Cory Kashuba, left, and Trevor Kashuba, right, owners of Corky’s Garden Path, with their mom, Nancy Kashuba.
SCOTT TWP. — Corky’s Garden Path in Scott Township is a popular garden center and gift shop that has been in operation for decades.
Located at 729 Justus Blvd, Scott Township, Corky’s is a garden center, greenhouse, and gift shop. They offer a variety of plants, including annuals, vegetables, shrubs, trees, and holiday plants, as well as bulk mulches, soils, fertilizers, and seasonal décor. Their gift shop features home accents, candles, and holiday-themed items.
Corky’s, owned since 2004 by fourth-generation brothers Trevor and Cory Kashuba, won Best Garden Center in the Best of the Abingtons promotion.
Corky’s is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Customers praise the diverse selection of plants and home decor, the friendly and knowledgeable staff, and the welcoming atmosphere.
Here are a few samples of customer comments:
“Very nice place with a wonderful selection and fair prices. Also, the employees are very friendly and helpful.”
“Love love love this place! So many home decor items it’s overwhelming always leave with something!! Best selection of indoor/house plants in the area! The staff is amazing as well!”
“Trevor and his staff put up our tree and the care and attention he gave to us was unbelievable. They are the best and take pride in their product.”
Corky’s history
The business was started in 1948 by Leo Anderson and later revived by his grandson Edward “Corky” Kashuba in 1970. In 1995, Corky and his wife Nancy opened a new location with a full-service lawn and garden center, greenhouses, and a gift shop.
Leo Anderson started Corky’s Garden Path in 1948, with one greenhouse, in which he grew annuals, vegetables, and holiday plants.
In 1950, a second greenhouse was added, which was one of the largest free-standing greenhouses in the area at that time.
Leo Anderson retired from the greenhouse business in the late sixties. His retirement was short lived.
In 1970, Leo and one of his grandsons, Edward “Corky” Kashuba, restarted the business. Corky had just graduated from Scott High School (now Lakeland High School) and needed to earn tuition money so that he could attend Johnson School of Technology. Halfway through the year, bad luck struck when Leo Anderson passed away.
Corky had learned a lot about the greenhouse from his grandfather, having been involved in the business since he was a child.
He kept the greenhouses running while attending Johnson School. After marrying his wife Nancy in 1975 Corky worked on expanding the business.
It now includes 22 greenhouses totaling more than 40,000 square feet of space.
In 1995, 25 years after entering the greenhouse business, Corky and Nancy expanded to a new piece of land at Justus Corners, just up the road from their existing greenhouses. At this new location they built a six thousand square foot lawn and garden center as well as four new greenhouses.
With the added room Corky and Nancy were able to expand not only their space for growing plants, but they could also carry products such as bulk mulches and soils for the first time as well as a larger selection of shrubs and fertilizers.
Nancy also started a gift shop as part of the new lawn and garden center, which has grown quickly since its inception. Currently the Justus Corners location includes eight greenhouses that are open to the public, as well as a gift shop, and a full service lawn and garden center.
The 14 greenhouses at the growing area are kept busy most of the year, providing a constant supply of plants to the retail greenhouses at Justus Corners.
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