Since 1984 Penn Hills Lawn and Garden has been serving the community. As all things do, we needed to change with the times. Big box stores started carrying trees, plants, and shrubs at a capacity and price we just could not complete with anymore. Not to mention our customer base only came in a couple times a year for a hobby that has also suffered at the hands of inflation. It’s painful when loyal customers would come to seek advice from our experts just to leave the store for a cheaper product elsewhere. We can’t blame you, its a sign of the times but we had to make a change in order to survive. Those who were familiar with Penn Hills Lawn & Garden know the building we know as Steel Goat Marketplace was erected in 2007. While the bottom floor has always been dedicated to plants and plant care the top had the potential to be so much more! Ideas on what to use for the space came and went but one had ultimately stuck around, an idea that would change the very landscape of our business plan; WHAT IF we allowed local crafters to have a space to sell from. WHAT IF, we took a chance on the people of the communities who took a chance on us? Thus, Steel Goat Marketplace was born, a place where you can shop local crafters, creators, collectors, artisans and more! We had no idea where SGM was headed, we just knew that what we were doing was having a positive impact on those who decided to vend with us. Finally, a place where your small business could sell without the headache of worrying about managing a brick-and-mortar store. Leave that to us! During the Covid Pandemic we decided that Penn Hills Lawn and Garden would be no more, and Steel Goat Marketplace was officially in charge! The past few years have been a challenge but one that we face head on with a courageous smile! We get to be the reason a mom and pop business receive more exposure, we get to be the reason, a small start-up makes its first sale, and most of all we get to a positive change in the community we call home. Penn Hills and the surrounding communities: Thankyou for allowing us to serve you!
Formerly the Penn Hills Lawn and Garden Center
