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Smith’s Nursery

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443 Sanders Rd. Benson, NC 27504 (390.6 mi)
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Smith’s Nursery Inc. in Benson, North Carolina, is a family-owned nursery, farm market, and garden center offering a wide range of plants, produce, and seasonal farm experiences. The farm grows strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, greenhouse vegetables, and more, with U-pick opportunities in spring and summer. Visitors can also enjoy a full garden center, farm market, ice cream stand, and seasonal activities like pumpkin picking, hayrides, and field trips, making it a year-round destination for plants, food, and family fun.

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📅 Pumpkin season runs September through October. The market is open Monday–Saturday 9 to 5 and Sunday 10 to 4.

🎟️ No patch admission is published. Pumpkins and gourds are priced at the market - call (919) 934-1719.

🎃 Pumpkin picking, hayrides, farm animals, and the ice cream stand, plus fall porch decorating services.

Source: smithsnurseryinc.com · verified Sep 2026

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