MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- With the heat rising and plants blooming around the community there is one place to meet outdoor recreational needs for the summer. The Marine Corps Exchange Lawn and Garden Center here is open for all personnel for the summer season and throughout the year.
Although the Lawn and Garden Center isopen throughout the year, it only opens its outdoor gate during the summer season.
The Lawn and Garden Center carries anything related to gardens and the essential basic items for outdoor house care, said
Inaugural Chey, senior sales associate for Marine Corps Community Services.
The Lawn and Garden Center maintains the same hours as the main part of the MCX, except during the weekends.
The outdoor gates leading directly to the patio are open earlier during the weekends, said Chey.
The entrance to the Lawn and Garden Center from the MCX is located in the shoe department.
If a customer wants to special order any particular item that may not be in stock, they can go to the customer service counter and order from the catalog.
Items that are big can be delivered at no cost to the customer, said Chey.
The customer would have to live within a certain radius of the MCX to have larger items delivered.
Amongst the various items sold at the lawn and garden center, potting soil and fertilizer are the most popular and sell quickly, said Chey.
The Lawn and Garden Center is expected to have some sales throughout the summer, however it still carries some clearance items as well.
Chey said the Lawn and Garden Center is in the process of getting new seeds and plants. He said the plants they are expecting will be displayed in the main area of the MCX.
All the items available in the Lawn and Garden Center depend on what the consumer’s desire. The plants will be arriving to the PX pretty soon, Chey said.
The hours of operation for the MCX Lawn and Garden Center are 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sundays.
For more information about the garden center, call the MCX’s customer service at 253-5641.