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Chia Yit Nursery

Another nursery at the Selangor Green Lane that I visited recently is Chia Yit Nursery. I got to know about this nursery from an email blast.



Chia Yit Nursery opens daily from 8.00am to 7.00pm.

Although the racks and shelters are of old materials, the nursery is well kept and tidy. I had a pleasant experience walking around the nursery.

Plant Variety Rating: 4 | There are lots of plants in small pots, hanging from above, on racks, under the racks and in an open space at one end of the nursery.

I spotted some kaempferia pulchra, amaryllis, guzmania, copper leaf plant, clerodendron and hydrangea.



There were a wide range of popular ferns like money plant, alocasia, cordyline, aglaonema, palm, calathea, syngonium, dieffenbachia, dracaena, staghorn fern and spathiphyllum plants.



Plant Condition Rating: 4.5 | All the plants are in pretty good condition especially the green ferns on the racks which are on the right side as you enter the nursery.



Layout Rating: 4.5 | I really like the way all the plants are organised. Those that are placed on racks, hung and below the racks are all neatly arranged. The groupings are very clear and one can browse the plants there easily. The aisles are wide and clear.



Garden Products Rating: 3.75 | There are some garden ornaments, garden accessories, ceramic pots and garden products at one section of the nursery.



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CONTACT DETAILS

Chia Yit Nursery
Lot 64, Jalan Sungai Buloh-Subang
Selangor Green Lane
47000 Sungai Buloh

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Everflora Nursery & Landscape

When I visited this nursery, it was already in the evening and there was a light drizzle. The boss was not around and a worker there greeted me.

Everflora Nursery & Landscape is one of the nurseries along the popular Sungai Buloh stretch that is also known as Selangor Green Lane. It opens from 8.00am to 7.00pm daily.



Plant Variety Rating: 3.5 | Some plants are placed under shelter at the entrance and many shrubs are in the open. There are not many variety of plants around the sheltered area though.

I spotted some aglaonema, rose, croton, dieffenbachia, nong nooch vine, canna, dwarf palm, heliconia, portulaca and bougainvillea.



There were also flowering plants like lantana outside the entrance.

If you walk further into the nursery, you will find lots of young shrubs like snake plant, croton, palm, thuja orientalis, hibiscus, dracaena and amaryllis.



Plant Condition Rating: 3.5 | The plants in the sheltered area are in average condition while the plants in the open are in a good condition.



Layout Rating: 4 | Although the nursery is not so big, they have ample walking space to move about. The plants are arranged in groups, hence it is easy to check them out.



Garden Products Rating: 3 | There are a number of ceramic pots. Fertilisers are available too.



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CONTACT DETAILS

Everflora Nursery & Landscape
Lot 55, Jalan Subang-Sungai Buloh
Selangor Green Lane
47000 Sungai Buloh
Selangor

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Rumput Mutiara Landscape & Nursery

This nursery may not look big from the outside but you will realise that it's actually quite big when you step inside! Rumput Mutiara Landscape & Nursery opens from 9.00am to 6.30pm daily.

The nursery was operating from Balakong for about eight years before moving to its current location some six years ago. The nursery attendant told me that they are a one-stop centre for gardeners.



Here you would find plenty of trees and shrubs displayed right from the entrance to the sheltered premises inside. Amongst them are ficus benjamina, ficus bonsai, bougainvillea, palm, thuja, bucida, yucca and many more.



Plant Variety Rating: 4.5 | There are more than 500 types of plants in this nursery. The bigger trees, shrubs and ground covers are displayed in the open while ferns and climbers are placed undershade.



I saw some lovely thunbergia vine, musseanda, ornamental chilly, lipstick vine, nong nooch vine, allamanda and plume plant.



There are many varieties of croton and green ferns like money plant, cordyline, aglaonema, palm, calathea, syngonium, dieffenbachia, dracaena, staghorn fern and spathiphyllum plants.



They also have attractive flower plants like anthurium, kalanchoe rose, impatiens and roses.



At one place, I saw small pots of cactus, gloxinia and African violets.



Plant Condition Rating: 4 | All plants are in good condition.

I spotted some nice herb plants like polygonum chinense or yin wo yip in the midst of many ornamental plants.



The attendant mentioned that they always stock up festive plants, for example during Chinese New Year you will find many lime trees here. As Christmas is around the corner, I saw many poinsettia plants. Besides that they also have ze ze plants.



Layout Rating: 4 | There are ample walking space and the plants can be browsed easily. But the place is huge and they have plenty of plants, so a type of plant can take up a lot of space. Hence you have to walk a lot to discover all that they have.



There were many young trees and small shrubs that are in very good condition and I am sure that they will do well when brought back to your house :-)



There are lots of bonsai trees as well.



Garden Products Rating: 4 | There are plenty of pots, gravels, slabs, gardening accessories and fertilisers.




The nursery is located along Jalan Serdang Raya and near Astro HQ. Click here for the map.

CONTACT DETAILS

Rumput Mutiara Landscape & Nursery
Lot PT 15093 Jalan SR 8/2
Serdang Raya
43300 Seri Kembangan
Selangor
Tel: 603-8948 5349
Mobile: 6019-622 7068 (Chia Yee Kheong)
Email: rmin88@hotmail.com

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Zenxin Agri-Organic

When I was at Village Grocer at Bangsar Village recently, I stumbled upon a rack of green plants. Village Grocer opens everyday from 8.30am to 10.00pm.

The green was so fresh and nice, just like vegetables. At first I thought that they were edible Dragon Seedlings. But later when I read the poster, I realised that it's an ornamental plant.



The plant is the dragon fruit plant from the Hylocereus undatus family and is said to be an effective bio-purifier. It's not only refreshing and helps to reduce stress, it's also easily grown. So it is really suitable for home and office decorating and serves as a good gift for loved ones.

The two plants below are actually the same plant. Both are at different growth stage. At the beginning, it will have only two leaves. Then as the plant grows, little stems that look like cactus will appear. The bigger the 'cactus' the smaller the leaves till they disappear.



Below are pics of the plant in the various available pot designs.





Plant Condition Rating: 5 | All the plants are in excellent condition. The pots are all placed on a shelf.



Click here for direction to Village Grocer at Bangsar Baru. If you are in the Klang Valley, you can also find this plant at Sweet Pea Floral Studio at Jaya 33. Sweet Pea operates from 9.30am to 9.30pm daily.

Or if you are at Air Hitam in Johor, you can get it at Zenxin Organic Park.

CONTACT DETAILS

ZENXIN Agri-Organic Food (KL) Sdn Bhd
8, Jalan BPU
Bandar Puchong Utama
47100 Puchong
Selangor
Tel: 603-5882 4360 & 4361
Fax: 603-5882 4362
Email: zenxinkl@zenxin.com.my

DRAGON SEEDLINGS RETAILERS:

Village Grocer Sdn Bhd
G1, Ground Floor, Bangsar Village,
1, Jalan Telawi 1,
Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2282 0633
Fax: 603-2284 5633

Sweet Pea Floral Studio (Pics below)
G-17 Ground Floor, Jaya 33,
Jalan Semangat,
46100 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 603-7955 8112 & 8128
Fax: 603-7955 8128

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