Great selection and staff full of Aloha. Mahalo nui for…read morehaving such a great business on the neighborhood.

Looking for ideas and information as I knew I couldn't take any of their amazing flora back to…read moreCalifornia. The gentleman greeting us fully answered my questions about pollenating papayas. I dare to grow them in my Nor Cal greenhouse with mango, mangosteen, and sapote. For a joyful, colorful short walk, this is a great choice on the Hilo side. I wish they had a selection of seeds. I was not looking at prices, but quality was top notch.

Customer service. Flexibility…read more Quality flowers. Big selection of flowers and greenery.

A definite go to at the KCC farmers market for anthurium flowers! They have super fresh flowers at…read morereasonable prices. Best to preorder 1-2 weeks in advance to get a regular supply for pickup with Christopher. I was a rookie when I first started picking up flowers and only got the extras...not bad but not a great selection and forget getting anything for the holidays. So preordering and getting on their schedule is best.

For a Large order this is the place to go. They keep all their stuff under roof and have giant pots…read moreat supplier prices. Make sure you know what you're looking for(it's not a place for purusing) and be ready to buy in bulk.

We came here to look for Bougainville. They had some, not a huge selection. They had some…read moreanthurium too, but only a couple colors and not a huge selection. A bit on the pricey side.

Came in to browse and see what types of new fauna we could find. Fun outside wall made of…read moresurfboards, a really helpful young man who gave us the rundown/layout of the gardens/offered to help, reasonable prices, and then a huge variety of plants! Some of the plants looked like they needed a little more love, but they had a bunch of hibiscus colors I hadn't seen before (which was awesome), some indoor plants, a large variety of palms, and fruit trees!

Used to be better in types of plants and quality of plants. Heard them say when walking around the…read morenursery - oh these don't look so good because someone didn't water them or used wrong concentration of neem oil. This alerted me but, I gave them credit because I had purchased from the nursery over several years. It was the staff that encouraged us to use them for design and installation work. Use caution as they say they have or can get or do and then back out. Sad to relay this message but true experience. Realize it is hard to find staff which makes committing to a schedule difficult, but dragging a customer on was not a good approach. I'm a positive reviewer type, want to help out local businesses over WalMart. Hard to write this but feel others should go in aware in the hope they have a better experience. The nursery has limited hours, not necessarily the hours posted. Went by several times when they were supposed to be open but were closed.

Things have changed a great deal lately (Nov. '23) at Palms of Paradise. The new owner is SOLELY…read morefocused on selling LARGE palms to customers on the mainland. Juan is the friendly, long term caretaker of the nursery, but he will not be able to sell you any palms. If he sells you a smaller size palm (15 gallon size or smaller) it could cost him his job. DO NOT go there. You will see that the place is run down and many palms are in poor condition. You will be wasting your time.

Great selection of palm trees. Very nice gentlemen working here. If you're looking for plans…read moreother than palm trees don't come here.

You'd think with the name Paradise Plants that there would be a welcoming energy of Aloha....Just…read morethe opposite- an uptight owner with a negative attitude. I was told by a gentleman who was in charge of garden pots that I could buy some pots at a sale price bc there were just a few left, so I did and love them. Came back to buy the two that were left and the owner refused to honor his sales price, saying they were new and he shouldn't have done that. I left, remembering that it was not just a bad day for her but that previously she refused to let my service dog on he premises even though we had been there a few other times. Just such a buzzkill and not a place I recommend

We own a real estate management company, an interior design company and we are real estate…read moreinvestors so we are constantly buying furniture and design elements. We have purchased many pieces of furniture, plants, art and decor from Paradise Plants over the years. Objectively speaking we have come to realize over time that our purchases from Paradise Plants were all superior in quality and often times the same price as the pieces we bought from other stores both on-island and the ones we had shipped to the island that were far inferior in look and build quality. We purchased some pretty beds from Home World. They look great, however they are very cheaply made and we have had to rebuild all of the internal parts to make them stronger as they all broke in the first year. This was a great expense. Home World sells particle board junk. We noticed the beds we purchased from Paradise Pants had solid aluminum supports instead of cheap particle board. They are all super sturdy and look amazing and were the same price as the Home World particle board junk. Paradise Plants sells quality, unique, indoor furniture at excellent prices. Bamboo and Teak down the road is also good, but mostly used stuff so a bit like shopping at a garage sale, but sometimes you get lucky. Paradise Plants has new, gorgeous pieces every time we go in all at a good price. They also have an excellent outdoor furniture brand called Lagoon that is perfect for the environment here on the island. So far, It's the only outdoor furniture that has survived at our salty oceanfront locations and our corrosive Volcano location. That brand of outdoor furniture is Puna proof! It has no steel to get rusty and is all strong durable plastics and/or non-corroding aluminum. Very happy with quality and price as none of these end up in a landfill after 1-2 years like every other brand we tried. From price, quality/longevity, beauty of pieces, to their excellent customer service and ability to deliver and setup all pieces and have a great customer experience, you won't find a better store that is locally owned and operated employing great local people.

What an amazing and special flower shop! My cousin ended up in the hospital while on vacation on…read morethe big island and it happened to be the day before Christmas eve. The flower shop, although super swamped managed to listen to my voicemail, text me and coordinate not only the most beautiful mini bouquet, but also added special tea and picked up some books and special gifts to bring to her post surgery. The owner Laura is an artist and the care by her staff (thanks Rosa!!) during their busiest season was truly appreciated and exceptional!!!

I'm so happy with the arraignment you made for my daughter's birthday…read more This is the 2nd year I've used you. Thank you so much for doing such an amazing job on the flowers for Ashleigh! She loved them! I love them! The Lillie's are her faves! You guys rock!! You went above & beyond to accommodate the last minute change to the delivery! I will definitely use your shop again!

Oh wow, I didn't know this place exist here at Hilo town…read more While at the Hilo Farmer's Market , I met a lady at one of the booth and she recommended Garden Exchange. I was on the hunt for Culantro plant for my mom. We searched all over while shopping for veggie plants back on Oahu. Excited, I asked my hubby to take me to the Garden Exchange, I could have walked over but didn't know it was so close by, one street over from the Farmer's Market. FYI- Parking is located on the other side/back of Garden Exchange not on the main street. I asked a kind staff to guide me to where the Culantro were and killed 2 birds with one stone, I also asked if they have any Hoya plants. I loved looking at the plant selection they have. I ended up with 2 Culantro and came across a beautiful Hoya plant on trellis and for such a great price, I had to get it. Happy with my Hoya plant and culantro for my momma during this visit. I wasn't sure if it would clear agriculture inspection back at the airport, but glad it did. Not sure why the low ratings but I loved my first time visit, I LOVE plants, staff that helped me were all so friendly. Garden Exchange is a well established gardening store, located in Hilo with history dating back to 1964. Make a stop here for your garden needs, super huge store! Keep in mind, Plants are All Sales Final!! I hope there will be more Hoya and hope they have more selections when I visit again.

We love Garden Exchange because we prefer to support local businesses and families. They usually…read morehave a good selection of native plants and trees, often from native and local farmers for fair prices. Staff is always helpful and friendly. We've bough ʻōhiʻa lehua, ʻaʻaliʻi, kou from them in the past.

First time here and the staff are extremely helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. I'm clueless and…read morejust started gardening and the person helping me was very patient and answered all my questions and gave me different options. Will definitely be back. The selection of products are great.

The workers know their "stuff!" Everyone is helpful and knowledgeable; we always find what we need…read morethere!