ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Platt Hill Nursery announces when it will open its doors to the public.
At 8 a.m. Friday, April 3, the northern Illinois-based garden center will cut the ribbon on its expansion to the Forest City.
That Friday and Saturday will include giveaways and prizes, family activities from 9 a.m. to noon, and adult-focused gardening events and speakers from 2 to 5 p.m.
Platt Hill Nursery is located at 6101 E. Riverside Blvd., formerly Village Green.
Larry Smith opened Village Green in 1965 and expanded to the E. Riverside Blvd. location in 1980.
After Smith died in 2020, the business was passed on to his daughters, Carolyn and Cynthia.
In 2025, the daughters announced they were selling the business to Platt Hill Nursery.
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