“Best secret garden/shop in Richmond hands down! Community favorite, employee owned and they consistently provide high quality hard to find plants along with natives and traditional varieties for all needs. This location is a microcosm of plant diversity and a huge community building nexus in the Bay Area.”
“Stopped here for a last minute bouquet to bring to a friend’s graduation party. Told the shopkeeper to keep it under $25, mentioned a couple of colors, and let him do his thing. Turned out to be one of the most beautiful bouquets I’ve ever seen. The grad loved her flowers. Will definitely come back to support this local, family-owned business.”
11:30AM - 6:30PM
6004 College Avenue, Oakland
Nurseries And Gardening
“I reached out to Planterday regarding plant tips for a plant I didn’t even purchase from their store and they were incredibly helpful! I am so appreciative of their kindness, and they are extremely knowledgeable. 10/10! If I am ever in the area I will definitely be stopping by and picking up some new plants. Thanks again for all your help!”
“excellent store, great staff, good selection.
If you're looking for cheap, poor quality tools, this is not the place. If you believe in paying what it costs to have handmade tools made by true craftspeople, then you're lucky to live in an area that has Hida Tools.”
“Wonderful selection of unique plants. Owner is very helpful and realistic about what plants will do well in which conditions. I got several great plants from them and am very happy that I supported them. They are Filipino owned and have several cultural offerings as well. Love this place!”
“Thank you so much! We ordered the Divine Peace Bouquet for a family member's vigil and funeral. The staff member who helped me was very kind, knowledgable and was a great help to me. The entire transaction was seamless. The bouquet was delivered on time, and was so beautiful with a glass cross as the center piece. The family appreciated it. I highly recommend J Miller Flowers!”
“Great people, plants, personalities, pots. I've been coming here for years and they are helpful and lovely. Support small businesses! It's not easy out there, especially right now.”
“Never thought I would review a hardware store but the people that work at Coles really make it something special. They are all so sweet and helpful! Not to mention they really do have everything you might need.. love this place!”
“my favorite store in East Bay! they have an excellent selection of refillable soaps, cleaners, cosmetics, spice, oils, and vinegars (to name a few!). plus the staff is very helpful and prices are competitive. I love this place!”
“As a professional gardener this is my favorite nursery to buy plants from for my own garden. No other nursery comes close to their variety of herbs & vegetables.
Happy to donate extra when I can to support their mission ♥”
“It’s such a vibe …perfect place for a mother to listen for my next plant babies to whisper to me?. Also everyone is very knowledgeable and attentive. The plants are priced reasonably and are quality plants”
“I looked far and wide for a certain cycad and found it here. The selection was fantastic, and the help was so useful. They have an extensive selection of various plants.”
“Having Delano provide Our Business with such fine materials and containers, gorgeous healthy blooming plants, cute, traditional basket gardens, trendy new 'Instagram' tropicals and lush full green plants keeps our customers happy and returning for more. Side by side, my customers will choose Delano plants over their competitors. Blooming plants are beautiful Now, today for the event I need them for...not waiting for them to be showy for later when the event is over. And then my customers tell me that their plant is still happy and thriving. Great Customer Service means I am having a pleasant intelligent knowledgeable staff member handle my needs, even when it's early morning. Thank you everyone at Delano, for being there when I need You! OH, and their office staff has made sure that my pre-ordered special requests are at the SF Flower Market, waiting for me. Thanks!”
“This is my favorite nursery! They have a great selection of local native plants that are also healthy, well-sourced, and good price. The staff are super friendly and knowledgeable. I love their online inventory and order system; they will pull and hold orders, and it’s easy to get there and park. Their demonstration gardens are beautiful and helpful too.”
“Had a wonderful time at the farm. The people here interact friendly and provide great tasting tour and care a lot on their produce . We visited on a cloudy day, and yet there were helpful and assisted with picking greens and lemons during rain. Great spot for farm outing.”
9AM - 5:30PM
1272 Gilman Street, Berkeley
Nurseries And Gardening
“My favorite local plant nursery. Tons of plant selections and they specifically always have a decent sized California native section which is always changing and has lots of good stuff. Very friendly and helpful staff as well.”
“Gardensia is amazing! ti is incredibly helpful and knowledgable and the environment is fabulous. Just bought two incredible metal sculptures, pricing is great and he is super helpful and delightful to work with.”
“Great customer service - I’d been eying an item for a while and when i finally went to buy it, it was out of stock. They took my name down and called me when it came back in.They have a great selection of books, gardening tools & kitchen items.”
“Crimson is a beautifully curated plant-filled dream in Temescal Alley.
This is my happy place when I am in the Bay area. A great place to pick up gifts for care packages, special plants and ceramics, scents and hand made items.”
“Great store, large range of products, the woman I talked to was very patient and helpful to help me finding a solution to the problem I had.
I recommand this place.”
“Stop by when visiting Tilden or seeing the views from Grizzly Peak. Friendly knowledgeable staff, helpful signs on plants, healthy looking plants. Found the best crop of 1 gallon Dutchman pipevines”
“I purchased some great plants from Jessica. Her backyard farm is a fun place to visit and great example of what you can accomplish with permaculture design, integrating growing food and raising animals. She has some very unique plants that produce food and help build the soil by fixing nitrogen. I like the personal touch and knowledge of plants that she has.”
“HUGE selection of plants, I found everything I was looking for here! If you aren't sure what to get, it's lovely to browse the nursery and find something that interests you!”
11AM - 5:30PM
1836 Fourth St, Berkeley
Nurseries And Gardening
“My wife and I have been coming by since the '80s. We never lived locally, but between the Gardener and Ocean View Dinner many of our let's get away days were made, Heck our kids grew up coming here and still do. We miss the spot that used to be out in the country dearly.”
10AM - 5:30PM
1735 Delaware Street, Berkeley
Nurseries And Gardening
“Very nice lady(Alex is her name) and very informative and knowledgeable about her plants.?She was stern about some of her rules of not walking past the beige trashcan but it is her house and her business so keep that in mind hahaShe has a very good variety of cool plants and very very good prices but also keep in mind her hours of operation.I got several cuttings from her larger mother plants of euphoria and some bridgesii and haworthia.She goes out of her way to make sure everything is properly labeled with the scientific name which was awesome.She was wearing a mask the entire time I was there and was overall a good experience to me.Not sure of the negative reviews but they mostly seemed around people expecting this to be a large nursery which it's not, it's her house which I personally find cool to see people like her running a small business from.Besides the street parking it's a cool stop that anyone who likes cacti and succulents should check out. ?”
“The sweet lady with the glasses is always super helpful and kind. I was buying fabric there last week and the computer was having issues so it took some time to get me rung up. She discounted my items and if it wasn't for her customer service I would have not returned to shop there”
“We visited on 7/10/23, looking for a length of flexible spa hose to finish setting up a hot tub in our backyard. We had already gone to one Home Depot and had issues. We located the hose in question, but wanted to buy per-foot, rather than an entire roll of hose. This was something they had a SKU for, but they didn't have 8 feet of loose tubing for us. Eventually, we took the roll up to check out and explained the situation to Sylvia. Other places might insist that we buy the entire roll. Instead, she stuck with us, and found Jose, who could do the cutting we needed.Thank you to Sylvia and Jose for going above and beyond in order to make it work. It took a little while to get the right people, but they didn't abandon us, and they made sure to keep with it until we had resolution.”
“Many helpful employees with knowledge of the whole store. My only complaint is the check out. Today only registers with a employees open. There was just one person in front of me ringing up and when I was next the cashier simply walked away and went outside, not even turning off her light. The 2nd cashier saw what happened and rang me up next. He was so nice and treated me like a customer that was cared for.”
“The employees there are incredibly helpful. I only talked to about 4 of them but when I stopped to ask them a question they gave me their undivided attention, and tried their best to meet my needs. I live near the Emeryville HomeDepot, which is where i usually go. World of difference between the stores regarding the employees, I asked a couple of employees if they would consider going to the Emeryville store to do some training over there!!”
“Excellent, professional selection and cultivation of native plants, low prices, and wonderful, kind workers--they provided band-aids and a sticker when my young daughter pinched her finger in the gate.”