Seattle's City People Mercantile for Christmas Shopping

City People’s Mercantile
5440 Sandpoint Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206)524-1200
*Also located in Madison park, along Madison Way, near the arboretum

Seattle residents are known for their fantastic gardens. With a climate that is mild and moist, plants thrive year round in the Pacific Northwest. Knowledgeable Seattleites take advantage of retailers like City People, who specialize in every element of gardening, from the plants themselves, to incredible decorative ornaments. City People provides the highest quality stock, and a friendly and helpful staff that give you great advice.

And if you think that winter is the off season, you are mistaken: Christmas is City People’s big event.

This is a great place to buy that perfect tree, or beautiful, healthy wreaths. The nursery in Sandpoint (which seems to be the least crowded of the two) is huge, but everything is pretty much cleared out for the Christmas stock. They sell beautiful poinsettias in every color that seem to have some kind of super lasting quality - I bought one there that lasted for three years. I have never had another that lasted even three months, no matter how attentive I was with it. I have heard people swear that the trees from City People last a good month longer than anywhere else, so this is a great place for people that like to get their tree in early November - or for people who can’t bring themselves to throw it out until February. Get a hot chocolate or cider from the next-door coffee place, and browse their outdoor selection. There are plenty of trees to choose from, so whether you are looking for the traditional tall and full pine, or something a with a little more personality (the “Christmas bush,” like my mother always buys,) you can probably only make one stop if you look here first. Prices on trees here are pretty much standard: depending on the size, be prepared to spend $75-$150, which seems to be the price you have to pay for a dead plant this days.