~0:10 walk from MARTA Bus #21 stop.
They have an okay selection of native plants. Nothing crazy, just kinda normie-fied native plants (coreopsis, aster, buckeye blueberry, blue stem grass, other “mainstream” natives). They did not have Virginia Bluebells or Trumpet Creeper or wild BlackBerry. I don’t think they had native persimmons, paw paws, Jerusalem artichoke, or hazelnut bushes either.
I hate that they still sell English Ivy. That s*** is literally so invasive…
The staff was very friendly and I can tell whoever runs this place is genuinely passionate about plants so that’s great. It’s just that I am staunchly against planting non-natives so I am critical of their focus of plants in general rather than only native plants.
All in all, far better option than garbage like Home Depot or Lowe’s or Pikes but I much prefer Community Foodscapes, the Wylde Center, and dedicated native plant nurseries. Or buy seeds online or collect wild seedheads and grow them yourself.
I believe planting non-natives is eco-colonization and that everyone should only be planting natives. I mean, fuck, we’re going through the 6th Great Extinction right now – can’t believe we’re still buying and planting invasives & foreign plants. It’s so anthropocentric and I have a feeling most people who shop at Garden*Hood are anthropocentric and care more about the flowering/”attractiveness” of the plant vs it’s ecological value. I like nurseries where the people working and visiting there are genuine freaks about native plants.
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