Southview Garden Center — Local services in West St. Paul

I have been buying flowers, shrubs and all kinds of garden equipment from Southview Garden Center for 25 years! As others have noted, the owners are wonderful people. They are extremely knowledgeable about everything they sell and I am a very experienced and avid gardener. The quality of their plants, trees and shrubs is superb. I have found lots of unique and beautiful varieties of plants. Noelle’s cheerful help is what I look forward to when I go there! I love the smaller size with great service and selection. And yes, you get to park close to the store and they help you load your car. This is a great small business worthy of your trust and support. Two green...

Our garden club recently visited Southview Garden center on a bus tour that we do annually. Southview was our first stop. The Owner personally greeted us, showed us her beautiful nursery helped us each pick out gorgeous, healthy flowers and plants of all kinds. She was very knowledgeable and accommodating and grateful for our business. As we were leaving, she jumped on the bus to thank us for coming and handed all of us a five dollar gift card in hopes that we would return. She is doing an amazing job with her business and I can’t wait to return. I regret not taking pictures while I was there. It’s a beautiful nursery very well-maintained and will...

The decor is on the expensive side, of course, as well as their hanging and other planted pots. But that's to be expected, and the quality is excellent. They have a September sale every year, I believe, and that's a good time to get ready for the next year.

But for me, with only a small balcony currently, I picked up a flat of coleus for $3, I think? And then today got 2 beautiful larger 4"pots (one double impatiens, and one fancy New Guinea Impatiens) both for $12-something including tax. They are both about 8-10 inches high, blooming beautifully and nicely filling their pots.

The people are really nice and I love supporting the...