Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Garden Center & Stove Shop in Oxford, MA
Established in 1937, we have dedicated over 85 years to serving the Oxford community and surrounding areas. Our journey began as a gas station and repair shop before evolving through various ventures including a bus company, construction firm, and sand and gravel pit. In the 1980s, we expanded into greenhouse operations, officially launching Robbins Garden Center & Stove Shop & Stove Shop to meet local gardening needs. Recognizing energy challenges in the 1990s, we diversified into alternative heating solutions by opening Robbins Stove Shop, becoming New England's largest dealer for pellet and corn stoves. Our staff maintains rigorous training certifications to ensure expert recommendations, installations, and repairs for heating systems.We offer comprehensive landscaping supplies including mulch, sod, fertilizers, and ornamental plants alongside bird feed and animal feed products. With multiple delivery vehicles and heavy equipment, we serve both residential and commercial customers across New England. Our family-owned operation continues with fourth-generation members actively managing daily operations while maintaining deep community ties. We remain committed to providing reliable, locally sourced products and personalized service that reflects our decades of industry expertise.
Services
Garden Center
Stove Shop
Landscaping Supplies
Heating Products
Delivery Services
Details
- Year established: 1937
Highlights and features
- We have over 85 years of combined family experience in gardening and heating industries
- Our staff are certified heating equipment specialists with New England's largest selection
- Family members actively manage operations across both garden and stove businesses
- We maintain a full fleet of delivery vehicles for bulk landscaping material shipments
- Certified experts provide stove installation and repair services across Massachusetts
Services
Garden Center
Our garden center provides seasonal plants including annuals, perennials, and vegetables. We offer shrubs, trees, sod, fertilizers, and landscaping ornaments. Year-round inventory includes bird feed and animal feed products for local farms in New England.
Stove Shop
We sell certified wood pellet, corn, and coal stoves from over 25 brands. Our staff offers expert recommendations, professional installations, and repair services for alternative fuel heating systems across central Massachusetts.
Landscaping Supplies
We supply mulch, stone, and landscaping materials for residential and commercial projects. Products include New England hardwood blends, pine bark, and decorative aggregates available by bag or bulk delivery.
Delivery Services
Our fleet handles bulk material deliveries including firewood, pellets, and landscaping supplies. Available through 6- and 10-wheel dump trucks, flatbeds, and delivery vans across New England.
Heating Products
We offer wood pellets, corn, coal, and bio bricks for alternative heating systems. Carrying over 20 pellet brands including Comfort Plus, Logike, and Minuteman with expert product comparisons available.
People
Patricia Robbins
Co-Owner
Third-generation business leader managing greenhouse operations and day-to-day garden center activities. Actively involved in maintaining product quality standards and community outreach initiatives.
Dan Robbins
Co-Owner
Fourth-generation leader overseeing heating product inventory and stove installation services. Focuses on technical training programs for certified staff and expanding alternative energy solutions.
Questions
What services does Robbins Garden Center & Stove Shop & Stove Shop offer?
We provide gardening supplies, alternative heating products, and delivery services. Our inventory includes plants, mulch, fertilizers, wood pellets, corn stoves, and animal feed products.
Do you deliver landscaping materials?
Yes, we deliver bulk landscaping materials using our fleet of trucks. Services cover firewood, mulch, stone, and pellet fuel deliveries across New England.
What heating products are available?
We offer over 20 wood pellet brands, corn fuel, coal options, and alternative heating stoves. Our certified staff recommends solutions from major manufacturers with installation support.
Is the business family-owned?
Yes, Robbins Garden Center & Stove Shop & Stove Shop & Stove Shop remains family-owned since its 1937 founding, with fourth-generation members actively managing operations across both business divisions.
What areas do you serve?
We primarily serve Oxford, Massachusetts with delivery capabilities throughout New England. Our customer base includes homeowners, landscapers, and local farms across the region.
Reviews (4)
Mary E. Proal
Jun 08, 2022
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Great selection, knowledgeable staff. Went on the weekend and still got fast service. Have been before and will return again.
Lori Hillier
Jun 06, 2022
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I purchase all my vegetable plants and flowers here every year. Knowledgeable staff. Good prices and great selection.
M. Stick
Feb 06, 2022
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The staff here is extremely knowledgeable about wood or pellet stoves. We had can come to look at our new to us pellet stove. He did an excellent job meaning the flu all the way up to the chimney cap. Also showed us the ins-and-outs of how to clean and maintain the stove for ourselves. Stove is throwing much more heat after he was done. And just going to the store is quite the treat.
Andrea D.
Jan 21, 2022
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We have been buying Pellets from Robbins for years. Last delivery(September 2021). We ordered 4 tons, we opened the first ton and the smell of the bags were HORRIBLE. We called and spoke with them and gave us little options- just let them air out they said(smells like Animal urine- ammonia like). Well we let them air out as well as the 2nd ton and now on to our third ton. You Can Not carry the bags close to your clothes as the smell penetrates your clothes.
We keep our pellets in the garage and walk down a short hall through the kitchen to the pellet stove. It has been a very disappointing experience. The woman that are at the store are never pleasant- I gave that a pass. Kill them with kindness my motto. Well the pellets pushed both my husband and I over the edge. Never again will we do business with Robbins.
We keep our pellets in the garage and walk down a short hall through the kitchen to the pellet stove. It has been a very disappointing experience. The woman that are at the store are never pleasant- I gave that a pass. Kill them with kindness my motto. Well the pellets pushed both my husband and I over the edge. Never again will we do business with Robbins.
