Mulkern Landscaping & Nursery

Aloha :-) I am pleased to say that I know Dorothy Mulkern. We recently completed a six-​month Permaculture design course together and throughout that time I came to know her as not only super friendly and insightful about plant knowledge and landscape design but a really cool person in general. All of that aside the reason I am writing this review is because recently my girlfriend Kelly and I had a Permablitz. (Check out PermablitzHI on Facebook) and Dorothy was a critical component to making this blitz happen. We had all of these volunteers and tons of work to do but not much to plant. Dorothy and Mulkern nursery donated over $ 1200 in plant material. From beautiful Monastery bamboo to Golden bamboo as well as some vining flowers, Taro and coffee trees :-). I am truly blown away by her kindness and great spirit. If anybody is looking for bamboo, water plants or any number of other landscaping services I highly recommend you go and visit Mulkern Nursery!!!

Mulkern is a gem hidden in the back of Waimanalo. Had a great time this weekend exploring the nursery grounds. Everywhere we looked there were beautiful water features and gorgeous selection of lilies. I was really impressed by their stone fountain displayed at the entrance, and I am seriously considering making one myself. Dorothy was very friendly, helpful and obviously loves her work. If you are looking for water plants or any other landscaping plants for that matter, support your local businesses and stop by Mulkern for friendly service and great selection.

Went to pick up some Xmas gifts, and they had exactly what I was looking for. Dorothy was very helpful and very knowledgeable. Definitely will be going back :)

I absolutely love this place! Dorothy always help us find the perfect waterlily’s for our home. They are reasonably priced and extremely knowledgeable!

I had landscape consultation and Kevin Mulkern was so personable, very knowledgeable and sent me a comprehensive list of suggestions. I have bought plants from them. I was most impressed after the consultation of how professional he is.

yay, mulkern nursery! you can tell dorothy loves what she does and cares a ton for the well-​being of plants. you can see that just from what they’ve done, or you can pay a visit to the nursery! very knowledgeable and def my go-​to for plants, plant advice, and starting/​renovating gardens!

I am working on my garden in a new home. For now I got a water lily and some other water plants as well as some black taro. I am eying up their magnolia trees and bamboo, so I definitely have plans on returning to this nursery. It is a lovely drive out, wonderful to walk through the plants and a knowledgeable staff ready to help with questions and concerns. I look forward to working with them in the near future!

I came her primarily for water plants (something other than water lilies) because the town plant stores don’t carry much and there isn’t much at the botanical garden plant sales anymore. I was disappointed in the selection and what they had was in poor condition. I don’t know if I was there at a bad time or if the water plants aren’t big sellers. Other than that I recommend coming to the nurseries out here for plants because there is much more variety and the plants are more healthy. Also, the staff at nurseries offer a lot more guidance on what works for your space. I highly recommend checking several places and comparing prices — which can vary considerable from place to place.

The husband’s latest obsession has been building up the fish pond/​aquaponics section at our house. He somehow discovered that Mulkern’s sold water lilies, so one Saturday we adventured in Waimanalo. Once we pulled into the property and parked our car, we were immediately greeted by two employees. One of them showed us all their water lily offerings that were spread throughout the property. They have all kinds of colors of water lilies (magenta, purple, white, etc.). Other various trees/​plants were also for sale. They also have a pretty landscaped area which shows their landscaping skills. The employees seemed knowledgeable and friendly. They were also appreciative that we were shopping locally instead of at a big box store. Good selection, support a local business and check out Mulkern for your plant/​landscaping needs!