Beautiful nursery run by the Untermann Family since 1909 with a broad range of plants. I was there…read morefor the bedding plants and spring/summer color annuals and was thrilled to find plentiful, robust offerings, well displayed. This was a visit that really lifted my spirits. The staff is helpful and knowledgeable. Ample parking and easy access on 5th Avenue, San Rafael.

I found this place on social media and happened to be passing through this area over the weekend. I…read morecame specifically for the Christmas decor they sell and boy, it did not disappoint! This place was decked top to bottom inside their stand alone building with faux Christmas trees, ornaments, garland and many more decorations. I purchased a few ornaments as gifts. I was really surprised how reasonably priced everything was! The staff were very friendly and attentive if you had any questions. I do want to note that dogs are not allowed inside this building with the breakable Christmas decor. They also have their own small parking lot that you can park in.

What an amazing garden store. Excellent selection of plants and reasonable prices. The staff is…read morevery helpful and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this nice, local small business.

Yes, the selection looks great here…read more I bought two showy milkweeds specifically to feed monarch caterpillars and asked this nursery if they treat with BT (considered an organic treatment that will kill caterpillars). They confirmed they didn't treat with BT and even had monarchs within a screened area on-site that were maturing. Literally the moment I fed a leaf of their milkweed to my 4 hungry growing monarch caterpillars, they all stopped eating and started being sluggish. The biggest caterpillar wouldn't eat through a leaf even though it was previously eating leaves from my yard down to the stem and left a weird brown residue on the leaf surface from this nursery's plant. Then it's next poop was red. All very odd and sad things to see since they were all so active and had huge appetites when I fed them the same species of showy milkweed from my yard. They've since all died, within ~3-4 days of feeding them milkweed from here. I don't know what they treated their milkweed with if not BT, but everything I've read online indicates these were classic signs of the guts breaking within the caterpillars from BT and killing them from the inside. So disappointed that I fed their plant to our monarchs. The one was probably a day away from chrysalis and was really big until it stopped eating.

We worked with the Moon Valley Nursery team on a recent project to add a bit of privacy to our back…read morefence. We had a positive experience from start to end. The human expertise and responsive support made all the difference. They helped us choose the best tree for our needs and budget, and answered questions through the entire process. Scheduling and installation was smooth and again the team was amazing at providing education and training on how to care for our tree. We are grateful to the team that made our experience so excellent: Kirstie, Marco 'Manager', Victor, Gustavo, Omar, and Raul. Each of them were vital to our experience. Thank you all! Your responsiveness and customer service are exceptional.

Once they got your sale, the service is absolutely the worst, very hostile, aggressive, and…read moreuseless. I'll never do business here. Beware of their dishonest practices.

Absolutely beautiful items in this shop. I wanted to purchase many things, but ended up buying a…read moregorgeous dragonfly wind chime. The shop owner was extremely warm. A perfect place to find an unusual gift for that special someone.

Love this gem of a place! Bought teacher gifts, beautiful succulent arrangements in wonderful…read moreceramic pots! Owner was friendly and so helpful!

Another superb experience at one of my favorite local nurseries. The 30% off sale began today and…read moreI did my annual shopping spree! Yes, local nurseries tend to have higher prices than big box stores but the difference buying local is vastly different. You are able to chat with the staff there who are all very well informed with plants. Additionally, there are varieties not available at the chain store. Shopping local is an experience - even just admiring the flowers, gardens & scenery is delightful. I couldn't be happier with my sensational new plants! Now, it's time to get digging

Normally best nursery in area BUT starts i bought in late March came with Aphids & white flies!! So…read morecheck underside of leaves before u purchase starts. again Cottage Gardens usually offers some of the best starts in the area.

This nursery is such a gem! The staff is always incredibly kind and helpful, which makes every…read morevisit so enjoyable. I love how relaxing it feels to walk through--almost like a little vacation right in my own neighborhood. It's close to my house, which makes it even better, and I honestly feel grateful to have such a peaceful, welcoming place nearby.

This is the first nursery I've been to in Marin where the people who work here are actually helpful…read moreand knowledgeable. Leo was especially helpful today! You pay a little more than a corporate store and the trade off is quality, customer service, and supporting the local economy. Worth it! Great selection of outdoor & indoor plants. Excited to revive my garden.

A great place to buy plants! Great prices, great customer service, very responsive , good detail,…read moreknowledgeable, good follow-up and very friendly. I ordered 35 one gallon containers and when I pulled up all the plants were at the parking lot making it easy for me to load - very nice. Highly recommend them!

exceptional service with call backs on details excellent…read moreplants unbelievable low prices for 2025 no wonder the place is packed with patrons

Friendly service for the most part, one employee told me a plant wasn't what it actually was...100%…read moreI was positive and then she got corrected by IM guessing a senior plant person. (know your plants or stay quiet and ask a senior plant person) Besides being overpriced but that falls into the category of "EVERYTHING IS OVERPRICED, EVERYWHERE" I like the place. uBer close and easy to Navigate the grounds. Thanks for not closing!

It makes me sad to write this review .. I am an avid gardener and loved going down to my local…read moreArmstrong's to roam the aisles and chat to the super friendly staff. Sometimes I would come away with a trunk filled to the brim and sometimes I would walk away with a brain full of knowledge and new ideas. Since the change of ownership and now under the Summerwinds brand this store is not the wonderful haven is use to be for our neighborhood. 95% of the original staff are gone and those that now work there are not knowledgeable and sadly not very friendly. This past weekend I was searching for some plants and approached a sales person to enquire about a plant and if they had it or if they would be coming. She replied "yes, we will have that in a few weeks" I said "great because I bought a number of these last year" and tried to strike a conversation. She turned to her colleague and started talking to them and ignored me. I then said "excuse me - do you know about any more of this type coming in?" And the look she gave me was that of 'are you still here' - and walked off. Just awful - absolutely not a good representative for your store. I could go on but I won't. So sad ... I give them 6 months and they will be closed.

I discovered this location last Spring and am thrilled that it's so close to our home. We used to…read moredrive all the way out to the one that was practically in Forestville, which says a lot about the quality and values of this business. Service is warm, intelligent, and deeply informed. Plant selection for quality native plants is very good. Their plants are a little pricey --(perhaps 10-15% more than Home Depot for example) but they stand behind their plants/products. Any plants or products that don't work out, just bring your receipt and they will give you a store credit or credit your card. Much of the value Harmony offers is in the quality of the products, the plants, and the intelligent service. Seriously, there is nowhere else I could go to find out how to dig up a fern from acidic soil, and properly care for it while it overwinters before planting it under a nearby redwood tree in the Spring! Harmony Farms also carries extraordinarily unique products, such as Stella Natura's biodynamic planting guide and a wide variety of seasonal, organic specialty plants as well as hard-to-find organic soil amendments. Parking is abundant. They're located just off of the Hwy 101/Penngrove exit heading east. A large sign that says "Barn" offers a fairly quick turn on your R into a wide gravel driveway. Enjoy!

I've bought a lot at Harmony, and not just because they're close by. The employees there actually…read moreknow what they're talking about and that's always a big plus for me. Another reason I really like harmony is they have a lot of unusual varieties that you could only get if you sent for the seed and started them yourself. They have lots of seeds pots and gardening utensils and supplies.

Sloat has an excellent selection of Terra cotta pots, planters, outdoor plants and indoor plants…read more They even stock unique hard to find houseplants. I had a long list and found every item here. Bonus points for excellent service.

Walking distance to the Miller Ave Sloat Garden Center. I purchase plants, soil, tools, and plant…read moreliquid misc/food and such. Staff are very friendly. Really like the atmosphere too. Each time I ask about a product, more specifically along wall of plant products, not once have one, two, or three staff on duty been able to answer questions regarding products. I realize this may be asking too much, to have knowledge on a wall of product, but there must be a way for mngmt. to help them learn enough to answer questions(Mngmt please write basic info about groups of product, figure out a system to help customers : ). I had tried something for indoor plants, used this for a month until almost empty, did not work as directed. Went in again to buy another product similar. I took a new bottle off shelf of the one I had been trying, to show two employees and ask questions as to what I might be doing incorrectly. I also brought to counter another similar product to buy. Staff was nice, although knew nothing pertaining to what either product does or how to use it possibly differently than what I was doing. They put both items next to each other and read the ingredients. Maybe I should have brought the empty container/receipt and ask for refund, not sure. Could be a brand issue but I needed help, so I bought similar and hope it works but would have appreciated insight/suggestions on the two product(the used one and the new one). I also realize I can do online searches and figure this out. The End.