COLUMBUS, GA · The Best of The Best
DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
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Gardening Store / Nursery

The Sandlot

7667 Beaver Run Rd, Midland, GA 31820, USA(706) 563-3300www.thesandlot.netView on Google Maps →
9.1/10 overall scoreExcellent
4.8

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Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Excellent

9.1/10

Category Rank

of 544 in Home & Garden · Top 10%

#10

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 10%

#50

Subcategory Rank

of 9 in Gardening Store / Nursery · Top 25%

#1

Online Presence

Excellent

8.8/10

Website Rating

Good · tap for breakdown

8/10
Mobile Score
89/100
Desktop Score
99/100
Page Load (LCP)
3162ms

Notes

mobile score 89; slow LCP 3162ms

Rank in Gardening Store / Nursery

#1of 9Top 25%
1
9.1
The Sandlot
2
8.6
Southern Oaks Nursery & Landscaping
3
8.5
Stovall & Company
4
8.4
Bloomers at MidTown
5
8.2
Seasonal Concepts Lawn & Landscaping
6
8.1
Below The Node
7
8.0
To-Mar Garden Center
8
7.7
SiteOne Landscape Supply
Category average: 8.2/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (3.2s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

+50%

Grow reviews from 63 to 100+

Listings with 100+ reviews see roughly 50% higher click-through from local search results vs. sub-50-review listings. BrightLocal 2024

Complete your Google Business Profile

Profiles with full descriptions, hours, services, and Q&A get up to 7× more clicks than partial ones. Google Business research

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

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