Ward's Garden Center & Cafe

Ward's Garden Center & Cafe runs a garden and soil products and landscape materials yard in Garden City, Kansas, selling to both trade and retail customers. Google lists the business under 10 categories — Garden center, Cafe, Landscape designer, Landscaping supply store — which points to a broader inventory than a single-product yard carries.

The business holds a 4.4-star Google rating from 227 reviews. That tracks close to the Kansas average of 4.5 across the 88 suppliers we list statewide.

What Ward's Garden Center & Cafe supplies

Garden centers carry bagged soil, compost and mulch alongside plants and often sell bulk material from a yard out back. That combination is convenient when a planting project needs both the medium and the stock in one trip.

Bagged product suits containers and small beds; once a project passes roughly ten bags, loose material almost always works out cheaper per cubic foot. Ask whether bulk pricing is available before loading a cart.

Full-line landscape supply yards stock soil, mulch, decorative stone, boulders, pavers, edging and often sod under one roof. That matters when a project needs several materials, because combining them into a single delivery avoids paying separate trip charges to multiple suppliers.

Because Ward's Garden Center & Cafe carries several material lines, it is often possible to combine an order across products — soil, mulch and stone on one truck — rather than paying separate delivery charges to two or three different yards.

How much material you need

Garden and soil products is sold by the cubic yard. One cubic yard equals about 27 cubic feet — roughly thirteen 2-cubic-foot bags.

As a rough guide: 1 yard covers about 100 sq ft at 3 in; 2 yards covers about 215 sq ft at 3 in; 5 yards covers about 540 sq ft at 3 in.

Order slightly over rather than under. Coming up short means a second delivery charge, which almost always costs more than the extra material would have.

Ordering and delivery

Delivery pricing usually keys off distance from the yard, so confirm both the charge to your address and any minimum load before comparing quotes.

Check where the truck can actually dump. Tandem trucks need overhead clearance and firm ground, and most drivers will not reverse across a soft lawn or a new driveway. If access is tight, ask whether they run a smaller truck or can leave the load at the kerb.

Pricing for bulk material is rarely published in full, since it moves with stock and season. The business website may list current products, but a phone call will get you a firm delivered number faster.

Ratings and reputation

Among the suppliers we list across Kansas, this rating places Ward's Garden Center & Cafe in the top 76%.

Across the 2 suppliers we list in Garden City, the average rating is 4.3.

Review volume matters as much as the score. A 4.4 drawn from 227 reviews reflects a substantial track record.

Best time to buy in Kansas

Demand for garden and soil products peaks from spring through early summer across Kansas, when yards run their longest queues and hold firmest on price. Late summer and autumn typically bring shorter waits and more negotiating room, particularly on larger loads. If your project timing is flexible, buying outside the spring rush is the single easiest way to reduce the delivered cost.

Other suppliers nearby

There are 2 other suppliers we list within a short drive, the closest being Swank Landscaping in Garden City, roughly 0.8 miles away. 1 supplier sit within a 25-mile radius of this yard.

Pricing the same material at two or three yards is usually worth the phone calls. Bulk rates move with stock on hand, and delivery radius often decides which supplier is genuinely cheapest to your address.

Buying garden and soil products in Garden City

We list 2 bulk suppliers in Garden City and 88 across Kansas, spread over 44 cities and towns.

Bulk material pricing is intensely local. Trucking is a large share of the delivered cost, which is why a nearby yard usually beats a cheaper one further out once the full quote lands.