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Posted by sp0ng3r (My Page) on Sun, Nov 8, 09 at 9:57
| I am moving to Austin Tx, and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good nurseries. I looked at Google, but I have found not to entirely trust the reviews found on there. I wanted to get the recommendation from people I actually know like plants! Sooo, I will be moving to the Round Rock area at the end of the year, and I wanted to hit the ground running on my planting and find out all the best spots.
Thanks everyone!
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RE: Need good Nurseries in Austin
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| I don't live in Austin, but have been to The Natural Gardener and Barton Creek Nursery and have been impressed with both of them. |
RE: Need good Nurseries in Austin
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Hi and welcome
Those are great nurseries and there is also Great Outdoors
in So Austin, Round Rock Gardens, Green and Growing in Pflugerville |
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| Garden's on 38th street is interesting, also, in a European refined way.. They can get some odd plants in. But the ones I go to most are Natural Gardener and Barton Springs Gardens. Natural Gardener is the best for Bulk dirt and compost, Vegitables and natives. Barton Springs has great natives, hardy cactus. they both have great collection of native trees and antigue Roses. I love the gardens at the Natural Gardener. My cactus garden was really enlarged by the collection at the Great Outdoors., |
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| Thanks for the tips. Keep them coming if anyone has anymore in the area! |
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| The Natural Gardener and Barton Springs Nursery are two of the best. |
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| McIntire's in Georgetown has the best selection a good selection and very knowledgable owner. Closer to Round Rock Forever Gardens west of Georgetown toward Andice has great natives. |
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| I work at the Natural Gardener and wholeheartedly agree with everyone that it's a great nursery. The focus is on organic gardening along with native and well adapted plants, but it's not a totally dry and boring place ~ we carry enough exotic things that do push the limits a bit to keep it interesting (like Blue Sky Vines, Brazilian Plume Flowers and loads of citrus trees). There are many demonstration gardens ~ a large herb garden, butterfly garden, vegetable garden (I swear it's just like Findhorn in there) and many beds stuck in here and there with the plants we grow planted in them so you can see what they look like at maturity. We have a small orchard, grape arbor, and three water features. And miniature donkeys, goats and chickens, too (the boss likes animals ;). The best part is the information desk ~ it's staffed with knowledgeable people who answer your questions for free, even if you don't buy anything. They have a microscope and reference library to help them find the answer for you and explain it to you so you understand what you're dealing with. There's a horticulturist and botanist on staff as well. This is all because the main reason for the nursery being there is to teach people about organic gardening, to show them that you really can have a lush yard and garden in Texas and do it without using a lot of chemicals or other inputs. When I was trained, the big boss man himself (John Dromgoole) said, "We're not really selling plants here. We're selling organic gardening." I like that. Bok Choi in the veggie garden, taken yesterday (more at the link above, re: Findhorn):
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RE: Need good Nurseries in Austin
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| Welcome to Texas! Knittlin, that bok choy looks delicious! Pam |
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| I haven't lived in TX for four years now, but when I did, one of my favorites was "It's A Jungle" up on the north side of Austin, just off north Lamar, can't remember the name of the street it was on. Dickie Patterson is the guy to talk to there----he knows everything! |
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| It's A Jungle sis not show up on any of my searches. Thank you for the heads up. |
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| I always forget about "It's a Jungle" when I go into Austin They have so many roses |
Here is a link that might be useful: It's a Jungle
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| Two lesser-known nurseries are Plantescape Gardens on South First Street and It's About Thyme. I also go to the Natural Gardener, Barton Springs, and the Great Outdoors. All are fine local nurseries. I just priced an item for a friend at Plantescapes and it was a full $30 cheaper there than the same item at another local nursery. |
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I currently live in the Round Rock are and have been for a year and a half. It has taken some searching but there are a couple out there. I saw that alot of people suggested The Natural Gardener, it looks a great place to go but it will take 1.5 to 2 hours to get there from round rock. McIntires in Georgetown is a great place for plants, i would suggest going with cash and setting a limit for what you can spend. In north austin there are to places off of pond springs road. One is Red barn nursery, they had a large selection of plants. The other is countrywide nursery, they had decent selection of plants and great selection on organic amendments, and they staff was very friendly. In round rock there is a place called round rock gardens, personally i thought that they were overpriced and the staff was so so. Both my mother and i only go there for herbs, they usually have a great selection of those. A lot of times you can go to their website and they will have coupons or sales advertised.
I wish you luck with your gardening and shopping adventures. |
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| Welcome to my home turf! I'm a cheapo gardener and have received loads of cuttings from others. I suggest joining the yahoo group Central Texas Gardeners (I think). They have a plant swap 2x a year. Also, the Lowes on I-35 near Dell carries a large selection of natives at very reasonable prices. They have a markdown table in the back that in my opinion is the best around. If you hit it right, you can get great plants at 75% off. |
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