Happy Life Gardens

When you drive on 37^th Ave in Evans in the spring and summer months, you can’t help but notice Happy Life Gardens. The plants and flowers on display in front of the store are just a preview of what else garden lovers will find inside.

Since March of 2013, Eddie and Melissa Maxwell have owned and operated Happy Life Gardens. A locally-owned nursery, garden center, greenhouse and landscape yard, Happy Life Gardens has whatever you need for your patio, yard or outdoor living space this season.

When you walk through the front door, you enter the garden shop, which has pots, watering cans, indoor plants, a large variety of seeds, as well as fun decorations such as garden gnomes, humorous signs and more. When you walk out the back door of the shop, you walk into a greenhouse that is an explosion of beautiful colors, floral aromas and vibrant displays.

Take your time and walk through row after row of the plants, annuals, perennials and more on display. At peak season, there are 20 employees there to answer questions, provide advice and make suggestions. The depth of knowledge of the employees is evident in the way they interact with customers and talk about the plants and flowers surrounding them.

Outside the greenhouse, there is a huge variety of plants and flowers in their outdoor shop. On the east side of the property, there is a large lot with landscaping materials such as mulch, fill dirt, river rock, wall rock, boulders and more.

When asked why Maxwell started this business with his wife Melissa, he said: “We felt that God was calling us to work as a family toward a common goal and we wanted to be able to experience the triumphs and trials of life side-by-side in a way that a corporate setting would not allow.”

Eddie and Melissa’s two sons have grown up in the business, and Maxwell is proud of the young men they have become.

Happy Life Gardens is an important business citizen of the Evans community, but the feeling is mutual when it comes to the relationship Eddie and Melissa have built with their customers: “It has also been very rewarding to interact and become friends with so many members of the community.  We enjoy being able to help people become more knowledgeable about gardening and landscaping.”

Happy Life has also been host to various animals over the years, including chickens, ducks, pygmy goats, baby doll sheep, rabbits and more. Maxwell enjoys watching the customers interact with the animals: “It is fun to see a person’s demeanor change as soon as they see a baby animal.” If you visit, you will likely also see Piper, the official mascot of Happy Life.

Support local by shopping at Happy Life for anything you need for your outdoor spaces this year!

Happy Life Gardens
2000 37th St, Evans, CO 80620
(970) 330-9530
www.happylifegardens.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HappyLifeGardens

Hours:
Monday-Saturday: 8am - 6pm
Sunday: 11am - 5pm