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.

I hIred them to trim edges of my yard. They did a fabulous job and followed my instructions with…read moreexactness. They cleaned up after themselves and was considerate in where they parked their truck and trailer. Polite and respectful toward a single old lady. Looking forward to their next visit.

From the owner: Specializing in landscaping, tree services, lawn and garden maintenance, catchment assembly and…read morecleaning, gutter assembly and cleaning, and much more!

Quality work, very competitive pricing, punctual, and responsive. Shades Of Green took great care…read moreof our 1/2 acre property while transitioning from the mainland. Good communication and consistency gave us piece of mind during a very stressful time. Highly recommended.

Hubby n' I generously rating this biz 3 stars as good if all you want is lawn cut, edges weed…read morewhacked & green waste created by this carted away. Friendly, show up on day they say yet will not text to give an approximate time in case you'd like to be away from the noise "Because time taken to text might mess w/ my schedule." Any garden task beyond doing lawn is crazy priced! Example; $30 wanted for trimming of ONE bush barely out of shape, no thorns. Took our new person 10mins. Estimate for getting rid of cane grass "On right side of our house" turned out to include just 1/2 of weed menace on rt side of house. Giving benefit of doubt that I misunderstood his definition on "Right side of house." Owner is all about using poisons to solve weed problems. Not our style & he respects but we did allow on cane grass in empty lot next to us. Never expected eye-sore dying brown grass left behind after allowing would not be carted away on next visit. I have pictures & emails to back up these claims if you need. In Shades of Green Hi defense, it IS proclaimed as Lawn Care in title. Maybe all they are good for as mentioned in title of biz. However, Chris told us NO to every 3wk scheduling of lawn. "That would mess with my schedule." Thus 3 stars. He seems to care more about himself than customers.

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.

I have not physically met Richard Bell (as weird as that sounds) since I live in California…read more HOWEVER, he had a glowing recommendation from a close friend and my phone calls with him made me confident he was trustworthy. I contracted him to re-roof my mother's house. I then had him repaint the house's exterior. Labor and materials for both jobs were above the lower quartile five figures ($$,$$$) Communication - First off, unlike four other Hilo contractors who never returned my calls or ignored me after initial conversations, Richard actually called me back. That's a huge green flag! Richard was conscientious in keeping me in the loop as to when he was starting, progress he was making, and when he would complete the projects. He sent me videos as job updates. There was a steady stream of texts and videos. Timeliness - Richard started and completed the projects within the timeframe he committed to. He was there with his crew when they were scheduled, and worked full days. Value & Budget - Richard's quote for the roofing and painting jobs were very reasonable. Much appreciated was the fact there were no additional surprise charges. Conscientious, trustworthy, affordable, communicative, competent - Richard and his crew check off all the right boxes. Highly recommended.

Richard and his Roots 2 Roof team were great I live out of state and needed someone to fix up the…read moreyard on a rental property in Pahoa he is super quick with getting started and finished, kept his word. Also provided before and after and during pictures which helps put me at ease being that I can't see for myself. Would definitely recommend!

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.

I bought a light from these crooks. About 3 years later probably sooner, I bought new lights for it…read moreand 2 worked and 2 did not. I moved them around like he told me and still 2 would not start. I brought it to them so they could check and his response was the ballast was out. We confronted with I bought it there for over 500 dollars, his tune changed. All the sudden his computer did not hold that info in my file. Bull_____, an Apple 2e, would hold that info. He lied so he could not check when I bought it. THEY ARE CROOKS, GI TO GROW STORE IN KEAOKAHA.

The gentleman who works the front gave me wonderful customer service. I needed some 20 gallon…read moreplanting pots and gave Ohana Greenhouse a call to see if they carried them. They did, and offered to hold some for me even though I didn't know when I would be coming to pick them up. I had my son with me when I arrived a couple days later. The same person I talked to on the phone helped me carry out the pots and a few bags of potting soil since I was carrying my son. Very pleasant experience!

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!