Coming
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Downtown St Marys, GA
A New Kind of Outdoor Living Center Coming Fall 2025!
River Tides Outdoor Emporium will open its doors to local green thumbs and curious beginners alike. The garden center will be a nature inspired hub for working with the challenges of Coastal Georgia's unique landscapes, offering a curated selection of plants, tools and decor to help you love your outdoor space again - or for the first time - with a green and mindful approach.​​​
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Our mission is to create beautiful outdoor spaces that are low-maintenance, environmentally friendly, and built with integrity.
Look for these services and offerings in Fall 2025
Garden Center
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Native plants and seeds
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Low maintenance locally adapted plants that will grow in our soil!
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Succulents that are fun and require little care
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Garden tools
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Gardening Success books, journals and garden design templates
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Garden accessories such as hats, gloves and aprons
Planter Installation and Maintenance
Using planters of all shapes and sizes can make gardening fun again. Without having to figure out what will grow in your sandy soil, you can grow what you would like in whatever soil it prefers! We can help you find the right plants - and the right planters - and quickly spruce up your curb appeal.
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Whether you prefer to DIY or need a little advice, we’ve got you covered! We will have a wide variety of pots and planters, along with custom orders. Of course, we have just the right plants that will thrive in them - because that’s all we sell!
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Unlike many big box stores, our plants are all suited to our coastal environment - which includes intense heat, blazing sun, sporadic downpours, unpredictable winds, unforgiving weeds, you get the picture. By using containers, you can control some of that environment, keeping your plants healthy and vibrant!
Classes and Workshops
And that’s not all - River Tides Garden Center will be bringing in native plant specialists, local gardeners and aficionados to provide gardening and care sessions!
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Look for our Lazy Gardner classes starting soon!
Community and Craft
Are you a capenter, mason, potter, concrete finisher or metal worker? Or just a DIY fanatic?
We are looking for local artists to stock our sanctuary with amazing outdoor features - and you can even use our reclaimed materials to create! If you are looking for a place to sell your creations without having the overhead of a business or -gasp- dealing with Facebook, give us a call!
Here are just some of the ideas we have!
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Concrete Planters and Statues
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Trellis'
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Potting Benches
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Raised Beds
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Ceramic Garden Goodies
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Water and Fire Features
Garden Design
In addition to the retail garden center, talk to Erin about how she can help you have a low-maintenance, beautiful outdoor space and a plan to execute it. Erin’s design plans can be used as DIY or with a recommended local installation company whom she trusts to show up on time, and deliver professional work. Oh- and she’ll also provide you a yearly maintenance plan for success!​
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The goal in each design is to create a space that can be enjoyed year round, creating shade where needed and adding natural bug repellent plants in gathering spaces.
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See how Erin can rethink your outdoor living space!
About River Tides
At River Tides, we believe landscaping should be smart, sustainable, and simple. Our mission is to create beautiful, low-maintenance outdoor spaces that honor the local environment, repurpose with purpose, and serve our community with heart.
We embrace the challenges of our unique coastal landscape by designing with intention—selecting the right plants, minimizing maintenance, and maximizing resilience. Through organic practices, responsible material reuse, and thoughtful sourcing, we strive to tread lightly on the earth while delivering high-quality results.
We treat people—clients, employees, and partners—with respect, empathy, and integrity. We hire and invest locally, communicate clearly, show up on time, and follow through.
Rooted in St. Marys, we are committed to the growth and beautification of our community. River Tides is proud to support local causes, honor native ecosystems, and contribute meaningfully to the place we call home.
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We offer landscape design and installation services, along with our outdoor emporium coming Fall 2025!
Design, Maintenance and Installation Customers:
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We are currently booking for fall services. If you are interested in getting your yard in shape for fall, call 912-674-0678 to arrange an appointment.
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