Looking for indoor plants in Dallas? You can grab a pothos at a big box store, but a local shop will usually tell you which plant will actually live in your apartment. Here are four Dallas shops where you can walk in and buy houseplants: two small shops built around indoor plants, a large indoor plant nursery and a neighborhood garden center that carries them alongside everything else.
Every name and address below was checked against at least two public sources, including each shop's own website and its map listing. Hours change with the seasons, so check before you go.
Shops built around indoor plants
Sunshine Bonsai, Plants & Gifts
7118 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231 · Upper Greenville Website: sunshine-midtown.com
The little yellow house on upper Greenville Avenue has sold bonsai and houseplants at the same spot for 57 years. (Map apps list it as Sunshine Miniature Trees.) It carries more than a dozen types of bonsai at a range of prices, and the shop is packed with houseplants in different sizes for different light. There is also a greenhouse and garden out back, plus a small gift area with books, teas and teapots. Its map listing says it is open 9 am to 6 pm, seven days a week.
Pita's Planters
9540 Casa Linda Plaza, Suite 294G, Dallas, TX 75218 · Casa Linda Plaza, East Dallas Website: pitasplanters.com
A small, locally owned shop that started in 2019 as a plant shop on wheels and opened its Casa Linda Plaza store in November 2023. It carries common and rare houseplants, handmade pots and plant-themed gifts. If you find pests on a new plant, you can bring it back within 7 days for a refund or exchange. The shop is open Friday through Sunday only: 11 am to 6 pm Friday, 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and 11 am to 4 pm Sunday.
Nurseries and garden centers with indoor plants
Plantkeeper
2211 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75208 · North Beckley Avenue, west of the Trinity River Website: plantkeeperinc.com
Plantkeeper has supplied indoor plants to Dallas offices, hotels and homes since 1975, and its greenhouse is now open to the public. It calls itself the largest indoor tropical nursery in North Texas, and it carries hundreds of plants, from small tabletop plants like aglaonemas, bromeliads and orchids to palms, fiddle leaf figs and floor-size trees. It also sells pots and plant care products, and online orders can be picked up at the greenhouse or delivered in Dallas-Fort Worth. Its hours differ between sources, especially on weekends, so check its website or call ahead before you go.
Walton's Garden Center
8652 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218 · Garland Road, East Dallas Website: waltonsgarden.com
A family-owned garden center that Chuck Walton opened in 1986. Along with outdoor plants, pottery and fountains, Walton's sells houseplants, and its online plant library has a section just for them. It also stocks organic plant care products, and staff can help figure out what is wrong with a sick plant. The website notes that hours vary with weather and season, so call ahead.
Before you buy
- Know your light. Note which way your windows face and how many hours of direct sun they get. Staff can pick a much better plant with that one fact.
- Ask about pets. Some common houseplants are not safe for cats and dogs. Ask before you buy if you have pets.
- Check for pests. Look under the leaves and at the soil before you buy, and keep a new plant away from your others for a week or two.
- Ask about repotting. Many plants come in plastic nursery pots. Ask whether to repot now or wait a few weeks.
- Protect it on the drive home. A box keeps the pot upright. In cold weather, wrap the plant and go straight home, since most houseplants are tropical.
A simple plant run
Pita's Planters and Walton's Garden Center are both on the Garland Road side of East Dallas, so you can pair them on a weekend, since Pita's is open Friday through Sunday. Sunshine on upper Greenville Avenue and Plantkeeper on North Beckley Avenue are farther west, and both are open on weekdays.
For more Dallas nurseries and houseplant boutiques, see our guide to Dallas plant shops and nurseries.
Why buy houseplants from a local shop?
Local plant shops know their plants one by one. They can tell you what came in this week, what handles low light and what to do when leaves start to yellow. That advice is often the difference between a plant that lasts a month and one that lasts for years.
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