choice Landscape, Garden Center and Growing Image has served Brownsburg, Avon and the wider Hendricks County area since 2002. The business operates from a single location on State Road 267, which is also South Green Street, and its full catalog and services are listed at natureschoicelandscaping.com.
The operation covers more ground than the phrase garden center suggests. Alongside the retail nursery, it runs a bulk material yard and a landscape design, installation and maintenance business, and it holds licenses for turf, tree and ornamental treatment as well as aquatics.
The credentials are worth noting because they are not universal in this trade. The company lists an ISA Certified Arborist and an IAH Horticulturist on staff, and it belongs to the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association. If you have a question about whether a mature tree will survive having a patio built near it, that is the kind of question those certifications exist to answer.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Address | 3760 S Green St, Brownsburg, IN 46112, on State Road 267 |
| Phone | (317) 852-2647 |
| Serving Hendricks County since | 2002 |
| Credentials | ISA Certified Arborist, IAH Horticulturist, pesticide licenses including aquatics |
| Association | Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association |
| Notable | The only authorized Berlin Gardens furniture dealer in Hendricks County |
| Weekday hours | Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Weekend hours | Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
What They Carry
The product range spans the living and the inert. From the garden center page, the categories include:
- Bulk mulch and bagged mulch, plus bulk stone and landscape stone.
- Sand and gravel, boulders and flagstone.
- Trees, shrubs, plants and flowers, and aquatic plants.
- Topsoil and soil.
- Water features, including Massarelli fountains.
- Outdoor furniture from Berlin Gardens, for which the company is the only authorized dealer in Hendricks County.
- Grass seed, bird feed, garden accessories and wind chimes.
The Berlin Gardens exclusivity matters more than it sounds. Outdoor furniture is one of those categories where the difference between a set that lasts two seasons and a set that lasts twenty is not visible in a photograph, and a dealer relationship means someone locally is accountable for it.
The Part of a Patio Nobody Sees
Most people choosing a paver patio spend their time on the paver. It is the visible decision, so it gets the attention. But by volume, the paver is a small fraction of what actually gets delivered to the property.
Everything under the surface is sold by the ton or the cubic yard. That is the business a bulk yard is in, and it is why a garden center with a material yard is relevant to a patio project even when it is not the company doing the building.
The surface decision still deserves its own thought. paver styles worth considering cover a wide range of shapes, textures and laying patterns, and the choice affects both how the finished space reads and how it handles the freeze and thaw cycle Indiana puts it through. Setting a realistic budget also means understanding what a paver patio costs, where the base material and the labor to place it usually account for more than the pavers themselves.
A note about trees
If your project sits near a mature tree, ask about it before anything is excavated. Cutting through a root system on one side of a tree can kill it slowly enough that nobody connects the two events, and by the time the tree fails, the patio it damaged is the thing holding the root plate. A certified arborist is the right person to ask, and this is a garden center that has one.
Location, Directions and Access
Nature’s Choice Landscape and Garden Center, 3760 S Green St, Brownsburg, IN 46112. Phone: (317) 852-2647.
The site sits on State Road 267 between Brownsburg and Avon. South Green Street and State Road 267 are the same road here, which is why the address appears both ways depending on where you look it up.
From Interstate 74
Take the Brownsburg exit onto State Road 267 and head south. The garden center is on 267 south of the town center, on the stretch running toward Avon.
From US 36 in Avon
Head north on State Road 267. The company describes its own location as sitting between Brownsburg and Avon on 267, so approaching from the Avon side works equally well.
Hours and access notes
- Open seven days a week in season, but the hours are short. Weekdays run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday closes at 3 p.m., and Sunday does not open until 10 a.m.
- Bulk material is loaded on site. Bring something that can carry it, or arrange delivery.
- The website carries a product calculator, which is worth using before you order bulk material rather than guessing at volume.
- There is a display pond with a pellet dispenser near the entrance. If you are bringing children, budget a few extra minutes.
- Reviews describe the outdoor displays as worth walking, including furniture arranged so you can actually sit in it before buying.
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Planning an Outdoor Space in Hendricks County
Hendricks County builds differently from the older neighborhoods closer to the city. Lots in Brownsburg and Avon tend to be newer, flatter and more open, which removes some problems and creates others. Open lots get more sun and more wind, which changes what plants survive and what a shade structure needs to withstand.
They also come with covenants more often. Many newer subdivisions on this side of the county have architectural review requirements that govern what can be built in a backyard, and those approvals run on their own timeline. Looking at Brownsburg outdoor living ideas is a reasonable way to see what tends to work on these properties before committing to a plan.
Platinum Deck and Patio builds decks and paver patios throughout the Indianapolis metro, including the Hendricks County suburbs. Whoever ends up doing the work, the sequence that avoids expensive surprises is the same: confirm what your covenants allow, then permit, then site preparation, then build.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nature’s Choice a garden center or a landscaping company?
Both. It runs a retail garden center and bulk material yard on the same site as a full service landscape design, installation and maintenance business.
Do they deliver bulk material?
Delivery is offered, and the website lists it as a category. Confirm delivery fees and scheduling when you order, since bulk delivery gets busy in spring.
What is Berlin Gardens furniture?
It is a line of outdoor furniture, and Nature’s Choice is the only authorized dealer for it in Hendricks County. Being able to sit in a piece before buying it is the practical advantage of a local dealer.
Can they help with plant selection for a shady or wet spot?
The company lists an ISA Certified Arborist and an IAH Horticulturist among its credentials. Bring photographs of the spot and a rough sense of how much sun it gets.
What are the hours?
Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hours can shift seasonally, so call before a long drive.
How much bulk stone does a patio need?
More than most people expect, because the base layer is thick and it is sold by weight. Use the product calculator on the company’s website with your actual dimensions rather than estimating.
The Bottom Line
Nature’s Choice has spent more than twenty years serving Hendricks County from one location on State Road 267, and it has built something broader than a nursery: plants, bulk material, water features, furniture, and the certifications to answer questions about all of them.
If you are planning a patio, the useful visit is not the one where you go look at pavers. It is the one where you take your dimensions, use the calculator, and find out what the base material for your project actually costs and weighs. That number reshapes more budgets than the surface choice does.
And if the trip ends with your kids at the fish pond while you work out how many tons of stone your backyard needs, that is a reasonable afternoon.