About Us

Gethsemane Garden Center began thirty three years ago in 1977. Owner Regas Chefas, had grown up with Victory gardens at home and worked each year for his father, Jack (Spiros) Chefas, selling pumpkins & Christmas trees on Devon Avenue. With the help of his father, sister & brother-in-law, Sally and Jerry Costello and neighborhood friend, Bob Levy, Regas opened Gethsemane Garden Center.

Carrying on the family tradition to the third generation, Sarah Chefas and her brother Riggie worked for their dad throughout their school years, every summer and through the busy Christmas seasons until they graduated from college and moved on to their own careers.

Starting with the original business, selling annuals, perennials, vegetables, and soil, Gethsemane expanded the Garden Center’s offerings over the years, adding Trees & Shrubs, Fountains and Garden Statuary, and the Greenhouse. What started as a business on one city lot grew to its current size, two city blocks long!

Word quickly spread of the quality and selection of plants; and of the helpful & instructive employees at Gethsemane, and customers came from all over the city, suburbs and surrounding states. When local residents of Edgewater/Andersonville move out to the suburbs, they return to Gethsemane each spring for their plants, flowers and vegetables.

In the nineties, Gethsemane continued its growth and opened the Wild Pansy Gift Shoppe, managed by Kathleen Chefas and her daughter, Jennifer Gehant. The Wild Pansy quickly became a favorite destination for unique and tasteful gifts for all occasions. In 2007,we launched the Garden & Home Décor store, offering custom design services, and featuring decorative accessories and furniture for home and outdoor living spaces.

With an ongoing commitment to the highest quality plants and trees, the widest selection of statuary, fountains & containers, as well as unique gifts and merchandise for you and your home, at Gethsemane, we continually strive to provide our customers with the best service, variety and garden center experience, each and every time you visit.