According to an Instagram post<\/a> from business owners, Roberta Churchin and Bob Webster, the nursery will close as a retail center but reopen as a public green space and educational garden for residents to enjoy.<\/p>\n “There’s going to be many aspects to this new garden,” Churchin said. “It will be a place for learning and gathering.”<\/p>\n The new space, called the Shades of Green Legacy Garden, is funded by the Shades of Green Legacy Foundation. The nonprofit organization was founded by Churchin and Webster in 2022.<\/p>\n Staff at the nursery told Community Impact the new garden could take up to 18 months to complete, putting the opening timeframe sometime in the summer of 2027.<\/p>\n According to the foundation\u2019s website, the garden will be \u201cprotected from development in perpetuity by a conservation easement created in 2023 in partnership with Green Spaces Alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n “We’re going to emphasize peace, quiet and learning here,” Churchin told Community Impact.<\/p>\n Churchin said she has seen so many green spaces disapear around San Antonio, particularly along Sunset Road where the nursery is located.<\/p>\n By creating the new garden, Chruchin said she hopes to save the property from future construction and development.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2025\/12\/30\/401294.jpeg\")
The local nursery offers a variety of plants, ranging from tropical houseplants to an eclectic mix of cacti and succulents. (Andrew Creelman\/Community Impact)The context<\/p>\n
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The Shades of Green Legacy Garden will provide educational opportunities, green space and community for residents. (Andrew Creelman\/Community Impact)There\u2019s also a rain barn and meeting or reading rooms planned for the garden, according to the project\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n