Shopping Guide: Northland Nursery
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Why You Should Visit
This nursery offers a compelling experience for plant enthusiasts. Here's what you can expect:
- Extensive Variety: You'll find an incredibly vast selection of plants, shrubs, and trees to choose from. There's a wide range of annuals and perennials, including roses, climbing plants, hostas, lilies, peonies, sedum, and vines, including native plants. You'll also discover fruit plants.
- Excellent Prices: Shoppers can expect very reasonable, if not outright fantastic, prices compared to other nurseries. Many items are priced at around $8.99 to $10, making it an affordable destination. You might find savings compared to other well-known nurseries.
- High-Quality Plants: The stock is generally healthy, and many customers have reported success with their purchases, with transplanted plants thriving and returning year after year. You'll find plants that are well-cared for, in various sizes.
- Helpful and Friendly Staff: Staff are generally helpful and can answer your questions. At the cashier, you can get any questions answered.
- Informative Labeling (Generally): Most plants are identified by name with descriptions and recommended sun exposure. This makes plant selection easier. The website is also available for searching plants before your visit.
- Convenient Features: You'll find plenty of parking space, and different-sized carts are available for carrying your selections. The open space concept makes browsing enjoyable.
- Focus on Plants: This is a no-nonsense nursery that prioritizes plants, without selling decorations or other non-plant items.
- Good for Perennial Gardens: This is a great place to add to your perennial gardens.
- Plant Sizes: Plants are typically in 6” pots or 1 liter pots.
- Payment Options: They accept credit, debit, and cash.
Why You Might Consider Alternatives
While this nursery has many strengths, be aware of these potential drawbacks:
- Accessibility Issues: The thick gravel used throughout the nursery makes it very difficult for those using wheelchairs, canes, crutches, or any mobility aid to navigate.
- Potential for Incorrect Plant Identification/Quality Control: Be aware that on occasion, you might find mislabeled plants, or pots containing weeds or even dead plants instead of the intended variety. If in doubt, bring a plant ID app or knowledge of plant identification. You might need to identify plants yourself, especially in pots that have been reused. Look for the plant code on the sign to confirm.
- Plant Size Variations: Because of the affordable prices, the plants may be smaller in size compared to other nurseries. This is by design and part of the value proposition. Some may consider the plants to be seedlings.
- Inconsistent Labeling: While generally labeled well, there might be instances where the labeling is not clear. There could be suggestions for improvement in plant labeling to highlight native varieties.
- Weeds in Pots: Be prepared to identify and remove weeds, sometimes found among the plants.
- Staff Availability: Be aware that you might not find staff readily available to help with questions while you browse, although they are helpful at the cashier.
