Plant nurseries in DC area?
July 9, 2015 1:26 PM Subscribe
We have friends who just purchased a new home, and we'd love to get a gift certificate to a really good nursery in the DC area. She is an avid outdoor, non-edibles gardener. Can you advise where the best place for us to get the card at?
Best answer: Behnke's is good and in Maryland, not too far from College Park.
posted by sizeable beetle at 1:43 PM on July 9, 2015
posted by sizeable beetle at 1:43 PM on July 9, 2015
I would say Behnke's for the combination of quality and accessibility.
posted by OmieWise at 1:59 PM on July 9, 2015
posted by OmieWise at 1:59 PM on July 9, 2015
Best answer: Merrifield is indeed awesome - we would starve if I allowed Mrs. Thistledown carte blanche there. It's out in Northern VA, though, so if that's convenient to your friend it's a winner. Yes they do gift cards.
In DC proper, there is Gingko Gardens on 11th, just a short jaunt from the Navy Yard area. It's a lovely place - tiny compared to Merrifield, but the folks who work there are really, really nice and it's definitely the best place I've found inside the city.
posted by Thistledown at 2:36 PM on July 9, 2015 [1 favorite]
In DC proper, there is Gingko Gardens on 11th, just a short jaunt from the Navy Yard area. It's a lovely place - tiny compared to Merrifield, but the folks who work there are really, really nice and it's definitely the best place I've found inside the city.
posted by Thistledown at 2:36 PM on July 9, 2015 [1 favorite]
Thirding Behnkes. In addition to having a good selection and reasonable prices, they identified a bunch of mystery shrubs at my house from lousy cell phone photos.
posted by foodmapper at 3:42 PM on July 9, 2015
posted by foodmapper at 3:42 PM on July 9, 2015
Seconding Gingko Gardens. If your friend is actually in DC or Northern Virginia, it's the best combination of quality, closeness and ease-of-access.
posted by the thought-fox at 4:19 PM on July 9, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by the thought-fox at 4:19 PM on July 9, 2015 [1 favorite]
Gingko Gardens and Frager's are my go to nursery choices, both have great selections for nurseries in DC proper.
posted by Karaage at 7:57 PM on July 9, 2015
posted by Karaage at 7:57 PM on July 9, 2015
Response by poster: While i loved the idea of Mrs. Thistledown shop-shop-shopping away at Merrifield, I ended up going with Behnke's since it was the closest option to their new hood. Ginkgo Gardens was the same distance it seemed, but didn't have an easy gift card purchasing option. Thanks for all the answers!
posted by lil' ears at 1:01 PM on July 10, 2015
posted by lil' ears at 1:01 PM on July 10, 2015
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