Candy Floriculture Pte Ltd - 567 Thomson Rd

One of the lesser visited nurseries in this area because it is located at the end of the road. But this means there is less crowd to jostle with and they have a good selection. They bring in rather exotic plants and I remember there was one from Japan where the flowers look like rabbit faces. The staff is helpful and tells you how and when to water the plants. I think they do workshops on terrariums too!

I’m a little surprised at the bad reviews. This place is amazing! I usually don’t write such a long review, but I need to make sure readers get a fair assessment. 1. Excellent selection: you will find more plant variety here than all the combined nurseries down Thompson road. 2. Many rare plants: I used to travel 15km just to find one particular plant. Candy Floriculture has an exquisite selection under one roof. Most importantly, they were in good condition, much better than those at Goodwood or Far East. 3. Reasonable prices: very affordable, especially when you compare them to Far East Flora, where plants go at a 30% to 50% premium. 4. Friendly and knowledgeable staff: they were patient in helping me choose the best plants, walked me to the cashier and gave me many tips on general care. The customer service was above average during my visit. 5. Cute pets: there was a really cute cat and a very well behaved dog during my visit. Cute animals made the trip extra nicer. Will recommend to friends and family any day! Thank you.

I have no idea about fertilisers. On the shelves are lined with different kinds of fertilisers, liquid or solidified and which is good for plant. Candy's staff asked me to look around while he finds out. He could have directed me to someone else. He even showed me where I could find the plant I wanted and suggested to add new soil. I purchased a pot of plant and a bag of soil. Thank you Candy's staff. Though a simple gesture but you save my time. Thank you. Well done! ? ???

Amazing selection of plants. Here is like a heaven to me even some of the plants I can’t afford but just come here to window shopping is very satisfying. I wish I could work here. The staff was nice because I asked her advice of taking care of plants even I didn’t buy it because I can’t afford it. I will come back to get these pretties home in the future.

Excellent variety of terracotta pots at decent prices, and nice selection of rare plants (albeit these were way overpriced as you can find cheaper on Carousell lol in better conditions and larger sizes than ones offered here). Shop assistant tried to sell me an ailing plant at discount. Worst part was the mosquitoes, I got bitten quite a lot. I think those need to be addressed asap given the current Dengue outbreak.

Did an online purchase with them. My mom love the succulents, thank you! Might consider going down to the actual place to purchase some more.

After searching online for olive plants in Singapore I found this nursery had stocks imported from both Japan and Netherlands. The cultivars are quite different and because I wanted one with a long stem and can be pruned, as well as self-pollinating, for the novelty of it, I took a few hours to select the plant, bought the stand and saucer, and some plant care products, paid for it online to benefit from the lower transport fee ($10 instead of $30). The service and attention given me by staff Bee Yian was superb. I was so excited that they delivered the plant a few hours later but after the delivery personnel had left, I noticed there was a fresh scar on the lower part of the stem I had not noticed before. Immediately I notified the nursery and spoke to an office staff who redirected me back to the floor staff. They offered to exchange the plant and asked me to come back to the nursery to choose a replacement. I altered my schedules and went down back the same day, a couple more hours later. I was casual about it but tired, and decided on the replacement plant, of the same value. Now the first one I loved and did not want to repot it because it had bunches of berries on them. Who would want to shock a plant in that state. The replacement plant on the other hand, I picked a firmer stem and probably older plant, checked and knew it could be repotted. I then went on to locate a pot, found one after a lot of effort and washed it, and with the staff's help assembled the perlite and other potting mix I'll need. They suggested that the repotting be done at my home and I agreed, and there was a $50 charge which they would waive. I said it would not be necessary as I would happily do it myself. Over and above paying $380 for the plant, and with a few dollars credit, the new items came up to $180, and after the credit deduction, about $160-plus. I asked, isn't there going to be any discount for the inconvenience I suffered, and all the effort to patiently reorganise the replacement? It did not seem forthcoming and I felt like a beggar begging for some compassion. Seriously, after spending $432 on a single plant which arrived damaged, they could not even recognise their fault and my inconvenience. I understand if the potting mix was nett (one item had a promo 10%), but at least there should be some discount on the vintage pot, as a gesture of goodwill and token of appreciation for my continued patronage. I was really upset and told them: why would I want to look at the plant everyday and be reminded of this incident where the nursery would not even offer any gesture of goodwill. This left me with an utterly bitter taste. Now, this was with a specialty plant, and I was treated so poorly after received 'damaged goods'. Would you know what type of product and service you will receive from this business? Do they care about their service recovery effort or how customers feel about their buying experience if the joy of getting the plant has been so marred? I don't think I could bear to see the plant or even care for it after such a humiliating and bitter experience at their nursery to be made to feel like a beggar wanting some compassion. UPDATE: Next day, 13 Aug, I spoke with their staff and they apologised and arranged to deliver the replacement plant repotted with my additional purchases, and gave me a token discount on the new items. This, after quite an exchange. But I'm delighted with the new plant and dragon pot.

overall a really nice nursery and they are well organised too! the staff there are friendly with tips on keeping plants and gives good advice to people on watering. i think for those plants that are more deemed as “collector” pieces tend to be priced much higher i feel may not be value for money such as alocasia and certain philodendrons