I have been going to Allandale for a few years now and they never disappoint. They're currently undergoing renovations so their hours are a bit different. Check out my pic. I was able to find all of the plants I could want for my terrace garden and even some seeds as well. If you need help, they are super knowledgable and happy to help out. Service is always fast and friendly. They even help you put the heavy bags of soil into your car. Don't forget to give a tip! read more

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Superior delicious Allandale Farm raw honey from their own hives! Pricey, tho, at about $11 per 8 oz. They also sell a brand of 'Boston Honey' which may be local. The physical site is under construction, so the walk to the 'Farmstand' may change, and it's open only Weds and Friday 1-6pm. read more

Getting rebuilt. Minimal products. Nothing I wanted. Was a wasted trip and frustrating.

A very cute place to visit if you're in the area! In October, they had a huge variety of pumpkins and squashes (both for decoration and for eating). They also sell a variety of other produce, goods from small businesses, and plants/flowers. read more

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Saw the farm was open and decided to stop in. Everything is gorgeous and blooming! The various greenhouses are full of veggies, herbs and flowers. There are lush plants & trees everywhere. If you're in need of eggs, meat, honey, or any type of local goods, you'd probably find it in the shop. Towards the back of the property there's a pond and two beautiful cows, or maybe bulls. Just hanging around. Enjoying the warm weather. There are also big, beautiful chickens in the coop. This is a neat family friendly spot! read more

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Absolutely love having this fantastic little farm nearby my house! They always have a cool variety of interesting veggies, and I love learning to cook whatever is in season. Lots of meats, flowers, snacks and other things as well. They import from other farms in the area as well read more

Beautiful trees and great service! Very well-organized! You will need a parking reservation on weekends, but they make it easy!

What a perfect little spot!! The best Christmas trees, a seamless process. Out for under $100 with a wreath. They have these really cute groceries that are well curated as well as local produce from the farm. Everything you want in a little farm shop! read more

Idk. I was inside looking at some fresh produce when a rat ... A RAT ... passed right by my feet! I was pretty grossed out and am still traumatized by it. read more

Very decent farm and it's a nice quaint place and they sell their own vegetables and what were the other Farms until their stuff too. I got some really tasty sweet corn for $0.75 an ear. I got an eggplant called the Beatrice in your plant so naturally I had to buy a because my name is Beatrix. It's not a very big grocery Farm but I like the fact that they had working bee hives. Very very cool. Feels I had a big Nursery there full of seasonal plants like Magnolias. read more

Allandale Farm - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

Wow, what an absolute gem this is to have in the community. I was fully expecting to have a stressful, crowded, and expensive experience trying to find a Christmas tree in the city. We made an appointment and went on Sunday afternoon. It was such a quick and streamlined experience. The warm and welcoming staff guided us through all of the steps, they did a great job keeping the density low, we quickly and easily found the perfect tree. It was only $40! Coming from Chicago, I expected to pay nearly $100 for it. I also picked up some local honey and maple syrup. They had lovely hand-made wreaths and table decorations. When we checked out the staff put the tree on our car and provided twine for us to secure it. The whole visit only took about 20 minutes and the tree is absolutely perfect. I will definitely be back! read more

Love Allandale for their locally made culinary treats, nice plants, pumpkins during the fall, etc. staff is helpful and available

First time at the farm today and loved it! Relaxed time picking out a tree (easy parking & timed reservation) and walked away with the most short and fat Fraser fir (5 feet) at a reasonable price. With many places selling out already this year, I was impressed by the fresh and diverse selection. Will be back again next year! Thank you team Allandale!! read more

Allandale Farm - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

Allandale Farm is an amazing resource for the local community! We come here every year to buy a beautiful Christmas tree (~$60), as well as decorations for the season (including intricate wreaths). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Allandale did a great job of pivoting it's services to create online ordering and a system where individuals drive up to a particular palette where items ordered, ranging from compost to plants to groceries (such as fresh milk, homemade pasta, and produce), are loaded by staff. The customer then picks up the items from the palette and loads them into their car. The staff keep distance from customers and wear masks and gloves. We already loved going to Allandale and are happy to support it during this unprecedented time based on all that the staff are doing to fit the needs of the community while maintaining practices to ensure the health and safety of both employees and customers! read more

What a hidden gem in the city that I am so glad I visited today!!! Beautiful store with lots of gardening supplies and planters and then a whole food section of speciality items. Best part was outside they had a stand with warm cider donuts, hot chocolate and hot cider. They also have hayrides for the kids and a few animals on site. read more

Allandale Farm - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

First time here and Beautiful Christmas tree and wreath I got from here. They were really busy but they help you out if you need it. They have a lot more than trees also. They have local foods and items you can purchase as well. read more

Allandale Farm - My beautiful tree I got from the farm. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

The place is starting to resemble an overpriced supermarket - long queues and cashiers with a fake smile asking if I found everything. Who wants to stand 10 minutes in line at these prices? read more

Cute place! Love that there's something like this so close to me. Stopped by after running some errands on Saturday and took a look around. Emphasis is on gardening - there's a greenhouse of potted plants and flowers, a whole wall of planters and all the gardening supplies you could dream of. Not a large farmstand, at least this early in the season, but still plenty of local and more commercial offerings inside. I was particularly interested in the local ice cream stocked into a medium sized freezer. Will definietely be coming back to check that out. Service was friendly and knowledgeable. You could get most anything you need here for gardening and home-based planting tasks. Bits and pieces for your weekly shop if you prefer local finds are available, hopefully more during peak season. read more

They changed the pie company's they did business with for YEARS. The new pie Company is PETSI PIES. I will be frank and quick- The worst pie, I've ever eaten and yes they're a whopping $19.99 not worth it. The apple pie crust was very hard and the filling was like applesauce inside. read more

I like Allandale Farm. It's beautiful, perfect for a stroll on a sunny Saturday, when the flowers are in bloom, or perfect in October when they have hayrides, and are overflowing with pumpkins and squashes. They also have an impressive display of plants and flowers -- which rivals Mahoney's! -- and are just a tad higher. They do accept credit cards, which is nice and needed! However, they are not a farmer's market! Farmer's markets bring in fresh the produce from around the area, and sell it, CHEAP. Check out any Farmer's Market in San Francisco, if you want to see a true farmer's market with really delicious produce, unlike on the east coast (truly, it's not the same, which is what makes the food in California taste better)...God, I miss SF!!!... But, back to this review! Allandale Farm is more a novelty than a shop you'd want to go to regularly. It has a small selection of produce, at exorbitant prices, and then imports a lot of its items, which means prices are sky-high. Fancy cheeses, sausages, ravioli, honey, and bakery items are higher than Whole Foods, even though they are often the same products. Does this make them fresher because they're at Allandale Farm? Of course not. read more

I just wanted to clear some things up from earlier entries. First, Allandale Farms does grow their own crops. In Massachusetts, that means they only have limited variety of produce during a limited part of the year. In order to stay in business year round, they also sell produce from out of state. Their own produce is always labeled as such, so when the squash, corn and tomatoes come in, you'll know it. All the other high-priced "foodie" food from outside keeps them in business. Second, although the "only working farm in Boston" meme gets repeated over and over, it's not quite true. If you look at their web site, they give a Brookline address. If you look at a Google map, their stand is just inside Boston, but most of the fields are in Brookline. So I suspect that "the last working farm in Brookline" just wouldn't be as impressive. That being said, I wait for their corn and yellow tomatoes to come in every year, and I get perennials from them as well. read more

I would say that I do love the farm feeling right in the city. However, the prices are just killer. I love to support local, and maybe they need these mark-ups for their margins, but I cannot afford them. And I'm comparing prices to Mahoney's, not Home Depot. That said, it is a beautiful place. read more

Honey, I can't tell you how happy I am that these folks are here! Locally grown organic produce, they grow their own perennials, and have been expanding their selection every year. And, it's hot Lezzie central. Get on their on-line newsletter. Get fresh corn there. Come here when you are having one of those Frustrating City Days, and you don't know why you live in the City. You'll love the relaxing vibe, and what they do. This is the last Farm in Boston. And, they are thriving. For that reason alone, you should come out here. The fact that they sell great products, at good prices, will make you a life-long fan. This is one of the many reasons that Boston is a Great Place to Live. read more

I have friends who work here. So i am jaded. But aside from that. There are some very good folks there who try very hard to create a great garden center. It's pricey, no joke, but there is plenty of stuff worth the cost. Little plants, quality products, starts, etc. Plus they always carry my fave mulch. (unless they run out at the end of the season, which is fine because they at least sell mulch when Home Depot has already seasonally switched to the time of year that they stop selling mulch - which I do not understand - some people want to buy mulch in October). So anyways, they sell local veggies, have hay-rides around the property sometimes, and just lots of great products, from soda to maple syrup. I can't complain. I love driving out there. There's this huge mansion on Allandale Road and it has gas-lanterns at the head of it's front entrance. Romance! read more

Ups and downs exist with this place. The plants look amazing and the prices are top dollar so I expected quality. Unfortunately I bought 3 cone flowers here $15 each that didn't make it through the mild winter and they have no plant guarantee (Home Depot offers 12 months). So I am going to go for cheaper plants with a guarantee I have to say. I did buy a few other plants that survived the mild winter and they look terrific. I bought 2 other annual plants last year that didn't produce flowers. So it's a risk for this kind of price. I like the assorted veggies for sale if I'm in a pinch or want something fresh and nice (a bit pricey again) I will make a splurge. So while I want to love this place because the plants look amazing and I don't live far away, I think I won't buy here regularly given my experience. Also, I wish I could say the staff were great, but they are just average at best. Never been to Mahoney's that other folks visit. read more

The last working farm in Boston. Need I say more? Well, what I will tell you first is that I am a gardener living in Jamaica Plain and I grow both vegetables and flowers. When I don't have something from seed and I need to buy plants, I go to Allandale. Their plants are consistently the highest quality for the best price I have found in the Boston metro area. Just make sure that if there are plants available that were grown *at Allandale*, that you choose those over ones that come from elsewhere. This especially applies to the tomatoes. I had my heirlooms from Allandale survive a blight this past summer that destroyed the heirloom tomato plants of everyone else I know in the Northeast. Allandale definitely carries more of their own veg plants than they do perennial and annual ornamentals, but regardless, everything they carry is high quality. Fantastic seed selection. They also have a great small but kind of expensive farm store with produce, baked goods, local cheeses, etc., and an ag store with tools, organic fertilizers, ladybugs, etc. Last but not least, farmer Jim is extremely knowledgeable and helpful, as are his staff. If a staff member does not have the answer to a question, they will actually call him to find out. And I've not yet asked him something regarding growing/gardening to which he does not know the answer. For those of you who are concerned that Allandale is not in Boston, it straddles the Boston/Brookline lines. Don't let it bother you too much. It's still amazing that we have a 30+ acre cultivated farm (not to mention CSA) so close to the city, part of which is within city limits! If you live in JP or Southwest Brookline, Allandale is quite close, just west of the Arnold Arboretum. It's a short bike ride and even shorter car ride away, so shopping there for plants keeps things green and local in more ways than one. read more

This is a review for the Allendale Farm summer camp. It is our second year sending kids there and we all love it. The farmers who run the camp are so chill and create a wonderful vibe. The kids can really sink into the natural world at a gentle pace. Its the kind of camp where you wander to the pond and spend 10 minutes looking at the poly wogs and toads before you move on to touching lichen and figuring out which plants are sassafras. I really like that the camp is divided into different groups by age and the staff are the same people from last year - and they're older and wiser than your typical college kid working for the summer. The price is high given the short schedule, but it is an engaging camp that has taught my kids how to appreciate nature and farm life. They spend all their time outside and have farmer's tans now - I wish they'd reapply sunblock! They're great about food allergies, too. read more

I'd vaguely heard about Allandale Farm "The Last Working Farm in Boston." but never knew that it was so close to where I live in JP. I stopped by this weekend and was a little overwhelmed. I do not doubt that they have high quality produce, but there wasn't that much selection and the prices were pretty high. I was surprised about how many products were brought in from nearby farms and businesses. That being said, I discovered Crescent Ridge Dairy ice cream and yogurt there, which I think might have made the trip worth it. The farm is a nice walk or bike ride from JP or Rozzie. read more

AAAA-MAZZZZ. To me, this is heaven. An abundance of local produce, local honey, Clear Flour breads - and if you so desire, local milk and local cheeses. The garden center is surrounded by beautiful ceramic planters of all shapes, sizes & colors, and is filled (right now) with tons of vegetable starters, flowers, trees - anything you could ever wish to grow! Many of the workers I've seen are fairly young women, I'd say late teenagers/early 20-year-olds. They definitely know what's going on at the farm, what they have in stock, where to find things. Unfortunately they couldn't really help me out with advice for growing veggies indoors, and didn't go out of their way to find someone else who may know more, but that was the only frustrating thing I've ever encountered. The vastness of this place is incredible. I love being surrounded by plants, and colorful fruit/veggies. Allandale does so much for our community - definitely pay them a visit! read more

Parking and pickup are a disaster. Trees and staff are lovely but even with reservation system purchasing a tree is a logistical nightmare. There is bumper to bumper traffic with no end in sight. read more

In the running for the best place in Boston. Killer local fruits and vegetables including many grown on the premises, local chocolate milk, free range farm fresh eggs, tons of starter plants from flowers to herbs, bulbs, pottery, pumpkins, pies, art installations. I walk my dog there. Killer. Thank you, Allandale. read more

It is always a treat to visit this farm. The produce is fresh and delicious; flower stand is well-stocked. The staff is incredibly helpful and you walk away feeling like you had a good time. read more

I love this place. I live in Chestnut Hill right on Route 9 and this is just a hop, skip, and a jump. Admittedly, farmers markets are cheaper, but their CSA seems competitive to one I did out of the Allston Farmer's Market from Dragonfly Farms. I haven't had a chance to get signed up (next year). I admit they are pricey but they offer some wonderful artisan breads, their own local honey, wonderful plants, pumpkins, Christmas trees. I've purchased some plants in zinc planters that I thought was reasonable for Boston, a beautiful watering can for plants, as well as other snacks and brittle as we walk around and check things out from time to time. Our baby girl's first Halloween was spent napping amongst the pumpkins after we took a free Hayride. I can't wait until Allie is old enough for some of their children's camps and programming. Its a whole other world within Boston! read more

Recently we bought 2 plants at Allandale Farm! They died within 2 days! The staff had no idea how we should take care of the plant ! We were told to come and get a refund! When we went to get the money the manager said well plants die ! What a great response from a place that depends on word of mouth! They also depend on people giving good reviews! The only thing we will continue to get there is our Christmas Tree! When we have gone to buy plants we have never had staff ask if we need anything! Make sure you have bought the plant you are getting before! Do your research! read more

Although not certified as organic (paperwork and politics), this farm has organic and sustainable practices. Their produce is not always labeled clearly and they do sell outside stuff, so you have to ask how things were grown and where. I drive past Allandale everyday on my way to work, and can always find a reason to stop, even if it is only for a tomato or a honey stick. I'm pretty sure I saw some sheep through the trees the other day and I almost hehawed outloud. I've been meaning to ask them if they know how to sheer/spin ect. They also have a limited assortment of indoor gardening supplies to get you started (heat mats, seeds, small lights) A little price perspective though... a watering can is $25. Its a nice one, and I want it, but I just cant bring myself to drop that much on such a simple instrument. Check out this summers Edible Boston magazine to read about one of their latest ventures: Bee Keeping...yet another way Allandale contributes to our beautiful city. http://www.ediblecommunities.com/boston/ read more

Simply the best. Is it overpriced? Yes, probably... but it's a farm in the city! Happy to give a few extra dollars to keep this gorgeous place from being turned into luxury condos. We always get our Christmas trees here... it's a family tradition that I hope will continue forever. read more

I come here several times a week. I usually get their own freshly picked corn, yellow summer squash, zucchini, green beans, yellow beans, scallions. Their tomatoes aren't in yet, but I am so eager to taste them when they are. They also have fruits and vegetables from other sources, so you can definitely get a full meal here, including your bread and rolls from Clear Flour Bread and local creamery butter, pie, and ice cream. I also got my window boxes, planters, soil, and lots of beautiful herbs and flowering plants here at the beginning of the season. They have all kinds of gardening supplies -- gloves, labels for your herbs, the mulch and soil and fertilizer. The staff here are helpful and pleasant and there's plenty of parking. And it's a beautiful drive. read more

Great farm stand to pick up picnic food items: Cucumber Yogurt Dip and Flatbread crackers, Blueberries, Grapes, Yellow Plums (not as sweet as the purple/red ones..but still very juicy), Sweet Cherry tomatoes (from their own farm), and sweet, yellow corn (for dinner). Be cautious picking your corn because there is a chance worms have gotten to them. Peel the top a bit to see if the top portion is intact. The staff is very helpful..we were asked several times if we had any questions or needed help finding items. We couldn't find a post to tie up our bikes, but used a shopping cart for the task instead. There is a great article about Allandale in the Summer 2009 edition of Edible Boston. read more

First, spell it right -- Allandale. Sorry, reviewers, but I have trouble taking you seriously if you seem to have no idea where you've just been. Allandale Farm is my f-ing childhood. No details, but I grew up very near here, and this place has a lot of my love. It is an organic farm, and it is within Boston's borders (technically -- the Brookline border is right at the entrance, but whatevs), and it has the most delicious food. It has yuppified in recent years, which I initially hated -- it became more filled with prepared foods and t-shirts and magazines and gross shit that has no place at a farm stand. But. That seems to have helped its marketing, and so it is one organic farm that won't be going out of business anytime soon -- and that is a GOOD THING. Do I love the emphasis on prepared good or the corresponding hike in prices? HELL NO. But do I love knowledgeable staff who are passionate about their work? HELL YES. And I have been lucky to know many of them -- either because their were schoolmates of mine, or because I met them through the hippie conglomerate that is Smith College. Either way, when you shop here, you are shopping with a conscience, because this is a locally-based, environmentally-aware organization that HAPPENS to sell amazing food. And if I ever get a tattoo, it will be their bee logo. Just sayin'. read more

I like Allandale. It's a fun excursion to go out there on a Sunday, pick up some good, locally grown veggies, some local bread, and an iced tea. Their staff is helpful and the property is well kept and very attractive. They also carry a lot of gardening and farming supplies. Allandale is also pretty involved in the community, and that makes me want to support them. Word is, they're getting livestock now, too. HORRAY BACON! read more