What a great nursery and garden center this place is! It's connected right to and has the same address as the Yelm Co-Op so don't let that confuse you. In fact if you are shopping for plants and desire some fresh groceries the Co-Op is right there which gets you a little closer to a one stop shop. When we were here they had beautiful flower hanging baskets that we admired greatly! We would have even bought one had we known this garden center was even here but we were planning half a day in the car and that would have done the plants no good but we will plan accordingly next time. The nursery also had lovely pottery for all of the do it yourself planting at your home which we admired also. Such a beautiful facility with all of the plants for sale and one we will certainly keep in mind for our future gardening needs and with a good layout of our plans we are bound to bring home some lovely plants from here to Tacoma for our yard! read more

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This place is wonderful. I bought two gorgeous David Austin roses there today and I could not be happier. The prices were very good for large healthy beautiful roses! They have a lovely garden center, a nice store full of all sorts of interesting things. There are also wonderful cats as well. This place is amazing you should definitely check it out. read more

Absolutely lovely atmosphere in here! A great place to shop if you are in need of a pick me up and a safe space. The employees are all lovely and very kind. The foods that I have had here are all great, especially the Olive Levain Bread and the plant selection is very extensive. They also have great cats that roam around and are quite sociable. Definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a nice environment to shop and hang out! :) read more

Gordon's Garden Center - One of the 2 cats that roams around the store. Very receptive to scratches and pets. Also very adorable, I mean, do you see this guy? - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Yelm, Washington

Gordon's has a large variety of plants but I find them quite overpriced and poorly taken care of. I bought an aloe Vera there, there was no price tag. It was in a flimsy plastic pot that was somewhat bigger than other aloes they had there and the plant itself was only a little bit bigger than other 12.99 aloe plants, yet they charged me 25 bucks for it...... strange.... I wanted to buy a fragrant rose, but the plant was so poorly taken care of that I didn't feel like it was worth $50. I bought roses from them before that were listed as very fragrant but they were not fragrant at all. Not worth coming back anymore. read more

I've seen better garden centers then this one, they didn't seem to have much selection in regards veggie and fruit plants, it seem they were more towards trees and shrubs. Plus, you need help? Good luck at that lol- the only employee I saw was at the front where they have a co-op as well, so overall, Meh, not to impressive, and I dont think I would recommend this place. read more

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This review is about Kellie Petersen, landscape designer and president of Gordon's Garden Center. I contacted Kellie via email, per her preference, for a landscape design consultation. Due to her schedule, we set up an appointment for 5 weeks later. When negotiating this appointment, I explained, via email, that my husband would be working around her appointment with us because he had another appointment he had to make right after. He had allowed 90 mins for the consultation with Kellie. Kellie was 95 minutes late for that appointment. During this process, we experienced Kellie's poor communication skills and poor organizational skills. Given her behavior, it is likely that she would be unable to execute a project of any complexity in a timely manner. She could be a Michelangelo in landscape design -- but the aggravation still would not be worth it. read more

Gordon's is my happy place 100% recommend. It is a little pricey, but they have a selection most do not.

I like to window shop at Gordon's. They have a nice selection and generally the plants looked really nice. What turns me off is that the prices are ridiculously high. My husband bought two hanging petunia plants and one tomato plant earlier in the spring and the three plants came to $80!!!! Cleo, the resident nursery cat, is cute though and I look for him whenever I am window shopping. On a side note, I do like the natural foods store on the inside. read more

Love this place not only are the employees knowledgeable they're also very helpful we purchased several items from them upon moving here and I am super excited to go back next season for more plants and also they have a co-op store where you can buy cool foods and such read more

Went in looking for some bare root fruit trees. Found some beautiful trees and got great information from a young man working outside. Unfortunately I had to come back to purchase. Upon doing so I encountereda women working by the cats and slider door that was extremely rude. She managed to destroy the nice feeling I got from this store only a day prior. Won't be coming back, she really unnecessarily screwed that up. read more

Gordon's Garden Center is like crack cocaine for gardeners. I can't get enough of this place. Staff is amazingly knowledgeable. I wanted a couple of plants for my shady corner that's fairly dry, and they showed me all the shade plants, and gave pros and cons for all of them. They also helped us to buy hazelnut and apple trees, explaining that you have to get apples that will bloom at the same time of year so that they can co-pollinate. The shop has all kinds of goodies, from eco-friendly gardening tools to fantastic Christmas decorations during the holidays, to vermiculite for your soil. Highly, highly recommended. read more

Lovely place to browse. Service may be hard to come by as you look for what you need, but the ladies at the register are so kind and considerate. When I tried to purchase a few plants for my outdoor garden, they inquired about my greenhouse. Upon mentioning I was putting them in raised beds outside, they recommended waiting a few weeks until the nighttime frost was sure to be gone. It was nice to know they were looking out for the best results. I totally would've wasted time and money had they not been so helpful! read more

Love this Nursery. When new at gardening they took time to answer all of my questions and find everything I needed. I learned so much from them about organic gardening. Have all types of plants / trees/ etc not normally found. Even have a houseplant section. Recommend! read more

Unsure if the Garden Center portion is still in business or not. They was the place to go if you wanted a plant of any variety and color. But helpful staff is difficult to find. And when you do, its usually not their area of expertise and they go off to find someone that is. Last visit, had to leave a question about a tree with an assistant to give to the manager, call returned 3 weeks later. read more

Gordon's does have a good selection, and their staff is pretty knowledgeable, but I have to say, I think they are quite a bit overpriced.

Amazing selection and they can special order plants for the following year if they do not carry them. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. Prices are a bit high but the plants are quality and I just enjoy good customer service. I would definitely recommend this place for your plant and floral needs in the PNW! read more