Reviews of local pros in San Antonio, Texas

2nd Visit
Will not be going back. Soil was moldy.
Downgrading review to 2 stars.
Great selection of plants and pots, but supplies were old. (View photo of moldy potting soil). Waste of money.

1st
Excellent assortment of plants and pots. They had plants that Home Depot did not have. The guys working throughout the nursery were knowledgeable and very helpful. Their prices are more on the expensive side. I purchased x2 snake plants ($19.99 each) , a small bag of soil ($15.99), and x1 ceramic pot (39.99) for a total of $103.88 (including tax). You are better off going to home depot or Lowes or HEB for potting soil. They do not offer a military discount.

The young lady checking us out (outside) was quite rude. She was very surly and was not pleasant to interact with.

I found out about this garden and I had to come. They do have two locations, and I went to this location because it was closer to where I live. They do have wagons up at the front, which is pretty awesome for you to take with you walking towards the back while you shop through the garden. They have a great variety of annuals, perennials, indoor plants, outdoor plants, different trees, fruit trees, succulents, and also cacti. I do love the great variety of different soils, potting soils, potting mix, in ground soils, great quality organic like Black Gold that they have, so I was very happy with that. You check out on your way out towards the front; you just raise up and show all the different prices that are written on the flower pots and they’ll tally up your cart and you check out and leave. I think that’s pretty awesome for them to have prices listed written on the bottom of flower pots or on the side of it, that way you don’t have to be searching or trying to figure out what the price of a particular plant is that you want. They did have a great amount of employees walking around throughout the garden, willing and ready to help you.

Lexie was incredibly helpful… I’m new to this plant thing and she walked me through everything I needed to know, and picked out plants that were best for my apartment / daily schedule, etc. they are looking super healthy and I gotta give all my thanks to her.

They've got wide variety of plants and flowers, soils and all kind ardening supplies.
We like it here. It's kind of a one stop shop for our spring time gardening needs.

Alysia is an absolute joy to talk about all things plants! We described to her a space in the yard we were looking to fill, and she made some great recommendations. We picked out a beautiful tree and we're excited to get it planted. We'll be back and will be looking for Alysia among to leaves.

Beware of extremely rude staff!!

My family & I have loved coming here over the years and bought countless plants and trees from here. However, today we interacted with a horrible woman while cashing out. Completely rude to us while being nice to the customers ahead of us. My mom had the guts to call her out, & the woman told her to “just stop talking,” amongst other horrible things. Sad to say we’ll have to find a new nursery to frequent. Be weary of giving them your business.

Visited today, and while the plants aren't yet at their best because we're in winter, it was still a lovely experience! Spoke to a gentleman up front who took plenty of time to discuss with me a moss terrarium I am working on. He was so friendly, knowledgable and polite! I took his advice and got a peperomia for my terrarium and it's beautiful! Lots of lovely merchandise in the store and an amazing selection of herbs and succulents. The best part is probably the shop cat, though! We got to pet him while I spoke with the employee who helped. 10/10 will be returning! 🌱🌼😊🐈

Very good mid summer selections.

Update: Lots of late fall deals.. many fruit trees at 50 percen5 right now.. 11-9-24. New Philodendrons just now being unpackex

Just avoid this place. The plants are sick and infested with worms and aphids. I recently purchased over $100 worth of plants and all but 5 are now dead and I’m fighting an aphid infestation on my house plants now which was brought in on their Anise plant (I’ve never had aphids in my life). The sage had inch worms that were eating holes in the leaves, and the Mexican heather was so rootbound that it died from the base is within 72 hours. I called to see if they could help and I was met with a 45 minute hold and a rude person who said “bring in your receipt and the plants in the original pots. That’s your option.” There are so many lovely nurseries in the area, just go literally anywhere else. I’ve posted pictures of my healthy plants next to the trash they sold me along. worm eaten sage leaves, aphid covered anise leaf which days later turned into a brown mess, and rootbound Mexican heather.

Beautiful grounds and such a lovely selection, grab your coffee and take a nice walk around. The third Saturday Farmers market is also phenomenal!

I had no idea this jewel was sitting right there. So many plants, seeds, soils, pots, and everything you could possibly imagine. Plus! Super friendly service! Almost forgot to mention.. 12 different kinds of sweet pea seeds including many heirloom varieties...can't wait! 🙂

Seriously the best nursery!!! Friendly staff. Healthy, beautiful plants. Great prices! So many lovely options of wonderful plants to take home! Easy, meandering layout, excellent health protocols and an outside check out for purchases! I have been back several times and highly recommend Rainbow Gardens!

I did experience an issue the other day, but it was quickly and professionally rectified. I absolutely love Rainbow Gardens and so does my little one. We got a super neat Kumquat to add to our fruit tree collection! Some of the best tree selections in SA!

Plant paradise. Plain and simple. Staff was very friendly and helpful, selections were endless, and pricing was very fair. Don’t be fooled by the front of the store… this place is MASSIVE once you go in. Cannot wait to go back!

Got a few ideas from my arborist for trees in my backyard. Went to Rainbow Gardens on 9/21/25 to see their stock and get pricing. While there, I asked "Chris" for some input on the specimens I was looking at, and he suggested something i hadn't seen before but fit my requirements better...size, shape, drought and cold tolerance. Blue Point Cypress. It was great conversation, Chris was well-informed and very helpful. In that conversation, I decided on the Blue Points! Thanks, Chris!

Michelle knew exactly what I was looking for and kindly showed me some other options. She has great knowledge as well as a thoughtful personality. Thank you so much for all your help Michelle.

This garden center on Thousand Oaks is very close to my house. I go there year round. Here are some of the items I have found there: water features and pumps, pots, tools, soil conditioners, potting mixes, seeds and lots of native plants. The stag is always available and very helpful.

This place was AWESOME. The staff was so friendly. I have my one year old and they offered so much to make sure he was cool and comfortable. Prices are so amazing that I could afford more than I went in to buy. Highly recommend.

Poor and rude, condescending customer service. Plant variety was great though. Plants are on the smaller side a lot of 1 gallon. A bit hard to find stuff, it's really large inside, kid friendly. The only bad thing is lack of customer service.

5 acres of plants. Very courteous and helpful staff. Recommend to shop the several excellent nurseries in the area, as their inventory and prices are varied.

Fantastic location with an overwhelming amount of inventory. Plants, plants, plants with terrific pricing and service. I was fortunate enough to meet Marshall, one of the owners and his warm greeting and kindness shows he's in the right business. I couldnt recommend Thousand Oaks more and look forward to returning.