[7] The album had a very limited distribution upon release, only being available to people who bought a houseplant from a store called Mother Earth on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles or those who purchased a Simmons mattress from a Sears outlet, both of which came with the record.

[10] In March 2019, Sacred Bones Records announced that they were officially reissuing Mother Earth's Plantasia.

[8] The reissue is available on music streaming services and was released on vinyl, CD and cassette on June 21, 2019.

[6] Angie Martoccio, writing for Rolling Stone in 2019, described Mother Earth's Plantasia as Garson's magnum opus.

[11] Stephen M. Deusner, writing for Pitchfork, described it as perhaps Garson's "most beloved album, at least among crate-diggers and record collectors.