Our Story

Gardener’s Outpost stems from the passion of Randall and Carol Isherwood to leave the environment in better shape than we possess it now. After 20 years of experience in the gardening industry and wanting to provide a healthier gardening experience focused on organic and sustainable practices, they decided to take this adventure in a small but powerful way, locally.

Our team works to provide our customers with the best quality plants, soils and amendments for internal or external beautification.  We use organic products to reduce environmental harm and encourage a beneficial ecosystem for your living space.

We provide lawn and garden services tailored to our customer’s specific needs, including organic maintenance practices to minimize the need for fertilizers and other amendments over time.  We are a family owned business that believes we have the responsibility to hand the earth and her environment to the next generation in a habitable shape.

Our Staff

As an independent garden center, we have a high level of responsibility to our plants; when we aren’t working with customers we’re tending to them with high quality products and care. Our team strives to create a warm and inviting shopping experience while also providing customers with reliable advice about plants. Whether you need assistance with identifying an issue, repotting, or simply finding the perfect plant for your living space, our crew is equipped with the knowledge to help! 

Old Shandon

709 Woodrow St
Columbia, SC 29205

The Woodrow location is a true neighborhood style garden center in the highly walkable Devine Street shopping area.  This location has been described by many clients as comfortable and inviting.  The Woodrow location is a small but enjoyable shopping experience with exactly what an urban home needs.  In the outside garden area you’ll find seasonal organic vegetable starts, annual color and native perennials.  The inside shop is a plant lovers delight with plenty of tropicals, succulents and cacti to enjoy.  As well as a plethora of organic fertilizers and amendments to keep your plants happy and healthy. 

Cottontown

1211 Franklin St
Columbia, SC 29201

Welcome to Franklin Street!  An exciting up and coming area in an old industrial district, the Franklin Street location is in the North Main corridor affectionately known as NoMa.  Nestled in the Cottontown neighborhood, this larger location still focuses on our core items such as annual color, growing organic food and feeding our environment with only healthy ingredients.  But then offers so much more!  Our outside garden center boasts a large specimen selection of trees and shrubs, a growing greenhouse and plenty of spaces to stay and enjoy the experience of the garden.  Inside it is bigger too, with plenty of pottery and plants to match your interior style. 

Get in touch!

Old Shandon

709 Woodrow St
Columbia, SC 29205

Cottontown

1211 Franklin St
Columbia, SC 29201

Phone

(803) 252-0041

Hours

Sunday – Saturday
10 AM – 6PM