14th Street Garden Center

Based in Jersey City, New Jersey, 14th Street Garden Center supplies garden and soil products to homeowners, landscapers and contractors across the area. Google lists the business under 6 categories — Garden center, Christmas tree farm, Florist, Interior plant service — which points to a broader inventory than a single-product yard carries.

The business holds a 4.6-star Google rating from 282 reviews. That sits above the New Jersey average of 4.4 measured across 577 listed suppliers.

What 14th Street Garden Center supplies

Garden centers carry bagged soil, compost and mulch alongside plants and often sell bulk material from a yard out back. That combination is convenient when a planting project needs both the medium and the stock in one trip.

Bagged product suits containers and small beds; once a project passes roughly ten bags, loose material almost always works out cheaper per cubic foot. Ask whether bulk pricing is available before loading a cart.

Because 14th Street Garden Center carries several material lines, it is often possible to combine an order across products — soil, mulch and stone on one truck — rather than paying separate delivery charges to two or three different yards.

How much material you need

Garden and soil products is sold by the cubic yard. One cubic yard equals about 27 cubic feet — roughly thirteen 2-cubic-foot bags.

As a rough guide: 1 yard covers about 100 sq ft at 3 in; 2 yards covers about 215 sq ft at 3 in; 5 yards covers about 540 sq ft at 3 in.

Have length, width and target depth ready when you phone. Yard staff convert those into cubic yards far more reliably than a generic online calculator, and they know how their own material settles.

Ordering and delivery

Ask about delivery minimums and trip charges up front — for smaller orders these often matter more to the final bill than the headline per-cubic yard price.

Check where the truck can actually dump. Tandem trucks need overhead clearance and firm ground, and most drivers will not reverse across a soft lawn or a new driveway. If access is tight, ask whether they run a smaller truck or can leave the load at the kerb.

Pricing for bulk material is rarely published in full, since it moves with stock and season. The business website may list current products, but a phone call will get you a firm delivered number faster.

Ratings and reputation

Of the 282 reviews on file, 220 are five-star (78%) and 40 are four-star. 17 reviews sit at one or two stars, and those are worth reading directly — complaints at material yards usually concern delivery timing or short loads rather than the product itself.

Among the suppliers we list across New Jersey, this rating places 14th Street Garden Center in the top 46%.

Across the 11 suppliers we list in Jersey City, the average rating is 4.0.

Review volume matters as much as the score. A 4.6 drawn from 282 reviews reflects a substantial track record.

Hours and visiting the yard

14th Street Garden Center is open 7 days a week. The yard opens as early as 9 AM and runs until 6:30 PM.

Saturday opening makes this a practical option for weekend projects — a real advantage, since plenty of bulk yards shut for the weekend and leave homeowners unable to collect material outside working hours.

Loading is weather-dependent whatever the posted hours say. Heavy rain turns yards to mud and makes wet material heavier and harder to spread, so call the same morning if conditions look poor.

Best time to buy in New Jersey

Demand for garden and soil products peaks from spring through early summer across New Jersey, when yards run their longest queues and hold firmest on price. Late summer and autumn typically bring shorter waits and more negotiating room, particularly on larger loads. If your project timing is flexible, buying outside the spring rush is the single easiest way to reduce the delivered cost.

Other suppliers nearby

There are 6 other suppliers we list within a short drive, the closest being Mecca & Son Trucking Company Inc. in Jersey City, roughly 0.3 miles away. 216 suppliers sit within a 25-mile radius of this yard.

If this yard is short on what you need, the suppliers listed below carry overlapping inventory and will often deliver into the same area.

Buying garden and soil products in Jersey City

We list 11 bulk suppliers in Jersey City and 577 across New Jersey, spread over 272 cities and towns.

Bulk material pricing is intensely local. Trucking is a large share of the delivered cost, which is why a nearby yard usually beats a cheaper one further out once the full quote lands.