Best place to buy plants
Garden*Hood in Grant Park comes first in both your picks and ours.
1) Garden*Hood
You said, “Always new and hard to find plants! Definitely for the gardener who wants a little something different.”
4) (tie) Grower’s Outlet
4) (tie) Home Depot
OUR PICKS
1) Garden*Hood, Grant Park
“Garden*Hood may not be as large as a Pike or as affordable as a big box store, but they make up for it with their funky selection of specialty plants and incredibly knowledgeable and eager staff. This Grant Park gem, with its turquoise-painted garden beds and chicken coops, is the place to go for unique finds sure to make your gardener friends green with envy.”
2) Pike Nurseries, Toco Hills
3) Habersham Gardens, Midtown
4) Scottsdale Farms, Alpharetta
5) Boxwoods Gardens & Gifts, Buckhead
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98 comments Add your comment
Martin
May 10th, 2010
10:58 am
Hastings on Peachtree! With fish, popcorn, birds and a train, what could be better?
Jennifer Cupp
May 10th, 2010
11:59 am
Redbud Lane Nursery in Canton, GA! It has everything; if not, they’ll get it for you! Great service! PERFECT location for the Cherokee County area!
Kay
May 10th, 2010
12:41 pm
Walmart
BobbyH
May 10th, 2010
1:01 pm
Pike Nursery
Carole
May 10th, 2010
2:22 pm
Habersham!
Dro
May 10th, 2010
2:25 pm
GROWERS OUTLET in Loganville!! Hwy 78!
Ed Smith
May 10th, 2010
2:28 pm
Earthscapes Enterprises, Inc. — 2 locations –Chamblee and Lilburn — large selection and BEST price!
Sally
May 10th, 2010
2:31 pm
State Farmers Market – 75S, just past the airport
itsme
May 10th, 2010
2:33 pm
Ashe-Simpson in Chamblee.
VoiceOf Reason
May 10th, 2010
2:35 pm
Co-sign Sally
Just got some at the farmer’s market off 75.
Charlie
May 10th, 2010
2:38 pm
HOME DEPOT!!! Best prices around and if you go on Friday evening you get your pick of the best of the best flowers that are put out for the weekend shoppers.
smokemonter
May 10th, 2010
2:45 pm
ACE Hardware on Scott blvd the nicest people work there. Not like those dummies at Home Depot.
TJ
May 10th, 2010
2:46 pm
Lowe’s clearance bin.
John
May 10th, 2010
2:48 pm
Ty Ty Nursery!
Skip B
May 10th, 2010
2:52 pm
Gary’s Nursery ( Gary Pike) at Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee. Wonderful selection, knowledgeable people, quality plants, all at bargain prices. Well worth a drive!
AO
May 10th, 2010
2:52 pm
Garden*Hood in Grant Park. http://gardenhoodatlanta.com/admin/index.php
SR Hazard
May 10th, 2010
2:56 pm
I second AO, Garden*Hood is very cool place to get plants. Not too far from Grant Park, it’s got a unique and wide variety of plants, and the events are fun to attend!
Richard Covington
May 10th, 2010
2:57 pm
Lowes Best prices selection and variety in conyers, Eastside. Managers call me with pricing specials
PlantGuru
May 10th, 2010
3:16 pm
Lowe’s has awesome prices and a great variety. If a store near you has a good nursery guy or gal, they can get you most anything you need. Also, Lost Mtn. Nursery in Cobb. Knowledgeable staff and wonderful variety.
David S
May 10th, 2010
3:17 pm
Craigslist has some excellent deals.
Dave
May 10th, 2010
3:18 pm
Home Depot is by far the best one stop shop for all needs locally. As far as independents go, Northside Garden Center in Sugar Hill is great or, if you want the best in hydrangea’s, try Wilkerson Mill Gardens in Palmetto. Folks in the Woodstock area should try Twin Branch Nursery. Growers Outlet in Loganville if you have the time and patience (go on a weekday early). Shop around!
Laurie
May 10th, 2010
3:24 pm
The new Garden Hood on Boulevard in Grant Park! It’s the best I’ve seen in a very long time.
Mary
May 10th, 2010
3:25 pm
I buy from several sources — tomatoes and some herbs from Farmer D’s Organic at Briarcliff and Lavista; also Smith Ace Hardware on College Ave (peppers and herbs). Also whatever looks good at the time. Got some great okra one year at Ace Hardware on Scott Blvd. Also love the “mother store,” Pike’s huge nursery on Lawrenceville Hgwy. Then, of course, there’s always the kindness of friends who have donated cuttings and plants throughout the years.
Bubba
May 10th, 2010
3:27 pm
Saul Bros. Nursery
Jatlanta
May 10th, 2010
3:34 pm
Goodness Grows in Lexington, east of Athens. Worth the drive.
Rob
May 10th, 2010
3:44 pm
Gardenhood in Grant Park. Always new and hard to find plants! Defintely for the gardener who wants a little something different.
TacoTown
May 10th, 2010
3:45 pm
GardenHood!! Cool plants and knowledgeable staff
Josie
May 10th, 2010
3:46 pm
Growers Outlet Loganville GA
smitr
May 10th, 2010
3:49 pm
I love going to Nature’s Fifth Season in Dacula. They have a small area outside with beautiful flowers and herbs for my garden and stuff I can’t find at Home Depot and Lowe’s.
Buford Highway Exile
May 10th, 2010
3:51 pm
Pikes Nursery has the best variety and quality. All plants from Moravia do very well. I really like Hastings too, more for the ambiance than the plants, it’s a great place, especially at Christmas time.
JRHD
May 10th, 2010
3:54 pm
Northside Garden Center in Sugar Hill or Hasting’s in Atlanta.
John
May 10th, 2010
3:55 pm
GROWER’S OUTLET in Loganville by far!! Selection is what they can get the best deal on. Cheaper than any where but selection is what is available. Crowded on weekends.
RKS
May 10th, 2010
4:10 pm
Andy’s Nursery in Fayetteville. Great prices and everyone is always willing to help.
Marie
May 10th, 2010
4:48 pm
Earthscapes Enterprises! They have high quality plants, trees, mulch, and pine straw at unbeatable prices. Everything is beautiful quality! They are extremely helpful as well. They are very knowledgeable about their inventory, such as what plants do well in sunlight and what plants do not. They understand what you’re looking for and help you to the best of their abilities. Earthscapes Enterprises has, by far, given me the best experience finding and purchasing what I needed to spruce up my yard.
Road Scholar
May 10th, 2010
5:18 pm
I do a nursery tour most Thursdays when they get their new plants arrive. I go to Habersham Gardens, Hastings (free popcorn!), and Ashe Simpson for “special” items. I also check out David Rivers Plants at the Forrest Park Farmer’s Market. He has quite a large selection and good prices.
This year I have been impressed with Home Depot this year at times for their prices and quality on some items, but usually their inventory is inconsistent.
dixiedreamer
May 10th, 2010
5:22 pm
Grower’s Outlet behind QuikTrip on Hwy 78 in Grayson. It’s jammed every weekend!
dixiedreamer
May 10th, 2010
5:29 pm
P.S. Also bring your nursery pots to Grower’s Outlet who will recycle them! Don’t let them go to the landfill. Check out their website http://www.growersoutlet.com and you won’t believe the prices(examples: Sarah Bernhardt peony 1 for $3. or 4 for $10! Lantana $1 each)!
scott
May 10th, 2010
5:29 pm
the new family tree in snellville they have beautiful plants a good prices
Renee
May 10th, 2010
5:51 pm
Grower’s Outlet in Loganville. Best prices, great selection.
Veteran Observer
May 10th, 2010
6:09 pm
Kelli Green on Shallowford in East Cobb. Family business with beautiful healthy plants!
Lee
May 10th, 2010
8:02 pm
Earthscapes Enterprises
5600 Peachtree Industrial Blvd – Chamblee, GA 30341
Wholesale and also open to the public. Plants, trees, ground covers, flowers, landscape materials.
Located between the North Peachtree and Chamblee Dunwoody intersections of P’Tree Ind Blvd.
Zach White
May 10th, 2010
9:09 pm
Waleska and jasper Farmers Market have the cheapest and best plants
Zach White
May 10th, 2010
9:09 pm
Waleska and jasper Farmers Market have the cheapest and best plants
George
May 10th, 2010
10:15 pm
Ty Ty Nursery = avoid at all cost!
Daniel_F
May 10th, 2010
10:55 pm
Pike – they’re usually more expensive, but we usually buy when they have sales – can’t beat their sales and their service is great.
Kimberly
May 11th, 2010
12:52 am
Two places: I grow flowers in a cutting garden and I like Randy’s Perennials & Watergardens in Lawrenceville always has a very nice selection of perennials and annuals. For more flowers and for landscaping shrubs & such, I vote for Grower’s Outlet in Loganville on Hwy. 78 is also great!
Kimberly
May 11th, 2010
12:54 am
Oh yes, a third place that had slipped my mind; Lady Slipper Rare Plant Nursery in Woodstock. I got some gorgeous hanging basket geraniums there.
Sheryl
May 11th, 2010
5:54 am
Scottsdale Farms in Alpharetta
Cold Hardy Palm Trees
May 11th, 2010
7:16 am
I buy at a local grower and i cant remember his name(404-697-1119). Cold Hardy Citrus and Palm Trees are so cool and you can buy them here! Nice guy to buy from as well!!
Dawg Days
May 11th, 2010
7:51 am
Turnipseed’s south of Fayeteville on Hwy 85 is a cool little nursery!