Why can't I give more than 5 STARS?? Because if any place deserves it, it's here! This place was…read moreHUUUUUGE! So many flowers and plants to choose from. We walked for 2 miles while visiting this place. No seriously! I had my step counter on while there. Get a cart and start shopping! From dirt to plants to yard ornaments and so much more. You won't be disappointed. The prices were the best we have found. And the service was friendly. Enjoy!

Went to your location yesterday. Excellent supplies and plants. Service was superb by the staff…read more Thank you

This is my all time favorite store in all of Forest Park and I can't wait to return in the Spring!!…read moreI didn't plan to add autumn garden beds but then I drove by Empowering Gardens last weekend! Wow, they were bursting with so many gorgeous mums, asters, sunflowers, grasses, and many beautiful annuals for $6 , and some for as low as $3.99, that I could not resist!! I loaded up my car. Service was excellent, both staffers were so knowledgeable and helped me select the best plants and soil to use to give my gardens some attention this autumn!!! Nick carried everything to my car, thank you!! Great deals right now, so reasonably priced!! Go go go!! Now!! But all their plants and shrubs and soil!! I love the mission here.

A great harden center with healthy good quality plants and seedlings, dirt, and knowledgeable staff…read morewith good prices. The business model also supports a good cause. I am never disappointed when I shop there. Wish they could stay open a little later. My first go to now for several years when planning my garden each season.

I wish I had known about Gardens on the Prairie and Wayne years ago. I love that I can go here and…read moresee how the plants will look in an actual garden. The employees and Wayne were amazing and extremely helpful. When I left I felt like I had made several new friends that I can trust to give me honest and insightful information.

Drove over an hour today get there. Was worth the drive. We filled up two carts full of plants and…read moreflowers. Prices are a lot better than at the Big Box stores. A large selection of flowers at varying sizes and prices.

Very nice low-key garden center. Healthy looking plants at reasonable prices. They had a variety of…read moreconcrete statuary for gardens.

HUGE VARIETY OF FLOWERS,VEGGIES absolutely awesome prices NOTHING beats these prices... the place…read moreis huge and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly for sure a hidden gem

I went to the competition in town first and prices were high and no discount in late June because…read morethey "restock all summer". The selection was meager. I went to Vilt's at 1:05 and they had a sign up that said they were only open till 1:00. I asked the girl at the register if I could take a quick look around. She said absolutely. I found some colorful, tall flowers which is what I was looking for. $21. Perfect. The owners (?) walking around were super friendly and it was 92 degrees outside of the greenhouse. One said we are just about at the end (meaning inventory low). It is nice to hear the truth. I had already bought the majority of our plants for the year. We easily spent $500 between the 2 greenhouses. Vilt's is now my go to.

Fantastic garden center. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Especially the staff in the herb…read moresection. They helped me pick out the right sized container for my tomato plant as well as herbs to place along with it to help keep out pests. The also have a great selection of indoor plant collection and planters. One less star because I feel like they have outgrown their space. You have to pay for your plants before moving from one section to another ( say herbs and the shrubs). The parking is really tricky on weekends and you have to be super careful when turning into the lot because you cross a bike lane. The only time it was manageable was when I visited on a 100 degree day.

Really great staff and service, they're very knowledgeable and friendly…read more Seasonal varieties and also perennials, the tree section is great. The pricing is towards the high end but the quality is great

I've driven past here a thousand times and never went inside. I'm quite familiar with the original…read morelocation in Alsip, Illinois. Today, I was eating breakfast at Round the Clock on Rt. 30 in Schererville. I was seated next to a guy at the counter and we got on the subject of weed and feed and our disappointment with Scott's lawn care products. It seems like a common complaint these days that what used to take one treatment to kill weeds with Scott's, now seems to be a losing proposition. This man told me he liked the products available at Alsip Nursery, the brands they carried. With this fresh bit of information, I headed out to Alsip Nursery down Rt. 41. I went inside and was immediately impressed with how pristine, spacious and organized the interior of this business is. I was greeted by a bearded young man who was so knowledgeable of the fertilizers, weed/crabgrass control items as well all the beautiful plants displayed. This man stayed with me, finding the only bottle left for the certain type of crabgrass I had. He truly represents Alsip Greenhouses very well. Contrary to some of the negative reviews I have read here, NONE of them applied to my first time at Alsip Greenhouse. The prices ARE NOT out of line or expensive for the quality, variety or selection of the plants and merchandise offered. I bought a Picollo Banda plant! Personally, I have a long history of working in greenhouses and owned my own florist in downtown Chicago for 35 years, my eyes tell me that Alsip Greenhouse is an outstanding, quality local business that should be supported to the fullest by the community. I most definitely will return to Alsip Greenhouse and Nursery, I was very impressed. Great customer service! Exceptional quality! You'd be a fool not to do business at Alsip Greenhouse and Nursery. Highly Recommended!!!

Alsip Nursery is a fun place to visit--so much to see--such a variety. The variety is why I ended…read moreup here, knowing the prices would be a bit steep. It's not Wally World. However, after surfing the internet several times, the only place I could find locally to shop water plant containers was Alsip. I don't have a pond and a beginner with containers, but discovered it's next to impossible to find a container with appropriate width and depth for water plants. I finally found an employee I thought might help, but he was obviously disinterested and waved his hand to one aisle and swept across another for pots and tubs. When I tried to get information on the container I hoped might work, he just explained it was plastic (made to look like concrete). No information on the label--lucky to find the size. For the price, I hope it'll get through more than one season!

This place has definitely grown in popularity over the years. It has also expanded in size. They…read morehave plenty of activities for kids and adults as well as plenty of food options which they never had before. The market is great especially for the cider doughnuts that keep coming out fresh all day long. If you need pumpkins they have plenty of options from small to large and all colors orange to white. Definitely a place to check out during the month October every year.

We've been here a couple times, as a couple, and as a family with a baby. Overall, it's a great…read moreplace for a day's outing. General admission includes little rides, the animals, corn maze, and hay rides. This used to be a la carte, and for just adults it was great. There is no minimum age for children, so sadly we still paid to carry our baby. You can still shop at the farm market for pumpkins, gourds, apples, coffee, donuts, and corn without paying the general admission fee. However, BBQ food truck, chocolate dipped strawberries, and soft pretzels are only inside the gate. Pumpkins and hard squash in 2022 are $0.49/lb. Parking is plentiful and we enjoyed being in a small crowd at noon on Sunday. TL;DR: Good outing for families with grade school kids.

Note to self: Mapquest a business before eagerly purchasing Groupon - because the two hour round…read moretrip journey and darn near half-tank of gas used might just negate the fantastic value of said Groupon. Note #2 to self: Suck up the two hour round trip journey and darn near half-tank of gas used because holy moly, what a great nursery this was. I literally wandered around for close to three hours, and only deemed myself done because there was no more room on my cart for plants. Major score of $5 rosebushes from last year that lost their name tags. Baby perennials for $2.99 each. Lovely flowering shrub for $24.99 that was so large I could barely fit it into my car. Large pots of Gerbera daisies and premium annuals for... are you ready... $3.89. These easily go for $4.99 and higher at other nurseries. And a buck more might not seem like a lot until you realize you've got 20+ at check-out. Darn near half-tank of gas - covered. The employees were very friendly and helpful, too. Major points to the young guy who carried everything to my car and then gingerly fit everything into my trunk, back seat, and passenger seat. It wasn't easy, but he never stopped smiling.

So impressed with staff and quality and quantity of plant material! I have found my forever first…read morechoice nursery !!

Got money to BURN?! Then, this place is for YOU! I needed an…read moreinline switch for a lamp I made. A simple, inline switch. I asked the guy standing by the register for one and he walked me over to them. The heavy duty one? he asked. No, I said, the light-duty version. He took it from the hanger and held it out toward me. Then I saw the price hanging right there in front of us both. SIX DOLLARS AND, LIKE, NINTY-SEVEN CENTS! For ONE?! (Disregard the website price, totally. In-store it's $6.97!) Wait, WHAT?! I told him there was NO WAY I would pay that much! and I left. I drove directly to a Home Depot. I bought TWO of them for $2.97 EACH! Even after taxes, I paid less for two than they wanted for just one and that's BEFORE taxes! On the drive back home, I promised myself I would NOT be installing one of those new switches until I first posted this review. Promise made, promise kept! Time to install my $2.97 switch now!

Always treaded with respect. With a fair price. All employees know where everything is in the…read morestore. Al is a great person. BUT I have to say the Dog is my favorite employee. Great Hardware store +++++++ so much more.