Sunnyside Gardens

At the tender of [REDACTED], my interest in the art of home decorating has started to grow. I came out to Sunnyside Gardens for the indoor farmer’s market, but there was only one stall selling actual produced so my attention turned to the store itself.
Long fragrant rows of evergreens in varying heights and species, waiting to be precariously tied to car tops, and then festooned with lights and ornaments that require much bickering over their placement. Boughs of holly, rose hips, and other unidentifiable plant matter to be placed into vases or put on the mantle with candles artfully strewn through. A sea of poinsettias, waves of ivory and pink and red, hoping for a place in a home.* It all smelled very good and looked very pretty. It was also utterly terrifying; I had no idea how to start to decorate my apartment worthy of a Martha Stewart Christmas.
I made my way back there the next day with Sam. I was determined to start with a wreath. Fortunately, they had a very good wreath section where we found a 16″ circle of fir. Check. Found a metal thing that would allow us to hang it from the door. Check. Found spool upon spool of ribbon by the yard but settled for a pre-​made bow. Check. The handmade birch snowmen beckoned to me. Now one of them is sitting pretty on our bookshelf with a little ribbon scarf (I CAN be crafty).
The trip there and back took about an hour with no tears shed, which I consider a victory. Even more so since none of the staff took it upon themselves to say hello or ask if we needed help. Since the prices are not cheap, it would be sensible to make up for it with customer service. Clueless babes in the woods like ourselves would have appreciated it, hence the low rating.
* If you own a cat, don’t get a poinsettia; the flowers are toxic to feline friends. A friend last year lost her kitty after it ate part of one.

The selection and variety is wonderful! Perfect neighborhood location. Ask for Mel, she knows her stuff.

This is a great garden store in a central location. Despite its modest size, they have a really wide selection of plants that are healthy and well cared for. While they are a bit more pricey than say the big box stores, it feels great to support a local business and to get high quality plants. In the end, you save time shopping here because their staff can direct you right to where the plants can be found.

This is a great store than can make a gardener wanna be of most people. The collection of plants and varieties is excellent and the staff is knowledgeable. However, as Sarah P. mentions in her review, I find the items overpriced. The location is very convenient for me so I do end up going here once in a while and always find more than what I need.
Their pottery is very attractive too but ridiculously expensive. Gerten’s is far far away but that’s where I end up going to buy in bulk — their selection and prices are very attractive.

I don’t know much about gardening, and haven’t been to many garden stores in my life. I was going to give Sunnyside 5 stars, but when I saw everyone else’s reviews I realized yeah, maybe it’s a little overpriced, and some of the people working there should know a little more about gardening than they do. But I digress…
I came here with a friend because I wanted to pick some plants out for my room at college (why wouldn’t you want plants in your room?) And I was amazed by the selection! We kept walking and walking and would run into more awesome plants! I couldn’t decide what to buy.
You can buy pre-​potted arrangements of any size. Literally, there was one that looked like it weighed probably 1000 pounds. You can buy decorative trees for your yard. Or you can buy plants for your bedroom.
So I picked out a few plants that I thought were pretty badass, but I wasn’t entirely sure if they would thrive indoors. The lady at the check-​out desk thankfully had the answer to my question. She then directed me to the succulents and other plants that would work better indoors. I picked out an even better plant and was good to go! Super happy with my 2 plants. Although they set me back $ 18, I know it will be a smart investment in the end.

I love the location of this place, but honestly? It’s so hit or miss.
First of all, I bought some herbs here to start my herb garden (indoors due to poor soil in the area and no actual land space). I bought some rosemary that looked great… until I realized it was infected with fungal gnats… which infected all of my other houseplants. Goodbye mint. Goodbye basil. It was nice while it lasted.
The pottery is beautiful and they have decent sales each week, but honestly? I’m just sticking with the farmers market for my plants and herbs.
The service is hit or miss. If you are working in a garden center, is it too much to ask that you know slightly more than I do (a gardening novice at most) about gardening? It is? That’s really too bad…

Why did it take me so long to come here??? I am itching to do some gardening and decided to buy some annuals to at least get my front step urns done. We had a Chinook book coupon and were running errands in the neighborhood. Image if Bachmans and Wagners had a baby … you would get Sunnyside. They have the high end quality you expect from Bachmans but at the reasonable prices you get at Wagners. I ended up getting more annuals than originally planned because they were such good quality and affordable.
However as I said to P, I would still buy mulch elsewhere cause it is cheaper. Definitely plan to go back later in the season.

There seems to be a good variety of plants, but everything seems overpriced. A small arrangement of succulents is $ 40 and a rosemary plant is about $ 9.

I came here today to buy some annuals. They had a beautiful selection of dhalias and gerber daisies. In addition they had succulents. The people here were friendly and the layout was really user friendly. I could spend hours wandering around here and will be visiting again soon.

I live by Sunnyside and would like to be a frequent customer, but I just think it’s overpriced. You can do that when your the only garden center in the prime locale of corner of Edina/​SLP/​SW Minneapolis. BUT, I get lazy sometimes and choose here for convenience. Damn, my laziness always seems to bring me down.
The service is has always been good. Nothing over the top, but I don’t have to wander around aimlessly looking for some help. Husband bought an expensive tangerine flower plant thing (see how good my flora knowledge is?) that died shortly thereafter and they gave him his money back. That makes it A-​OK in my book.