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February 2024 by Emily Dalton
An oasis at the entrance of Somerville's Union Square. Great selection on Christmas trees. I'll be heading back in Spring to add some oxygenating greenery to the city living space. A great place to go and chill, literally, in the Summer.
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December 2023 by Hannah LeBlanc
Fun to explore and great selection!
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December 2023 by Jordan Klein
Purchased a bag of soil for my plants. Came with hundreds of flies/gnats. Tried mosquito bits and nothing
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July 2023 by Nik Varga
Been here twice now and I think it’s my favorite plant store close to Boston. They have a huge selection of houseplants, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Ricky and the staff are knowledgeable and give good recommendations on how to care for your plants. Good pot selection as well, lots of sizes and a few different styles. I love getting plants here.
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June 2023 by Nicole L.
The past two years I've gotten my flowers for balcony planters here and everyone always complements me! The flowers thrive and the staff always help me find exactly what I'm looking for for my lighting conditions. It's such a magical place walking through all the plants. They sell organic soil too.
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June 2023 by Spenser Guerin
Lots of indoor houseplants and they also have toppers/substrate/whatever to put on top of your soil to make your succulents and other things look prettier (and also maintain moisture better...)
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May 2023 by Phili Bonyo
Loved Ricky’s Flower Market! Will be back for more plants and flowers ?
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May 2023 by R C
Pretty good selections. The guy who rang me up dropped my seedlings on the ground and they broke apart. I purchased almost $200 worth of stuff and he didn’t even apologize… Also, if you ask the cashier a question, he answers rudely. Not sure what his stinking attitude is about but he should treat his customers w/ respect!
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May 2023 by Ron S.
Great plant and flower shop. Incredible selection. Easy access on T. Bought cacti. Large selection
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December 2022 by Rai H.
??overview: randomly spotted this place and got a seven foot balsam tree for $135. staffs were friendly and they helped us load the tree. much better than the last year’s tree - shape and condition wise.??♀️final words: i would get my next year’s christmas tree from here again! affordable and closely located from my place.
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November 2022 by S K.
My experience shopping here was absolutely awful. I came here because of the good reviews and upon review, resonate with the not so good ones. Been wanting to check this place out for a while and finally diverted my trip back from airport thru crazy traffic and Cambridge to make a special trip. I could not have been more disappointed. This was the week of Thanksgiving but there were literally no customers (this was around 12:30 pm on Monday) so holiday rush was not the cause of this. I wandered upstairs after passing someone (employee, someone had referred to him as a manager later) who was at the xmas tree area. He didn't acknowledge my presence or ask if I need help finding the actual shop. Upstairs, lots of selection, most over priced IMO (I am not new to planting). I went here because people speak of their succulents, and many were bone dry, like beyond unhealthy. Wandered around hoping to get some help or attention. None. Everyone was eating lunch at a table. Fine..but 30 minutes later nothing. Half the plants didn't have tags or prices. I picked out a few b/c I didn't want to waste a trip and tried to ask staff around the kind or type of light needed. Most couldn't be bothered or were trying to look it up on their phone (which I would do as well if I was not in a PLANT store). They just said "oh, my Wifi does not work, oh well". I picked a few. Finally, against my better judgement asked who I think was the manager about a plant. He literally ignored me eating his food until I was like "hello, hello" to the back of his head (he didn't have headphones on) and without turning around said "go outside and find someone else". So I went outside and there were delivery people there, who were like "oh he is the manager" After ignoring me, he jumps up and answers one basic question. I think, perhaps, the owner? appeared, because a man appeared to tell me that was a nice selection as I was buying a lot (I spent over $120 on a few basic plants, and this was during a "B1G50% sale" - which is probably always to jack up prices. And if not their prices are crazy) and had to ask for a box and a second box b/c he literally shoved them in there, destroying the plants that had hanging bits. I was planning to buy 3x as much as a did (i.e large sale) but paired it down because I didn't want to give that store more business. The man that came over and was like "those are nice - thats a nice selection". I ignored him (and felt bad about being rude but was about to snap because I was ready to be out of there - and was wondering where he had been for the past hour...because if he IS the owner - WTF is this customer experience he is allowing?) I was hoping I could run into him again on the way out so I could have a conversation with him in case but didn't see him again. The "manager" guy put it in my trunk, showed in there so hanging plant hanger was bent over straining the plant and I had to essentially tell him to go away I would just do it. I have never seen less of a focus on customer experience of "I give a ***" in any retail environment (big or small) in my life. These are the same kind of places that complain when people go to big box stores for plants (which I have done, and now will only do, at a fraction of the price). I like my plants but had I not made a special trip I would have left. I am now left with one of those "I spent a lot of money at a place I wish I had never given business to" kind of experiences. I am giving 2 stars b/c they have a small gravel parking lot ( I am sure full when its crowded but nice given it's Somerville) and because their selection of hanging plants is great (and $$). A-Z of everything else was a zero. I have experience as a SBO and am selective about writing negative reviews because I know customers can be crazy but this experience deserved it.
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September 2022 by Lucia Bee
This place is amazing!!!!! Their selection is MASSIVE and they have pots for days. You will find plants here that you cannot find elsewhere with any consistency. It's not ideal for someone who knows nothing about plants because there aren't a lot of labels/staff around to answer questions, but if you love plants and are willing to do the research, or already know the basics, you might find your new favorite here.
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September 2022 by Mark P.
This is only my second Yelp review. I am extremely pleased to have a reason to do it. My niece recently moved to Brookline. I wanted to send her a housewarming gift. Both she and I love plants. It was an obvious choice. I looked for a florist/plant store that serves Brookline. The website for Ricky's Flower Market in Somerville states that it offers a wide selection of plants. The store enjoys a high Yelp rating (four stars) and positive testimonials. I called them and ordered three plants for my niece. They were delivered the same day. Two of them were perfect, very attractive and healthy. The third--the peace lily--was wilting, droopy and in bad shape. My niece thought she might be able to revive/save it. She was not able to do so. The future of the peace lily was bleak if not terminal. She contacted Ricky's. They happily and promptly replaced it with a beautiful, healthy peace lily. Both my niece and I are extremely grateful for this caring, professional and user-friendly service.
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July 2022 by Laura Aguilar
We had last minute venue changes that drastically changed our floral plans. To say she delivered is an understatement! The most beautiful, unique, and fresh flowers
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June 2022 by Maya Shen
The place’s huge inside, glad I checked it out today, it has many sections covered all kinds of gardening needs and plants types. Fun to just walk around as well, there aren’t many insects given the density of plants.
