Plant Shops and Nurseries in Charlotte
The sun is shining and Charlotteans are ready to enjoy outdoor spaces, like greenways, breweries and more. Looking to bring the outdoors home? Try these Charlotte florists, nurseries and plant shops ready to send you home with some plant babies of your own.
by Jamie Killian
House Plant Shops
Cactus Club
Neighborhood: South End
This mobile plant store with a new brick-and-mortar shop in South End offers a variety of rare plants and cacti. From pop-ups to domestic shipping, Cactus Club is perfect for plant lovers. It's also a great place to source a birthday or housewarming gift.
Concrete Jungle CLT
Neighborhood: South End
This shop collective features dried flowers, house plants and home goods. Featuring local artist, Tayflower, Concrete Jungle has unique floral arrangements that pair perfectly with pots created by Queen City Crete.
Grow
Neighborhood: Camp North End, Davidson
Grow is a local plant store filled with a variety of indoor plants, succulents and gifts for the home. Stop in to shop or join a local meet-up or other event to learn from and meet with local plant experts.
Khali Yoga
Neighborhood: NoDa
Find your center and your greenery at Khali Yoga. Along with workshops, bodywork therapy and yoga, Khali’s shelves are lined with houseplants and succulents, making it easy to match your home space with the zen found in the studio.
Paradiso
Neighborhood: Optimist Park
This plant shop located inside of Optimist Hall showcases a wide variety of unique houseplants as well as gifts from other local businesses and makers, along with advice for caring for your new plant babies.
PlantHouse
Neighborhood: Dilworth
Now with a third location, PlantHouse is changing the way homeowners add green to their homes. They offer house plants, DIY terrariums and workshops on a variety of topics, from creating a moss wall to cultivating bonsai trees.
Plant Therapy
Neighborhood: Matthews
At both local pop-ups and via a vibrant Instagram account, Plant Therapy has a variety of ways to purchase. Additionally, they offer virtual and in-person house calls to help you decide which plants to buy or diagnose and treat your current plants. Here's an extra tip: they offer to plant any purchase for you in the pot of your choice.
Shades of Moss
Neighborhood: Wesley Heights
Schedule an appointment for a potting session to work with a pro and determine the best plant, soil and pot for bringing a little green to your space. Shades of Moss also does house calls, helping to determine the best placement for your new plant buddies.
Verde Tribe Plant Shop
Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood
Located within Charlotte Collective, this small plant shop partners with local artists to create one-of-a-kind containers for their plants.Verde Tribe offers local deliveries as well as shipping within the United States and will also do house calls to diagnose what ails your plant babies.
Nurseries
Blackhawk Hardware
Neighborhood: Myers Park
Blackhawk is a Charlotte staple known for their multi-level hardware store. Their outdoor nursery is equally impressive. They have everything from vegetables and herbs to perennials, annuals and trees.
Campbell’s Greenhouses
Neighborhood: South End
Choose from succulents, house plants, annuals and bonsai trees at this greenhouse and nursery site in South End. They have designers on site to help you curate the perfect plant arrangement as well.
Malone’s Nursery
Neighborhood: North Charlotte
If you’re looking for rare or unique succulents, this is your place. They also have tropical plants, cacti, bonsai trees and air plants packed into this tiny nursery. It’s a hidden gem filled with a ton of variety.
Oakdale Greenhouse
Neighborhood: Wesley Heights
A Charlotte staple for more than forty years, Oakdale Greenhouse has an impressive collection of indoor, outdoor and rare plants. Additionally, they offer plant rentals for events, an affordable option for adding some green to a temporary space.
Renfrow’s Hardware
Neighborhood: Matthews
During peak season (March-May), Renfrow’s Hardware receives new shipments of plants for their greenhouse several times a week, ensuring a wide variety of plants to choose from. While you’re at the store, you can also pick up what you need to plant, water and feed your plants from the hardware store.
Florists
Bloom & Bottle
Neighborhood: Belmont
This unique pairing of brews and blooms makes a great date night spot with bottled beer, wine and craft beers on tap, plus a unique DIY flower workshop where customers can craft bouquets from start to finish.
Bookout Blooms
Neighborhood: South End
This florist offers wedding and event flowers, floral delivery and flower workshops for those looking to DIY. They also offer bi-weekly and monthly flower subscriptions which take the guesswork out of keeping fresh flowers around your business or home.
Charlotte Regional Farmers Market
Neighborhood: Midtown
The Charlotte Regional Farmers Market is open six days a week from May to September and offers fresh cut flowers from local vendors. Several greenhouses also have stalls at the market, selling a wide variety of plants and succulents.
Eucalyptus Blooms
Neighborhood: NoDa
Nothing says self-care like fresh deliveries of lavender and eucalyptus. Eucalyptus Blooms will also deliver bath products and essential oils to complete the “treat yo self” experience.
Exceptional Terrariums
Neighborhood: South End
Specializing in hand-constructed terrariums, Exceptional Terrariums will create a gorgeous terrarium from a variety of cultivated glass containers, or you can bring your own special piece for them to fill. They’re located in Atherton Mill or you can visit their Concord studio. You can also purchase a kit to build your own terrarium at home.
Iris Blossom
Neighborhood: NoDa
Looking for something truly special? IRIS specializes in bespoke arrangements that will take your breath away. Their innovative designs earned them Best Florist from Charlotte Magazine in 2021.
The Blossom Shop
Neighborhood: Dilworth
With two locations–Park Road and off East Morehead Street–The Blossom Shop is a Charlotte staple. They offer unique arrangements and same-day flower delivery.
Midwood Flower Shop
Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood
For over sixty years, Midwood Flower Shop has been delivering fresh arrangements to the Charlotte area. They offer same-day delivery and a wide variety of flowers, plants and succulents.
Nectar
Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood
This boutique florist specializes in weddings and events, including managing on site florals for McGill Rose Garden. They also offer on-site arrangements and floral delivery.
Simpson’s Produce
Neighborhood: Dilworth
Simpson’s is iconic in Charlotte; it transforms from beautiful spring florals and produce to a pumpkin patch and finally, a tree farm, before closing for the winter. Each year, Simpson's Produce opens in April with their usual farm fresh produce, gardening essentials and beautiful bouquets.
