This is the most beautiful place for a date or just an afternoon alone. Both outdoor and indoor…read moreplants can be found here. There is a coffee stand and plenty of areas to sit and read. I love the gift shop as well. There are artisan crafts that will make the perfect gift or addition to your home. Staff is fun and helpful as well. Please see the photos below. Pricing is above average for a higher end product across the board. There are sometimes pop ups here as well like Japanese street food or dessert in the afternoon and early evening.

As a customer of Flowerland for several years, writing the following brings me no joy. I was there…read morethe other day and saw a pair of gauntlet gloves. There was no price. I asked; the woman behind the counter looked it up and answered: $42. That seemed a bit expensive, so I checked online. While checking, the same woman comes over, sits down next to me, and asks, "Can I tell you something? Small business can't compete with Harbor Freight," then gets up and leaves. First, her statement to me was incredibly condescending. I'm almost 60 years old and know how businesses large and small work. She didn't need to scold me like I'm 5 years old. (FYI, Harbor Freight doesn't even sell any gauntlet gloves.) Did she honestly think she'd either guilt or shame me into buying their gloves? Did she think that was a good tactic to engender customer loyalty? Second, I'm all for -- and do -- support local businesses, even if it means paying a little bit more. As I said initially, I've been a customer of Flowerland's for several years. In general, if an item seems expensive, I check online not only to compare price, but to read reviews, in this case, for the particular brand of gloves. If an item has 4- and 5-star reviews, perhaps it's worth the extra price and I have made such purchases in the past. I've certainly knowingly paid more for their 1-gallon plants averaging around $22 whereas I know that many places sell 1-gallon plants for around $15. Third, in this case, this particular brand of gloves was about four times the typical cost of other gauntlet gloves I saw online. As I said, sometimes I'm willing to pay more to support a local business, but that does not mean I'm willing to do so unconditionally at any price -- especially for things like gloves that, no matter how good quality they are, will eventually wear out. Gloves are disposable, commodity items. (The seams at the fingertips are always the first part to wear out.) If that woman is independently wealthy, works at Flowerland just for fun, and pays any price any small business asks, well good for her. Some of us, myself included, are retired and are living off savings. From now on, I'll stick to Berkeley Hort, Orchard Nursery, and others where I have never been condescended to by any member of staff. Oh, and Berkeley Hort's plant prices tend to be better anyway.

HUGE selection of plants, I found everything I was looking for here! If you aren't sure what to…read moreget, it's lovely to browse the nursery and find something that interests you!

Many beautiful and often unusual plants here. Prices sky high. Difficult to navigate the space…read more Workers friendly but sparse. Got a nice succulent and immediately attempted to plant it in the ground. I handled it delicately, banging on the outside of the given nursery pot to ease it out. Turns out the plant was freshly transplanted w/shallow roots. The rest of the soil just dropped everywhere. Luckily I was able to save it, but it left me with a sour taste in my mouth. Paid the 6" price for a 4" plant. If you buy plants, you know what I mean.

What am incredible nursery! I've lived in Berkeley for years and have never stepped inside…read more However, I bought quite a few things and excited to start my gardening this season. The staff was incredibly helpful and courteous. I was able to find some ghost peppers and several other seeds I'm going to plant. I also will be coming back to see if I find th lemongrass I was looking for. Awesome place!

Great place to get plants. Fair prices and plants very healthy. Employees super helpful.read more

East Bay Nursery is amazing. Huge variety of healthy plants and gardening supplies…read more They have the most amazing selection of succulents I've ever seen. I didn't even think I liked succulents until I saw all these. Just incredible variety.

If you are into gardening you will love this place. I was looking for a Mexican oregano plant,…read morewhich is not easily found in most nurseries and I found one at East Bay nursery for reasonable price of I called ahead of time and received exceptional customer service. They also went out into the garden to doublecheck that they had one in stock and they did and they held it for me at the front desk. While I was there, I was admiring all of the exotic plants, flowers, herbs, and trees and all the gardening accessories you may ever need. I loved seeing all their seasonal Halloween theme planters and little decorations that you can put throughout your garden to make your garden festive for Halloween. They even had small Christmas trees in stock. This is a lovely nursery with lots of beautiful plants and accessories and great employees that are roaming around ready to help you at any time. They also have their own dedicated parking lot and lots of street parking. Next time you're in Berkeley or if you need to get an exotic plant, I highly recommend visiting East Bay Nursery.

You should defiantly check out Panama Plantas if you're looking for:…read more- A super cool Filipino-owned, woman-owned business to support - Very aesthetic venue to rent for an intimate meal, tea party, etc. - Workshops (check out their website for the workshops they host) - Plant rental - Venue rental - A place that also supports other local businesses - A community space full of love Came here to celebrate a friend's birthday via a Kamayan Tea Party. Dom, the owner, was so sweet, attentive, helpful, and detail-oriented. She set a beautiful tea party for a group of us that included a variety of fun teas (that came with options for cream and sugar), a beautiful display of desserts and snacks from other local businesses (think ube cake, tea sandwiches, scones, etc.), and such an aesthetic surrounding with all of her plants. There wasn't an area of the venue that wasn't great for photos. There's also super cute merchandise you can buy from coasters to stickers to plant pots. She also took photos throughout for the birthday girl to have afterward. Overall, we had a great experience and I'm glad we got to shower our friend with love here.

We came here for the Mother's Day tea party. My mom loved the experience and how welcoming the…read morestaff was! We got these cute like fans and some pictures/polaroids to take home. I enjoyed all the food offerings and tea flavors they had to offer. It would be a cute bachelorette or girls day activity with your group of friends! We did buy some plants and a cute turtle pot before we left!!!

I absolutely love Paraiso Plant Studio!…read more They are located in the cute part of Berkeley, where there are tons of shops and restaurants. I wandered into the store, mostly on a whim, and I'm so thrilled that I did! The staff is absolutely sweet, helpful, and makes shopping so easy. Did I plan on buying a plant? Not at all. Did I? Absolutely! All of their plants are indoor specific, and they will help you find the perfect plant. Do you need a plant that goes in that spot in your Home or Office? That's full Senh? They've got you covered. Do you need a plant that prefers subtle or little to no lighting in your home or office? They've got you covered. Their plants are beautiful, healthy, and they range in different sizes from the most petite, too much larger sizes. The plant I picked out with help from one of the staff, not only is perfect for the space that I want it for, but because I also purchased a lovely ceramic pot, as a complementary service, they repotted my plant in its new ceramic pot. They do offer repotting for your plants, and it's obvious that they have a ton of repeat customers. The store was becoming busy as I was looking at all the different plants, gifts, etc., and if people weren't purchasing arrangements, or having repotting done, they were purchasing new plants like I was. This is a special place to get lost in, shop in, and fall in love with plants.

This location used to be a food specialty and deli shop but has since been transformed into a plant…read moreand flower oasis ! This place should meet all of your indoor plant needs and houses many types of plants and accessories. You could spend a lot of time taking in all that is here. I was curious to just roam around and see what was available. Lastly, there are both plant and flower services and delivery available.

Spira is the best. Kind spirt and plant lover. Expert when…read moreit comes to water gardens and small garden ponds. Designer and caretaker you'll be glad you hired Spira!

Spira transformed my backyard in Oakland from a barren, allergy-inducing wasteland into an oasis of…read morebeautiful, delicious plants. Spira was always a joy to be around and taught me a ton about urban farming; exposed me to new plants that grow well in the area and helped me discover my love for summer squash, fava beans, potato digs, and organic farming in general. Spira was so knowledgeable about such a wide range of topics and did annoying work such as setting up drip irrigation. Such an awesome, inspiring person! If I didn't live 200 miles away now, I'd no doubt have Spira taking care of my garden to this day.

I had an amazing visit to Hida Tool in Berkeley for master knife sharpening with Kou! My prized…read moreJapanese chef knife I've had for decades, that lives carefully dried and wrapped in towel when not in use - nonetheless over the decades, had small imperfections here and there and needed sharpening. Claude AI led me to Hida! Kou educated me about the hand forged knife I had, translated it's inscriptions, and maybe because I had my beloved Japanese Akita with me, invited me to watch the process - it was amazing to see his adroit flow of steps to remove almost invisible fine pits and barely visible rust, straighten a slight bend (and now I know NOT to cut hard winter squash with this fine knife!) and used sequence of fine whet stones and water to finish the polish over a special sink basin that felt like a small pond in a Japanese temple. It is new and happy again! My hand wrought knife restored for just $20, so very worth it - and the drive to Berkeley and the experience and learning in person was priceless. You can't have a knife in more appreciative hands, and your appreciation of your knife will grow too. Yes, they sharpen European knives and all sorts of fine tools too, and sell an amazing array of fine tools and knives too. My knife, well cared for like this, is an heirloom - and I now know can literally last hundreds of years! Check out their website for their dazzling array of speciality knives and tools. Very worthwhile - make an appointment to see Kuo and take the drive to Berkeley and be sure to stop after at the nearby also famed Monterey Market - the original that helped launch Chez Panisse and the California Cuisine movement decades ago - always rare and wonderful produce there, as a lifelong chef myself, it is truly one of the best unique private fresh artisan produce and food stores on earth!

A friendly and well stocked source of high quality tools, mostly from Japan with many other items…read morethat are useful. They stock many hard-to-find items and also provide ideas and inspiration for projects based on what is on their shelves. I no longer live in Berkeley, but it's a must-visit spot every time I'm in town! Not inexpensive, but well worth the cost for a well curated selection of quality items.

Thank you to Ben and Nicole for providing great customer service and support. I will return for…read moremore but for now I wanted to plant some Yerba Buena for the balcony at home. I want to learn how to take good care of my first potted herb. I will update later for sure. Also, what a great view of Mount Tam from the nursery. Please support this business if you are in the area. I really admired the patience from the staff. See you soon guys!!

Get ready to be inspired for a native plant garden of your own! Oaktown Native Plant Nursery makes…read moreit easy. I was reading about pocket forests for biodiversity and thinking about how planting more natives around weed-laden yard would be beneficial, and also cooling in this concrete jungle which is an urban heat center. If you could do something about it with native plants that support pollinators and more, why not? Whether you have pots/containers, your apartment's shared space, a community garden, your/neighbor's yard - or volunteer to adopt a traffic circle in Berkeley and plant natives in there. You can't go wrong browsing the Oaktown Native Plant Nursery website, reading up on the plants, buying plants online, then picking them up at the Oaktown Native Plant Nursery - and also getting Vik's Chaat for lunch while you're in the area.

I'm giving two stars because the staff there are very nice. But the value is nowhere to be seen. I…read morebought a gift for a co-worker, a salt dish that totaled $30.87, that did not work as her gift. So I took it back 7 days later to find out they will not refund your money. They give store credit...guhreat! Just what I don't need! No refunds should be posted clearly. Now that I know, I will not make the mistake of buying from here again. Be careful before buying anything here- you might just be stuck with it or out your money if their merchandise doesn't work for your needs.

If you need a special gift or are furnishing your glamor pad, this spot has what you need…read more For many years they have curated a beautiful and high quality selection of house-wears, jewelry and gardening items. I love to stop by and window show and seek some inspiration. Sell some stock before you visit, the prices are in-line with the high quality! Half joking, they actually have a wide range of price points so you can likely find something whatever your budget. 4th Street shopping district in Berkeley is a great spot to visit, plan a longer visit and have a bite too. It makes the moderately challenging parking situation feel worth it.