If you haven’t wandered through the Garden Center at Carpinteria Valley Lumber lately, you may be in for a surprise.
What began years ago as a simple storage building for doors and windows has gradually transformed into one of Carpinteria’s most charming plant destinations — thanks in large part to the vision and creativity of Marilyn Minteer.
“Little by little it just grew into a Garden Center with the vision that we wanted,” said Minteer, who runs the business with her husband Jason…