May 4, 2025
Tucked along Litchfield Road in New Milford, The Green Spot is a locally owned garden center known for its thoughtful selection of organic plants—from quirky and unusual finds to timeless classics and beloved natives. Owned by Chris Bruzzi, The Green Spot goes beyond plants, offering expert landscape design, build, and installation services, including masonry and maintenance. With a passion for beauty and sustainability, The Green Spot helps bring outdoor spaces to life across Litchfield County and beyond.
- What inspired you to start your business, and how did your experience lead you here?
The Garden Center grew out of many years of providing landscaping services in the community. Collaborating with architects and designers to bring clients’ visions to life deepened our appreciation for the connection between people and nature. We’ve seen firsthand how plants can be truly transformative—turning outdoor spaces into personal sanctuaries.
- What sets your services or products apart from others in the industry?
We approach each project organically, holistically, and respectfully. Each landscape is characteristically unique, and it’s important to us and our clients to highlight those qualities in an organic, sustainable, healthy way. We are a hardworking, passionate team that thrives on collaboration with our clients and nature. - Who is your typical client, and how do you cater to their specific needs?
Our clients range from friendly locals coming in for a few vegetable plants to someone needing a full master plan of a property brought to life. Everyone receives our attention, and the importance of all our actions—big or small—has an impact on the planet and how we are all connected. - What trends or changes have you noticed in your industry recently?
We’re excited to see more people interested in native plantings. Not surprisingly, there’s a growing interest in understanding the importance of environmental purpose and being stewards to the land. We’re also inspired by the growing number of homeowners starting vegetable gardens and orchards. - Can you share a success story or project transformation that you’re particularly proud of? We have worked on some challenging sites with steep topography. One site comes to mind where we were able to bring to life this incredible design that provided the site useful access to the lake, incorporated many pollinator-friendly plants, and had year-long interest. It all came together harmoniously. It’s incredibly heartwarming to have people take the time to stop and comment on the properties we’ve worked on. After a project is done, it’s amazing how the impact is appreciated by so many others. It’s humbling but reassuring that we’re doing something right.
- What sustainable practices do you recommend for eco-friendly gardening?
That’s a great question! We recommend starting with the soil quality. This will influence the trajectory of the garden with clean, nutrient-dense soil. - Anything else you think is important to share with our readers?
We are so grateful for all the clients, architects, and designers we are able to work with. If you can dream it or have an image in mind that you want to bring to life, we look forward to helping you achieve those dreams. We thrive best in those collaborative relationships.-thegreenspotnewmilford.com
