Watson's Garden Center, Known For Holiday Displays, To Close

Watson's Garden Center's six decades as a Lutherville institution are coming to an end.

The store announced a closing sale in a Baltimore Sun advertisement Friday. Gardening items, grills and Ravens gear are among the items now on sale at the York Road store.

The store was founded by siblings Bobby, Jimmy and Joe Watson in 1955, in a two-car garage on Chesapeake Avenue in Towson, according to a Sun obituary of Bobby Watson, who died in 2000. It's now owned by Bobby Watson's nephew, Henry Marconi.

The store was perhaps best known for its Christmas displays. The advertisement notes that Watson's Fireplace and Patio will remain open after the garden center shutters.