Lowlands Nursery, Gowanus Canal Conservancy

The Lowlands Nursery offers plants that are well-adapted to the urban conditions of Gowanus, celebrating the local ecosystem while educating and engaging the community in environmental stewardship.

Our plant inventory centers on native urban-adapted plants, which we sell to individuals, civic institutions, and landscape designers. Our mission-driven nursery supports stewardship of the Gowanus lowlands by providing plant material for installations and engaging students and volunteers in direct plant care. All proceeds support Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s mission-based programs.

Lowlands Nursery, Gowanus Canal Conservancy is one of the plant nurseries listed in Brooklyn, New York. The business is registered at 25 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip.

Garden centers and plant nurseries sell annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, vegetables and houseplants, along with soil, mulch, fertilizer, pots and tools. Independent nurseries often grow part of their own stock and carry varieties that do well in the local climate, while big-box garden departments compete on price for common plants. Wholesale nurseries and growers sell to landscapers and sometimes to the public at volume prices; tree nurseries sell balled-and-burlapped and container trees and can deliver and plant large specimens. Specialty growers focus on bonsai, cactus and succulents, orchids or native plants, and hydroponics stores sell lights, nutrients and systems for growing indoors.

Hours are published for 2 days a week. On most of those days it is open 11 am–4 pm. It is closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Lowlands Nursery, Gowanus Canal Conservancy at (718) 541-4378; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, gowanuscanalconservancy.org.

Customers rate it 5.0 out of 5 on Google across 7 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded plant nurseries in Brooklyn.

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