Friendly, knowledgeable, helpful staff! Beautiful flowers…read moreand quite the selection!! They will load up your car for you with anything you have asked for help with, or not even ask and they just do it! Love this place!!

After looking at several other nurseries, we found exactly what we wanted at Solara. They have a…read moregreat selection and all their stock looked beautiful and well maintained. Their staff was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Ryan was an expert in the tropical and succulent plants we purchase. His knowledge was extensive and he shared some pro tips to ensure we had success with our new plants. Solara is the best nursery on SR 64! Thanks, Ryan and all the friendly Solara staff.

I get exactly what I'm looking for--information on the services available in Sarasota. Old Florida…read moreat its best.

We are currently enjoying our fig harvest from their special brand fig tree! Soooo deliciousread more

Every person I spoke with was very friendly and helpful! Huge selection of orchids. I found the…read morepricing fair on most items and perhaps a little high on some items, compared to what I've seen at big plant shows. Some of the smaller cattleya were in the $20-$35 range, most $30- $35, about the same size the $20 bag babies at Lowes or HD. The larger ones were mostly $65 and up. Would definitely go back...

This place is jaw-droppingly beautiful. My parents recently moved to Sarasota and my…read moreorchid-obsessed mom had been raving about an orchid nursery she found nearby. I finally got a chance to visit it, and it definitely delivered. We were supposed to be shopping for a Christmas present orchid for my mom, but I just wandered off by myself admiring the incredible diversity of orchids available. I could spend the entire day here, or at least until the smells of the fertilizer they use starts getting to me. There are also so many educational resources to teach you about the orchids and how to care for them. Very luckily they ship! This is a very dangerous place to have a credit card because I wanted to take home so many varieties. This is a beautiful place. If you are in the area, make it a point to stop in!

Wow, just wow. This place is huge & the planets, pots, garden art, sculptures & water fountains…read more& more. I picked up a gift for the holidays and basically walked around dreaming of a magical garden that I wish I could make in my tiny back yard! If you want a great selection for yard, patio, gardens and home- this is it! Staff is friendly and helpful!

We enjoyed visiting PotteryScapes while searching for a lion statue for our home. The center has a…read moregreat selection of statues, pottery, and fountains for the home and garden. The staff was attentive to our needs and we found what we are looking for at a great price. We will be back for future visits

What a gorgeous selection of flowers and plants. Beverly is great with suggestions so I advise you…read moreto bring in a picture with you of the area. Unless of course you are a pro.

Awful customer service. Nonresponsive to calls or texts for weeks. No follow up with existing…read moreor repeat customers. I would not recommend anyone doing business with this company.

Earthbox is a garden center in Ellenton, Fl. off US-301 at 36th Street. The parking area is small…read morebut enough space for us during the week. I'm not sure how it would be on a weekend. Earthbox was developed by commercial farmers to make it easy for home gardeners. It is a type of growing system with self-watering containers that have a water reservoir built in that is capable of irrigating the plants for several days. The system says it doubles the yield, reduces water usage by 60% and uses 28% less fertilizer. I like that the box itself is made of recycled plastic and can be used year after year! The people working there are helpful and knowledgeable. I didn't know the tomatoes they had so someone helped me pick two. I also picked strawberry and broccoli plugs (already started small plant). They have classes on Wednesday and Saturday at 10am to explain the system and answer questions. I will definitely be back and recommend Earthbox Garden. I don't use the Earthbox system though will be looking into it. And this is the place to find out about it!

I've been visiting this garden center for years. They must be under new management. I didn't see…read morethe owner, his wife, or worker. The lady who helped us never asked:, "have you been here before? ", "Are you an experienced grower?" "What brings you in today?" Nothing. Just came up and started pointing out how they do things now, which is different than the way I was allowed to do things there, previously. she didn't say I'm new; this is the way we do it now." She started explaining planting techniques I've literally known since I'm 4 yo. Also, first time anyone ever pushed soil purchase there. (Of course I was never asked if I was unhappy with my soil or whether I have problem growing.) It felt condescending and wasted my time. I was the only customer there. New Management?

I don't know every Bonsai seller but I will tell you you'll have a hard time finding one better…read morethan Lou's Bonsai. I am a multiple buyer and as far as Price, Shipping and Customer Service you will find Lou's Bonsai hard to beat. Keep up the good work Lou....Wayne

Pay attention to the bad reviews! If you are impressed with the photo that I posted then ignore…read morethis review. It would appear that buying from this company is very hit or miss. This is an olive tree. Note the shape that is nothing like the artistic shapes you see on the website. Also note that the leaves are completely dried out and falling off. In the next day or so they will all be off. I called for perspective, and some reassurance. I spoke with Lou who has an incredibly pushy vibe and was not at all helpful. He could not tell me why the leaves were falling off. He suggested that it was because of my location, but my house is at 49% humidity, neither overly hot nor cold. In other words, it is much like any other location that he might be shipping to. If the leaves falling off is normal, then all he had to do was say so, but I suspect that is not the case. He had no interest in sorting this out or making sure I was happy or reassured. The plant just looks bad, and I have no idea whether it will survive or not. Packaging and shipping were good, and the weather has been OK the past few days that it would have been in transit. So I would assume that is not why the leaves are falling off. This was a gift to commemorate the life of a relative who recently passed away, a sweet gesture from my daughter, and I don't have the heart to tell her that her generous gift has these issues, or I would suggest that she ask for her money back or dispute the credit card charge.

We thought the selection of plants, the prices and the staff were all wonderful. We highly…read morerecommend Sarasota Growers.

Jo Rankin recommends Sarasota Growers. Just now ·…read more Good quality merchandise and a nice variety of plants in various sizes. Not too far out east off Fruitville Rd. We go there for wholesale landscape material as we are professional landscape architects, but I see they sell retail on Saturdays. We are landscaping Sawyer Court Storage at 4041 Sawyer Court Rd, Sarasota, FL 34233 if you want to see the quality of Sarasota Growers' plant material. Pitch apples (signature plants) and yellow Allamanda.