Absolutely love visiting this nursery and its gift shops. Kicking off in May, they have about ten…read moredifferent greenhouses you can shop for beautiful flowers, hanging pots, shrubs, all kinds of spices, and fruits & vegetables, and enjoy a great day strolling around the grounds in the spring. They do sell out of the flowers quickly due to Mother's day though, so be prepared! In addition, they have two adorable gift shops that the wife and I love to shop at year-round. They change the shops based on the seasons and it's particularly fun to explore around Halloween and Christmas. On top of that, the staff here is an amazing group that will always engage, answer any questions you have, and make sure you enjoy what you are getting.

Service i really was not expecting. On 10/29/25 I phoned…read moreMilaeger's looking for something for a Christmas craft. I used their interactive phone service but was put on hold and finally just hung up. I know from shopping at Milaegers for year that they can really get busy and sometimes it takes a while to have your call answered. No big deal and I was able to find what I was looking for elsewhere. Today, 10/30/25, I received a call from one of the managers at Milaegers stating that she had noticed that I had called their store and that my call had gone unanswered. She asked what I was looking for and did I still need to find what I needed. I explained that I had found what I wanted and thanked her for her call. She did not need to call me, but she though enough about their customers that she took the time to follow up on and unanswered call. This is what I call real service and is just another reason I enjoy shopping at Milaegers.

I try to visit Milaeger's at least three times a year. This is the go to place during the Christmas…read moreseason so many decorations, trees, and other Christmas accents and accessories available. They also have clothing items and special area just for Christmas themed collectibles. Looking forward to the one year Christmas open house. Live music, food, and Christmas spirit. Check their website for information.

Laurie Bujack was fantastic to work with as a planner and designer. Her work ethic is bulletproof,…read morewith the responsiveness to the changes and modifications as the design evolved, especially as the price proposals came in and there was the need to help the phases fit the budget. She was also very responsive to a few glitches that arose in the complex and timely communication, as well as tweaking needed for last minute adjustments. Laurie is a very competent project manager AND designer, for those reasons! She is a consummate professional. The only observation to recommend improvement: that our kind lead installer take moments to teach his crew about guarding the safety and treatment of more fragile perennials and the final placement of shrubs needing to be plumb/vertical...a sharp eye before accepting the final results of his workers.

Well I tried to buy soil... $42 a yard you would think that I would get pulverized screened…read moresoil.... nope I got weeds, huge rocks and blocks of soil... see the pic... thats what I got... that huge piece of concrete is about 12" x 8"... omg.. thats right .. there was screening or pulverizing... I would go to another place for top soil... now the reason why I gave them a 2 was that I did speak to the manager and she gave me a half off discount on my next yard... but that soil was the same as the original... I know they were short on soil but then charge less and do not say it's pulverized.... thats shameful. !!!

Mary is knowledgable, helpful, and generally knows her stuff…read more I love to go there because she can guide you in the direction of what will be best for your space. When making gardening choices, skip the big corporate stores and head straight to Mary's. You won't be disappointed!

Granted it was 6:15 pm and they are close to closing at 7pm. I really wanted to love this place…read moresince it is close to my home. There was no one in the reception area when we arrived so we were just browsing their pretty inventory. Then finally two older ladies came out of the back area- I announced my presence with a "hello" since I was browsing their aisles of flowers and tropical plants and did not want to startle them. They were both not very friendly and I immediately felt uncomfortable like I was interrupting them. I proceeded to ask her about bushes and one of the women acted like she didn't understand a word that I said while the other one just completely walked away. (I am a GenX Japanese American north side Chicagoan and my partner is a biracial black and white north side Chicagoan as well) she was extremely snotty and rude to me like she didn't understand what I was asking her so I took her outside to speak with my partner because I was already visibly upset-so then I asked her "are you Mary? " she's like "No Mary is inside." So Mary was the other rude lady peeking out the door. I'm like thanks but no thanks. Let's go. I asked my partner in the car if it was just me and he said "no these women are rude." So as a small business minority woman myself-who runs her own small business in the city of Chicago - I WILL NEVER GO BACK there it's was not a pleasant experience shop there at your own risk.

We were looking for some evergreens for privacy. We used a local nursery that planted two 10'…read moreevergreens. One of the evergreens died the first year and the other evergreen has not thrived. When it came time to replace the dead evergreen and add more trees, we contacted Swartz Nursery. We picked out our trees and during the install, Scott was very helpful in informing us how to care for the trees. We are so pleased with the results. They are absolutely beautiful, healthy trees. We will slowly be adding more trees every year and I wouldn't choose any other nursery!

Reasonable prices, extremely friendly and knowledgeable staff (not just on the plants themselves…read morebut growing in Kenosha) beautiful grounds and a huge selection make Swartz our must stop every Spring

I love this place! I'm not able to walk around much and an associate helped me pick out flowers I…read moreneeded for a pot I wanted in purple and yellow. Made it much easier for me. A fun place to walk around they have everything and flowers you don't find anywhere else!

Excellent plants, nice helpful people (yes, even the owner!). The kids love feeding the koi, and…read morethe gift shop area always has interesting stuff.

Amazing landscaping service and would use over and over again. Did an initial walkthrough,…read morementioned my wish list and the quote was so reasonable that I was able to get my entire wishlist done! They are very professional, Paul's experience of multigenerational Nursery business made his suggestions and recommendations a no-brainer. He knows his trees and shrubs and what will work and what won't. They moved a huge tree from my front to my backyard. Took down a dead tree, created landscape beds and filled them with their awesome mulch! They worked as a team and went above and beyond. Don't hesitate to use them. They are amazing!

Nice work, knew what they all were doing . Good work, cleaned u p when done. Am very happy with…read moreresults. Helpful with my questions, I recommend Swartz highly. Deanna

The staff at S & S are helpful, kind, and went above and beyond to help load our big order into our…read moretrailer. There is a huge selection of flowers, shrubs, herbs, everything that you're looking for. We were looking for shrubs to use as a living fence. We went around to several nurseries, Home Depots, and Menards but we ultimately purchased a large order of viburnum from S & S because of their price, the health of their plants, and their one year warranty. We are very happy with our purchase and will be back again.

The selection of plants, stone/bark and planters is wonderful. The best part is that I get the…read morekind of advice I need for my landscaping problems.