I love an independent well run nursery! The staff were all genuinely friendly and helpful. Excellent selection of interesting plants. Items were well labeled and clearly priced. Lots of fun things inside too that you didn't know you needed! fun yard art for sale in the nursery. Wagons ready to go to make it easy to buy plants. Easy parking. Two thumbs up! I had such fun I went again the next day and bought more plants. This place gets how to run a business. And the Mendocino botanic garden is almost just across the street. read more

Love it! This is my favorite place to shop when visiting the area. They have wonderful succulents & many varieties of native plants . The staff is friendly and welcoming. This was my third visit and every time they have a variety of new items- candles, beach decor, garden art, & fountains . They have something for everyone if you like plants or beach vibes. Will definitely shop here again. read more

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Amazing selection of plants (including some natives), garden art, seeds, indoor plants and decorations, fountains, and more! I wanted to buy it all and was only limited by my budget. Found lots of treasures to beautify my home garden! read more

Immediate help to make an important selection. Very personable, taking all the time for my questions that I needed.

They have an excellent selection and many wonderful plans and a great staff. They let me use my bucks a few days after they expired. They had a Grace. So that was awesome. They were having a fall sale going on. It's a lovely place just to go and walk around let alone they have some wonderful stuff inside. Great gift ideas I have never been disappointed while shopping here , staff is very knowledgeable read more

I had driven by this place several times during my trip as I passed from Fort Bragg down to Mendocino. Finally on my last day I stopped in. First of all, was greated by the two friendliest dogs ever-I think they were some kind of Australian sheep dogs. They were wearing bandanas and greated every new person in the store. What a beautiful little place with friendly helpful staff. It was decorated for Christmas at the time I went and the indoor tree displays with various ornaments were beautiful. Lots of unqiue ornaments and decorations and I walked out with a few small pieces for my tree this year. The outside portion had a wide variety of plants and decorative garden items. Sigh! Wish I had a garden or even a patio-this place gave me some great ideas. A definite must stop for anyone who loves plants or gardening. read more

Staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The plants are healthy with a great selection and some unusual varieties. Their ornamental hardscape items- metal spheres, stone sculpture, planters and fountains have a wide variety at good price. The houseplants are so healthy and vibrant! If it's raining, they have umbrellas to borrow inside. Plus an adorable Australian Shepard greets you. read more

Not a huge nursery but they have a pretty good selection. Some of the prices were high but they were having a 30% off sale on all outdoor plants so we purchased 6 of them. Staff was friendly and helpful. read more

Whenever we visit Mendocino, we always include lots of time to stop & shop at North Star Nursery. The owners and staff are super fun, friendly and knowledgeable to boot! I could and often do spend well over an hour just looking at all the fabulous items that are on display inside for the home. Their holiday selections are wonderful. The outside nursery is equally packed with great ideas for the garden. Seriously, this nursery is like a slice of heaven right here on Earth! read more

They are the very best! The best variety, wonderful yard art and beautiful pots for your plants. The owner is not only personable but extremely knowledgeable. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants quality, and availability of someone who knows about plants in this area. Go down and check this place out it's wonderful, you'll love it! read more

I was very shocked when I tryed to purchase some ground cover this morning. The employee that was setting up after opening hour very rudely told me to just wait until he was done. After years of supporting them I will not be returning. read more

I absolutely love this place. My favorite by far in fort bragg and mendicino. We were just there and got a badass heart statue made out of rocks and sea glass. We stop here every time we're in fort bragg!!! The people who work there are super friendly. I highly recommend this nursery and we can't wait to come back read more

Beautiful plants. Such a variety. The gift & decorations shop has so much to offer. Hard to make a decision. We will be back for more plants. Staff was friendly and very helpful. read more

By FAR, one of the best Nurseries on the West Coast. I stopped in there on a recent vacation up to Mendocino. A great selection of plants, flowers, fountains, yard art, etc... What sets them apart (even further than most nurseries), is that they have great planted/landscaped displays of many plants and flowers...beautifully landscaped. Visting gave me many great ideas for my own garden down here in the Bay Area (I took a lot of pictures;). The owner John is very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about plants, weather, soil, landscape design, etc....staff is great too. I wish they would open up a sister-nursery down here in the Bay Area!!! read more

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I would like to upgrade my previous review of NSN based on the kind owner's response, who gently reminded me that containers of fertilizers are sold by weight and not amt in the container. I was even offered a refund (no thanks--the sweet offer is enough) and I hereby rave about this nursery. Also, every single plant I've purchased has been healthy & highly productive! Lastly, even the hummingbirds love this place, which is another reason to visit. Thank you, kind owners, I stand humbly corrected and happy! Long May ye grow. read more

This is a nursery I will be returning to. Just because we live in Cloverdale CA, Dorset not mean the drive is not worth it because it is! The wonderful people operating here, the variety of plants one of which I could not even get online a (Parrots Beak) was there. I bought I was able to add a (fly catcher) Pitcher Plant to my new started collecting of carnivore plants. I was trying to be a good girl and not buy to much at once. I'll always be looking for a friend who wants to go shopping with me here. read more

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You have to stop in.lots of GREAT PLANTS all types. Lovely place ..Nice little shop with soaps ,seeds ,house plants.ect. I stop by each time I visit fort Bragg ca..you can't GO wrong! read more

WOW! I can't believe no one else has reviewed my favorite nursery! I love this place, always something new, the landscaping in the yard is beautiful, they have frequent sales (which I appreciate), and a wonderful selection of trees, flowers, and even plants that I didn't know that I couldn't live without until I found them there. The staff is fantastic and if you need help, very helpful. Every pay-day I try to buy something from this gem of a nursery to spiff up my yard and deck and it is worth every penny! Fun place- check it out! read more

Fantastic place, great help, plants, doggies, and WOW the holiday items- better go see and buy some for yourself!

Loved this nursery! They have a great selection of plants and are well-organized. I bought several plants and even some statuary during my visit. They have a nice gift shop indoors too. I plan to make North Star Nursery a regular stop when I'm visiting Fort Bragg. read more

This place is great! They have a good selection of plants and a lot of fun decorative stuff for your house, but best of all is their super friendly and helpful staff, and their two beautiful Australian shepherds. I love going here read more

Just have to say this place has great customer service and they will share their knowledge if you ask questions.

The best nursery in the area for buying starts. I always look at the roots...yep I pull the plants out of the six pack and look at the roots. If they are crowded down there I don't buy them. Most nurserys around here have plants with VERY crowded roots, but not here at North Star. They have the freshest starts with lotsa room. Also friendly, helpful staff and friendly beautiful dogs. read more

The best nursery on the North Coast, hands down! What a wonderful place. The owner John Vitale has a brilliant eye for plants, for colors and combinations, and has a cool selection of pots, statuary, garden decorations and garden-related home decor. John is also a delightful guy with a cool sense of humor and two adorable Australian sheep dogs. Extremely reasonable prices. I always stop here on my frequent visits to Ft. Bragg, and take plants to my home in the Bay Area. read more

We stopped here on our way from Oakland to Seattle. Even though we had a long drive we couldn't help but pick out a few great plants. We got great advice as to what would work in our area. read more

North Star Nursery is wonderful! I stop by whenever I am in Fort Bragg. Outside there is a wide variety of great plants, flowers and statuary. Indoors there is a lovely gift shop with fun and unique items. The staff is very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Then there are the dogs. Two Australian Sheep dogs who greet everyone. Adorable. read more