L.A. Reynolds Garden Showcase preparing to leave location

An expiring lease and a search for a new location leave the future of the business uncertain.


From the Winston-Salem Journal:

L.A. Reynolds Garden Showcase, the largest nursery in Forsyth County and a popular Triad destination, is preparing to vacate its west Winston-Salem campus by the end of the year, one of its co-owners said Tuesday.

The company has been based on a 37-acre site at 4400 Styers Ferry Road since 1979. Four buildings there have a combined 28,443 square feet, and there are 133 parking spaces.

In September 1991, former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. chief executive Gerald “Jerry” Long acquired a 90 percent ownership stake in the company to give himself an entrepreneurial challenge. He quickly carved out a niche for local plant and garden products.

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