Heritage Farm and Garden

Heritage Farm and Market (Formerly Martin Viette Nursery) is neither a farm, nor a market, but it's not your typical garden center either.  This sprawling, wide open gardener's paradise has, literally, everything.
If they don't have it, they can get it. Trees, shrubs, perennials, border plants, ornamentals and of course annuals. All the in-season staples are found, along with exciting new hybrids or hardier varieties of favorites that will stand up to our local climate. Visitors can find patio furniture, fountains, planters, outdoor decor and every kind of garden supply imaginable, from gloves to bone meal.
Their staff are generally trained in horticulture, and willing to help with advice on selection, guidance on soil and shade conditions or diagnostics when something isn't right.
In addition to the quality of the experience, it really is a lovely trip to make on Long Island's picturesque north shore. 4 stars just because things can be a bit pricey, which with the quality and all this service really comes as no surprise.

After driving past this past 1000s of times going back and forth between Ouster Bay and Locust Valley
, we stopped by today because I decided I wanted a Christmas Amaryllis on a whim. What a gorgeous place! So many cute Christmas decorations, plants and other gorgeous home goods. It was like a winter oasis on an otherwise dreary and muddy day. And YES I found my amaryllis and some other stuff as well! No more passing by without stopping in.

Rude staff members. Will not be spending my mother there.
Will not be going back to this nursery

Came to Heritage to look for a Christmas tree. I was pretty underwhelmed. Employees were nice and they were knowledgeable about the different kinds of firs. They have a Santa inside that you can take photos with during the holidays but the Santa, on the weekend that we went, looked like a teenager and he was not the best looking Santa... but it's free so what can you do. They also sell apple cider donuts and apple cider. Lots of festive decorations and... bird stuff. Heritage is smaller than I thought and not as bougie as I imagined it would be. Honestly, I prefer going to Hicks.

Beautiful day out with the kids! Not a ton of stuff but just enough for my 4 year old to have a wonderful day. He ran in the pumpkin patch, walked on the tire snake about 100x, fed the animals and walked through the corn maze. The store/nursery is adorable and had so many nice things for the home. The best part was that all of the activities were free! Unfortunately I didn't get to taste anything at the cafe but I definitely will next time. My 4/5 stars is just because they don't have a ramp to go down into the field for strollers/carts. It makes bringing pumpkins to the register slightly difficult. Other than that we had a great day and I can't wait to return!

I LOVE this place! It's super cute during fall. They have a pumpkin patch, animals, corn maze and other things.

Stopped by here after the Driven to America event at the Hoffman Center.

They have a beautiful selection of fall harvest, pumpkins, apples, mums, and other plants.  They have a shop selling pies, apple cider donuts, and other seasonal sweets and treats. The boutique and home decor store had some lovely furniture and home accents. Think Home Goods, but a bit pricier.

I ended up buying a package of apple cider donuts ($6.99) and 3 tiny white pumpkins. ($5) I hadn't seen any of those at the farms near me.

It's overpriced for sure, but they do have some beautiful home and garden items. It's a nice place to spend a Sunday morning or afternoon with your family.

Very expensive with little to show for it but twee displays. I'd have to visit in the Spring to get a full impression, but seems to me Heritage is a poor replacement for Martin Viette. Son & I visited once in the low season, and again for the "fall festival". Clearly this place is for the well-heeled, with all the privilege thereof. I wanted to ask a sales rep about Japanese paperberries, and was ignored by at least three salespeople, terribly involved in the aforementioned twee displays. If I want to spend money in a brick & mortar store, ignoring me is a surefire way to piss me off. Look, Hick's is expensive, too, but you get much bigger bang for your buck there. I hope the deep pockets in the north need a lot of landscape design, or Heritage will become exactly that.

I am not one who likes change and when Martin Viette was closing I was quite down about it. Everyone said they were building houses on that beautiful piece of property. Surprise! Heritage opened! And the best part was that many of the same staff were retained.

Once it finally stopped raining, my husband and I made our annual visit for annuals. I also had some questions about my waterlogged roses.
We found what we needed and what we didn't even know we wanted. What a lovely selection they have! And then, a familiar face from the MV days took an amazing amount of time to help diagnose my rose problem and directed me to proper medicine for it.

Spring planting is such a wonderful ritual in our garden. We have many, many perennials so we can play with the annual du jour- this year we are going with an all white theme.

They may be more expensive than Home Depot, but think of it as eating at MacDonalds vs dining at a fine restaurant. You get food at both places, but the experience is just so much nicer.

I'm writing on behalf of my inlaws. They bought a very beautiful Christmas tree from here. Nice and tall and beautiful proportion, within a week the tree got hard on one side. They watered it constantly and after a few days it stopped drinking. About 11-12 days later the tree was so hard you can snap the beaches right off. Here we are Christmas night and they are afraid to light the tree because it's completely dead and don't want a fire. It's a shame because the money they spent over there for this tree this should not happen. Buyer beware next year. I bought a tree at Home Depot the beginning of December and it's still alive and well. Better off going there