What's New, Local & Timely at Moana Nursery
What's New??? What Isn't? The pandemic has changed everything but our commitment to provide the best high desert products and services; and we are still trying to live up to ... Better Plants. Better Advice. Better Results. For our customers and our team, we have embraced all precautions!!!
We have launched our online shopping (https://store.moananursery.com/) with curbside pickup and local delivery and we are fully stocked at all three locations including Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shops and Greenhouses packed with Indoor Plants. Yes, we still feature our full-service Florist at Moana Lane & our Landscape Rock Superstore (Moana Rock).
We are proud of our new, bigger and better Sparks Garden Center & Greenhouse and this year it is even more our showcase. 2021 will bring a continuation of our efforts to turn our "high desert advice" into VIDEOS ... yes, we have fact sheets, Plant Finder and information all over this website that is specific to where we live; because, we all know that information obtained nationally or from California is not necessarily accurate for our high desert gardening & landscaping. Now, we are turning our high desert advice into videos too. Take a look here! We will be working in 2021 to grow this library of videos to provide another source of local information and to make our promise come alive ... Better Plants. Better Advice. Better Results.
In 2021 we will continue the roll-out of a full line of Moana-Grown perennials with smart & informative tag instructions for healthy gardening (easy to use/access QR codes too). Everyday lower pricing on many products and, of course, more savings for our Rewards Program members in 2021. In fact, our Moana Grown for the high desert plants will now feature substantially better plant tags & information as we roll-out this new initiative. You will begin seeing our containers change too.
Our newest and exclusive tool for identifying high desert plants and their important characteristics ... Plant Finder is now available here! Information obtained on plants from non-local sources is often incorrect for our environment & geography. Get the real scoop and personalize the information you need.
The 2021 Rewards Program with over 41,000 local household members feature great savings for our customers; qualifying members get cash certificates & more ... purchases can be rewarding ... see how. 2021 improved Rewards program ... see it here. For the 13th year in a row, Moana Nursery has achieved its own reward ... picked from among thousands by industry experts as a top 100 garden center nationwide (#20). But, most importantly, we were again voted as the BEST local garden center ... where we live! Thank You! We also were voted BEST Landscape company!
2021 is our 54th year in Reno/Sparks ... Thank You! As a locally owned, hometown business, our friends are our customers and we know we are still in business because of you! In 2021, we have plans for a year that will offer significant value to our customers - - plus Rewards too ... see all the current savings here. And, with our Sparks Greenhouse & Garden Center on Pyramid Way, we have expanded our newest business to compliment our outdoors focus ... Interior Plant Design & Maintenance Services (view more here). Finally, we can offer our "friends" services to provide beauty and clean air indoors too. And, this service also includes beautiful container & gardens professionally installed for indoor and outdoor impact. See the flyer here. See our full list of Services offered below.
Our landscape maintenance staff has put together for a comprehensive calendar of when maintenance tasks should be performed. Our high desert experience has shown that "instructions" without the benefit of local knowledge are most times wrong. And, a new manual of specific and relevant maintenance activities is now given out at the completion of each landscape services project. To view the calendar or "The Essential Maintenance Manual" see our Landscape Services home page. Plus, come see our selection of high desert approved, water-wise and drought tolerant landscape plants.
New gift and garden essential products and a full line of Gardner & Bloome organic products (G&B Organics) & Bonide recommended best products for the high desert.
- An expanded & complete bird and nature center is now at each of our garden center nursery locations ... visit our Wild Birds home page or go right to our Wild Birds website ... and make your backyard come alive!
- Get our latest On-Sale or E-Blast Specials Here! It has up-to-date specials & deals year round ... to go with in-store specials.
- Click here for timely, local, gardening tips!
- Reward yourself with our valuable shopping incentives ... see Moana's Rewards program here!
- Pyramid Way & Sparks now has an improved Moana Nursery Garden Center.
- No watering, always beautiful & little maintenance ... residential EasyTurf by FieldTurf is the superior artificial turf for play areas, putting greens, dog runs, patio areas and more ...let us provide you with a quote! It drains.
- Get our high desert vegetable calendar here in Excel or here as a pdf file.
- Get our Proper Tree Maintenance one page reminder here.
- Take a look at our high desert landscape maintenance calendar for assistance.
- Sign up for our newsletters ...one for the birds and one for gardening & loandscaping.
Moana’s Helpful Services ... Ask Us!
Florist Services & Delivery Worldwide
At-Your Site Horticulture Consulting
Landscape Design, Estimating & Installation
Professional Planting & Delivery
Residential & Commercial Maintenance
Delivery & Spreading-Rock, Soil, Sand & Mulch
Interior Plant Design & Maintenance
Irrigation Installation, Repair, Optimization
Irrigation Shut Down and Turn On
Outdoor & Interior Container Installation & Care
Flower & Edible Garden Installation
Spring & Winter Landscape Clean-Up
Restoration and Fire Remediation
Water Feature Installation & Servicing
Hydroseeding & Revegetation
FieldTurf Installation & Maintenance
Indoor Plant Container Re-Potting
Moana Nursery has more highly trained high-desert certified nursery graduates than all box stores, discount stores & garden centers in Reno/Sparks COMBINED!
Did You Know?
Tuesday is a special day at all three Moana Nursery/Wild Birds Unlimited retail locations. We call it Senior and Military Tuesday ... show your appropriate ID and if you are 65 or older, or if you are a current member of any branch of our armed services, we are pleased to take an additional 10% off your total purchase.
Tuesday is the day we honor our seniors and our military volunteers; we appreciate your service to our country.
Moana Rock is the Landscape Rock Superstore; it offers weekend deliveries of rock, soil, sand, mulch, boulders, natural stone ... with faux rocks, cored basalt water features and specialized rock spreading & placing equipment ... or pick it up at our South Virginia yard. At right ,,, faux boulders for cover-up and water features.
How Much Water??? (a question we are asked often)
The answer to that question is ... you need to water enough to keep the soil evenly moist. With our warm and windy weather and especially for new plantings, that may mean every day but probably not. Until you get a good feel for how much water your plants need, the best thing to do is to gently poke around the soil just below the surface and adjacent to the root ball. The soil just outside the root ball should be moist but not wet. If you were to grab a handful it would clump together when squeezed but not drip any water. Factors such as sun exposure, wind, soil conditions and your irrigation method will all influence the water frequency needed. Eventually infrequent but deep watering will keep your plants healthy but until they develop an established root system you will need to monitor them closely.

Jan 26
Now Is The Time For Spring Planning - Your Landscape/Garden
Winter is definitely the time to PLAN! Gardens or Landscape, Add, or refresh; seed starting on sale and click Spring pic for DIY Landscape Design.

Jan 22
Reminder! We Grow High Desert Tough Plants - - Not So New News!
There are plants ... and then there are HighDesert, MoanaGrown Trees, Shrubs & Perennials! Proud to feature our Team, skillful farming and wonderful plants!

Jan 5
Winter Landscapes Come Alive, Freshest Bird Seed in Town, Shop Online
Videos, Fact Sheets, Plant Finder & More. Explore our website resources; enjoy your backyard birds, healthy inside plants, flowers & planning tools.

Jan 1
Make Your Landscape Come Alive - Especially in Winter
See www.WBU.com/reno - all about our local birds; make your backyard come alive. Freshest bird seed in town at Moana.

Jan 1
Click Yellow Leaf Above for Exclusive High Desert Plant Finder
Plan/Plant NOW! DIY or Expert help for your next landscape/garden project. Start with Plant Doctors & Plant Finder, then click pic for DIY Landscape help.

Jan 1
Landscape Rock Superstore - Construction & Garden Too!
Yes, if you can buy rock, soil, sand, bark, compost, etc. in bulk it is less expensive picked up and/or we can deliver ... (775) 825-0602 ext. 219 at S. Virginia St.

Jan 1
Voted Best Locally & Top 25 Nationally ... Reason Why?
Better Plants. Better Advice. Better Results. Our plants can survive the high desert because we select/grow them tough ... not fast ... and not in California!

Jan 1
How to Choose the Right Tree
With so much to consider when choosing the right tree for your space, we're here to help walk you through the decision process. Click for short video.

Jan 1
Winter Watering in our High Desert, Dry Climate
Watering in the winter is crucial to keeping plants alive and healthy in the high desert. Learn why and when to water in the cold season.