Planning Now, Butterflies Later
Prepping for a gloriously bloom filled spring starts early in Tampa. You’ve probably heard the adage about pruning your crepe myrtles on Super Bowl Sunday. South Tampa has incredibly wonderful garden shops: Bayshore Market is located in a historic building, Leafy Luv is internet famous, Little Red Wagon focuses on native plants and butterflies—there’s something magical to discover in each little nursery.
Bayshore Market
5025 BAYSHORE BLVD
“Bayshore Market is a Tampa gem in a historic building. They have hundreds of plants and flowers and local, organic produce, coffee and honey. Love the orchid sanctuary! Simply walking through the market will make you feel happy.”
Bloom
3005 S MACDILL AVE
“Magical little garden shop packed with well-known and hard-to-find plants. A blissful botanical experience with friendly staff. Prices are better than big box stores and quality outmatches them by far. We got a milkweed for our butterfly garden.”
Earl’s Garden Shop
3627 S WESTSHORE BLVD
“Beautiful selection of healthy indoor/outdoor plants and a ton of gorgeous pots. Seedlings of basil, lettuces, kale, and cauliflower and hydroponics of every shape and size. Highly recommend for mushroom compost and growing tips!”
Leafy Luv Affair
1623 W SNOW CIR
“Slice of heaven! Very different plants from what you’ll find anywhere else. We've bought small and large plants, but our prized possessions are three yucca and two spiral cacti. The service is dynamite and the folks are knowledgeable.”
Little Red Wagon
4113 HENDERSON BLVD
“Cute little garden shop with host and nectar plants and flowers. There is a room dedicated to education about and preservation of butterflies. Outdoors, there’s a wide variety of plants specifically chosen for your butterfly garden.”
Sprout Gardening
5110 S MACDILL AVE
“The store is beautiful and Amy is incredibly knowledgeable. I've had plants from her that last for years. I can't get enough of the unusual containers and house plants. Her orchids are the only ones I've found that bloom again and again.”
