What a cool place! I asked my local nursery if they sell pond liners and they said no but check out Hughes. So I made the trip out on a weekend. And what a fun visit it was! They've got a small dirt parking lot, a porta-potty for a restroom, gravel pathways, multiple greenhouses, and a small interior with the cashier. Staff seemed sparse but the folks I spoke to were helpful. I actually ended up leaving without a pond liner as it was more expensive than I budgeted for. I did take home some cool water plants. And we loved seeing all the tadpoles for sale - we are hoping our pond will fill up with wildlife naturally. We'll see! The pond project has been a lot of fun to work on at home and a visit to Hughes Water Garden provided lots of inspiration, useful tools, and a large variety of plants. read more

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I am so happy with our fountain and plant buying experience. We went and looked at the selection of fountains and we found the EXACT one I was looking for. It was listed at a great price, the customer service was excellent! AND they delivered and installed within two days. I can't say enough about this wonderful business. I highly recommend shopping there. read more

A close friend just put in a pond and I mention that I need to add some stuff to my pond but was running out of options since all my local spots were out of pond plants. She says that she picked hers up at Hughes Water Gardens. I looked confused and she was in shock I never heard of them but only said they had a large selection. I was excited for their plants but I was completely ill prepared for the actual location!!! I kept trying to squeeze in a visit - just run in and out like a half hour before they close or something but it kept not working out. I then decided on Sunday to make some time in the afternoon. I am so glad that I had the time to actually visit because, just wow... I walked in and - oh hi bladder! Good grief... a sweet employee clued me into a shortcut to get to their port a potty which, gotta say wow - super clean for a port a potty. Much appreciated! I was so happy with all the plants - they offer a well selected variety and I was able to get several plants I have actually been hunting for! That was a delightful surprise. I wanted everything! All the beautiful water features throughout were inspiring and I was very surprised at seeing different things everywhere because it is a huge space yet each area had something new! The employee I met at the start of my journey made sure to tell me to definitely look at the greenhouses at the far end. I turned the corner goig up the small hill to look at the greenhouses. I had passed the stunning large water lily test pond figuring that was their display but I was not at all prepared for the incredible water garden directly in front of the green houses. The backdrop was filled with wild flowers and there were Victorian waterlilies on display. I was heading back to the front and thought I had seen everything. I spot this little sign mentioning a pond test garden. They have an acre sized pond you can walk around which is just amazing looking. I am still in genuine shock that my friend referred me here with a casual word like I was going to Fred Meyer especially when I said I had never heard of this place. And apparently I am not alone. The employees said they get people all the time who state they had lived within a milk for over a decade and JUST randomly found them. They are tucked back from the road just far enough. But yes, go here even just to walk around and get inspired! They have a lot of art pieces and fountains which are locally made too! read more

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such a cool place! rich was so helpful showing me around and helping me select some plants for my little backyard water feature. I was actually shocked I managed to spend less than $100! Was my first time there, will Not be my last! read more

A great water plant experience They have a ton of different selection of water plants. Lots of fountains and water accessories. They have koi. They also carry pond essentials. Their plants are always healthy looking. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely recommend a nice relaxing time wondering around all the plants. read more

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Omg this place is a delight! It's beautiful and done up like a botanical garden with lots of water features. The prices are very fair. The staff is really nice. I'll come back often and bring my friends! read more

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A wonderful destination just to enjoy the various ponds and green houses. The variety of plants is impressive, prices reasonable. Well worth the trip. read more

Amazing and huge selection of plants, pottery, and pond accessories. Employees were knowledgeable and able to answer all my questions! read more

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My mom wanted a lotus for her garden and her friend recommended us to Hughes. Service is great. Everyone is friendly and helpful. Many varieties of potted plants and water plants. Large selection of lilies and lotus. You have to check it out- they are fragrant and smells great. Beautiful pot options and garden decor. Their hanging baskets are gorgeous and different than what you find at other garden stores. They have a variety of water fountains that are gorgeous and high quality. It was a great place to visit and will return. Highly recommend for any garden enthusiast. Gravel walk ways, pull carts available, and cardboard boxes and bags available to keep your car clean. read more

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Lovely place. Kids loved exploring. Very knowledgeable. Love that they have healthy carnivorous plants. Looking forward to going back.

I absolutely loved this place!! they not only had a HUGE variety of plants but the employees are incredibly nice and helpful! They also had a kitty named Lucy at the front in her little box she was so adorable! can't wait to come back and get more plants!!! read more

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Very helpful store that I had driven past many times before finally stopping in. Our waterfall pump had stopped working and Hughes were not only able to source a good replacement but helped with all the fittings and elbows. Believe Matt helped me.It worked perfectly. Price was competitive and will aim to buy supplies form these guys moving forward vs Amazon so to support local business. read more

I am a girl who is a sucker for a good water feature. And since Spring is in the air (kinda - it did snow on my way to work AGAIN!), that means I'm looking forward to backyard projects at the new house. When we bought our last house, we put in a pond and got the supplies from Hughes. Ten years later and it was still chugging along, with a few supplemental visits to get new plants. This is an amazing place that helps you design and build water features of all shapes and sizes (ponds, waterfalls, dry creekbeds, containers). They have 10 acres of grounds, so you can stroll through different displays and ponds for inspiration. In addition to all the pond basics (pumps, liners, and filters), they also sell everything imaginable related to ponds, including 30 types of waterlilies (who knew?), stone pagodas, fish, whiskey barrels and ceramic containers for your balcony garden, outdoor sculptures and wind chimes. This is also a full nursery, so you aren't just limited to pond supplies. The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. You can hire them to professionally design and install your water feature, but they were great with advice and we did it on our own. They even offer a number of different FREE classes on Saturdays if you need a little extra help. Classes fill up so you should call them to pre-register if you are interested. http://www.hugheswatergardens.com/ read more

Hughes Water Gardens - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Tualatin, Oregon

Went to pick up a fountain part. Staff was extra friendly and helpful. Be sure and take a look around their set-up!

What a gem! Amazing place for all your pond needs. Seriously the plants options are out of this world. Amazing variety. Sometimes a little pricey but totally worth it. They have everything you need for a pond or a water garden. They even have koi and give you free tadpoles! Honestly even if you don't buy anything, just walking around the ground are beautiful. They have a demonstration pond that is out of this world with koi that are friendly and gorgeous. read more

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This spot is a gem. Not only do they sell water features and conduct classes on how to install them, but visitors are also treated to a large variety of tropical and aquatic plants available for purchase. Perhaps the biggest draw, however, are the enormous Amazonian lily pads which are large enough to support the weight of a small child. Hughes even features a secluded pond area where visitors can relax and enjoy the beautiful lilies and giant koi fish (also available for sale). This is certainly more than your average garden store and provides a totally unique experience. I would definitely recommend visiting, even if you don't have plans to expand your garden any time soon (at the very least, you'll come home with some great new ideas)! read more

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Excellent quality and expertise but expensive. Gorgeous water lilies and other plants. It's a pleasure just to look around. The rates for the pond cleaning company were stratospheric. Caveat emptor. read more

What a fun field trip!! But don't get there early because there is no where to pull off the busy street and wait. Once open there is plenty of room to park though.I learned the hard way. Tons of great ideas and interesting water plants. Don't miss the water lillies! They have all the equipment to repair your pond or fountain. They also have a great service to custom build your fountain. You pick out the parts and they put it together. I'm not sure how I missed this place for so long. read more

A tad hidden but well worth the visit. There are a lot of plants I didn't realize could grow in ponds/as marginal plants. The prices for plants were decent and I love the fact that they allow me to take some tadpoles to re-establish my pond's frog population. read more

There's this park, right? With waterfalls and ponds and lilies and frogs and brightly colored fish, winding paths and bamboo forests, and soothing sounds all around. But here's the twist: it's all for sale! Here there are hot houses and fixins for water features bigger than the size of my whole property, and itty bitty mini water landscapes that you can populate with your own imaginary miniature fairy family. There's even a water plant called fairy moss, just waiting to be added to your teeny pond. My first response upon entering the premises was the strong desire to fall asleep. If I could have lain down on one of the benches, I'd still be there, napping my life away. When I mentioned this to one of the staff members, he informed me that the initial reaction of most visitors is the immediate need to use the facilities. Sadly, the only facilities are on the corners of the property, and are labeled "Honey Buckets." That said, if I've strapped the kids in the car, and made sure everyone's already used the bathroom, I could easily see Hughes Water Gardens as a quick and easy day trip destination, no purchase necessary. But if you're like me, you'll probably end up leaving with something, even if it's just a (free) tadpole or, in my case, a beautiful Arctic Willow. read more

Great place! friendly staff, huge selection, great prices. So glad we took the time to drive down to discover this great place. We will be back. Thanks! read more

This place is awesome! Pretty much the best nursery around. They don't just have water plants, they have ground cover, Japanese maples, bamboo and more. The way it is laid out, it is like an oasis right off Stafford Road. They are most known for the water plants. They have water lillys and these huge lilly pad type plants that are very impressive. If you have an hour, stop by here and just roam. read more

I am so happy to have found Hughes!!! I had seen a fountain that I liked very much at a nursery down south but it was gone when I went back buy it. Anyway, on my quest for the perfect fountain, I ended up, hopeful, at Hughes. I was thrilled by the great selection and how beautifully they displayed things and a wonderful selection . I was able to find a great fountain and it even came in 3 different stains to choose from. It was fun having the nursery person demonstrating how they all work, and options.I picked one out and arranged for it to be delivered the next day. The next day, two people came to my house with said fountain. I had not been able to prepare the site for it, but they ( Rachel and Noah) had brought gravel and they cheerfully installed it, even though it was not simple. They had it up and running in no time! I am ecstatic!!!! Now I am spending much more time in my garden; the fountain looks like it has been there forever; the water sounds are attracting birds, and I like to go out in the middle of the night when I can't sleep and enjoy the way the fountain lights up the trees with a dancing flicker. I knew I would like it, but I really didn't know if could be this great!!!! Oh, and I forgot to say that at Hughes they have their own Grove of immense mature timber bamboo, which was a treat on its own. I could go on and on, but I think you catch my drift.... The best. read more

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I had driven past their signs several times but finally stopped in. Their selection of fountains, plants, supplies, and accessories is great. I even felt the price on some of their prefab fountains were cheaper than some of the bigger landscape shops and they had unique designs. The prices on their pumps however seem to have an insane markup. Do your research first... Let me start by saying I hadn't done any specific pump price comparisons before I went there. I only knew what size I thought I needed for my small pond/waterfall project. After asking about their pumps I was advised to get a larger pump than I thought I needed as they were specific for waterfall functions, would likely last longer, and they might be able to fix if in fact there was an issue in the future. The knowledge the folks at Hughes have is great and they will take the time to explain it all to you and give you options. I love that about this place. After I got home with my purchases I had a thought to look online as I wasn't initially prepared to pay what I did on the pump. I found the exact pump on Amazon with free shipping for $150 LESS than what was charged here. Please note I fully expect to pay more at smaller shops and appreciate the knowledge and effort in helping me. But $150 more for maybe 20 minutes of help seems excessive. When I went back to ask if they offer price adjustments and told them why they seemed a bit rude and simply told me Amazon's price was less than what they buy them for and offered nothing else. A man behind me rudely stated 'that's what Amazon does' as if they were somehow breaking the law. I kept the pump as I want to help smaller local businesses. I could have simply returned the pump and repurchased online. Bottom line, great source for accessories, plants, fountains, rocks, etc but buy your pumps online. read more

I recently visited to get my new container pond up and planted. The grounds are lovely to walk around with all kinds of inspiration to look at. I think it'd be fun even if your don't need anything. The plants all look healthy and are clearly priced with bags to cover the aquatic ones so you don't make a mess. They sell koi/goldfish too, but the selection leaned high end. They even let you catch a few tadpoles for free which I thought was super neat. I forgot to ask what kind of frogs they'll grow into so hopefully they're a native species. At least they seemed too small to be bullfrogs. All of the plants we purchased seem to be doing well 3 weeks later and the lily especially has kept up gorgeous blooms. read more

This is one of my favorite garden centers in Portland! Hidden between Wilsonville and Tualatin ----- This Beautiful gem has some of the most secret show gardens in the city. Every July they host an art show (which is currently happening) for the community. Local artists participate and do art demonstrations. They sell water lilies, flowers, gardening supplies, and all sorts of items for the garden / water gardens. They have Three garden greenhouses with different types of water lillies. One includes the gigantic type from South America. These lilies can expand to be very large. Large and strong enough to even support a small child. They have many show fountains,as well as other gardens to explore. I like the big koi lake with the bamboo garden. Love the variety of plants and flowers here too. Bring your camera and some extra cash when you come here.......you'll probably fall in love with something for your garden. Every year Hughes Garden helps support the community by giving to the Oregon Food Bank. They also reward their loyal customers with an art garden gala in the summer. I enjoyed entertainment and a special party this summer. This was one of my most special highlights of had for the summer. This place is spectacular. I give it five stars! I will try to post some pictures too if possible. read more

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Over the years this has been a go to place for anything related to a water garden; not the only one, but the main one. There is an extensive collection of well cared for plants for sale. Other items related to a water garden may be found here or elsewhere, and pricing can vary as much as availability. Here's the problem: time to up the professionalism by making this business more accessible. Mom has been coming here for years, but time has caught up with her mobility. This was the only nursery we visited that day still using crushed gravel paths, and non-accessible bathrooms; in fact they were smelly port-a-potties. Handicap parking was spray painted into the gravel lot. Mom can no longer access the business; it was really kinda sad. We did however spend a few hundred at the other nurseries. That helped. read more

Always helpful and such a beautiful place to take a break from the world!! Shelley Hanlin read more

It is certainly a convenience that my parents live exactly ONE minute away from here. They have a huge selection of all types of plants, fountains, and outdoor art and decor. We have bought a small pond base tub here, all of our water plants, and tons of our regular plants as well (we have a 5 acre fully landscaped property.. so this is a lot of plants!) In particular, one of my favorite things to get here are 1) water lilies and 2) water lettuce. The water lilies here are gorgeous, ranging from hardy lilies in pink, yellow, white, and baby pink, to tropical royal purple, magenta, white, and other gorgeous colors. We have several hardies in our pond as well as a few of the tropical, which are my favorite. OH. And they also have fish here. Gold fish, koi, and butterfly koi. Last year we bought about 15 goldfish and 5 koi from here.... now we have about 25 goldfish and 30 koi! They had tons of babies they're adorable. I like the water lettuce here as well because the roots are thick and offer good coverage for our fish, and they look pretty and spread quickly. Today I came in at 5:10... 10 minutes after closing since I forgot they closed at 5. I knew exactly what I needed.... 12 new water lettuce which they have on sale for $30.00 for 12, and it would take 1 minute to grab a few. I walked into the building and asked the man who worked there if I could run and grab them and he happily said that was fine. He was not grumpy with me at all even though they were technically closed and we made small conversation while I paid. The people here are great and very polite and helpful and they offer a wide selection of outdoor plants and decor. If you're looking for something new to add to your property, garden, pond, etc, I would 100% recommend coming to Hugh's Water Gardens. read more

Awesome selection, staff and just outside of Portland metro area in Wilsonville! We found EVERYTHING we needed to make our fish pond healthy and happy! Did I mention super helpful and knowledgeable staff?! A must visit for all age groups! ! read more

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We were having a problem with the installation of our new water feature. These folks stepped up and solved the problem quickly and a handshake. We'll definitely go back! read more

Absolutely the best selection of water plants in the metro area

Great selection of plants. The staff could do their homework on how to maintain clean healthy water for fish and plants. Fish are a tricky business and not for everyone who is not willing to educate themselves on the best way to keep them healthy. read more

This is one of my favorite places ever. We usually go once or twice a year to pick out various pond plants. Water lily selection is unbelievable and the lotus plants in the summer are amazing. I've never had a problem asking questions and getting answers. read more

Had such a great experience here! We were only after tadpoles and a water plant ($6 purchase) and the staff was so friendly and accommodating! My 4 yr old left a happy camper and we'll definitely be back for any water feature or garden needs! read more

Great selection of plants and pond supplies. Everything was healthy and well cared for.

just called to inquire re: one of the plants I bought there earlier this summer. Although it took a few calls to get a "live" person to answer (it's a late summer afternoon, I suspect they were busy with customers), the woman who answered the phone could not have been more helpful and pleasant. Great customer service! read more