Garden Centers in Michigan

Living Modes is a store that takes up the entire block and is stocked with bold, contemporary furnishings. Expect to see everything from sofas and chairs to lighting fixtures and fountains. It's been in business 54 years, the last 47 in Ferndale. Anyone looking for adventure or an unusual and colorful accent piece will likely be happy here. Don't miss the store's clearance center right next door as well.

ACO Hardware is a home and garden company. This large retail store sells a bevy of products for gardening, grilling, cars, cleaning, painting, plumbing, landscaping, lawn care, and much more. Brands carried include Kelkey, Novelty, Ames, Colgate Palmolive, General Electric, The Sharper Image, Gardman, and S.C. Johnson.

Grosse Ile Hardware's cute white-clapboard-style building is the first clue that this may be a different sort of hardware store. Ray and Laura Biddle have made major improvements since 2002, when they purchased the business from the previous owners. In addition to renovating the 60-year-old building, they created attractive foundation plantings to create a welcoming and attractive exterior. Inside is everything the big box stores offer, plus the personal attention and helpful service that is the hallmark of an independent retailer.