The Sill
4.5/5 from 1,284 reviews on Sitejabber
Houseplants, Gifts, Outdoor & garden
New York-founded houseplant brand known for design-led plants in ceramic planters.
Independent plant buying guide
Find the right plant, and the best place to buy it.
Honest buying guides for 63 popular houseplants, care advice backed by the ASPCA and university extension services, and the online shops we have checked.
Find your plant Best places to buy
✓ 48 US shops compared✓ Pet safety from the ASPCA✓ No paid placements
Top picks: highest-rated online plant shops
Shops with 100+ reviews on independent review sites, sorted by rating weighted by review count (checked 21 October 2026). How we rank.
Trees.com (formerly Fast Growing Trees)
4.3/5 from 32,971 reviews on Sitejabber
Trees, Outdoor & garden, Houseplants
Large online nursery for trees, shrubs and some indoor plants; rebranded from FastGrowingTrees.com.
ProFlowers
3.8/5 from 2,287 reviews on Sitejabber
Gifts
Flower delivery service with a plant gift line.
Shop by need
Pet-Safe Plants25 plants →
Low-Light Plants12 plants →Plants for Beginners24 plants →'Air-Purifying' Plants: The Honest Version6 plants →Large Indoor Plants18 plants →
Plants That Make Good Gifts24 plants →Office and Desk Plants26 plants →Hanging Plants11 plants →Best Plants for the Bedroom11 plants →
Indoor Trees18 plants →Popular plants to buy online
MonsteraMonstera deliciosaBright indirect lightNot pet-safeEasySnake PlantDracaena trifasciataLow lightNot pet-safeEasy
ZZ PlantZamioculcas zamiifoliaLow lightNot pet-safeEasyFiddle Leaf FigFicus lyrataBright indirect lightNot pet-safeChallengingPothosEpipremnum aureumMedium lightNot pet-safeEasyPeace LilySpathiphyllumMedium lightNot pet-safeEasy
Money TreePachira aquaticaMedium lightPet-safeEasyBird of ParadiseStrelitzia reginae / S. nicolaiBright + some sun lightNot pet-safeModeratePlant photos from Wikimedia Commons: photo credits.
Starter books for new plant owners
How Not to Kill Your Houseplant (New Edition)
by Veronica Peerless
Survival tips for the “horticulturally challenged”, covering 119 popular houseplants. A good first book.
View on AmazonPlantopedia: The Definitive Guide to Houseplants
by Lauren Camilleri & Sophia Kaplan
A large illustrated houseplant encyclopedia; handy for putting a name to a plant. Many reviewers mention buying it as a gift.
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