Lesley R.
Yelp
This is one of the BEST and biggest nurseries I have ever been to. The Portland Nursery on Division is right off the I-205 which makes it really easy to get to. The only problem is that the place is *huge*.
Tips. I had to do 2-3 passes to see everything. I walked all over, and then took a break and had a power bar to eat. After all that I grabbed one of their kid wagons and only then I could make a decision.
Even on a busy Sunday afternoon? There was PLENTY of room for scores of customers to move about and rarely be in the same section as other people. I am not even sure how they did that except that the place is simply huge. This is a serious plus after yesterday when I experienced another nursery clogged with customers blocking aisles or who were mad at the world. Enough already.
But, I digress.
The 'Portland Nursery' SE Division St., Portland, OR location has:
a solid shade section, a shade plants for wet soil section, filtered light sections, sun sections, ground cover, trees, shrubs, vegetables, roses, berries, a NW native plant section, hanging potted plants, bamboo, a separate section for Japanese Maple type trees, a tropical wet greenhouse including lots of pond plants, a large bonsai selection, a large cactus and succulents section with *very* unusual finds! Oh -- and houseplants with many varieties I had never seen before. Vining plants, annuals, perennials, lots of ferns many which must be 8-10 feet tall? It goes on and on.
Plus....
50% off plant tables in several sections, many tools, and 600 different seed packets in JUST the one photo I took of the seeds....with many out of range.....so, 1000+ different seed packets? They have awesome pots for those like me who are tired of the same old thing, or need a certain shaped pot to fit a certain place. They had a very large shed with wood planter boxes, wood benches and a whole variety of stakes. They have "rain chains", gifts, and I guess they even have some classes as mentioned on their website portlandnursery.com? Oh, one thing I noticed is that they have awesome, classic, unusual statues. Not the stuff you see in *everyones* yard -- but really, really nice stuff.
I think the prices were normal even though others said they thought it was expensive. Maybe those others get plants from large local chains - don't know. The plants were very healthy. The staff were friendly and inserted comments about plants I was eyeing on their own. The person at the front register (there are two registers?) seemed genuinely happy to say hello.
I talked to a fellow customer who said he thought the other location on Stark was bigger, but others have said Division was bigger. In either event, this one was easy to get to....and had everything I needed. On another day I will definitely check out the Stark store. Maybe tomorrow. : )
All other nurseries pale compared to this wonderful find. Friendly people, no games....what more could I want? Gardening should be an enjoyable experience, and that is exactly what this was at the Portland Nursery on Division.
A+++++++++