Bennie is extremely knowledgeable. In the past years since our neighborhood nursery closed, we've…read morebeen searching for a source of hanging flower baskets that were even close to being as nice. This year, we finally found Bennie's! She allowed us to make custom pre-orders in January when she was still selecting flowers. She showed us her Proven Winners catalog and had great suggestions for what would grow well together. Today we picked up our baskets and they look fabulous. I can't wait to see what they look like in August! The only disappointment was that with 11 hanging baskets in the Suburban, I only had room to take home 1 more plant. So back to Bennie's we'll go to bring home some beautiful geraniums, lavender, clematis, roses, or dozens of other annuals and perennials. Everything looked extremely healthy and vigorous. Customers are spoiled for choice, and prices are extremely reasonable. Well worth the 3 hour round trip!

We have been planting trees since we moved here 5 years ago. We purchased flowering cherry trees…read morefrom them the first year we were here and they grew amazingly. Then 2 years went by and we wanted more flowering cherry trees and for some reason we bought them elsewhere. Out of the 4 we bought elsewhere only 1 survived. We recently bought 3 more from Bennie's. Plus their flower selection is pretty phenomenal. And the gals there know what they're doing.

Lael's Moon Garden is one of the most special nurseries in the Pacific Northwest. The gardens are…read morebeautifully designed and peaceful to walk through, and the plant selection is incredible. They carry an impressive collection of rare and unusual plants, including one of the best selections of Japanese maples I've seen anywhere. What makes this place stand out is that it's not just a nursery--it feels like a botanical garden you can explore. The staff are knowledgeable and clearly care about plants, soil health, and helping people find the right plants for their space. Every visit I discover something new. If you love gardens, rare plants, or Japanese maples, Lael's Moon Garden is absolutely worth the trip.

Everything looks very nice. Worth the adventure. A place for great ideas and the variety is…read moreoutstanding.

Since they have been there they get better year after year…read more All the plants I've bought there have done well. Friendly people and fair prices.

Beware.... on my unplanned trip to the nursery, my doodle puppy was attacked by one of the large…read moredogs on the property. I was knocked down trying to protect my pup. No apologies and a delayed attempt to intervene. There are no signs that dogs are not permitted. Very scary interaction....

I heard Pioneer West moved. We have loved this store and enjoyed going in to look at all the birds,…read morefish, little critters and so on. Today I found out where they moved to. It is in Th Centtralia Outlet stores. We walked in and walked around which took about 1 minute and left. No animals nothing. The only thing moving were crickets. What a let down. Sorry, I won't go back.

We absolutely love the Pioneer West Garden Center. We searched for quite a while to find a good…read morequality garden store in our area (not wanting to have to go to the large, big box stores for everything) and were thrilled to find Pioneer West right close to our house. This place has had everything we've been looking for, and more! They have a great selection of plants, flowers, starters, seeds, soil, and more. Logistically, it's pretty easy to move around too, with wider aisles and carts to help lug everything around. Staff is also very helpful with loading things into your car/truck too. They have a back alley that makes it easy to pull up and they'll help get things into your vehicle. We haven't been to one yet, but they also offer classes and informational events to learn more about gardening, planting, etc. Check them out on Facebook for these listings. What we didn't know going in the first time was how many animals/pets they have. Fish, birds, and reptiles are plentiful and something fun for the kids to see. I highly recommend Pioneer West for your gardening needs. My only wish is that they were open on Sundays, as most of our outdoor projects need to happen on the weekends.

i absolutely love this nursery tons of different things. they are also so knowledgeable and so very…read morenice

beautiful plants and very friendly people! i went in to pick out a few things for my mom on…read moresomewhat of a budget, they had a beautiful selection and she even gave me a discount on one of the plants! will be visiting again ;)

Horrible place. We bought fishes at that place to add to our existing fish tank. In a few weeks all…read moreof are fishes died. We ask to test the water and it was perfec. Then we ask for replacement or discount for a new fishes but they decline. Will never go there again.

worst place to get fish specially bettas!!!! they over drug ALL the male betta. the water they…read moreare sitting is so blue from the calming solution You cant tell what color the betta actually is. there is so much calming drugs in the water it takes days for it to wear off or they pass away for being drugged to long. 29.99$ for a drugged up fish!! the fish are ALWAYS in the dark so when you take them home they are light shy. the two guys working the area are completely unhelpfull. you feel like your wasting their time even if the store is empty of other customers. we NOT being returning!!!

Very kind people work here who are also quite helpful. I love supporting this small, local businessread more

Well, I know I paid for a ton of pellets cause I went to the bank and got the money went there and…read morebought 20 bags and left 30 there went back today. They said I had none so I'm guessing you guys didn't write it down so I lost out 30 bags not very happy but I can't prove nothing so looks like I'm you know what

Great place, we will definitely be back. We visited for the first time and they had an excellent…read moreselection of trees and perennials, found exactly what we were looking for. Too notch customer service, and great prices as well. This place really had it all, annuals,veggies, shade plants, ground covers, flowers, even indoor plants and if you love cactus you have to check out their indoor display.

All employees we encountered were EXTREMELY knowledgable and helpful. Customer survive was a 10/10.read more

Watson's has just opened up, and still has a little construction going on, they are woking hard…read more The people working there are really nice and offer good educational tips. I'm told that they will be having a Grand opening soon and will offer workshops and classes. They have a good selection, especially of "bare root" trees ( which they potted in big peat pots that can go right on the ground). When I looked at the fruit trees and figured the cost of pots, trees, and soil, it's a really good buy.

This is a tough one to review. The Puyallup location is the flagship and the focus of the…read moremanagement's attention - it is beautiful. Overall, the prices are very high, with large markups. But if you can hit their sales, then you get a semi-fair price. The thing that gets me is how they treat their employees and the community around them. Watsons does NOT support the Olympia community. Sure, they want your money and the sales (who wouldn't?). However, they not only churn through staff like a barbaric meat-grinder (they are horrible to work for!), but they do NOT support LGBTQ+ whatsoever - which is something Olympia cannot back. For those reasons, I can never support Watson's (especially the current CEO, Maidee, and her curated inner circle) or ever encourage anyone to purchase from them. After all, they purchase from the same growers that the other nurseries purchase from (and just mark up the prices higher!). The exception is the houseplants they truck in by the truckloads from FL a few times a year. The big box stores get better deals from better growers in a lot of things as well -- because they have buying power. But all the competition in the area purchases from the very same growers and sales reps. Watch out for bugs on the plants - especially houseplants. They do not do a great job checking for infestations when bringing plants in from FL(it's doubtful they even check at all...). All in all, because of the lack of integrity and values from the leads/owners, I cannot support this company. I had hoped they would be a brilliant addition to Oly -- sadly, I do not believe they are. Too bad - Oly would have flocked to a place that was safe for ALL Olympia to gather, celebrate and spend money.