Mari’s Urban Garden

I was looking for some houseplants and after visiting a few places and coming up empty, I went to Mari's Urban Garden. A great find. The store is clean, well stocked, well lit and very organized. The staff was helpful and unlike a lot of other shops, ALL the plants were very healthy and well cared for. I didn't see any plants that looked weak or had brown or dying leaves. I left with 3 plants and I'm very happy I went. 👍😉

Mari’s Urban Garden is definitely an oasis in the urban jungle of Kakaako. A tiny lush miniature plant shop with various succulents and tiny plants that will enhance any apartment. The staff was wonderful to work with and very accommodating with my pot exchange when I found out Mehta I bought was the wrong color. Highly recommend for the urban green thumb.👍🏻

When I think “urban,” I think Kakaako. Small-ish condos in tall buildings with lots of light and windows making it challenging to decorate due to lack of wall space. So what do you do? You become a plant parent. If you’re like me and believe your home is where plants go to die, Mari’s Urban Garden is where you need to go to redeem yourself. The staff are so helpful and compassionate towards us plant murderers. They will help you to understand which plants are easy, which window to put them in, how to water them, which ones won’t kill your dog, and they have all kinds of pots, watering tools, fertilizer, even little ring lights to give your plant babies extra luminizing. One of the girls even paints her nails dark green. They are passionate about what they do! What I love the most is that I can go there for small bags of soil rather than the economy bags from Wal-Mart or Home Depot that take up and entire corner of your room. Everything is packaged with urban plant life in mind. Sometimes I just go there to get a little extra oxygen and don’t even buy anything. It’s a safe space. I promise you won’t feel judged.

What a sweet little plant spot! It's in a random one-story strip, but the selection is worth the visit. They have a variety of plants and lots of descriptions. They also have great pottery and other accessories for plants, including other home goods and stationary. It's the perfect place to find a gift for your plant-loving friend. The prices were pretty reasonable, and I was bummed we couldn't take anything home since we were flying back to the mainland.

Upon entry into the bright and clean store with its entrance on Cooke Street, a vertical garden on display, diverted our eyes as we surveyed the store for other small plants. They did an excellent job of displaying the succulents and miniature plants in tasteful planters or terra cotta-like pots. Everyone inside the store observed social distancing while browsing and wore proper face masks. I spoke with one of the workers who shared with me that they'll be offering food sourced from their Mililani farm as soon as they complete setting up their kitchen. Yay! We're now looking forward to fresh-made salads, sandwiches, or maybe flatbreads that we can pick up to-go. Walking into this store with all of the different plants around, I suddenly felt like my lungs were taking in cleaner air and the greenery around had me feeling more enlivened. Welcome to the Kaka'ako neighborhood, and we're looking forward to returning soon.