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Garden supplier offering everything from seeds to ponds, plus landscaping services & kids' classes.
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Reviews — 8
Very friendly employees and they know there plants planning on going back 🥰
Nice place with friendly staff, the price is good. Hot as hell out but there plants still look good, must be doing something right.
Every time I've gone, I've seen nothing but great selection and smiling faces. They have the best variety of cactus and succulents (other plants too) I've found and this has quickly become my favorite plant store. Don't listen to the brown thumbed Karen's leaving 1 star reviews, the staff is wonderful and their selection is more than worth the stop. Miss Andrea saw my young son and offered to go show him the koi pond which he feel in love with instantly.
I can now say something that I had began to think might not be true of a major retail plant-seller in San Antonio in my lifetime;
THESE PEOPLE DO NOT SELL NANDINA DOMESTICA. THANK GOD THERE IS FINALLY ONE MAJOR STORE WHERE OWNERS VALUE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN MORE THAN A PITIFUL FEW DOLLARS!
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU for stopping the cyanide poisoning of birds, dogs, cats, human children and even deer with Nandina domestica berries! You have shown how to be truly American and not killing each other with foreign poisons.
So why I is this not a 5-star retail center? There are so many contrasts, and indeed room for improvements.
They don't sell cyanide (Nandina domestica) but they have a few invasive plants, including one (I can hardly bear to typé this) variety of Ligustrum. The English ivy (in photo) is the worst-looking plant in the place, and so possibly it will work itself out of being selected and invading a home.
They also sell Asían jasmine. Yes, the State of Texas still has not listed Asían jasmine as "invasive" because it is not as bad in Dallas and the Legislature doesn't care whether San Antonio gets covered with weeds. But anyone who sell it KNOWS.
The investment the owners have made in their business is impressive. The grounds are thoughtfully planned and laid out. The displays are well-developed in regard to plant heights, visibility and room for customers. There are multiple paths to get through and between sections. There is sime sensibility to the layout, and there has been clear attention to prevent hazardous situations even with the obvious challenges of operating a business in a location divided by an ephemeral waterway.
It is refreshing to see retail garden center that invests in maintaining and upgrading its physical facilities, evidences professionalism in the way it facilitates the employees' work without creating hazards for customers.
This retail center is easily the most accessible for people with mobility limitations, various other physical disabilities and cognitive disabilities. Clearly understandable signage of designated spaces such as "cart corral" and "Plants sold" are best practices fot all garden center's to communicate expectations to customers.
Combining these characteristics with whimsy are faded signs indicating a speed limit of 5 mph for "Gardeners crossing" ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
And so there is no business less likely to not provide a protected space for drivers to offload their wheelchairs; yet this business does not have one.
By contrast, every other place that sells plants in the greater San Antonio area has designated parking spots for drivers with state-issued placards for mobility limitations. Yet there is not a one of them where a person using a wheelchair to have mobility, can travel from the vehicle or bus stop through the business either at all or without encountering many hazards.
This is indeed a study of psychological and practical contrasts.
Just as welcoming as the otherwise sensible and clear layout is one employee (orange hair, yellow cart in photo). Anything you need to ask, she will either know or locate the answer with extraordinary professional courtesy!
And now for the answer to the #1 FAQ:
YES
YES
The Garden Center seeks NATIVE PLANTS.
THEY HAVE MANY NATIVE PLANTS
I knew you would not wait to read the rest if I said that first. So now you can
Go forth and get your Texas NATIVE PLANTS, yes,
NATIVE PLANTS at The Garden Center!
Did you know The Garden Center has NATIVE PLANTS!
THESE PEOPLE DO NOT SELL NANDINA DOMESTICA. THANK GOD THERE IS FINALLY ONE MAJOR STORE WHERE OWNERS VALUE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN MORE THAN A PITIFUL FEW DOLLARS!
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU for stopping the cyanide poisoning of birds, dogs, cats, human children and even deer with Nandina domestica berries! You have shown how to be truly American and not killing each other with foreign poisons.
So why I is this not a 5-star retail center? There are so many contrasts, and indeed room for improvements.
They don't sell cyanide (Nandina domestica) but they have a few invasive plants, including one (I can hardly bear to typé this) variety of Ligustrum. The English ivy (in photo) is the worst-looking plant in the place, and so possibly it will work itself out of being selected and invading a home.
They also sell Asían jasmine. Yes, the State of Texas still has not listed Asían jasmine as "invasive" because it is not as bad in Dallas and the Legislature doesn't care whether San Antonio gets covered with weeds. But anyone who sell it KNOWS.
The investment the owners have made in their business is impressive. The grounds are thoughtfully planned and laid out. The displays are well-developed in regard to plant heights, visibility and room for customers. There are multiple paths to get through and between sections. There is sime sensibility to the layout, and there has been clear attention to prevent hazardous situations even with the obvious challenges of operating a business in a location divided by an ephemeral waterway.
It is refreshing to see retail garden center that invests in maintaining and upgrading its physical facilities, evidences professionalism in the way it facilitates the employees' work without creating hazards for customers.
This retail center is easily the most accessible for people with mobility limitations, various other physical disabilities and cognitive disabilities. Clearly understandable signage of designated spaces such as "cart corral" and "Plants sold" are best practices fot all garden center's to communicate expectations to customers.
Combining these characteristics with whimsy are faded signs indicating a speed limit of 5 mph for "Gardeners crossing" ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
And so there is no business less likely to not provide a protected space for drivers to offload their wheelchairs; yet this business does not have one.
By contrast, every other place that sells plants in the greater San Antonio area has designated parking spots for drivers with state-issued placards for mobility limitations. Yet there is not a one of them where a person using a wheelchair to have mobility, can travel from the vehicle or bus stop through the business either at all or without encountering many hazards.
This is indeed a study of psychological and practical contrasts.
Just as welcoming as the otherwise sensible and clear layout is one employee (orange hair, yellow cart in photo). Anything you need to ask, she will either know or locate the answer with extraordinary professional courtesy!
And now for the answer to the #1 FAQ:
YES
YES
The Garden Center seeks NATIVE PLANTS.
THEY HAVE MANY NATIVE PLANTS
I knew you would not wait to read the rest if I said that first. So now you can
Go forth and get your Texas NATIVE PLANTS, yes,
NATIVE PLANTS at The Garden Center!
Did you know The Garden Center has NATIVE PLANTS!
The Garden Center is a fantastic family owned nursery. You can find anything you are looking for to spruce up your yard. The prices are great and the staff is amazing especially the owner Wayne.
I love The Garden Center!
I have come to update my review. I have now been a customer for over a year and I will NEVER go to another garden center (like the one down the road) again! I went in today and not only did they have ALL the SAWS water saver plants, they even helped me find things I needed. Every employee I interacted with was friendly and helpful. They have a great selection, MUCH better prices than most other nurseries in town (they can beat the big box stores most of the time), but most importantly to me: they are NICE TO ME!
That may seem silly, but I have gone to quite a few garden centers and seem to be ignored, dismissed, or given the worst directions to find something I want. Not here, and that is why I am a customer for life.
Pros:
inexpensive
variety
friendly staff
Cons:
Not really any name brand nursery plants like Proven Winners
Some plants aren't labeled at all "annual basket" isn't really telling on care or cultural practice
I have come to update my review. I have now been a customer for over a year and I will NEVER go to another garden center (like the one down the road) again! I went in today and not only did they have ALL the SAWS water saver plants, they even helped me find things I needed. Every employee I interacted with was friendly and helpful. They have a great selection, MUCH better prices than most other nurseries in town (they can beat the big box stores most of the time), but most importantly to me: they are NICE TO ME!
That may seem silly, but I have gone to quite a few garden centers and seem to be ignored, dismissed, or given the worst directions to find something I want. Not here, and that is why I am a customer for life.
Pros:
inexpensive
variety
friendly staff
Cons:
Not really any name brand nursery plants like Proven Winners
Some plants aren't labeled at all "annual basket" isn't really telling on care or cultural practice
I was pleasantly surprised by this hidden garden center. It was a pleasure to see and that the entire staff was so helpful and nice. An employee named Cassie was helping me along the way with each plant and where to find them. I highly recommend.