Lael's Moon Garden is one of the most special nurseries in the Pacific Northwest. The gardens are…read morebeautifully designed and peaceful to walk through, and the plant selection is incredible. They carry an impressive collection of rare and unusual plants, including one of the best selections of Japanese maples I've seen anywhere. What makes this place stand out is that it's not just a nursery--it feels like a botanical garden you can explore. The staff are knowledgeable and clearly care about plants, soil health, and helping people find the right plants for their space. Every visit I discover something new. If you love gardens, rare plants, or Japanese maples, Lael's Moon Garden is absolutely worth the trip.

Everything looks very nice. Worth the adventure. A place for great ideas and the variety is…read moreoutstanding.

Watson's has just opened up, and still has a little construction going on, they are woking hard…read more The people working there are really nice and offer good educational tips. I'm told that they will be having a Grand opening soon and will offer workshops and classes. They have a good selection, especially of "bare root" trees ( which they potted in big peat pots that can go right on the ground). When I looked at the fruit trees and figured the cost of pots, trees, and soil, it's a really good buy.

This is a tough one to review. The Puyallup location is the flagship and the focus of the…read moremanagement's attention - it is beautiful. Overall, the prices are very high, with large markups. But if you can hit their sales, then you get a semi-fair price. The thing that gets me is how they treat their employees and the community around them. Watsons does NOT support the Olympia community. Sure, they want your money and the sales (who wouldn't?). However, they not only churn through staff like a barbaric meat-grinder (they are horrible to work for!), but they do NOT support LGBTQ+ whatsoever - which is something Olympia cannot back. For those reasons, I can never support Watson's (especially the current CEO, Maidee, and her curated inner circle) or ever encourage anyone to purchase from them. After all, they purchase from the same growers that the other nurseries purchase from (and just mark up the prices higher!). The exception is the houseplants they truck in by the truckloads from FL a few times a year. The big box stores get better deals from better growers in a lot of things as well -- because they have buying power. But all the competition in the area purchases from the very same growers and sales reps. Watch out for bugs on the plants - especially houseplants. They do not do a great job checking for infestations when bringing plants in from FL(it's doubtful they even check at all...). All in all, because of the lack of integrity and values from the leads/owners, I cannot support this company. I had hoped they would be a brilliant addition to Oly -- sadly, I do not believe they are. Too bad - Oly would have flocked to a place that was safe for ALL Olympia to gather, celebrate and spend money.

Small, charming nursery. Mom has been looking high and low for bougainvillea and they didn't have…read moreit, but the nice owner with the dog recommended other large nurseries we might want to try.

One of favorite local businesses where we buy chicken feed and straw for our hens, as well as the…read moreoccasional plant. The owner and staff are great and we love Poppy, the shop mascot.

i absolutely love this nursery tons of different things. they are also so knowledgeable and so very…read morenice

I love Scatter Creek the people are amazing the prices are great. We got strawberries this year…read morelate and we have gotten so many berries every day. We come back every year.

This is a nice nursery, with a great selection and a big gift shop! They also have beautiful…read morehouseplants for sale for good prices! The nursery employees are knowledgeable and willing to offer advice, and suggestions!

I like The Barn because they have a lot of inventory and are big enough without being too big. They…read morehave a nice little gift store on sight where you can get candy, teas, etc, and different stations inside like the New Agey section, the Kids section, planting accessories section. Today we found aphids on mom's hollyhocks so we headed over to get lady bugs. The cashier was so helpful, telling us when to apply them and I liked how instead of telling us where to go to find items, she just went to get them for us since it wasn't busy. Now that's service.

I've always liked this place. I think the no-nonsense name of the place is pretty on brand with…read morethe whole experience. It's very no frills, all outdoors, all about the plants, all super fair prices. If you want five sales people to be all in your face, or a sales person to "check on you" as if you are a child, this is not the place for you. It's like a plant lover introvert's heaven. You can just walk through outdoor greenhouse after greenhouse, and you are surrounded by all the plants. There is just SO much. There's maybe 20-40 of every plant, all on one grouping, so you can really peruse and get a good sense of the vibe of a given type of plant, if you are woo-woo like that, which I am. :-) There are signs to give you the essential facts of each plant, plus of course you can hop on the internet w/your cell phone and research more as you wish. There are sales people but they are few and far between which is just the way I want it. If I want help I can find someone, but mostly I want to peruse and make up my own mind. Once you know what you want you put it onto a dolly and bring it to the main building by the parking and entrance & you pay. Easy peasy. I'm sure if what you're getting was too big for you to get onto a dolly yourself they'd help. They have lots of trees and bigger things too. I heard ever since the pandemic this giant location has been open to both wholesale and retail customers, so you can disregard that ancient review saying this location was only wholesale. Now this giant location is their only location. (The photos from a yelper from 2019 are of the smaller location they no longer have.) The prices shown are wholesale but you just add 35% or whatever in your mind. The prices even with the retail markup are way cheaper than I've found in any other area nursery, which is probably he biggest reason I keep coming back. Also you can look up plant availability online on their website. Their list is not perfectly accurate or guaranteed, like they could have fewer of a plant than the list says, but it's a definite plus since I like to sit at home and research different plant varieties and plan. I don't know of any other area nursery that offers an online plant inventory list.

My friend and I were visiting nurseries today. She couldn't find one particular plant she has been…read moresearching for. This is how we discovered The Plant Place. How is it that I didn't know of this amazing nursery in Tumwater?! They not only had multiple of the specific plant my friend had been searching for, they have a massive selection! So many greenhouses...so many plants, trees, and bushes! We were helped by Erica who impressively knew where to find every plant in that massive place and had extensive knowledge. And now I have a new favorite nursery to introduce my friends to. Thank you Erica for your help! We both spent more than we had planned and we had a blast doing so!

Great selection, very nice people. Knowledgeable. We will return. Recommend over the big box stores.read more

I like their bag soils. On the other hand too many of their flower starts already have lots of…read moreblooms and look on their way out to me. When it's only April/May I want just green starts not blooms.

This nursery has an enormous selection of plants. I've been there a dozen times and I'm still in…read moreawe as to how many plants they have. They also have a nice selection of garden tools, supplies, and whatever else you need for gardening. They even have an enormous indoor plant section. Prices are a bit higher than other places but you can't get the selection and variety anywhere else either. There just so many plants...

It looks me 5 attendants and nearly an hour just to get one bag of perlite. I paid about 2x more…read morefor it than I would have anywhere else. Unless you don't mind paying way more than necessary, I would recommend avoiding this place.

Love the Westside Garden Center. You can find almost anything you need to raise a healthy garden…read more Most of the staff are quite knowledgeable and if they don't know something they seem to know who to point you to so you can find out. Lots of options in terms of organic soil amendments and natural ways to control pests and weeds. The Garden Center is one of the first places to have onion starts available in the spring and their prices are competitive around town. They have seed racks on the walls of the small outbuilding that have so many different varieties. Definitely worth checking them out. During the spring they are constantly getting new things in all the time, so stop by to see what's new. Its not a big space but it is a wonderful space. Get in to the Westside. Grab a kombucha inside the store and come out to the Garden Center.

From the owner: Everybody is welcome! We offer the best prices on the highest quality organic and locally sourced…read moregarden varieties. Our definition of local, is within the five surrounding counties, ensuring your dollars strengthen our local economy, and your plants are particularly adapted and hardy for our region. Get to know us! If you're not an Olympia Food Co-op member, it's ok, although membership can qualify you for additional discounts and benefits. We provide excellent customer service, and will spend time with you planning your project, and helping to make the perfect choices. If you have a special order, we are happy to help locate your products and can usually have them delivered in a short time, and maybe with a bulk discount! As a not-for-profit cooperatively managed organization, our mission goals include getting more good food to more people, and fostering a socially and economically egalitarian society. It's springtime! Come in and feel at home at the Westside Garden Center!