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Debbie Marino,
lawn and garden
manager at The
Mill, waters plants
in the store. PHOTO
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The Mill Bel Air
424 N. Main St., Bel Air. 410-838-6111. themillstores.com
BY BARBARA
HADDOCK TAYLOR
The Mill, a farm and home supply operation
with roots trailing back decades, is where you’ll
find pet supplies, bird seed, feed for horses and
cattle and, of course, garden goods.
The Bel Air location — one of seven in Maryland and Pennsylvania — boasts a knowledgeable “green team,” said Nathan Holloway, the
director of retail operations for his family’s business.
“They’re in the garden center every single
day. They’re watering plants, they’re taking care
of them, they’re pruning, they’re deadheading,”
Holloway, 28, said. “They’re doing whatever they
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need to, to take care of those plants to make sure
they stay healthy and happy.”
Many of those plants are native to the region,
he added.
During the warmer months of the year, when
The Mill sells perennials and annuals, plants that
attract pollinators like butterflies and bees are
popular. During the winter, there are indoor
plants to be bought. Year round, there’s always
someone ready to field questions.
“A lot of times, people come in because they
want to talk to us,” Holloway said. “They want to
learn something.”