A garden sanctuary for Austin plant people, stocked with Texas natives that shrug off the heat and rare tropicals you will not find anywhere else. Every plant leaves with a care plan to keep it thriving.
The shelves run from unusual medicinals to curious tropicals, with a deep bench of native and adaptive plants proven in the Central Texas heat.
Plants that were built for this climate. Drought-tough natives and heat-proven adaptives for beds, borders, and full Texas sun, picked to survive August, not just look good in April.
Outdoor · LandscapeThe collector shelf: hoyas, anthuriums, vanilla orchids, and unusual medicinal botanicals. If you have been hunting for it, there is a good chance it is hiding in the greenhouse.
Houseplants · CollectorsHandmade pottery and gifts from local makers to pot it all up. Grab a planter that fits, and the crew will help you match the pot to the plant to the corner of your home.
Pottery · Local makersTake your time. Bring the dog (on leash). The sanctuary is laid out to be explored, not rushed.
Tell the crew about your light, your space, and your track record. They will steer you honestly, even if it means a cheaper plant.
Pick a handmade planter and the right soil while you are here, so the plant goes home ready to live, not just ready to ride in the car.
Step-by-step care guides, plus classes like Houseplants 101 and Propagation when you are ready to level up.
We recently moved from Tillery Street to our new location on Shady Lane, still in the heart of the east side. Here is everything you need to find us.
"I came in for one snake plant and left with a car full and a handwritten watering schedule. The staff actually cared whether my plants lived."
"They talked me OUT of the expensive plant because my apartment does not get the light for it. That is when I became a customer for life."
"Half garden center, half sanctuary. I go on Sunday mornings just to walk it, and I have never once left empty-handed."
Quotes are illustrative for this concept. The 4.6 star rating across 300+ public reviews is real.
The nursery is free to wander every day of the week. When you are ready for more, there are classes, photoshoots, and plants shipped to your door.
That is the whole point of the place. Tell the crew about your light and your habits, and they will match you with something forgiving, plus step-by-step care guides for watering and sun so the plant survives you.
Hours shift with the seasons: spring and summer it is 9am to 6pm every day, fall and winter it is 9am to 5pm. The address is the big change: 914 Shady Ln, no longer on Tillery Street.
Yes, on a leash. One honest heads-up from the crew: much of the ground is covered with black landscape fabric that gets seriously hot in summer, so mind the paws.
Yes. Online orders ship out on Mondays and usually arrive within two days, up to four if you are more than a state away.
In-store returns for store credit within two weeks. Plants come back if they are still retail quality in their original plastic pot, and pottery comes back if it is unbroken and unused.