Finally went to this wonderful greenhouse after hearing about it particularly since I moved to…read moreMilwaukee. Nestled in Riverwest, it is a bit of a magical place. All the plants. All around. Not sure what is reasonable or pricey for a plant, but most of them seemed fair to me. Although I did have to put back a string of pearls succulent. A little pricey, and I know I would kill this beauty. It was nice to just wander about without anyone trying to be overly helpful. Took my time and found some new plants for my apartment. Which will not die on me!! The staff, at checkout, were very friendly and efficient. I will definitely go back. Great succulent selection which I have a soft spot for.

Very helpful staff, amazing selection of plants, and just an overall fantastic experience!read more

Made a recent return to Bayside Garden Center, and I gotta say we really love this place. The…read moreyearly tradition to get our Xmas tree is wonderful, but even our regular visits throughout the year are always good ones. We popped by to inquire about grass-seeding, and their team is very knowledge! We're hoping to improve our lawn by doing some pre-winter work, followed my spring re-seeding. We gathered a few products that should prove to be helpful! We also love to graze through the gift-like items inside, especially around this time of year. They've started putting our unique holiday item and fun ornaments. Plus, there corner selection of gifts for kiddos is always great. Of course we didn't leave empty handed, as my house needed a few mini xmas trees to add to the decor, and we even grabbed a fun little 'reindeer' game we'll definitely play with the family this season. Planning to come back for a wreath in the coming weeks (they have big and beautiful ones). Highly rec supporting this local garden center if you get the chance.

I love the plant selection at Bayside Garden Center and this year we got our first live Christmas…read moretree from there and it's really beautiful. An employee at Bayside sawed the trunk for us, put the netting on, and strapped it to the top of our car- it really saved us the hassle of doing it ourselves! A couple of disappointments I've had with Bayside are: I applied for a part-time job there a couple of years ago and had spoken to a few different employees. I went in a few times to follow-up. I also made phone calls to follow-up. The manager never got back to me and no one ever called me back. Very disappointing at the time. Also, I have shopped here a lot and purchased multiple things from plants, to plant stands, to gardening tools, etc. I bought a pair of $20 pruning shears for my mom who has arthritic hands and the shears broke on the first use. I went to return them the next day, I didn't have my receipt but they remembered me, and they said I could not return them without the receipt. I was very annoyed.

I've been buying flowers from here for the past few years and it's become one of my favorite places…read moreto shop for flowers each spring. They always have a great selection, and it's so beautiful just walking through the greenhouses. The hanging baskets are impressive! I've never been disappointed with anything I've purchased here, and I've even gifted flowers from here to family. The staff recommended a fertilizer they sell and now it's the only one I use because it works well. I can't recommend this place enough. Just consistently beautiful plants every year!

We LOVE this local garden center! Our patio is colorful thanks to their plants and they even throw…read morein free fertilizer when you make a purchase. I brought 3 5-gallon buckets to fill (it's a water and fertilizer mix) and they said "help yourself!" So, so kind and their plants are gorgeous!

Everything always goes well. Excellent selection. Helpful and knowledgeable staff. The very best…read morein the area. Thank you for making our community a little more sweet!

Jammed packed for opening day, but great selection, quality merchandise, and friendly, helpful…read morestaff.

Fred's Garden center is open for business 9-4 pm! Beautiful plants get over yhere today!read more

I have been going to Fred's for over 40 years now. It was always a place of joy for me and my…read morefamily. Sadly, Diane and her husband - sold the business to their son John. He has no customer finesse and acts like he hates his customers. Shortened Memorial Day hours- he is blatantly RUDE to his customers. Ruined all the years of Diane's work. Not to mention all of his (John's) hard work in putting the greenhouses and plants together. He ruined it with his actions to long time customers.

We finally ventured out here and were pleasantly surprised! We tried to park in the lot midway…read morethrough the day and that was difficult, but ultimately found street parking nearby. We brought my daughter in a stroller and a dog on a leash and found the crowds manageable, and a nice family friendly ambiance. The vendors had quite some variety - olive oils, dip mixes, fruits, veggies, coffees, bakery, food trucks, local ketchup, flowers, etc. They also had some live music which was fun. We look forward to coming again soon!

Amazing venue, friendly and welcoming people, a variety of great vendors, and live music! I'm so…read morethankful Shorewood decided to do a winter market, it's been a big hit and I come every Sunday.

Cox's Orange Pippin! Calville Blanc d'Hiver!…read more The Weston family has focused on smaller quantities of a larger variety of rare apples. This is just a fantastic, small, specialty apple orchard; they have a truly amazing selection of heirloom apples. Popular favorites like the two I list above are present, but so too are more obscure varieties like the German, Zaubergau Reinette. Yup, the orchard offers an amazing variety of the most hard to find apples for eating, cellaring and cooking. Open to the public during apple season on Sunday's, they have a space in their barn where their in-season apples are setout for your shopping. You may also find their apples at a number of farmers markets and in desserts in Milwaukee and Madison's best restaurants. If you are at all interested in enjoying apples that offer much more complex flavors than the abomination that is red delicious, this would be the perfect place to start!

Bust Weston held a…read morepig roast last weekend with sales of tickets to support their non-profit organization that produces antique apples for sale at local farm markets. I pre-purchased tickets for 8 people two weeks before the event and saw online that they eventually sold-out days before the event was to take place. The fliers said the event was from Noon-5p so we planned on going mid-day. Upon arrival we picked up tickets from will-call and proceeded to check out the food. There was literally no food and no plates. The catering folks were closing up shop for the day. Really an overall disappointment and there were many others on the will-call list that hadn't picked up their tickets yet. It seems pretty simple that if you pre-sell X tickets you'd have enough food for X people. This event had all the makings for a great day - food, drink, music and farm tours. I'm not sure if this is a yearly event or what but I'd be hesitant to attend again.

Was able to visit the Washington Heights Night Market a week ago, and it was a nice little market!…read moreThere are your artists, makers, community groups, jewelry, Vennture Brew Co. and Heirloom Food Truck were both on site! Was also hoping for a fresh produce seller, and I'm sure the neighborhood families that flock to this market would eat it all up. Sadly, we missed the memo that there were other food trucks there besides Heirloom - behind the church in their parking lot. But that just gives us a reason to return.

2021 is the first year for the Washington Heights Night Market (held once a month on Thursdays) and…read moreit's a nice little event! The location is between 54th and 55th on Washington Boulevard, so right in the middle of the neighborhood. This was the first market day and it was great to see how well attended it was. There were roughly 20 stands, mostly local crafters. Vennture was pouring beer, Charles Fromage had wine and snacks and Heirloom brought the food truck. There was even a fashion bus which was fun. I left with a few candles from Fern and Leaf and had a good time. I'd love to see some produce suppliers at future markets, and maybe another food truck.