Rosso Gardens

Seriously? Is this place ever open? I tried going to this place about 5 years ago and they were closed during their business hours. Thought I would give them another chance today but they were CLOSED 45 minutes before closing time. What kind of plant nursery is closed at 330pm on a Saturday? Seems like a horrible business plan to me… Shame they were closed because their plants looked good… at least from what I could tell from looking through the fence. They have lost my business forever.

Went by recently and bought a bunch of perennials and shrubs to transform an area in our backyard where we ripped out a bunch of Himalayan blackberries. The prices were great, and the plants look wonderful! We will be back soon.

So I was driving home from a friends house and took a wrong turn and got lost for a second when all of a sudden I noticed a couple rain barrels out in front of this building that I drove by. I took a u-​turn and decided to park and ask if they were selling the rain barrels.
When I parked and started to walk to this place I noticed a lot of plants and a guy washing a empty barrel and was now confused due to not knowing where I was and all of a sudden finding a nursery? I went inside and there was a man cleaning up so I asked him if the rain barrels were for sale hoping they were and at a good price. He wasn’t sure of the price so he asked me to walk with him, I walked through this huge complex looking at random stuff that brought me back as a kid seeing some older stuff throughout, reminded me of my grandpa’s garage. We got to the other side of this building and the man then asked the woman by the counter trimming a plant if she knew the price. She wasn’t sure but the man didn’t give up and told me to walk around if I like while he finds out, I had no problem due to now finding out I was in a nursery of beautiful plants and even vegetable starts.
The woman there was very nice and I told her I found this place from being lost for second and she laughed saying she has heard that one before, then she told me there’s more plants outside if i wanted to look, I was like what? I went outside to find nothing but tons of beautiful plants, flowers, vines, grasses, trees and I know there was more but I figured out I came in after they were closing noticing where you usually parked was closed, so I knew I was running out of time.
Then another guy came out to ask if I was interested in the barrels and introduced himself as Geno. That man was so nice and walked me out to the barrels and I picked one I liked and he told me the price that was really good, I assume it ranges in price do to them being recycled to use for a rain barrel, compost tumbler or what ever. Geno was very informative on where he got them and that they were all decontaminated but they mostly come from food companies it seems anyways, for instance the one I bought was used to ship hot dogs.
Geno even gave me ideas of ways to make it into a tumbler. I had to get going after all the information he was giving me but I have been back for other flowers and this place really is a hidden gem that once you get there you will be surprised at all the selection you have. I know when I’m shopping for plants I really don’t care what the building looks like as long as the plants are healthy with a good selection and that’s what they have here with also great customer service with a vast knowledge of plants that most of time is hard to find at other stores.

This place may look a little run-​down but don’t let that fool you. They have a pretty good selection of trees and outdoor plants and they are usually pretty hardy looking. Whenever I go to Swanson’s or Sky Nursery, their plants usually look like I’m going to really need to nurture them back to health AND they’re more expensive than Rosso Gardens. Quick Note: Rosso Gardens price matches so if you saw it somewhere else for cheaper, they’ll usually match it!
The guys there are really helpful and nice and are willing to help you fulfill your gardening needs. My boyfriend and I are re-​landscaping our yard and continuing to build a sustainable garden indoors. We’re in the process of setting up our hydroponics system and need seeds, which Rosso Gardens doesn’t have… yet. So, we spoke to the guys here and they let us know when they’ll be getting seeds in and even let us know when their next order of specific starters will be in so we can start blocking out our garden bed and scheduling our grow season.
This place is worth the «trek» from Seattle. Their great customer service (I felt like I had a gardening personal shopper) is what will keep me coming back.

This is a creepy looking place in a bad neighborhood. No thanks, I’ll stick with Swanson’s and Molback’s and pay a bit extra.