Welcome To The Arbor Gate
The Arbor Gate, way more than a garden center and plant nursery, is quite literally an inspired collection that includes unusual plants, artisan-created decorative pieces, and a constantly changing array of items that bring beauty, comfort, and even flavor to the home and garden.
The Gate (as it’s fondly called) is your entry to our symphony of color, fragrance, form, and function that can infuse your indoor and outdoor living spaces with personal warmth and beauty.
Plants are our passion – regardless of your primary aim when you visit us, you’ll find yourself surrounded by magnificent display gardens that can’t help but inspire your creativity. And because the Arbor Gate family includes so many experienced and dedicated gardeners and plant experts, your questions will be answered with an unusual depth of knowledge and know-how.
We look forward to helping you achieve your own vision, whether you come to The Arbor Gate for information, inspiration, or both.
Join us and our dragonflies — take an ordinary journey to an extraordinary place!
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Latests Posts
Houston Urban Food Production Conference
Conserving Water and Growing Beautiful Roses!
“Rainwater Harvesting and Water Conservation” is the topic of the Houston Rose Society meeting, August 10, 2017, 7:30 PM at the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion, 1500 Hermann Drive, Houston 77004. The parking…
Tomato Report 2017
This has been a good year for tomatoes in South Central Texas. Almost too good —90 plus varieties and tomatoes everywhere. They’re on the cabinets, ice chests, lawn furniture, the kitchen island…
Plant Nursery
You’ll find the plant selection here at The Arbor Gate to be incredibly diverse!
One of our specialties is roses. The year we offer will over 100 varieties of antique, old and own root roses. The roses have been around for generations, and for good reason! Disease and pest resistant, these varieties require little care and will be highlights in your garden for years to come. In addition, we carry all the Earthkind varieties, which have been extensively tested by Texas A&M University for hardiness, long bloom time, and easy care.
Our display gardens showcase our plants in natural settings. Wondering what herbs grow in Texas? Looking for that cottage garden look? Think you have too much shade to get color?
Gift Shops
Our original shop, entered as soon as you pass through our signature arbor, carries anything and everything for the discerning gardener. Here you’ll find fertilizers, soil amendments, lawn products, garden hats, gloves, and gardening books.
A short stroll through our gardens brings you to The Arbor Gate too!, a treasure trove of amenities for enhancing the hospitable home. This delightful 1930’s frame house, discovered in the Houston Heights and moved to The Arbor Gate in the late 1990’s, is surrounded on all sides by stunning display gardens. The house, beautifully renovated, provides a unique environment that’s sure to stimulate your creativity and imagination.
Picks
It’s Garlic Planting Season!
October is the perfect time for Texans to plant spring-flowering bulbs. It's also the right time to add garlic to the garden for fresh garlic in the coming year. Garlic is divided... Read More >
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
The Arbor Gate's monthly 'Herb Picks' for 2014 honor the memory of Madalene Hill and celebrate her pioneering work in bringing herbs to all the gardeners of the Gulf South (and beyond).... Read More >
Onion Chives
A must in any cook�s garden, onion chives impart a delicate onion-type flavor to foods. Since cooking usually destroys the flavor, as with many culinary herbs, finely chopped raw onion chives are... Read More >
Giant Blue Walking Iris – Neomarica caerrulea ‘Regina’
This "cousin" of Blue Walking Iris creates a beautiful vertical accent, forming clumps that average 4' tall. Green sword-like foliage with 3" wide violet-blue flowers that appear above the leaves in early... Read More >
