It’s that time of the year where we try to prove to our ancestors that we too have a green thumb. Luckily, there are plenty of places to shop for plants in San Antonio. From little boutique shops that have everything a plant parent could want, to acre-long nurseries for our outdoorsy plant parents. If you don’t know where to start, look no further. We’re here to guide you through our top places to shop plants in San Antonio.
📸: Evergreen Garden Center
Evergreen Garden Center is one of the places to shop plants in San Antonio for beginners and experts alike. As you wander through their glass greenhouse filled with trinkets, plants, and everything plant parents you’ll need, you’ll also find a wide selection of native and adapted plants suitable for your gardens and homes. Their inventory includes fruit trees, seasonal vegetables, perennials, cacti, succulent, indoor plants, and much more. They also carry soils that are specifically crafted for every plant. If you feel lost in the sauce, don’t panic, every team member has extensive plant knowledge and is always ready to help answer any questions.
Open:
Monday: 12pm – 7pm
Tuesday – Saturday: 9am – 7pm
Sunday: 9am – 6pm
📍922 W Hildebrand Ave, San Antonio, TX 78201
📸: Plant Shoppe
This plant shop is on a mission to connect you to nature, one houseplant at a time. This shop is packed full of different houseplants and accessories you’ll need and want. From more excotic looking houseplants like String of Turtles, to the more simple like Calathea Ornata, to the rare such as the Anthurium Clarinervium, you are bound to find something you will want to add to your living room decorum. The Plant Shoppe is also always posting pictures of their updated inventory and facts about the different plants on their social media. For those of you who know exactly what you want, they also provide a convenient pick-up option available every Wednesday to Sunday.
Open:
Wednesday – Friday: 11am – 6pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 6pm
📍3020 N St Mary’s St Suite 103, San Antonio, TX 78212
📸: Sedum & Such
This is the place to shop for succulent plants in San Antonio. In this 800 square foot greenhouse, you will discover over 100 different succulents to bring home. The most popular succulents they provide are Aloe, Echeveria, Kalanchoe, Cacti, Sedum, and Haworthia. Sedum & Such also offers a unique “bring or build your own pot” program. In this program, you can bring an unused pot from home and fill it with free soil and rocks with another pot or plant purchase. They also can help you with the potting if you’re not super familiar with potting or re-potting. Either way, this is a great place to go for your succulent plant wants and needs.
Open:
Thursday – Monday: 10am – 4pm
📍14732 Bulverde Rd, San Antonio, TX 78247
📸: Fanick’s Garden Center
Fanick’s is a family-owned garden center that started business in 1939. This garden center provides everything you need for big or small projects. In this 70-acre lot, you will walk by fruit trees, shrubs, vine plants, house plants, bamboo, and so, so much more. This is a great place to walk around and get an idea of what kind of plants you want inside and outside of your home. If you have any questions or need helpful suggestions, a member of Fanick’s team is there to help you discover the amazing world of plants.
Open:
Monday – Sunday: 8:30am – 5pm
📍1025 Holmgreen Rd, San Antonio, TX 78220
📸: Tillage
This is a plant shop in San Antonio that doesn’t want to just sell you plants, but also provide you with plant knowledge. Tillage carries over 400 different varieties of plants in their shop and back every purchase with proper education that ensures your plants will flourish in their new home. In addition to plants, this plant shop also offers a wide selection of curated pottery from dedicated artists and local artists in the San Antonio area. Tillage also offers local delivery, custom potting, plant design and consultation, and plant installation. Lots of love and care from a small yet mighty shop.
Open:
Monday – Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: 10am – 3pm
📍125 Lamar St, San Antonio, TX 78202
📸: Palm Buddha
Palm Buddha is San Antonio’s premier horticultural specialist and supplier of all things palm trees, bamboo, agaves, yuccas, succulents, cacti, and sub-tropicals. They offer a broad range of products and services to San Antonio and the greater area. Not sure what plants you want? Palm Buddha provides over 7 acres of unique plants in varying sizes for both indoor and outdoor use. Besides plants, Palm Buddha also proves customers with design build, installation and delivery options, Hypertufa pottery, and a beautiful place to walk around and enjoy a day in the garden.
Open:
Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 9am – 1pm
📍6075 Heath Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250
📸: Shades of Green
Shades of Green provides our San Antonio community with a vast array of unique gifts and garden accessories. Throughout the nursery lays quality plants supplied by carefully chosen growers. This garden center practices the organic method of gardening and carries a full line of products to help you create a beautiful garden the all-natural way.
Open:
Monday – Sunday: 9am – 4pm
📍334 W Sunset Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209
These are some of the top places to shop plants in San Antonio. If you are thinking about trying your hand at keeping a plant baby or you want to add more to your outdoor greenhouse, tab this page so you won’t forget. For other fun recommendations, visit our San Antonio UNATION homepage for regular updates.
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