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Posted by lisa98112 USDA8 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 22, 09 at 13:35
| I am just starting on the process of buying some new shrubs and ground cover for our yard. What nursery's do you recommend for both selection, quality, and reasonable pricing? |
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RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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| Well I'm not sure if Seattle Metro area means strictly within the city limits but I'll give it a go. Strictly within Seattle I'll go with this list:
Swanson's
West Seattle Nursery
City People's Garden Store Outside Seattle I like the following places:
Minter's Earlington Greenhouse (South Seattle/Renton)
Sky Nursery (Shoreline)
Watson's (Puyallup) |
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Mon, Jun 22, 09 at 18:04
| Of the ones around here primarily I visit Sky and Molbak's anymore. Wells-Medina I would frequent if it were closer, as there continues to be an orientation demonstrated by the ownership there resulting in a distinctive selection. Swanson's I check when making a sweep, while looking for a particular item or just sniffing around to see what is out there. Their pricing is decidedly non-competitive, and hasn't been for years. When shopping for a project in town I often end up at City People's Garden Store, due primarily to the convenient location. |
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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| City People is my favorite. Nice selection--sometimes unusual stuff, competitive prices and very helpful and well informed staff. Swanson's is very overpriced and I will pay fair prices and sometimes more but at Swanson's I always feel cheated. |
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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| It depends on what I'm looking for. I like Wells Medina for conifers and shrub selection - they do a nice job on annuals, too. Molbak's is also good for annuals but otherwise I consider it a giftstore that sells some plants :-( I like Emery's for Japanese maples and other trees and shrubs, I like Swanson's for perennials and exotica and I like Sky's for clematis. I've been totally unimpressed with CityPeoples and West Seattle Nursery is just too small to have much, as is Magnolia Garden Center. For the best prices, more rural nurseries (outside the metro area) seem to have lower prices and some have amazingly good selections as well. I'll stop virtually anywhere that advertises itself as a plant nursery and have found some treasures out there in Skagit, Kitsap and Whatcom counties. And if you're on your way south, the Clark county/Vancouver area has many nurseries worth stopping at. |
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 25, 09 at 18:16
| Emery's is currently having their annual Pink Flamingo sale, with 30% off everything. June 25-July 5. I bought a catalpa tree, some conifers and some perennials. |
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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| not exactly metro but it is worth a trip to Maltby to visit Flower World. fifteen acres of plants. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Flower World
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 20, 09 at 21:29
| Swanson's starts their annual fall blow-out Sep. 1. 40% off trees and shrubs and so on. There was some interesting stuff in stock the other day. Of course, 40% off their prices might often bring them down to near the regular price for some items elsewhere. |
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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If anyone is up north, Skagit Valley Gardens has their annual 1/2 off all plants sale this weekend. Starts today. Best prices for serious trees (incl lots of nice conifers) anywhere in the PNW that I've found.
We're usually waiting in line an hour early every year to get the best stuff. Big stampede, people running, it's like the Oklahoma land rush. :)
- Tom |
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 21, 09 at 10:41
RE: Favorite nursery's in Seattle Metro area?
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 21, 09 at 23:57
| I went by Skagit and bought windmill palms, two kinds of fothergilla, a dianthus, a hibiscus and a heuchera. 200 bucks worth of stuff for a 100. |
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