We purchased a puakenikeni tree from this nursery about a year ago. We had been on the hunt for the…read moreextra large flower variety and they were the only nursery that had at the time. The gentlemen that was there helped us pick it out and was very clear on the fact that we didn't want the smaller more common flower tree. We paid a pretty penny extra for this rare variety. It's been a year, it has finally blossomed and low and behold, to much of our disappointment it's the standard sized flower variety. I called the nursery and the guy I spoke too wasn't even remotely apologetic nor did he give any kind of option to remedy the problem. Just kept saying "I don't know, I don't know." And I'm like no I'm trying to tell you you guys sold us the wrong puakenikeni and you should make good bc we give you lots of business. I am a frequent plant nursery shopper. We landscaped and installed an irrigation system for our entire backyard and purchased all our plants and trees from nurseries in Waimanalo. I put my trust in the people who work at the nurseries that they are knowledgable and trustworthy when we ask them to pull plants for us. I have had this problem before with another nursery when they were supposed to pull 5 of the same heliconia variety and we ended up with 4 different types of heliconia, but when I called them and showed pictures they were so apologetic and credited us for new plants and we were able to get new ones. I am very disappointed in Akamai Nursery and hoped they would make good on their mistake, but nope. We have spent almost $1000 there and going forward I will take my business elsewhere. Don't recommend this nursery at all

I absolutely love, love this nursery. Most places sell very young to medium plants but this place…read morehas tons of very mature plants. If you are like me and just want to have your garden or landscaping done now and don't want to wait years for the plants to grow to make your place look nice then this is the place you need to come. They literally have acres of land that one of the workers can either drive you around or they will bring the plants up to you. We were fortunate to have the owner take us around. We showed him some pictures of the plants we were looking for and he knew exactly where they were and drove us to look at the plants and to pick which ones we wanted. To some the plants maybe on the high side but you are paying for the years they had to take care of the plants to get to that stage of maturity. They also have young plants as well and they are very price competitive. As always do your homework on which plants you are looking for and hopefully you have the names and pictures to show them. We will be back for sure for all our garden and landscaping needs.

I first e-mailed Steve in the hopes of getting good prices on some plastic pots using my GE…read morelicense. He answered back rather quickly. This lead me to going to his business which is off Sand Island Access Road. I was able to purchase 4", 6" and gallons size plastic pots at a very good price. Steve was very friendly and knowledgeable in his products. He told me he would be moving to Hakimo Road in Waianae in a few months. His reassured me that his contact info would remain the same so I would be able to purchase from him again. I intend to purchase not only pots but cinders and potting mix from him when he is set up in Waianae.

Niu Nursery mostly does wholesale business and I usually buy their garden products at Home Depot,…read more City Mill or other retailers. Sid, the owner was nice enough to let me pick up a truckload of river rocks at their Sand Island base yard. The stones look beautiful around our lava rock pool in the back yard. My wife is happy and that's always good. Thanks Sid!

Quality Turfgrass exceeded our expectations and was an enjoyable stress-free experience. The aunty…read morein charge is so friendly and knowledgeable. She helped us choose the best grass for our needs and saved us money in the process. When we picked up our grass, they used a forklift to load it for us. Highly recommend!

The turf was thick and very green when we purchased it and looks so good in our yard. Definitely…read morewill purchase again if we need more turf. It was easy to find this business and they'll load your turf for you. Such a great change from the gravel that was there!

Abe & Nao are really great! They really know their stuff…read more We went looking for some ti and areca palms. They had a ton of different ti plants and lots of different sizes of arecas. The plants were really healthy and have done really well in our yard. We had to call them when we were having a problem with a few of the arecas, and Abe's dad came out and showed us how to take care of the ones we had planted a few months before and gave us some good suggestions for what to plant to finish off the landscaping of our yard. What service! A year plus on and the arecas are thriving thanks to their advice and we have had t trim back the ti and replanted the cuttings, more than doubling what we originally purchased. We bought a song of Jamaica about 6 months ago and have tried to keep it in a pot, but like all their other plants, it has done so well that we couldn't keep it contained. Definitely will be going back for any further plants we need. Not sure of their hours, but they are always open whenever we go. They are located on the right after the S curve when you go into Waimanalo from Kailua. You pass the first nursery on the corner (too expensive) and then there is one more nursery in the middle of the lane (Use tons of chemicals to get their plants out the door) and Green Flamingo is at the end. One of the best things about them is they try to grow their plants as naturally as possible, using very few chemicals or pesticides. Check'em out. You won't be disappointed.

I wanted to get into hydroponics since I used to in the past. Stopped here after searching Google…read more There was a aquaponic shop in kalihi which moved and I haven't actually tried finding it but I found this shop and it wasn't so bad. Pricing was decent, I got some grow plugs at 2 for $1 and also a heavy duty humidity dome. Fortunately I do a lot of aquascaping so I already had a plant light that can run on its own 24/7. First impression walking in, I thought the shop was closing, but apparently the owner is moving things around. Phew! There was also a customer before me who didn't seem to care that there was someone after him as he pulled the owner away to share pictures while I had already started to inquire on some items. Which was fine, I added that into my schedule that the shop might be busy or might not be. So I continued to walk around and learned that he also does mushroom cultures! Pretty awesome right? I proceed to pay and chatted up with the owner. He mentioned that lion mane cultures have to be ordered in advanced because they sell out before they even make it on the shelf. Crazy right?

Nothing like it anywhere…read more.. What an amazing shop providing all things for hydroponics which I'm absolutely clueless though know what it is and do enjoy them as well. I do have a friend who does have a fabulous garden green thumb and all has been doing a bit of hydroponics with a bit of media with trial and error, the gentleman here can answer all your questions and with plants like tomatoes growing freely is just a delight to see and wished I knew how. Not quite ready to give this an attempt, prices here are great and there is a lot to choose from as there's stacks of media and just knowing I do have places like this here in the Old Stadium Square near Niu Soft Serve though parking is limited it's very hopeful for me to start my garden one day. Thank you!

First off I ordered 4 yards of their lawn blend. Paid A company to haul it for me.(only because…read morethey could do it sooner than island top soil.(their delivery was actually cheap) over the phone they stated it was Made to order 40% soil 30% compost 30% sand screeened down to 3mm. Our delivery arrives and I'm kind of shocked how much big chunks of mulch there is in the lawn blend. Did our best to just use what we could and rake up the rest of the big chunks. Reason for the 3 stars is we were under the impression it would be comparable to Hawaiian earths greens blend which had no where near this much mulch and doing so it caused more manual labor for us than we anticipated.

Never had potting soil in stock. The prices always fluctuate. A 5 gallon bucket full one week…read morequoted at $12 then a week later was told $18 said they will call me back to check and never did.

Wonderful service! And the plants were of high quality! I would highly recommend this nursery for…read morerentals.

We are a large convention and trade show plant service located in Atlanta Georgia…read more Whenever we have shows in Hawaii, we always use Nursery Associates. They are always up for any challenge we may throw their way. Arnold Ing is very easy to work with and will always go the extra mile for our clients. If you're looking for floral or plants, we would highly recommend Nursery Associates.

Landscaping work is not the kind of work most people get excited about but when you got to do it,…read moreyou gotta to do it. Manual labor is definitely not on my top list of favorite things to do. It is a chore and it is not my hobby. So the search for foliage and flowers begins after much procrastination on my part LOL. On this particular weekend, my landscaping work calls for more bougainvillea plantings. The idea is to fill in some bare patches around the existing bougainvillea tree beds and re-train the thorny branches to grow upward. Sounds easy until your first couple of cuts from the deluge of the ever-present thorns on those spiky branches. We looked at some local ads and didn't really know if we really wanted to buy imported bougainvilleas from the big box stores. Trying to "support local", so we called around to get some referrals. Off we went to Hawaii Kai Nursery because we were told the lady there specializes in bougainvilleas and nothing else. I recommend using GPS to find this nursery in the back area of Hawaii Kai's residential subdivision. Take caution as you drive through a very small, winding section of the 2-lane road. Thick walls of tall grass made a natural wall barrier, hence making visibility briefly limited. Upon arrival, we drove up to the property's only entrance and decided to park by the side of the fence since there wasn't a driveway nor a designated area for vehicles to park. When we passed through the metal gate, an elderly lady came out to greet us. We asked if she was Mary and she questioned us how we knew her name LOL. Told her we assumed she was the minute we saw her sign Mary's Bougainvilleas hung on the side of her fence. She chucked! The nicest and sweetest lady Mary seemed to be, and she was so genuine. First impression of the nursery revealed Mary's (nursery's owner) preference for bougainvilleas. Right at the center of the nursery stands a gorgeous white gazebo sporting lovely fuchsia bougainvillea flowers and vines completely wrapped around the charming square trellis. You can tell this masterpiece was lovingly groomed and manicured for years to look this stunning. A perfect backdrop for a wedding photo it would make. There are 4 different areas where you can see bougainvilleas about "knee high" tall (3-gallon pots) and they were all orderly lined up in many rows. All those bougainvilleas were blooming nicely and the colors so vibrant in the sun. Flowers of bright purple, delicate whites, California gold, almost neon fuchsia and peachy-orange hues covered the bougainvillea pots. I gravitated towards the orange, pink and fuchsia colors but there was one bougainvillea variety I've not previously seen: the Thai delight. This variety is attractive, delicate and very eye-catching with the pink edges on the top portion of the white flowers. Mary was very informative once she learned what we wanted and gave us specific trimming and caring instructions. More importantly, she made sure we understood what to expect from the plants and its growth is really dependent the particular variety. I would recommend anyone to check out Mary's Bougainvilleas if you're in the market for some ornamental "paper flowers". Her prices were super reasonable and her bougainvillea flowers looked so beautiful and healthy. I loved how she's so down to earth, genuine and she didn't try to hard sell us. We're planning to buy additional pots from Mary after discovering our garden could use a few more bougainvilleas.