Listed are some of the coolest garden shops around.

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Flora & Fauna Books

Because we can't all have green thumbs. That appears to be the crying call of appropriately subterranean Flora & Fauna Books. For the horticulture enthusiast looking for more information...

GRDN

GRDN helps concrete pounding urbanites introduce a small slice of nature into their lives. The shop knows the indignities an urban gardener must suffer and so organizes its plants around the amount...

Lucca Statuary

Your garden needs a "Bird Girl," an eerie statue to turn your pretty space into an enchanted one. The pieces enchanted gardens are made of are waiting for you at Lucca Statuary. In a...

Paxton Gate

Paxton Gate calls itself an "eccentric garden store." The plants are in the back but to get there you'll have to navigate a wall of moose and deer heads, Japanese sheers and...

Powell's Books for Home and Garden

Reader Suggested: This is the first place out-of-towners go after getting off the airport. Powell's is said to be the largest bookstore in the US, maybe in the world. It sells both new and used books, so one...

Root Stock & Quade

A green haven among gray city streets, Root Stock & Quade is like an oracle of city gardening. Out front: plants, out back: plants, inside the long, narrow store itself: plants, and everything...

Sprout Home

Sprout Home finds its inspiration in the garden. The shop carries unique plants as well as gardening supplies, including a great selection of items for container gardening. Going beyond its...

Sprout Home

Sprout Home finds its inspiration in the garden. The shop carries unique plants as well as gardening supplies, including a great selection of items for container gardening. Going beyond its...

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Flora & Fauna Books

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Because we can't all have green thumbs. That appears to be the crying call of appropriately subterranean Flora & Fauna Books. For the horticulture enthusiast looking for more information or the novice that needs more than soil and seed to grow a beautiful garden, the store provides shelf after shelf of books on gardening, botany and horticulture. For the nature lover in general,...

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Address:
3212 West Government Way
Seattle WA 98199

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-206-623-4727
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

GRDN

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GRDN helps concrete pounding urbanites introduce a small slice of nature into their lives. The shop knows the indignities an urban gardener must suffer and so organizes its plants around the amount of sunlight available and has many species that will work on a fire escape or a window sill. For those that want that garden-y feel without actually, you know, doing any gardening, there are a...

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Address:
103 Hoyt Street
Brooklyn NY 11217

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-718-797-3628

Lucca Statuary

Your garden needs a "Bird Girl," an eerie statue to turn your pretty space into an enchanted one. The pieces enchanted gardens are made of are waiting for you at Lucca Statuary. In a sprawling space that's a bit a magical in its own right are hundreds of statues, fountain, bird baths, pots and planters imported from Italy and England. They're lined up side by side in...

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Address:
3623 Leary Way NW
Seattle WA 98107

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-789-4444
Hours: Open seven days a week, hours vary seasonally. Call for more information.

Paxton Gate

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Paxton Gate calls itself an "eccentric garden store." The plants are in the back but to get there you'll have to navigate a wall of moose and deer heads, Japanese sheers and Slovakian watering cans, tables stacked with odd jars and bowls, intriguing bits of furniture, teas and tea accessories, preserved bugs and butterflies and the odd river rock or two. This is the rare case...

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Address:
824 Valencia Street
San Francisco CA 94110

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-824-1872
Hours: Mon-Fri: 12-7 Sat-Sun: 11-7

Powell's Books for Home and Garden

Reader Suggested: This is the first place out-of-towners go after getting off the airport. Powell's is said to be the largest bookstore in the US, maybe in the world. It sells both new and used books, so one can find almost everything desired. Browsing is encouraged and they have a nice coffee shop.

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Address:
3747 SE Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland OR 97214

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-503-228-4651
Hours: Mon-Sat: 9-9 Sun: 9-8

Root Stock & Quade

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A green haven among gray city streets, Root Stock & Quade is like an oracle of city gardening. Out front: plants, out back: plants, inside the long, narrow store itself: plants, and everything you need to, you know, plant them. Choose among stone and ceramic pots, potting soil, and cute little gardening tools. The store also serves as a florist--ready to create an arrangement for you,...

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Address:
297 7th Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11215

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-832-1888
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-8 Sun: 11-6

Sprout Home

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Sprout Home finds its inspiration in the garden. The shop carries unique plants as well as gardening supplies, including a great selection of items for container gardening. Going beyond its distinction in the garden, necessarily light-filled space uses plants as the centerpieces of its inspiring home arrangements. Orbiting the greenery are beautiful vases, planters and pots, elegant tableware...

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Address:
745 North Damen Avenue
Chicago IL 60622

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-312-226-5950
Hours: Mon-Sun: 9-8

Sprout Home

Sprout Home finds its inspiration in the garden. The shop carries unique plants as well as gardening supplies, including a great selection of items for container gardening. Going beyond its distinction in the garden, necessarily light-filled space uses plants as the centerpieces of its inspiring home arrangements. Orbiting the greenery are beautiful vases, planters and pots, elegant tableware...

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Address:
44 Grand Street
Brooklyn NY 11211

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-718-388-4440
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