With today's Groupon, $20 gets you $40 worth of plants, gardening accessories, and more at Wingard's Nursery and Garden Center in Columbia.

Nestled beneath decades-old pecan trees near the childhood home of original owner Judson Wingard, Wingard's Nursery and Garden Center supplies green-thumbed groupies with flowers, trees, accessories, tools, and more. Its grounds host several species of plants for sale, such as various Encore azaleas (three gallons for $24.99), the winter annuals ($15.49 per flat or $2.49 per four-pack), and trees for fruit, shade, or decoration ($26.99–$399.99 depending on type and size). Let flowers flourish in glazed ceramic containers ($9.99–$379.99), plant peonies next to an outdoor fountain (starting at $89.99), or prune petunias with Wingard's selection of Pretty Tools gardening accessories ($4.99-$12.99).

Wingard's caters to newbie nursery-tenders and expert horticulturists alike with its series of online instructional videos and classes and events that raise money for local charities.