I went here looking for a nice house plant to get for a housewarming gift, and also was looking for…read moresome herbs. They gave some beautiful house plants and I like that almost each one is identified by name and care instructions provided. I ended up getting some plants for myself! The herbs are also indetified and properties given, which I find incredibly helpful. The herbs all looked healthy and I brought home a bunch to use in my cooking at home. I also bought a few clay pots to transplant them into. They also have potting soil, dirt, birdseed and bird houses, and annual and perennial flowers and outdoor plants. They also sell fresh eggs ( I was told they sell out quick). Prices are on the higher end, but I think much better quality and choice then at box stores. They also have a nice little gift area which was lovely. Parking lot and wagons for use to load up all you want to purchase.

This is my go-to place when I replant my herb garden every spring. Fabulous quality and selection,…read moreincluding many harder-to-find herbs like verbena, lemon thyme, tarragon and red-veined sorrel. They have multiple varieties of the more common herbs (basil, mint, sage ...). I also really like their unusual annuals, especially coleus, but you have to go early in the season before they all get bought up. Gilbertie's has lots of great pots and cool items in the gift shop, as well as seeds, fertilizers, and much more. I love how the friendly cats act like they own the place. It's a gorgeous property, and sometimes I go there just to walk around and enjoy the beauty and peace. The winter farmers' market is a wonderful place to visit for a change of scenery during the colder months.

Always the best selection and staff is super knowledgeable…read more Great flowers for the deck

Glendale Farms is my go to farm for CT grown annuals and herb plants. The prices are very…read morereasonable and I would rather support the local farm family. The greenhouses are packed with beautiful plants and I return often because the selection changes rapidly. This is a great place to order plants for fund raising events too. There are horses and other animals at the farm and lots of greenhouses. Staff is helpful. Only cash and checks are accepted but not cards so remember them before leaving home.

Great place. Home town feeling. Unfortunately prices have really gone crazy the last 4 years.read more

They don't stand behind their merchandise. I bought 2 bales of "salt hay" which is a weed-free…read moremulch material (the seeds of salt hay cannot germinate outside of a salt marsh). I wound up with a huge mess of weeds in my veggie and perennial plantings from this counterfeit material, which is clearly NOT salt hay. After speaking with the owner and sending him requested photos of the offending weeds, I never heard back, nor have I received a refund.

Hollandia nursery has the most beautiful products around. We bought a brand-new build with not a…read moresingle shrub. Eugene designed a beautiful plan for us which we are implementing it in stages as our budget allows. Euguene walked our property, so he was able to best design with products conducive to our very windy hill top and dry shallow soil bed. The installation so far has been is exceptional and his crews are very, very hardworking and professional. We continue to work with Eugene and Kathy to make our vision of a beautiful property come to life.

Hollandia is a local treasure. Great plants, cheerful young staff, knowledgeable botanists and…read morestaff who will happily drop their watering chores to help customers find the plant they are searching for. Always. I've been shopping here for over twenty years. Today, however, I had an unfortunate run in with Mr Grouch on his golf cart. It seems I broke the rules. When driving in the " back way" we saw the exact shrub ( a massive dappled willow /pictured below) we came to buy. So, instead of parking the car, getting a wheeled cart and returning back to the plant, we stopped, put the four foot tall shrub into the car and drove around to pay. For those who don't know the layout, Hollandia improved their parking a few years ago. Instead of limiting parking to the front of the building, they have created a massive parking lot deep into the back of the nursery where the commercial vehicles can access their big orders. It is a huge operation. This is an improvement for those of us who usually buy as much as we can fit into our cars. But, I will grant, that it also exposes the operation to potential shoplifting as cars are now permitted into the yard itself. Today, though, my 85 year old husband and I decided we could eliminate the usual park, get cart, return back across yard to get shrub, pay, return to car, load shrub. You'd have thought we sprayed Round Up on the annuals. Old Mr Grouchy explained that this is not what is done. I asked, " Do you really want me to return the plant, get a cart, pick up the plant all the way on the other side of the yard and return to the same spot where we are standing?" I thought he might be inclined to give a senior citizen like himself a bit of a break with the usual routine. Guess not. He explained that he was even older ( as he is sitting in his golf cart) and that a lot of 80 years olds shop there and observe the rules. Well...this one didn't and won't ever again. Good bye Hollandia. Love the plants, love the staff but the boss is a small minded lout. It seemed far more important for him to chastise us for breaking the rules than to have been understanding of our particular method of purchase.

well ive been thru horrendous childbirth, pancreatitis,& 3 hip replacements. nothing left me…read morebending over & wretching like their portapotties. even tho it's an hours drive, took my 2 friends to see this place which i have grown to love and they were sick of hearing me talk about it. Shakespeare once penned "to thine own self be true." i would pen this as "keep thine own manure to thyself." have been going here for years BECAUSE ITS UNUSUAL.BECAUSE ITS HIGH END. yet nature called this time. when i asked about a restroom they pointed me to the back where the porta potties are. the first one i opened was simply a predessor of what was to come. the other two left me w an impossible choice. i was trying not to dry heave entering the chosen one which was a slim comparison of the lesser of the other 2 evils. by the time i got to the front entrance where the car was parked i was bent over the car holding onto dear life with persistant vomiting onto the gravel. i felt so pretty. my friends would not go to lunch as planned as their description of my dryheaving in the car & my green face did not lend itself to eating. to not describe these portolets is not spareing you dear reader, but myself from the visuals that would prompt unyielding dryheaving every. single. time. that i think about this.my problem with this: i have a pretty strong stomach. my dad in the medical field would come home for dinner & while we were eating could easily talk about such subjects as pus. im no stranger when it comes to intestinal fortitude. these portolets were otherwordly disgusting, which to me were a complete insult to their customers who are spending small fortunes. i have never left there spending less than $300.00. and I'm on a pretty tight budget but I plan & save to come here. and most of their customers did not fall off the turnip truck or are backwoods farmers looking for something "purdy." show some respect to your customers. you want me to spend $250. 00 on some little garden ornament then clean up your act. make sure you use a real bathroom before coming here. "to thine own manure be true."

Just a wonderful place! So many plant choices and varieties as well as some unique items and foods…read morein the shop. The staff were friendly and very helpful. Would highly recommend!

Beautiful setting with a large variety of trees, bushes and plants available. There are also clay…read morepots of all shapes and sizes. There are decorative lawn and garden sculptures. Some annual and perennial flowers and plants. It is great to walk around this large setting to get some landscaping ideas. Prices on the high end, but plants, trees all appeared healthy and well cared for and the layout is gorgeous.

By far the best nursery around here. I love wandering around Oliver's extensive grounds and…read moreenjoying the plants and landscaping. They have a great selection of annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, decorative pots and more. There are many unique plants that I've never seen elsewhere. Most recently, I was searching for succulents, and they had a vast array, with lots of beautiful arrangements to provide inspiration. While Oliver's is a geared toward high-end gardeners, I find their prices to be about the same -- sometimes better -- than those of other garden centers in Connecticut. The knowledgeable staff are friendly and helpful. Oliver's is also community-minded. In my neighborhood, we are working to transform a vacant, overgrown, ugly lot into a nature preserve and bird sanctuary. Oliver's has been a true partner in this endeavor, providing native tress and shrubs that are well-adapted to the particulars of the space and lots of good advice about care, placement, etc.

I came to pick out a real Christmas pine tree. Since I've been here so many times before (I know…read morethe drill) so I walked over to the trees & began browsing. This year the biggest tree they had was 8ft. which was surprising. They usually have taller trees & more of a selection. I did love the price! It was very affordable to me! The young man who helped us was pleasant & talkative. The woman @counter was nice & friendly to me. Overall,it was a simple,warm,& positive experience even w/ the smaller selection than last year.

HONEST. this business proved their commitment to their customers for being truly respectable and…read morehonest. i purchased a gift card in 2020, however it was never used. mary in accounting called to let me know and refunded me the entire amount. very rare to have this level of integrity, thank you and i will always support your business!

A local treasure and resource for all things for your lawn & garden…read more Highly recommended!

They have a range of beautiful outdoor indoor plants, shrubbery,and trees it was like a kid in a…read morecandy shop I loved all the different ideas that I saw . Here's a few pictures from the store.