Tucson Koi & Water Gardens is a wonderful new addition to the "Metal arts Village," just north of Fort Lowell on Dodge. It shares space with a business called "Colors by Nature" that sells garden statuary and arts (mostly big buddha statues). The two businesses run in tandem, each with different owners. Colors by Nature lends its buddha statues to Tucson Koi & Water Gardens, so prospective buyers can see how nicely the two elements mesh together. Funny the way things happen... Since I showed a house a few weeks ago that had the greatest koi pond, I'd been thinking how cool it would be to have a koi pond in our backyard. I had asked the listing agent of the house with the koi pond where they got theirs, but the owners of that house didn't know where it had come from- since it came with the house when they bought it. Today ended up being the serendipitous day that I discovered the best place in Tucson to get a koi pond! I am still not sure if (or when) we will actually get one. But at least now, I know where to come when I am ready to take the plunge. In addition to custom Koi ponds and gardens, Tucson Koi & Water Gardens will customize outdoor patio living areas, like banco benches and kiva fireplaces. They have a beautiful banco bench/combination kiva fireplace, complete with a succulent garden at their outdoor showroom on Dodge. Additonally, Tucson Koi & Water Gardens received an award in 2011 for excellent landscape architect design of a koi pond sanctuary for a house in Tucson. If you've been thinking of doing some custom upgrades to your backyard, Tucson Koi & Water Gardens is a great place to start! read more

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This is a cool place to visit and get cactuses, trees, garden plants and pottery for your plants. I only got one cactus today for my collection and hopefully in the future I can get more since they are a bit pricey the ones I want and you need a truck to transport them. The service was quick and very nice knowledgeable people work there. read more

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The grounds are well organized, the staff are very knowledgable. They accommodated our garden club for a tour, and it was very enlightening. Cactus and Koi is an interesting combination, and they do it well. read more

This is the A#1 best place in Tucson to buy cactus and aloes. I go there for the exceptional cacti from small to super large. Today I was able to find rare crested golden barrels and crested San Pedro cacti. If you are looking for the best, and likely the most informed, please stop in. I have been buying here for four years and get raves on my yard! read more

As a collector of rare cactus and succulents since 1974, I have visited many nurseries both in Az and Ca. This is, by far, the best I ever visited! . The grounds are beautiful. The cactus and other plant selection is huge and the prices quite reasonable. It's a very pleasant experience what with the plants and koi ponds. Do yourself a favor and visit! read more

I've been here a number of times since moving back to AZ! My kids love the koi pond and I love the plants! The staff is friendly and helpful! All of my plants I purchased are really healthy! read more

Great selection of mature large high quality plants at a reasonable price. Small shop with superb service too! Go here.

Beautiful garden to roam around and look at beautiful plants to start this review. Had the opportunity to meet with the nice owners during a real estate event by our Realtor in their garden which also can serve for events you can rent. The owners are knowledgeable and answers my plant questions especially being new here in the desert environment. The plants are fairly priced, although I did noticed they have some desert plants cheaper than other places. Plants look healthy and pretty. The place overall it's just pretty and a relaxing place to shop for plants. This place will be added to my nurseries go-to list. Also, I forgot to mention, all the staff I bumped into were very nice and helpful. read more

As a newbie to both Tucson and the wonders of the Sonoran Desert, I realized in short order I would need a "go-to" place. I had an issue with a wonderful backyard fountain that I inherited with the purchase of my house. Too nice to get rid of, yet, was non-functionable. Visited these fine folks. They followed up with an 11th hour appointment I made, diagnosed the problem, and fixed it. I initally lost all hope yet these people came thru with a perfect fix and repair. Had the good fortune of visiting their nursery grounds during my visit. Lots of visual eye-candy when it comes to specimen desert plants. Visit them and shop with confidence read more

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Wow. Nice pottery, Beautiful cactus and pottery. Filled my car with Micheal Ckne pottery. Lots to walk and see. Very nice customer service. Will be back. read more

Daniel and his staff have been so very helpful in helping us decide on how to design our front yard. Tucson Cactus & Koi has a great variety of plants are very competitively priced. I feel welcomed when visiting Tucson Cactus & Koi! I highly recommend taking a trip and enjoying the huge variety of cacti at Tucson Cactus & Koi. read more

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This place is hands down my new favorite. The prices are very reasonable. Came by on a Saturday afternoon with the pups and they had an event going on. Great out reach to the community and for not being a green thumb they were super helpful at helping me pick a plant. Daniel the manager was very nice and knowledgeable and Adriana helped us carry the gopher plant to the car. Definitely returning. read more

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They are super helpful and have lots of desert friendly options. I picked up a good variety for my backyard butterfly garden that is good for my kids (aka no poky plants). I will return. read more

We had excellent service from Daniel in selecting plants for two patio planters we brought with us. He provided individual assistance in the selection of plants and then provided complimentary planting. Couldn't be happier. They are now centerpieces in our backyard patio. read more

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Worst place to order trees from. They are only allowed to hold trees for 4 days and will not work with you about extending the time or day. The manager/owner was a complete jerk and did not want to work with me at all. I will not return or order trees from this place again. read more

I have been buying cactus from Daniel for three years now and have always been extremely pleased with the plants and prices of his plants. I continue to be amazed every time I go there and see the amazing quality of his stock. All of the staff are extremely helpful and knowledgeable about their inventory. I strongly recommend Tucson Cactus and Koi for all your cactus needs. Ed Stofko Oro Valley, AZ read more

This place Is more like a attraction than a store.... unbelievable. The staff is great and the prices are great. The quality of plants are way above par. Great Selection of koi. read more

I contacted them twice about a plant and was told their nursery manager would contact me, I never heard from them....frustrating!

Went bye there and their prices are extremely high !! I wasn't really impressed with their selection of koi and plants, there also wasn't much of a selection . I went to another local koi shop in Tucson and received a way better deal !! One guy was kinda rude too !! So I won't be back !!! read more

I went there today to pick up my bottle trees that I purchased from the electric company this is the first time I've been there wow this place is amazing there's like 2 acres of cactus really cool cones I'm definitely going back read more

These guys are only a few months old​ but we were​ told the owner has been cultivating and growing the plants for years in preparation. We were happy to see that we can actually afford a larger than 6-inch saguaro! Really nice items. We left empty handed only due to the fact that we're not in our new home yet but know we can come here for a good variety of desert plants. read more

Wow man this place is crazy expensive. I bought the same cactus plants and half of the price at Home Depot down the street. I'm glad I waited to purchase before I went to Home Depot . Also I came here for pond plants and koi which were out ! Then the guy said he had some in the back but said he wanted to spilt them up to charge me for not even half plant ! So basically they bought a plant and wanted to cut half of the plant I was going to buy and still charge me 45 dollars for a Lily LOL and it was just a yellow color not even the more desirable colors. For this reason I will not be back to this place because they were very sneaky with prices. But the young kids was very honest with me and very respectful so for that they get 1 . Wow so how did I trash your business ?? As I stated your plants are over priced end of story !! And there were prices on the plants I was looking at so not sure what your referring too as plants had no price tag ? Now on to the Lilly's what was told to me from your employee or co owner not sure but he works there , was they Lilly's we looked at in the back in the white troth bin were mature . But he stated you guys wanted to spilt them up more to for more profit which is your right as an owner . But to then try to sell me a Lilly with one strand for 35 dollars is crooked to be honest . Rather then accuse me of trashing your business look into the review and either fix it or not . I went to ponds plants and more to buy a red Lilly a big one with about 8 strands of leaves for only 25 dollars. They have been in business for 15 years the owner told me . There prices are competitive and reasonable fair . Also my family business is doing perfectly fine in SoCal in fact both of our in n outs have been number one in SoCal 7 years string in sales and service . Since your new to having a business word of advice rather then be defensive look into the concerns or complaints and see how you can fix them before you reply in anger . I wish your business the best as I've never said it was bad at all !! But what I did say was the truth Sir compared to other places other then Home Depot your prices are higher. Also one more note to say Home Depot employees have little to no knowledge on plants is absurd and not fair to trash them and unprofessional. I've talk to some very smart individuals that are highly knowledgeable in there field . Best regards, Dave read more

A work in progress. Been open a year or so? Lots of nice landscape sized yuccas, agaves and cactus, but pricier than elsewhere. Not particularly for the collector. read more

Great welcome addition to the garden scene in Tucson. It's a bummer that some rager like David W. can impact a new small business with some made up arbitrary complaint. If you check his profile he has like 70 reviews and half are 5 stars and the other half are 1 star. He owns InNOut locations, or he's a marine, or whatever he decides to type, just like his reviews. Anyway, keep up the good work Tucson Cactus and Koi! read more

Had a lot of fun with Dan and Adrianna putting together a small planter for my front porch. No project is too small, and I can't wait to work with Tuscon Cactus & Koi on some more ambitious projects in the yard. The nursery offers many unique selections beyond what you can find at Home Depot, etc. They are also building out 2 new huge greenhouses to fill with succulents, and will back this spring! read more

Tucson Cactus has a beautiful selection of exotic plants. The best quality I've seen in town. They are really knowledgable and very helpful. Can't wait to check out their new location on Oracle. Hopefully soon. read more

In an age of trash talking and trolling, there appears to be some reviewers who are either motivated by bad faith or else have no appreciation for quality. And they are spiteful, most probably out of self-interest. If you have taken the time to develop private gardens composed of desert landscape and have purchased plants from a good number of nurseries in Tucson and California, like we have, you would realize that Tucson Cactus and Koi represents some of the finest specimens available in our town and at very reasonable prices. It is a new venture with a composite of elegance and harmonious integration into the Tucson development scene. To those naysayers, I say take your junk ideas and stay in California, for you have no appreciation for quality and the sincere efforts of a business spreading a genuine ideal of beauty. Give this business all the support you can, watch it grow to be an esteemed location for an excellent source of healthy, robust, and beautiful plants. Just don't buy the ones I have my eye on and am going to buy. Best wishes Tucson Cactus & Koi. read more

These guys really know their stuff! Being new to desert gardening, we're on a serious learning curve and they've been tremendously helpful. And their plants are so healthy looking compared to other nurseries we've been to (and that's a lot of nurseries) in the Tucson area. After looking around for 3 or 4 months, we've settled on Cactus & Koi for most of our planting, and will continue to buy our plants here as we add to the backyard. Can't say enough about Daniel and his crew! read more

We recently had them install landscape lighting, add decorative rock to the entire yard, and fill a bare section of the yard with a beautiful selection of desert plantings. Our sales consultant Chris was extremely helpful in helping us pick out the perfect items for the project. Morgan came out to measure the property and talk with us about our wishes and offer suggestions to make it all come together. He is very knowledgeable and has a great eye for design. When it was time for the work to begin Morgan and his team, (Justin, Isaiah, Matthew, and Alex,) worked incredibly hard and did a wonderful job. At one point there was some question about the best way to move a huge and heavy boulder from the curb into the yard. Not to be bested by the big rock, the team worked together and through the process of elimination came up with a solution. We were very impressed with their dedication and work ethic. Definitely check them out! read more

Great selection of cactus, succulents, pond and landscape plants to choose from in this cool, beautiful, new plant nursery. My wife and I have shopped here twice now, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. read more

Stumbled upon this place, never been in there before but always saw it on the way to work. Was pleasantly surprised. Even though I didn't buy anything the staff was very helpful and not at all pushy. I even got to feed some of the Koi! Overall great experience, I would suggest it to anyone looking for anything pond, Koi, or cactus related. read more