Flowercraft Garden Center

Decent selection, fair prices, and healthy plants. I was shopping for indoor plants and picked up a zebra plant and a huge golden pothos, but I wanted pretty much everything in there! I want to give 5 stars but when I was checking out I asked the man at the counter if they had any more string of pearls plants than just the one hanging 15′ away. He corrected me saying string of hearts and that he didn’t know. I actually did mean pearls (the succulent), but the fact that he didn’t try to help was a little damper.

I look for selection in a nursery, and Flowercraft just doesn’t have the real estate to compete. I’m sure the owners and staff maximize the space they have, but Flora Grubb and Sloat Sloat are much bigger.

This place is AWESOME! I have been going to Sloat for years, just because it was one of the first nurseries i went to, as it was closeby to one of my first homes in San Francisco. Being very loyal to something that ‘works’, I have never waivered on supporting Sloat, until I have found this gem! It is a great resource for the South/​East area of San Francisco, and has a variety of REASONABLY PRICED plants, pots, and indoor/​outdoor options for your green thumb. I would refer anyone to come here.
Excellent customer service and knowledgable helpful staff.

I’m really impressed with this place! San Francisco’s small apartments and general lack of yard space per capita reduces its nursery selections to small batches and primarily indoor plants. So you can imagine that Flowercraft’s large outdoor nursery full of (season permitting) trees, flowers, plants, and herbs was a breath of fresh air (literally)! The staff is very friendly and helpful, and the plants sold are healthy and well-​cared for.
In terms of prices, you are looking at more expensive than Home Depot, but less expensive than Sloat Garden centers. There is also a Lowe’s across the street, which is great for larger landscaping materials, but Flowercraft also has a pretty big selection of planters and stakes.
Finally, if you are a succulent fanatic, this place has the best selection I’ve ever come across.

Flowercraft is always a good place for plants, pots and gardening advice. But the reason for taking the time to review them after going there for years was the Christmas trees. We normally go to the Delancey lots to help charity but after moving it wasn’t as close or convenient so we gave flowercraft a try. Got a beautiful 8.5 foot tree for under $ 70 and have to say it’s the freshest precut tee I’ve ever gotten. The thing is drinking a watering can of water every day.

I went I looking for veggies to plant in my planter box. The place has a lot of vegetable selections and the ladies there are extremely helpful. She helped me finding the plants I want to grow and gave me some tips on how to water and take care of it,
It is super easy to get to and easy to find parking as well.

Love, love, love Flowercraft! Great prices, excellent selection and generally courteous and efficient service from a knowledgeable person. If that salesperson doesn’t know, you can bet there’s another person who does! it’s a sport I visit regularly.

Maria is simply amazing. My boyfriend and I have never gardened before and don’t know a thing about plants, but wanted something green in our house. Maria assessed our living situation and maintenance ability (which was not ideal for both), and helped us pick two great indoor plants. She explained why they would be good for us and how to care for them. Lo and behold 6 months later the plants are going brown, so we stopped by and Maria again quickly diagnosed the problem and gave us an easy suggestion to fix the issue. She gave us some broken clay pieces and samples of food to see if that helped the plants, and if it does, to come back and buy a bigger size.
This level of customer service is so rare these days. Definitely remaining loyal customers. Thank you!

I go to Flower Craft regularly because their plants are healthy and the staff is knowledgable.
Ditto what Moses A. said about the Christmas tree experience. We have always gone to the tree jamboree next door, but this year the trees just did not look good. We went to Flowercraft and were shocked at the difference. For only $ 3 more, our tree was exponentially better than the trees we saw next door. Next year I’ll start at Flowercraft. They also have potted trees if you want a living tree.
Thanks guys, we love our tree!

THE SHORT: This is THE BEST PLACE TO GET A CHRISTMAS TREE IN 2014!!!
THE LONG: We took two of our family members to Christmas Tree Jamboree this year after telling them that this was the best deal in town. After going to Christmas Tree Jamboree two years in a row due to decent pricing, this year (our third time), we decided to leave the lot and the poor selection of trees and explore the Flowercart Garden Center next store. Although we liked paying «normal» prices in past years, we were not impressed with the quality of the product so we took the time to walk next door in hopes of finding better trees. Boy did we make the right decision!
My wife and I moved from Maryland a few years back, where we would cut our own trees from snow covered fields that spanned many acres. When we moved to SF, we were pretty upset about the prices that were being charged for trees, so we found Christmas Tree Jamboree on Unilocal.They seemed to have great (not crazy SF) prices. However, we definitely lost on quality compared to our Maryland experiences. This year we found ourselves staring at the small quantity of trees in the Jamboree lot, all of which had «character flaws», wishing we had something better. Moreover, we saw good trees at Jamboree which were marked up 50% in price ($ 70 – 80 range) because they looked good. This was the last straw. I fundamentally challenge the notion of paying advertised prices for flawed products and being uphold 50% for a product we could accept.
So, on a whim, we walked next door to the Flowercart Garden Center hoping or something better. This was THE BEST DECISION WE MADE FOR OUR XMAS!
They had better prices, a heck of a lot more selection, and the quality was absolutely AMAZING! The garden center was full of trees that were of equal or better quality to the trees that Jamboree were upsetting as «premium» trees. We praised the owners for the comparatively amazing quality and prices and they informed us that this was their first year doing this.
The only caveat was, due to the fact that this is their first year, the operation was not as smooth as Jamboree, but that didn’t really matter. The price, selection, and quality were all as good as they come. In fact, the tree we walked away with was a PERFECT 7-​foot tree for $ 45!!! And this is definitely the best tree we have had over 6 years, including the fresh cut ones we had in Maryland. In total, our group bought 3 trees and were very happy.
I LOVE OUR TREE AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPERATION AT FLOWERCART! I’m already looking forward to next year.

I love that this is locally owned and good to find an affordable nursery/​garden center in SF. I make terrariums and love to use these small pebbles that are not sold at any other place in SF that I can find! They only have them at suburban garden centers, and def not at Home Depot or Lowes. The price was a full $ 1 less than at Navlet’s Garden Center out in the East Bay. I didn’t have time to look at succulents, bc I overpaid for some succulents in Flora Grubb the weekend before, but will go back at some point to replenish my supply! Staff was quirky and nice. I hope that this place sticks around for forever!

Close by, possibly too close by, when you have an out of control succulent addiction. «See ya next weekend,» are the words I hear, as I check out and go home to find a home for my new plants. In any business you like to frequent, it’s a good feeling to be remembered, and treated kindly. This day and age many retailers act as if you should be honored to shop there, apparently not concerned we have choices. Even better is their frequent shopper program. I walked out with a 12 $ tab and 40 bucks worth of product. Don’t get too excited– you gotta buy like a champ to get those accolades.

Just love, love, love, luuuuurve this nursery! Not only do they have a wide selection of plants at very reasonable prices, I have found the attending staff there to be knowledgeable and very helpful answering my questions. One of the ladies there even looked up my chosen plant in the Sunset Western Garden reference book when I asked specifics about how to care for it. Now that’s service!
More affordable than Sloat and not overwhelming like some other nurseries (like Half Moon Bay Nursery), making it easy to find what you’re looking for. A gorgeous nursery that looks like a gorgeous garden — it’ll make you feel like a kid in a candy store! Highly recommended.

This past Sunday, I wanted to repot my orchid since its roots were overflowing. On doing some research online, I decided that I needed a slightly bigger pot, some potting soil, and some moss. Hence, I needed to find a gardening center– and for that reason, I went to Flowercraft. I’ve never really done any gardening-​related activities so I was hoping my experience at Flowercraft would be painless. This was not entirely so.
On arriving, I meandered through a mess of plants to get to the small central building. I asked the first staff member (Merideth) which soil I should get and she pointed me quickly to a section dedicated to orchids. However, she wasn’t sure which specific soil I needed since I didn’t know the exact hybrid of orchid I had. She suggested I ask Bill. And here is where I knock off 3 stars.
Everything up until I had to speak to Bill was relatively pleasant. Bill was not. (Thanks for all your help Merideth! You were great!) Bill was extremely rude and elitist. Since I didn’t know the type of orchid I had or how it was planted, he didn’t seem to care about my business. He asked me a lot of questions which included gardening jargon I didn’t understand; and when I couldn’t answer appropriately, he asked me more questions and then left me to answer my own questions.
I really felt like an idiot– which may be so because I knew relatively nothing about my orchid– but I really don’t think I should have been treated poorly. Being clueless about something doesn’t make it okay for staff members to provide bad customer service. Bill, you work at a gardening center– please help your customers make some purchases– and maybe provide some insight on gardening if you please. But above all, please don’t scare away potential customers– such as myself. I really don’t plan on ever coming back, and that’s unfortunate. But hey, maybe I’m the only one Bill’s every been rude to. In any case, good-​bye Flowercraft.
Some tips about this place: Stuff is not cheap. I spent over 20 bucks on a medium size bag of orchid potting soil and moss.

I typically shop at Sloat and Lowes for my seasonal gardening. I plan to spend about $ 220 and that fills my 3 hanging baskets and 8 pots on my porch.
I stopped into Flowercraft looking for a new place that might have more options than my usual selection at a better price. I was pretty impressed with the selection and the pricing here. I spent $ 70 and another $ 50 at Sloat and was able to fill all my pots. I was stoked!
My one complaint and loss of a star, was that it was really difficult to find someone to help me with the check out process. I initially went to the counter and was briskly told to wait outside for someone to write me up a slip. The problem was that there wasn’t anyone outside. I waited and waited and 15 minutes later found someone to help me. She was really nice and walked me to my car, but it was a little bit frustrating to not really know where to go and how this process worked and to have spent so much time standing around waiting and hoping I was in the right place to get my slip. I will be back though.

You really like it here.
You would go back.
You would highly recommend it.

This nursery is great. I am a novice (read: totally clueless) gardener and I have gone to Flowercraft several times with only a vague idea of what I should buy. The employees there are extremely knowledgeable and patient. Last weekend one of the employees walked around with me for 20 minutes explaining to me all of the different options she thought would work for my backyard. Highly recommended!
The only downside – I am not good at steering around their wagons. I nearly knocked out entire rows of plants trying to move my wagon around!

What a great nursery! The price are very competitive: small succulents for $ 2.59 that sell elsewhere for $ 3.99. Six packs of succulents for $ 5.99. Medium sized cacti (4−6″ pot) for $ 4.99.
Plants are healthy and there is a huge variety. I love pulling the little red wagon around while shopping for my plants. The staff is very friendly and will tally up your outside purchases and box them up for you while you pay for them inside. They have many many indoor, low light plants inside the register building, along with all the gardening tools, pots, soil, and additives that one would need.
Located across the street from Lowes.

Excellent selection of herbs and vegetables for your garden. For $ 40 I walked out with more plants than I knew what to do with. Though it’s only been a couple days the seedlings have settled in great so far. The location is a bit out there and the alleyway where I parked (behind the store) was strewn with garbage, but I guess that’s part of the Bayview experience. There were plenty of staff members around and I was in and out in a jiffy.

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