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5 Best Nursery Centers in Abu Dhabi (2026)

Independently ranked by our review of ratings, reviews and reputation · How we chose

Talise Sterling
By Talise Sterling, Goods and Shopping · ✓ Data verified August 2026 · 8 min read

Finding a plant that survives an Abu Dhabi summer is half the job when you're shopping for nursery centers in Abu Dhabi. Between them, the shortlist below has racked up more than 590 Google reviews, and most sit at 4.2 stars or higher, so the real differences come down to what each one actually stocks and whether they deliver.

Short answer: The strongest all-round pick is Gulf Nursery, Al Bahyah Branch (4.3 stars across 230 Google reviews, the most of any nursery centre on this page), a large garden centre with wide plant selection and on-site parking. For online ordering with fast delivery, adplants.com holds the highest rating at 4.8 across 68 reviews. Cool and Cool Flowers and Indoor Plants and the Baniyas branch of Gulf Nursery both add landscaping and garden-maintenance services on top of plant sales.
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Abu Dhabi's Nursery Centres, Side by Side

# Business Rating Reviews Best for
1 Gulf nursery, Al Bahyah Branch 4.3 230 Overall / widest selection View ›
2 Gulf Nursery 4.4 130 Baniyas North / wholesale plants View ›
3 adplants.com 4.8 68 Online ordering / fast delivery View ›
4 Cool and Cool Flowers and Indoor Plants 4.7 71 Landscaping plus plant supply View ›
5 Cosa Garden Center Plants Trading 4.2 99 Shakhbout City shoppers View ›
5 Best Nursery Centers in Abu Dhabi (2026)

Our top picks, reviewed

Gulf nursery, Al Bahyah Branch logo
#1 Overall🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

Gulf nursery, Al Bahyah Branch

4.3230 Google reviews

Gulf Nursery's Al Bahyah branch is a large garden centre set on a farm plot in Al Bahyah, stocking a wide range of indoor and outdoor plants, trees, flowers and pots. Reviewers describe it as one of the bigger nurseries in the Abu Dhabi area, with room to walk between rows of greenery and a dedicated parking area on site. It's open seven days a week, including reduced Friday hours.

What people praise

  • Very wide variety of plants, from common houseplants to rarer trees
  • Prices reviewers call competitive, with some items starting around 1 AED
  • Spacious, well-organized layout with on-site parking
  • Staff described as helpful and knowledgeable

Worth knowing

  • Farm-plot location in Al Bahyah is a longer drive for central Abu Dhabi shoppers
Reputation scorecardrank in Abu Dhabi
Rating4.3 / 5
Review volume230 · 98th
Confidencemoderate
Recency3 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown57% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: It's the most-reviewed nursery on this page by a wide margin and the best fit if you want to browse a large stock in person before you buy. If you're closer to Baniyas, the other Gulf Nursery branch below may be more convenient.

مزرعة رقم 1 - Al Bahyah - Al Bahyah Farms 1 - Abu Dhabi

Gulf Nursery logo
#2🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

Gulf Nursery

4.4130 Google reviews

This Gulf Nursery location sits on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Street in Baniyas North, a separate branch from the Al Bahyah location above. Google lists it as both a plant nursery and a wholesale plant nursery, and reviewers describe a broad range of flowering plants, vegetables and outdoor greenery alongside home delivery. It's been operating in the area since 2003.

What people praise

  • Broad variety of flowers, vegetables and both indoor and outdoor plants
  • Home delivery available
  • Reviewers mention discounts of 5 to 10 percent on purchases
  • Free on-site parking

Worth knowing

  • Vegetable-plant selection called limited by at least one reviewer
  • Shorter midday and Friday hours than the Al Bahyah branch
Reputation scorecardrank in Abu Dhabi
Rating4.4 / 5
Review volume130 · 93th
Confidencemoderate
Recency7 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown69% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The Baniyas North branch, not to be confused with the Al Bahyah location above, edges out on rating and is a solid pick if you're near Baniyas or want wholesale-style variety and home delivery.

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum St - Al Mizn - Baniyas North - Abu Dhabi

adplants.com logo
#3🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

adplants.com

4.868 Google reviews

adplants.com is a Mina Souk based plant retailer that sells indoor and outdoor plants, planters and landscaping and plant-maintenance services both in-store and through its own website. It stocks houseplants, fruit trees, succulents and ceramic planters, and offers interiorscaping, garden maintenance and plant-rental services for events and offices. Reviewers regularly mention same-day or next-day delivery arranged over WhatsApp.

What people praise

  • Highest rating on this page, at 4.8
  • Online ordering with delivery, sometimes within a couple of hours
  • Wide range of indoor plants and ceramic planters
  • Staff responsive over WhatsApp for questions and repotting requests

Worth knowing

  • Smaller review base than the two Gulf Nursery branches
Reputation scorecardrank in Abu Dhabi
Rating4.8 / 5
Review volume68 · 78th
Confidenceearly
Recency3 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown82% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The rating leader here, and the clear choice if you'd rather order plants online than walk a garden centre floor. Its site also serves Dubai customers, so double-check delivery coverage for your Abu Dhabi address.

Mina Souk - Sultan Bin Zayed the First St - Zayed Port - Harbour - Abu Dhabi

Cool and Cool Flowers and Indoor Plants logo
#4🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

Cool and Cool Flowers and Indoor Plants

4.771 Google reviews

Cool and Cool Flowers and Indoor Plants, based in Mina Souk's Freezone area, combines a plant and flower shop with landscaping and garden-maintenance services. Google categorizes it as a landscaper as well as a garden centre and plant nursery, and its own site describes supplying indoor and outdoor plants for homes, offices, weddings and events across Abu Dhabi. Reviewers point to its botanists and ongoing plant-care advice alongside the shop itself.

What people praise

  • Staff described as knowledgeable botanists who give plant-care advice
  • Combines plant sales with landscape installation and maintenance
  • Reviewers call pricing cost-effective and communication clear
  • Wide selection of flowers and indoor plants

Worth knowing

  • Fewer recent reviews than the top two picks, with several dating back several years
Reputation scorecardrank in Abu Dhabi
Rating4.7 / 5
Review volume71 · 83th
Confidenceearly
Recency8 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown86% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The pick if you need more than plants, such as landscaping installation or ongoing garden maintenance alongside the purchase.

Mina Souk - شارع سلطان بن زايد الأول - Zayed Port - Freezone - Abu Dhabi

Cosa Garden Center Plants Trading logo
#5🕑 Open 7 days

Cosa Garden Center Plants Trading

4.299 Google reviews

Cosa Garden Center Plants Trading is a garden centre in Shakhbout City stocking indoor and outdoor plants. Reviewers describe a well-displayed, varied selection and note it fills a gap for plant shopping in that part of Abu Dhabi, since options are thinner outside the central nurseries.

What people praise

  • Convenient option for Shakhbout City and surrounding areas
  • Reviewers call the collection well displayed and varied
  • Staff described as helpful with plant selection

Worth knowing

  • One reviewer reports poor advice on outdoor trees for direct sun exposure
  • No listed website, so calling ahead is the best way to check stock
  • Limited parking directly outside the shop, per one reviewer
Reputation scorecardrank in Abu Dhabi
Rating4.2 / 5
Review volume99 · 88th
Confidenceearly
Recency8 weeks ago
Info completenessphone · hours
Rating breakdown56% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: It ranks last on this page mainly on rating, not reach. It's still a fair local option if you're in Shakhbout City and don't want to cross town, but ask specific questions about plant suitability before you buy.

50 St - Shakhbout City - MSH17 - Abu Dhabi

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How we score

Every number on this page is computed from public Google data on the date shown, not from opinion or payment. Rating is the business’s live Google star average. Review volume is how many customers have rated them, ranked against other Abu Dhabi nursery centres. Confidence weighs the rating by that volume, so a strong average from hundreds of reviewers carries more weight than the same average from a handful. Recency reflects how recently customers are still leaving reviews. No business can pay to change these numbers.

How much do plants cost at a nursery centre in Abu Dhabi? (2026)

Prices at Abu Dhabi nurseries vary widely by plant size, species and whether it’s a common houseplant or an imported specimen tree. We don’t have a verified, city-wide price table for this category, so we’re not publishing one rather than guess. As a rule, indoor pots and small succulents sit at the low end, mature trees and rare varieties cost the most, and delivery, repotting or landscaping add-ons are usually priced separately. Ask each nursery for its current price list and any delivery minimum before you order.

Serving Abu Dhabi and the wider emirate

The nurseries above cover Abu Dhabi city and outlying areas including Al Bahyah, Baniyas North, Mina Souk, Zayed Port and Shakhbout City, with several offering home delivery beyond their own neighborhood. Searching for a plant nursery near me? Every listing below shows a live phone number and directions so you can reach the closest option fast.

What to ask before you buy from a nursery centre

  • Do you deliver, and is there a minimum order or delivery fee?
  • Will these plants survive full outdoor sun and Abu Dhabi summer heat?
  • Do you offer repotting or planting as part of the purchase?
  • Is there a guarantee or replacement policy if a plant doesn’t take?
  • Do you offer landscaping or ongoing maintenance if I need more than plants?
  • What’s the best way to reach you, phone, WhatsApp or in person?

Frequently asked questions

How did you choose these nursery centres?

We started from plant and garden nurseries in Abu Dhabi with a public Google presence, then ranked by rating, review volume, consistency, and recency. See How we score above.

Are these rankings paid?

No. Rankings come from the public Google data in the scorecard. A business can pay to be a Featured Partner, which adds a badge and top placement, but that never changes another business’s score or position on the underlying data.

How often is this updated?

The data carries a verified date (August 2026 on this page). We refresh listings periodically so ratings and review counts stay current.

Is this page about childcare nurseries or plant nurseries?

Plant nurseries. Every business on this page sells plants, trees and garden supplies, not childcare or early-years education. If you’re looking for a preschool or nursery school in Abu Dhabi, this isn’t the right page.

Do Abu Dhabi nurseries deliver plants to your home?

Several do, including adplants.com and the Baniyas North branch of Gulf Nursery. Confirm delivery coverage and any fee when you order.

Which plants survive best outdoors in Abu Dhabi?

Ask the nursery directly, staff at these shops routinely advise on heat- and sun-tolerant species for local gardens. One reviewer on this page notes a bad outcome from planting a species unsuited to full direct sun, so it’s worth asking specifically about your spot’s exposure.

The bottom line

For most Abu Dhabi shoppers, the Al Bahyah branch of Gulf Nursery is the safest default on sheer selection and proven track record, while adplants.com is the better call if you’d rather order online and have plants delivered. Whichever you choose, confirm plant suitability for outdoor heat before you buy.

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