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Where to buy houseplants in Seattle

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Part of what makes Seattle a beautiful place to live is the abundance of greenery, but we can’t be out in it all the time. So you might be thinking of how to bring all that gorgeous foliage inside, or how to increase your current indoor forest. While a little leafy friend is always a good idea, houseplants are having a real moment right now, because nothing brightens up a place like a little plant life.

Fortunately, Seattle is full of establishments that specialize in exactly this kind of thing, from houseplant-specific stores to nurseries with a full selection of greenery (some that you might even be able to bring inside in a pot). All are staffed by locals that can give you guidance on what plants you’re going to want—especially key in a locale known for a weird relationship with sun—and what’s realistic for you, maintenance wise. (It’s also probably good to check if there are any interactions with any four-legged roomies you might have, but the ASPCA is a fine resource for that.)

Prefer to just look at the plants? Our list of breathtaking Seattle-area botanical gardens has you covered.

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Swansons Nursery

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Swanson’s has been around for nearly a century—since 1924—and is a Seattle institution. Because it has a massive campus, there’s so much selection here, from giant trees to little air plants. Its selection of pots and other decor is also choice. The nursery also offers multiple classes (and even support over Instagram with a hashtag).

The Palm Room

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This design-minded Ballard shop specializes in tropicals, succulents, and nontraditional plants—like marimo and epiphytes—and has detailed care information on its website.

Ravenna Gardens

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Ravenna Gardens packs both indoor and outdoor plants into a relatively small (at least, for a full-fledged garden store), greenhouse-like space in University Village—a welcome respite from the vibe of the rest of the mall. It also has a wide selection of cute and offbeat pots.

Urban Earth

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Small Fremont nursery Urban Earth has both indoor and outdoor plants—including veggies!—but specializes in making gardening work in a city.

City People's Garden Store

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Sad news: This longtime garden store is closing because there’s a planned development on the site, and the actual date of its shuttering keeps changing. In the meantime, though, stock up on your soils, pottery, plants, and home goods at least through the end of 2019. After, you can visit the garden section of their mercantile up in the north end.

Cultivate Propagate

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Based in lower Queen Anne (or Uptown, if that’s your thing), Cultivate Propagate specializes in rare and otherwise unique plants, some of which are sold online. If you can’t decide what to get, the staff provides interior plant consultations, too.

Verde & Co

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Yes, it’s mostly a flower shop, but South Lake Union’s Verde & Co also sells little gift-size houseplants—and even has terrarium classes.

Plant Shop Seattle

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This gorgeous, fan favorite plant shop has two locations—one in Capitol Hill and the other in the Central District—both full of all the plants you see on all your favorite design Instagrams, including Plant Shop’s very own account phenomenal account. An incredibly knowledgeable staff can tell you how to get some amazing looks for your home, too.

Glasswing Shop

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In Capitol Hill’s Melrose Market, this high-design boutique shop is perhaps half plants—mostly little baby ones, but with some that make more of a statement, too. You can pick up some handmade pots, home goods, small-label clothing while you’re at it.

Young Flowers

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Like Verde & Co, Young’s started out as primarily a flower shop. Now, it’s as much a succulent shop as it is a florist, with some other common houseplants thrown in. The staff can even arrange your purchases into a pot for you.

Urban Feed and Garden

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This little feed store and nursery in Beacon Hill is fully equipped for not just outdoor homesteads, but fully indoor operations, with a great selection of houseplants (and pretty pottery to go with them!) and pet supplies alike. From that perspective, your apartment’s kind of like a farm, right? Keep an eye out for the adorable shop cats that live here, too.

West Seattle Nursery & Garden Center

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The West Seattle Nursery is a neighborhood institution, and has a nice selection of houseplants, which are restocked every week. Check the satellite building with the coffee shop for the majority of its houseplant selection, plus some local artisan goods. Those with a little outdoor space can browse its massive selection of outdoor plants (including some that work in pots) and garden tools, too.

The Plant Store

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Right on the southern border of Seattle near White Center, this well-curated little shop has a knowledgeable staff and plants for beginners and well-versed horticulturalists alike. Its series of classes are aimed at the indoor gardener, from terrarium-building to winter houseplant keeping.

Urban Sprouts

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Urban Sprouts perhaps stands out from other area nurseries and plant shops with its plant subscription services—but you can head down to the Renton shop for its large selection of houseplants and adorable ceramics.

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Swansons Nursery

Swanson’s has been around for nearly a century—since 1924—and is a Seattle institution. Because it has a massive campus, there’s so much selection here, from giant trees to little air plants. Its selection of pots and other decor is also choice. The nursery also offers multiple classes (and even support over Instagram with a hashtag).

The Palm Room

This design-minded Ballard shop specializes in tropicals, succulents, and nontraditional plants—like marimo and epiphytes—and has detailed care information on its website.

Ravenna Gardens

Ravenna Gardens packs both indoor and outdoor plants into a relatively small (at least, for a full-fledged garden store), greenhouse-like space in University Village—a welcome respite from the vibe of the rest of the mall. It also has a wide selection of cute and offbeat pots.

Urban Earth

Small Fremont nursery Urban Earth has both indoor and outdoor plants—including veggies!—but specializes in making gardening work in a city.

City People's Garden Store

Sad news: This longtime garden store is closing because there’s a planned development on the site, and the actual date of its shuttering keeps changing. In the meantime, though, stock up on your soils, pottery, plants, and home goods at least through the end of 2019. After, you can visit the garden section of their mercantile up in the north end.

Cultivate Propagate

Based in lower Queen Anne (or Uptown, if that’s your thing), Cultivate Propagate specializes in rare and otherwise unique plants, some of which are sold online. If you can’t decide what to get, the staff provides interior plant consultations, too.

Verde & Co

Yes, it’s mostly a flower shop, but South Lake Union’s Verde & Co also sells little gift-size houseplants—and even has terrarium classes.

Plant Shop Seattle

This gorgeous, fan favorite plant shop has two locations—one in Capitol Hill and the other in the Central District—both full of all the plants you see on all your favorite design Instagrams, including Plant Shop’s very own account phenomenal account. An incredibly knowledgeable staff can tell you how to get some amazing looks for your home, too.

Glasswing Shop

In Capitol Hill’s Melrose Market, this high-design boutique shop is perhaps half plants—mostly little baby ones, but with some that make more of a statement, too. You can pick up some handmade pots, home goods, small-label clothing while you’re at it.

Young Flowers

Like Verde & Co, Young’s started out as primarily a flower shop. Now, it’s as much a succulent shop as it is a florist, with some other common houseplants thrown in. The staff can even arrange your purchases into a pot for you.

Urban Feed and Garden

This little feed store and nursery in Beacon Hill is fully equipped for not just outdoor homesteads, but fully indoor operations, with a great selection of houseplants (and pretty pottery to go with them!) and pet supplies alike. From that perspective, your apartment’s kind of like a farm, right? Keep an eye out for the adorable shop cats that live here, too.

West Seattle Nursery & Garden Center

The West Seattle Nursery is a neighborhood institution, and has a nice selection of houseplants, which are restocked every week. Check the satellite building with the coffee shop for the majority of its houseplant selection, plus some local artisan goods. Those with a little outdoor space can browse its massive selection of outdoor plants (including some that work in pots) and garden tools, too.

The Plant Store

Right on the southern border of Seattle near White Center, this well-curated little shop has a knowledgeable staff and plants for beginners and well-versed horticulturalists alike. Its series of classes are aimed at the indoor gardener, from terrarium-building to winter houseplant keeping.

Urban Sprouts

Urban Sprouts perhaps stands out from other area nurseries and plant shops with its plant subscription services—but you can head down to the Renton shop for its large selection of houseplants and adorable ceramics.