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    Alvarez Nursery

    4.8 (20 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    This nursery is amazing. Daniel is very knowledgeable about plants and was very helpful when I went to pick out some full sun plants for my yard. I had a rough idea of the colors I was looking for, and he walked all over the nursery with me to show me various plants until I had chosen the ones I wanted. Not only did he help me choose the plants, but he also drew out a grid for planting to help make sense of it all. The plants are all reasonably priced. Will definitely be back for all my nursery needs, doesn't make sense to go anywhere else. Service here is 10/10.

    Planting the Waxleaf Privet
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    We are in the process of a backyard upgrade and we needed some green shrubs for aesthetics and for privacy. We were leaning towards ficus, but I did some research and found that ficus is very root aggressive - they can crack cement, foundations & pool pumps. We have a pool so that was a concern. I found Alvarez Nursery on Yelp and called, I spoke with Daniel and he was very helpful. I told him about our needs and my concerns with ficus and he agreed- said he wouldn't recommend ficus since we have a pool. He recommended Waxleaf Privet since it grows fast and does well in the SFV. He had a very good price on the 15 gallons and sent me some pictures. I order 10 of them and scheduled a delivery for Saturday. He arrived right on time and the plants were beautiful! We planted them today and could not be happier. Our yard is already filled with happy bees and butterflies. Daniel was very friendly, accommodating and extremely knowledgeable. Highly recommend!

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    They were really helpful, spent a lot of time with me every time, and sold plants that really fit well in my space and thrived.

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    Great place with a great selection. Very helpful and informative people to guide you.

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