47 Garden Stores to Shop Now, According to Designers and Landscaping Pros

Designers are often called on to pick the perfect plants as an interior’s finishing touch, so it’s no surprise that they would know the best garden stores from coast to coast—and even abroad—for sourcing said greenery. In anticipation of spring, AD PRO has collected recommendations from landscape design professionals and verdantly minded interior designers. The result? A list fit for beginner plant people and green thumbs alike. 

Where to buy plants

Northeast

Jamali Garden, New York City

“When it comes to anything plant- or flower-related, our go-to is always Jamali Garden in New York’s Flower District. They have endless options of vessels—planters, vases, baskets, urns—to fit every vibe, but most important, for us, the best succulents and dried, preserved, and faux flowers that help bring life to a space without required maintenance.” —Malorie Kaye-Goldberg, Noa Blake Design

Mecox Gardens, Water Mill, New York

“When Mac Hoak opened Mecox Gardens in 1993, a new destination was formed. Offering items ranging from gardening, landscaping, and outdoor furnishings to handsomely curated interior furnishings, decoration, and lifestyle items, the shop has managed to keep up with the times and stay fresh and inspiring for decades.” —Alan Tanksley, Alan Tanksley Inc.

Clarke’s Garden & Home, Greenport, New York

“My favorite of garden stores is a little place called Clarke’s Garden & Home in the town where I spend weekends. It’s such a special spot. Peter Clarke and his husband, Anthony, are the kindest people, who are always ready to help and offer garden tips. I buy everything from plants to fill my porch containers to hostess gifts and candles. Clarke’s has true small town charm, and I am so glad to have them as friends and neighbors.” —Bella Zakarian Mancini, Bella Mancini Design

East Hampton Gardens, East Hampton, New York

“East Hampton Gardens is by far the loveliest garden and lifestyle shop in the Hamptons. Their stunning grounds delight and inspire, and owner Michael Giannelli has a great eye for curating all your gardening, home decor, and gifting needs. This is a favorite stop for all garden enthusiasts as well as lovers of great design, and it’s my go-to place for fabulous accessories to put the finishing touches on my Hamptons projects. They offer all services, from landscape design and installation to flower arrangements, and during the holidays they have the most beautiful Christmas trees and decorations.” —Gregory Shano, Gregory Shano Interiors

Marders, Bridgehampton, New York

“Our go-to spot for the highest quality and most unusual plant materials is Marders in Bridgehampton. They carry everything from a specimen Beech tree to a David Austin Rose, and almost everything in between. They have a fabulous selection of tree varieties, and we can count on them for roses, hydrangeas, perennial and annual flowers, etc. Our clients have also found garden sheds, planters, trelliage, garden furniture, arbors, and garden ornaments.” —Edmund Hollander, Hollander Design Landscape Architects 

Adams Fairacre Farms, Lake Katrine, New York

“It took months of food shopping at Adams Fairacre Farms in the Hudson Valley before I realized that there was an attached nursery. Not only is it bigger than the market, but it also has a selection of vegetables, plants, shrubs, and trees that rivals any garden store. I also love the fact that it is a local family business, begun in the early 1900s and still run by the Adams family.” —Maryline Damour, Damour Drake 

Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouse, Greenwich, Connecticut

“Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses is unprecedented in both its selection and service. Open since 1930, the nursery is still owned and operated today by the horticultural experts in the Bridge family. Their expert team is able to provide fast and efficient service. Whether your client needs assistance with their seasonal floral arrangements, or your firm needs to purchase a large quantity of the highest-quality plant material for a landscape installation or to stage an event, Sam Bridge is the right choice for consistently professional results.” —Janice Parker, Janice Parker Landscape Architects

White Flower Farm, Morris, Connecticut

“White Flower Farm is an enchanting nursery visit with lush display gardens covering 10 glowing green acres in the foothills of the Berkshires. When I can’t make the trip up to northwest Connecticut, I pore over their catalogs, making my spring and fall planting plans and am always happy to abandon my weekend plans to gardening when the box of seedlings arrives in the mail. It is a family-owned business in operation since 1950, and the staff are always helpful beyond measure.” —Margie Lavender, Kligerman Architecture & Design

American Plant, Bethesda, Maryland

“American Plant, one of my go-to gardening shops in the D.C. area, offers a variety of quality indoor and outdoor plants, as well as unique boutique finds for the home and garden, and even landscape design services. It’s been family-owned and operated for almost a century, and their expertise and service is unparalleled, making every visit an easy and enjoyable experience.” —Marika Meyer, Marika Meyer Interiors

West Coast

Sunset Nursery, Los Angeles

“A local favorite for those living east is Sunset Nursery, a rare gem in Silver Lake. Sunset Nursery is a small family owned and run general nursery, offering everything from flowering perennials to sculptural succulents to fruit trees, including a broad selection of herbs, edibles, and low water-need plants. A knowledgeable staff lends support to eager beginners and seasoned pros.” —Judy Kameon, Elysian Landscapes

Fig Earth Supply, Los Angeles

“Fig Earth Supply is a mecca for the edible gardener enthusiast. This small but mighty fully organic nursery offers everything the home farmer could dream of, including a wide range of herbs, fruits, vegetables, and medicinal plants, specializing in unusual and heirloom varietals. If you want to increase your knowledge or grow your chops, they offer classes and workshops onsite.” —Judy Kameon, Elysian Landscapes

Inner Gardens, Culver City, California

“Inner Gardens has the best selection of interesting and one of a kind garden pieces: stone vessels, pottery, rare ephemera.” —Michael McGowan, KAA Design Group

Rolling Greens, Culver City, California

“Rolling Greens has a great interior plant selection and is the best for finding unique arrangements for that special gift or garden focal point.” —Michael McGowan, KAA Design Group

Marina del Rey Garden Center, Marina del Rey, California

“Marina del Rey Garden Center always has the latest and greatest selection. I often walk the nursery at lunch to see what is currently in bloom and how different plants look throughout the year.” —Michael McGowan, KAA Design Group

Terra Sol Garden Center, Santa Barbara, California

“Terra Sol Garden Center has extremely knowledgeable plant people. They have very unique plants and also a great selection of water-smart plants. They also always have a great selection of pots and fountains, as well as decorative garden objects and gifts.” —Margie Grace, Grace Design Associates

Eye of the Day Garden Design Center, Carpinteria, California

“Eye of the Day Garden Design Center has an exquisite selection of pots, fountains, and decorative objects. They also have a very knowledgeable and creative staff supported by the owners, who are fabulous—this ends up being helpful to me but also to my clients. They also have lots and lots of in-stock items, which is refreshing and rare in today’s order-online world.” —Margie Grace, Grace Design Associates

Porch, Summerland, California

“Porch is where shelter and nature converge. It has a unique blend of nature-inspired, modern furnishings for both the garden and home, along with simple, elegant, and beautiful gifts. There is always a well-edited artful blend of rugged and refined style.” —Margie Grace, Grace Design Associates

Emily Joubert Home & Garden, Woodside, California

“I love Emily Joubert Home & Garden, in the heart of Silicon Valley, which is owned by Judy Cottingham. We became friends when I was working on a property for an executive at Apple. I went in to grab a couple of flowers for the installation, and she went out of her way to be helpful. Judy’s knowledge of plants and outdoor furnishings is next to none; she is also hilarious and fun and travels extensively, which I love.” —Kathryn Ireland, Kathryn M. Ireland

Flowerland, Albany, California

“I love to stop by Flowerland because they have a curated selection of outdoor plants, from five-gallon rare or unusual plants including Proteas and Leucadendrons to veggies, citrus, and succulents. They also have an indoor shop with great indoor plants, planters, and beautiful gifts and home decor. Plus there’s a cute coffee truck on site so you can grab coffee and a snack while you shop.” —Lonna Lopez, Pine House Edible Gardens

East Bay Nursery, Berkeley, California

“East Bay Nursery is another go-to for everything outdoor related, including great garden tools. We shop there a lot for their large selection of annuals, perennials, and veggies, but they also have larger items like fruit trees and shrubby evergreen material. During the holiday season, they have an extensive festive display in their indoor shop with the best selection of ornaments.” —Lonna Lopez, Pine House Edible Gardens 

Crimson Horticultural Rarities, Oakland, California

“Sometimes we do interior plant installations, and when we need a really unique plant or planter I always go to Crimson Horticultural Rarities. They have the best selection of artist-made planters and hand-picked super unusual plants. It’s such a beautiful space, and it’s fun to go there for inspiration and to pick up something special.” —Lonna Lopez, Pine House Edible Gardens

Flora Grubb Gardens, San Francisco and Los Angeles

“My favorite part of the design business is the installation, adding in those layering elements—that crucial last 10%—that makes a house a home. In San Francisco, everything grows quickly, and we have a lot of homes with outdoor spaces or rooms that open right to the property that we need to outfit. We rarely have time to get down and dirty to select the specific plants and then plant them in containers ourselves. We love Flora Grubb Gardens as our go-to plant center as they offer one-stop shopping with the expertise to guide you to the right plant for the right space with a wide variety of gorgeous planters and containers. A trip there is like a mental break for nature lovers. And they wrap, pack, and deliver—that’s my kind of service!” —Kendall Wilkinson, Kendall Wilkinson Design

Artefact Design & Salvage, Sonoma, California

“Artefact Design & Salvage has a mix of interior and exterior designed and salvaged goods. It’s always inspiring to walk around and find something unusual.” —Nancy Roche, Roche + Roche Landscape Architecture

California Flora Nursery, Fulton, California

“The nursery stock at California Flora Nursery is mostly grown in-house and celebrates Northern California’s endemic plants and the diverse landscapes where they originate. This includes plants that provide food for both beneficial and pollinating insects. A plant nerd/lover’s dream!” —Nancy Roche, Roche + Roche Landscape Architecture

Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery, Sebastopol, California

“Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery is a nursery and grower of edible, native, and drought-tolerant plants with a great bare root fruit tree selection, and CCOF certified organic vegetable starts. The fruit tree selection includes Golden West Heirlooms, a collection originally developed for and/or grown in or around Sonoma County that are considered to be traditional crops in the area.” —Nancy Roche, Roche + Roche Landscape Architecture

Cottage Gardens of Petaluma, Petaluma, California

“Cottage Gardens of Petaluma is a retail nursery that beautifully and sustainably grows most of the plant material they sell, including ornamentals, succulents, and edibles, plus garden accessories and fertilizers.” —Nancy Roche, Roche + Roche Landscape Architecture

Xera Plants, Portland, Oregon

“Xera Plants is a boutique production and retail nursery specializing in climate-appropriate plants, many quite esoteric. A visit requires good research—picturing the tiny plugs as mature plants in the garden—and Paul Bonnie and Greg Shepherd have packed their website generously with knowledge.” —Elisabeth Weinstein, Rios

Pomarius Nursery, Portland, Oregon

“Deemed the nursery for interesting plants, Pomarius Nursery is a family run nursery with Peter Lynn at the helm. Their locale is inspiring—in wintertime you’re greeted with bonfires for warmth as you browse—and the sculptural plant and object tableaus are visually delicious. When looking for a Christmas tree, I stopped in and was entranced with a windswept topiary pine. Their in-house bonsai expert potted it up and now it’s mine!” —Elisabeth Weinstein, Rios

Windcliff, Indianola, Washington

“Dan Hinkley, one of the great plant experts in the world, is a frequent Olson Kundig collaborator. Dan and his partner, Robert, own a small nursery called Windcliff on the Kitsap Peninsula, where he shares plants from his plant collection—mostly grown from seeds he has personally collected from all over the world. Plants can be preordered through the Windcliff website for pick up at the nursery or via appointment if you’d like time to peruse the gardens. Dan and Robert also created one of the world’s most renowned botanical gardens, Heronswood, which is now owned by the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and hosts occasional plant sales.” —Alan Maskin, Olson Kundig

Swansons Nursery, Seattle

“Swansons Nursery is a great option and a local favorite in Seattle—they have a wide selection of indoor and outdoor plants, including Pacific Northwest natives and some of Dan Hinkley’s plants supplied by Monrovia. There’s also a teaching classroom with a robust programming and education schedule, seasonal events throughout the year, and Master Gardeners on-site for consulting—plus a café with an indoor koi pond.” —Kirsten Ring Murray, Olson Kundig

Ravenna Gardens, Seattle

“Ravenna Gardens is a really beautiful store that offers so much more than just plants. They have an incredible array of beautiful vases, soaps, and even tabletop items. The staff is so knowledgeable and points me in the right direction when I’m looking for outdoor and indoor plants that are hard to kill. The entire outside of the garden shop is surrounded by plants so appealing it makes even the most non-green thumb want to plant a garden worthy of Versailles!” —Julie Massucco Kleiner, Massucco Warner

Bloom by Place, Honolulu

“At Bloom by Place, I can pick out the perfect pot and then some. From carved coconut pots to  umbrellas from Bali and Fermob outdoor furnishings, the shop offers a range of garden treasures. It blurs the boundaries of indoor and outdoor living—after all, we live and thrive in paradise.” —Marion Philpotts-Miller, Philpotts Interiors

South

The Plant Gallery, New Orleans

“My favorite garden shop is The Plant Gallery because they have a lot of just about everything! I love their indoor tree collection, and they’re super-knowledgeable about taking care of plants and which ones are best for different circumstances. They’re just a few minutes from most of my clients in New Orleans, so it’s easy to stop by on my way to installs.” —Whitney Jones, Whitney J Decor

Frond, Austin

“Frond is a charming local plant shop in the south Central Austin neighborhood that curates a diverse selection of rare houseplants, planters, and garden decor. Founder Sara Barnes has a keen eye for design and curation and is happy to help customize a client’s plant sanctuary. As we designed our new Austin office, I had the pleasure of sourcing plants with Sara and her team. Whether you’re on the hunt for a gift or outfitting your home or an office space, Frond is a must-visit destination.” —John Hallock, Rios

Buchanan’s Native Plants, Houston

“One of my favorite gardening shops is Buchanan’s Native Plants, a lovely plant nursery that caters to native Texas plants and organic gardening to create a beautiful indoor-outdoor setting with the best quality plants and environmentally safe products available today. They have a wide selection of different plants and gardening needs, as well as handcrafted planters and vessels, but the main reason I find myself returning to Buchanan’s is the staff. Always extremely knowledgeable and willing to help with any questions, they can guide you to make the right selection based on your specific needs and space.” —Nina Magon, Nina Magon Studio

Ivy Nursery, Charlottesville, Virginia

“My favorite garden shop is Ivy Nursery, hands down! Not only do they have a comprehensive selection of plants displayed in the loveliest of ways, but the house and home shop is also packed full of wonderful home and garden decor and gifts.” —Victoria Sanchez, Victoria at Home

Gardens of Babylon, Nashville

“Walking into Gardens of Babylon, you quickly realize that the staff is full of knowledge. It’s Nashville’s largest family-owned garden center and landscape company, and I love going in and looking for something that I think is obscure only to have them say, ‘Oh, here it is.’” —Chad James, Chad James Group 

Midtown Garden Center, Miami

“Hands down, my favorite local garden shop is Midtown Garden Center. Not only does it offer an abundant plant selection for city living, but it also has a super-friendly and knowledgeable staff, always offering garden tips. Its location is extremely strategic—in the city, so I don’t have to drive hours to find what I am looking for. But what I love the most about this place is the concept behind it! This garden center is a micro environment in itself: It has a flower shop, a zen garden, a taco truck, and a juice bar. Besides being in contact with nature, you can eat, drink (it’s BYO-friendly), and even dance. They host events and allow pets. What else can you ask for?” —Marcy Garcia, MG Design Lab

Shoppe, Birmingham, Alabama

“I grew up on a farm with a mother who taught me so much about gardening, so I love and appreciate all kinds of gardens, from the formal and fancy to the simple and small. There are many nurseries across our area, but one of my favorites is called Shoppe. They have an old bungalow on a hillside and added a small freestanding conservatory that is so adorable that I rented it for our office Christmas party one year, which was absolutely stunning. They have a wide variety of plants and flowers and hundreds of feet of pathways that invite you to browse and sip your coffee. Inside, they have all kinds of ceramic pots and garden tools, and the floorboards creak a bit as you walk around in the bookstore of local authors on everything from architecture to, of course, gardens and European villas. They even have a small coffee shop and bistro for light lunches with a little wine. It’s quite a menagerie—and a wonderful one at that.” —Jeffrey Dungan, Jeffrey Dungan Architects

Meeting Green, Charleston, South Carolina

“We love Meeting Green because it is a small business with a big heart. The duo who own it offer very personalized consultations—and they will even install a lemon tree if needed!” —Mitchell Hill, Mitchell Hill

Midwest

Jayson Home, Chicago

“Jayson Home in Chicago is a perfect resource for the urban gardener. Yearound, it’s a well-curated source for vintage and new furnishings and accessories. And when the garden shop opens in the spring, it’s one-stop shopping for home and garden.” —Tom Stringer, Tom Stringer Design Partners

Gethsemane Garden Center, Chicago

“Gethsemane Garden Center is a little bit of country in the center of Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For an urban garden center, Gethsemane is gigantic, with a huge variety of perennials, annuals, and landscaping stock, plus a greenhouse for exotics and a solid shop with great candles, tabletop, and accessories. They also stock the best Christmas trees in Chicago.” —Tom Stringer, Tom Stringer Design Partners

Abroad

Piet Jonker, Baambrugge, Netherlands

“In Europe, we are huge fans of Piet Jonker, which, in addition to antique building materials, has an amazing and ever-changing assortment of garden ornaments, sculptures, and outdoor furniture that give a garden a sense of place and history.” —Eric Egan, Eric Egan

Tage Andersen, Copenhagen

“My favorite garden and flower shop is Tage Andersen in Copenhagen. Mr. Andersen is an artist working primarily in the medium of flowers. He creates beautiful vignettes in his gallery-like shop using furniture and objects that he designs in metal. There is an element of surprise to his work, glorifying the ephemeral beauty of plant life.” —David Duncan, David Duncan Antiques

Petersham Nurseries, Surrey, United Kingdom

“Petersham Nurseries is by far my favorite gardening center in London. Not only do they have the most delicious farm-to-table restaurant, but they also have a beautiful and wild home store with stunning ceramics, artwork, and furniture. If you’re looking for that British country-chic look, this is the place to go. It really makes me feel like Alice in Wonderland. It’s located right in the middle of Richmond Park, so I often drive down and park at the garden center, grab a bite at the café, browse the shop, and take my dog, Milo, on a long walk. There are so many beautiful plants, vases, and trinkets to behold. It is truly a magical escape from the hustle and bustle of London.” —Melinda Marquardt, The Vale London

Mitate Hanaya, Kyoto

“Kyoto is an endless resource for contemporary takes on traditional arts. A recent discovery for me was Mitate Hanaya, established in 2013. Florist and owner Hayato Nishiyama uses only flowers and plant material found locally in the wild, therefore they’re always seasonal and always regional. He then reinterprets them in deliberately surprising arrangements as an original way of speaking to a season or occasion. There is a sincere return to authenticity here that is steeped in tradition while remaining refreshing: a hallmark of contemporary Kyoto.” —Takashi Yanai, Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects

Vivero Alvarez, Maldonado, Uruguay

“We love designing (and furnishing) gardens almost as much as we do interiors. We are currently working on a chacra in Punta del Este, Uruguay, [and] we seem to be almost every week at Vivero Alvarez, which specializes in autóctona native plants to achieve the naturalistic look we strive for in our work.” —Eric Egan, Eric Egan