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DFW area garden center/nursery/native/unique

15 years ago

Sorry - should have added the DFW info in the subject last time.

We'll be in the Kessler Park area of Dallas on Saturday and I always like to take the opportunity to shop around new/different/interesting plant places.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions for some places that might have more than the usual big box store stuff? Maybe natives?

TIA Dorothy

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PKponder TX Z7B
15 years ago
Hi Dorothy!

I really like Shades of Green in Frisco, but it's not near the Kessler Park area. I had to Google Kessler Park to see where it is. For anyone else answering, it's at Preston Road near the Park Cities area.

Shades of Green has natives and I used to shop there often when I lived on the Dallas side of the Metroplex. I hope someone else will jump in with other suggestions.

Pam
debndal
15 years ago
I like Green Mamas in North Richland Hills (north FTW) and Blooming Colors in Grapevine. Both have buildings with novelties and yard art type items, but the grounds are very natural - like walking in someones backyard or forest. Neither are near Kessler Park tho.
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We'll be in the Kessler Park area of Dallas on Saturday and I always like to take the opportunity to shop around new/different/interesting plant places. I'd really appreciate any suggestions for some places that might have more than the usual big box store stuff? Maybe natives? TIA Dorothy
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Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks to both of you! We've been to Green Mamas - neat place. I'll save Blooming Colors for next visit to grandson and family in Keller as we go through Grapevine.

Shades of Green sounds perfect and I think we can make that a stop on our way back. A little out of the way, but travelling I30 gets boring!! LOL Love to find different ways to go.

Dorothy
Lin barkingdogwoods
15 years ago
How about Redenta's in Dallas? Oram and Skillman. I've not been at the Dallas store but have shopped Arlington (and the late Colleyville store in its two locations)...

organic, stuff that grows well in the area, knowledgeable gardeners....hmmm, may have to head that way!

And while you're in Dallas, North Haven Gardens always has AWESOME plants! Love them too, I used to stop there when I took my Weim for his chemo treatments... he even got to flush out a bunny one time, made his day!
aufelipe
15 years ago
Kessler Park is in North Oak Cliff, btw. Petal Pushers in Cedar Hill is about 20 minutes away and they have a pretty good selection of natives and organic products. It's about the same distance as North Haven Gardens, but in the opposite direction.

Here is a link that might be useful: Petal Pushers
cynthianovak
15 years ago
How about Nicholson Hardie on Lovers near Inwood?

Here is a link that might be useful: NH
the_gurgler
15 years ago
Redenta's is a very nice nursery. I also recommend North Haven Gardens.
PKponder TX Z7B
15 years ago
My apologies! I don't know what I looked at that gave me the idea that it was near Park Cities!

Pam
willyt
15 years ago
I bought some trees from Shades of Green. It appeared to me that nearly all of their inventory of trees were too large for the containers they were in. They are also all staked in the containers rather strenuously. What you get is a tree that has no root development and a bamboo stake that is grown over by or into the root flare and unstable without the stake. They were also planted too deeply in the containers.
lholton2
15 years ago
Calloway's are great. There are several locations. Strong's on 35E. Farmer's Market downtown Dallas has great prices. I love Shades of Greens.

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