Gray Barn Nursery & Garden Center

I come here every so often, when we need new plants/​shrubs. It’s a wonderful nursery with a huge selection, it’s close to home, and the employees are friendly and knowledgeable. I also enjoy seeing the barn cats.

This place is simply amazing. Awesome selection, decent prices and good customer service. They have every pot you could think of, fountains, statues and more.

I love this place. An excellent selection of shade plants and flowers. Lots and lots of planters as well.
I ask lots of questions about what to plant and where, etc. and the staff is so patient and really helpful.
They have nice quality tools and garden decorations. I like a bit nicer quality tools since it makes the job a bit more fun on those super hot summer days and Grey Barn has that.
My favorite spot on the Eastside!

Pretty nursery. A little overpriced (as are most non chain non big box places). We were able to find some nice blueberry bushes. I would have liked more selection in the fruit tree and bush selection ie no raspberry bushes but maybe they were picked over. I would have liked more selection in the native plant corner but at least they had a selection of natives to choose from.
Friendly if slow service.

Buyer beware! If you are looking for a business that treats customers well when things go wrong then I’d suggest you keep driving to Molbaks or the Bellevue Nursery. I have been shopping at the grey barn every summer for ten years. Two weeks ago on Mothers Day I stopped by (last minute I know) and picked up around 30 flowers. On my last few trips to the Grey Barn I have felt the quality and selection has been slipping… particularly at the prices charged but I was in a hurry. Today I stopped by after calling with 6 flowers that had died (with photos to show they had been planted next to the same exact flower that was healthy). The manager declined to replace them and insisted they had been overwatered… despite the fact that I had photos clearly showing healthy flowers right next to the dead ones. I let them know I would take my business elsewhere from now on… a perfect example of being penny wise but pound foolish.

It looks like it’s been a few years since anyone wrote a review so I thought I’d weigh in. I’ve been shopping at this nursery for about 10 years. They are partnered with Pacific Topsoils, but they are a garden center in their own right. Plenty of tools, gloves, fertilizers and pest control products as well as plants. They stock a lot of the organic products that Home Depot doesn’t, so they’re a great place for that. They also only stock plants that grow well in the colder microclimate of East King County, and they clearly mark what things are annuals. The quality and variety are a step up from Home Depot; closer to Molbak’s but not quite as top tier. Their prices reflect the commitment to quality, but I think it’s worth it because it saves me the drive to Molbak’s when I want something special for the garden. In general the staff is knowledgeable about plants and can provide plenty of suggestions if you describe what your growing conditions are like. The fruit and vegetable stand is no longer there. Instead, they sell fruit and veggie starts out of the structure. Bonus points: they usually have free coffee in the barn; totally hits the spot on a damp spring day.

A nice place to go to get lots of garden ideas. Easy tro get in and out of fast. They have everything you need for a hard days work in the garden. Bought a glow in the dark garden cool stand.

The Gray Barn is sort of a pretty front for Pacific Topsoils… but it really is a good garden center in its own right. They have pretty much everything you could need, from annuals, to perennials, trees, tools, garden décor… and the staff is for the most part knowledgeable and helpful.
In season, they have a produce stand that stocks locally-​grown fruits and vegetables at reasonable prices. They end that season with pumpkins and squash.