Gowanus Nursery — Local services in New York

Gowanus Nursery is a local treasure, staffed by dedicated and super-knowledgable gardeners. Even a relative novice can see that this is a different world than most nurseries. That said, it really pains me to see how hard it is to run a small Indi business in NYC, and how the occasional customer throws a tantrum over imagined slights - dogs may not walk inside, there is a tiny office off limits to customer - et c. Come on people! Treat workers nicely. If you need free advice, ask for it and appreciate what's given. And enjoy the presence of this amazingly...

The owner is a sadist. After she entertained multiple email exchanges and visits to see her, after sending her photos of our space, after creating a board on Pinterest at her direction, what did we get from this woman? NOTHING. Not even the courtesy of a response to our email begging her to tell us if she didn't want to design our garden. If you don't want your beautiful garden poisoned by this egoist's attitude, go somewhere,...

I stumbled across this gem yesterday. I needed several house plants and showed them the pots that I had and pictures of where they'd be located in my home. Sarah and Michelle put together the most incredible array of plants, helped entertain my toddler, and get everything into the stroller. I potted and arranged them this morning and I feel like my room is transformed already. I truly wonderful...