Soil Service Nursery

Full-service retail garden center. Top products: annuals, perennials, houseplants, herbs, vegetable starts. Founded in 1934, Soil Service Garden Center and Nursery is a long-standing horticultural landmark in South Kansas City. Serving the local metro area for nearly a century, the business functions as a comprehensive retail destination for gardening enthusiasts and homeowners. Their operations include a dedicated nursery area that receives daily fresh plant shipments from March through October, featuring a diverse inventory of annuals, perennials, tropicals, herbs, fruits, vegetables, and groundcovers. Beyond plant sales, Soil Service operates as a specialized garden store providing a broad range of horticultural supplies, including pest control, organic gardening amendments, and decorative ceramic pottery. The business emphasizes customer education and professional design support, offering assistance with container gardening, square foot gardening, and site-specific landscape planning based on light and drainage requirements. With two distinct locations—a dedicated nursery and a garden center—they provide a highly accessible shopping experience supported by an experienced staff trained in plant health and garden maintenance.