What a wonderful place for a thoughtful housewarming gift, girlfriend "just because" gift or…read morehostess gift. Creative, different and beautiful! Bravo!!!!!!!!

Interesting concept - indoor marketplace, with separate businesses in their own "stalls"…read more If you have multiple gifts to buy, or just feel like doing a lot of browsing (chocolates? olive oil? prepared foods? ceramics?), this place will appeal to you. With the price of real estate in this area, I imagine we might see more of this trend in the future!

Best price and best service for mulch in Napa and Sonoma! Ask for Tommy!…read more We are all a little stir crazy... with so much time at home, it was the perfect time to take advantage of those backyard and front yard projects. My front yard needed a lot of mulch and with a heavily landscaped back yard, the weeds needed a good layer of mulch to get pushed back and give me the summer off. I posted on next door and got the best recommendation for Sonoma Pacific or Sonoma Mulch. It was awesome! The mulch comes in quite a few colors and none was super dyed, it's very reasonable and if you need a lot, they will deliver. My questions about yards needed for size and how much to spread were answered over the phone, and it was all very helpful. We didn't need as much to be delivered but with a pick up truck, we were fast! You pull right up in front of the color you want, they will fill it up and the owner even kindly tied my tarp on the top, which I appreciated as my son was with me. The gentleman took my credit card over the phone so we could maintain social distancing.... It was a wonderful experience and the service was fantastic. Check them out if you have a backyard project and need mulch!

I've had Sarina Lee at Sarina Lee Interior Design create three separate gift baskets for me. They…read moreare wonderful! Each one unique and full of fun gifts. These aren't your typical gift baskets. Sarina Lee takes the time to learn about the recipients so that the gifts in the basket fit their personalities. Truly remarkable! If you need a gift basket contact Sarina Lee Interior Design today!

Disappointed. We didn't want to cut our own and the pre-cut selection turned out to be quite…read morelimited. Nevertheless, we found one we liked, but when we inquired about it, we were told they weren't sure it was for sale (it was priced for sale and there was nothing to indicate it was being held out for any reason). They called the owner to come over from across the street. The owner arrived and also said she wasn't sure she could sell it. She said she set it aside because her daughter might want it, but she wasn't sure. Meanwhile, we stood there, willing customers, ready to purchase. Presumably if the daughter decided she didn't want it, we could have had it, but who knows when that would have been. Kind of a lousy way to treat your customers. We left and went over to Friedman's where we got a nearly identical tree for about $30 less. But to end on a positive note, the two employees we spoke to who were obviously put in an awkward situation were very pleasant and did their best to be helpful. Kudos to them. Not so much the owner.

Sometimes you just want to open up your fake tree that's been used and tucked away in the garage,…read morebut then again, sometimes getting a nice real tree is incomparable. So my boyfriend, the kids and myself went tree hunting and because he used to work here in his late teens we decided to revisit the area and jog his memory. The kids were put immediately to work with one holding the saw, the other holding the tree measurer, and the last one with the cart. We found our tree in a short while and decided on cutting it at about 7-8 ft. If you're looking for convenience, this isn't the place to go. If you're looking for the memories or experience of watching the kiddos wrestle the tree and fight the tree saw while taking tons of pictures, this is it. You can also buy some hot cocoa and pastries from the 4H kids and pet the bunnies they're raising.

Located in The Kenwood Farmhouse, this boutique was just getting started when we stopped by on…read moreMarch 27th (so new in fact that they were working on their signage as we shopped!) everything that we saw showed that the shop had a lot of promise :). The super friendly staff showed us around and even gave us a little personal history regarding the items (thimble-sized pottery) that I was purchasing. Offering an ecletic collection of clothing, shoes, jewelry, home decorations and collectibles, it's sure to please those with a flair for vintage and semi-vintage novelties and goods :).

There are choices when it comes to arts in Napa Valley. This one is somewhat unique. Simon Bull…read moreobviously stands out in the crowd, the world famous artist at his best. Nice set up, absolutely beautiful colors and a wide variety of subjects. Simon's stile is very unique and easily identifiable. He makes the best out of what acrylic paints can do. Some pieces are simply paint pours, some are brushes, but all are very bright, very positive and just bring up smiles. Prices are from $7000 to $40000, they will work with you within a reasonable range, staff is experienced and knowledgeable. Even if the price point is out of your range, stepp in and enjoy, his artwork is really like no other.

High end art gallery. As in, $14k plus art works. Most in the $45k range. Beautiful artwork and…read morevery polite and considerate staff even after telling them their artwork was out of my price range. They very politely showed me around the gallery and different works and how the different light affects it. Would definitely recommend if you can afford their art, or not, the works are stunningly beautiful.

Gayle and I last visited the Sonoma Plaza area 2 years ago. Since that time, there seems to be more…read morewine tasting places and some turnover in retail shops. I don't recall Changing Seasons Gallery & Gifts the last time we were here, but then again I'm not conducting a census. The other issue after visiting all the gift/home furnishing shops around Sonoma Plaza is that they start looking the same after awhile. As such, Gayle and I wandered around here for several minutes, admired a few interesting glass pieces, listened to some interesting local conversation, and left without much of an impression either way.