I have been shopping here as a wholesale* customer for over 3 years…read more **Wholesale means you are buying to resell, like a store. (I am a buyer for a retail nursery) ** With that said, everyone I have dealt with has been knowledgeable and kind. The plants are plentiful. Not much labeled for succulents- some- not all. They also grow seasonal bedding plants, geraniums, cyclamen, depending on season. They grow succulents from 2" all the way up to 7 gallon plants. I love this place as a wholesale customer, here are a few reasons - drive around carts to transport your plants -consistently clean plants. (By clean I mean no bugs.) For any nursery this is a feat. I have been in the industry for over 20 years. -clean legitimate restroom. -you can pull plants and they will deliver (for a nominal fee) -general nursery cleanliness. I have seen few nurseries in this part of the state that I would recommend. Unfortunately they are not open to the public but you will see their plants at many retailers throughout then SF/ San Jose/ Bay Area!

Such a great whole sale nursery, clean plants , big free, super professional,great prices And…read morereally friendly, And they have the cutest dog!

Huge selection of succulents at very reasonable prices. Lots of other plants too. Prices cat be…read morebeat!

Wholesale prices for quality plants! Very helpful, nice staff. Great selection. I'm telling my…read morefriends about this place.

This was the last stop of the trip and it was in cell service purgatory! Not a signal to be had all…read morearound... so I could not Check in. They always do a good job here! Delightful displays, innovative plants, great color, other suppliers, and good ideas! My standouts are: the Ghostly Princess lavender... fantastic silver foliage with pink flowers and of course the lavender scent. Then comes Echibeckia... a truly stunning plant with big body, huge flowers and great fall colors! Lastly I just love echinacea... the Laughing Meadow MaMa just caught me and almost kept me... what great variation in bloom color! I always enjoy coming here... nice people, cool displays, and great plants!

I can't emphasize enough how horrible this company is, and its parent company, Smith Gardens. Do…read moreyourself a favor and never work for them. They treat their employees like slaves, working them to death, lying and making false promises, threatening them with getting fired. Dozens of employees quit and are fired each year, and their health, marriages, and sanity are destroyed. My husband worked for them for more than two years, completely rebuilt the facility and saved the company more than half a million dollars, and they treated him like dirt and never came through with all the promises they made for him.

The Sunrise Nursery is a commercial nursery specializing in the cultivation of cut flowers most of…read morewhich are sold at farmers markets throughout California. Our small tour group stopped here for a private tour of the farm and the hot houses. This was also the setting for our catered lunch prepared by two chefs from the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association. The family-run nursery specializes in hundreds of varieties of flowers mostly used for decoration. Steve Fernandes' family operates the nursery, and he gave us several hours of his time to share his knowledge and show us around the maze of outdoor gardens and humid hot (really hot), hot houses. As our mini bus pulled up onto the driveway we were greeted by Nita Gizdich who co-founded the Gizdich Ranch located across the street from the Sunrise Nursery and Steve. Our path to the main flower gardens took us past some hydrangeas in several shades of pink. As Steve took our group towards a field of sunflowers I decided to lag behind in order to take some photos. As I passed one of the hot houses a single flower caught my attention, and I just had to wedge myself into an angular opening on the side of the structure to take a shot of this vividly orange-colored rose. I missed most of the talk about the different varieties of sunflowers, how seeds are developed into full plants and why some plants were so much taller than others. I did get the scoop however that the yellow sunflowers remaining in the garden were considered rejects because they did not meet specifications for cut flowers. Because of that fact Steve said it was okay for our group to cut down some of the sunflowers for personal use since they would be mulched and turned into compost soon. Once inside the hot houses I found myself doing the exact same thing again in lagging behind to take photos while missing all the facts about the different varieties of flowers grown. Because of that I ended up taking photos of a few flowers that I still have no clue of what they are. I signed up for this trip in order to learn more about organic produce so the fact that I was missing all these fun facts about flowers really didn't bother me. As our tour ended we were greeted by Chef Greg and Chef Sim of the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association. A vegetarian lunch had been cooked up for us using fresh organic produce from the farms we visited and were to visit. Our lunch consisted of vegetarian tacos and a summer salad. A refreshingly thick strawberry lemonade was made up for us using strawberry puree made from fruit harvested at the Rodriguez Brothers Ranch, lemon juice, water and a simple syrup. The "meat" for the tacos consisted of a variety of roasted potatoes and beets seasoned with herbs and garlic from the Nunez Farm where we were scheduled to tour after lunch. A fire-roasted chile salsa made to be served with the tacos used flavorful chiles not grown from the region. This was simply exceptional in taste. The summer salad consisted of sweet white corn, zucchini, yellow squash, purple bell peppers, cucumbers, red onions and heirloom tomatoes all from the Nunez Farm. I loved the salad so much I got up and went for seconds. Nita Gizdich surprised us with still warm slices of her seasonal olallieberry pie to cap off a truly delicious lunch. It wasn't scheduled on our itinerary, but the pie was so good we asked our tour leader if we could do a side trip to the Gizdich Ranch in order to take some delicious pies home with us. Sarah N, our tour leader, agreed much to the delight of our group. As a thank you for spending time at their nursery the Sunrise Nursery gave everybody a freshly cut bouquet of flowers to take home with them. The link to my photos are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26-2milesandmore/sets/72157621731769884/

I always buy from them when they are at the Oakland farmer's market on Fridays and the flowers are…read morea major hit in the office

I ordered and very quickly received a beautiful healthy little tree. I'm super happy!read more

The co owner of Four Winds Growers reached out to me with a solution regarding my beloved persimmon…read moretree. I had performed the scratch test and saw it was completely dead. I submitted a scratch test report and had a very short response, I had then requested to speak to the supervisor. The response I originally received was very disheartening to me as I felt I was being dismissed, not given a chance to plead my case, however after talking to the co owner, I feel differently. He was so kind and it was truly a safe space to talk to him openly and honestly about the entire experience, give feedback. He was kind, respectful, understanding and supportive. We came to a very fair solution. For that I will continue recommending four winds growers, I will continue purchasing from them. The quality of their customer service is what differentiates them from their competitors. We hit a bump in the road and they showed up and helped make me feel seen and valued. Thank you four winds. Looking back, I understand why I had received a short response, it was a Friday and the employee was probably just trying to close up and get through all emails. I'm thankful I requested to speak to a supervisor and I'm happy to know she was honest and put me through. A PSA to everyone: always speak up, advocate for yourself because no one else will. People won't always know what is wrong unless you speak up. But that isn't permission to be aggressive and mean, it just means it's ok to ask for help. Check out Four Wind Growers TikTok and IG page for super helpful tips and advice. Also their super cute dog makes appearances in their video with their famous orange tennis ball in the pot trick.

Discovered this place at the Alameda Antique Fair as they had a stall set up with a wide variety of…read moresucculents and air plants, some arranged in one-of-a-kind containers that were really cute. Great deal with different varieties you don't see often....4" pots cost $4 or 6 for $20 which is a great deal. I wanted to buy the 'crown of thorns' succulent that produces either white, red, pink or yellow flowers....i figured i'd walk and finish looking and come back before i left...didn't realize that was a popular so by the time i returned it was gone except for a lone yellow one so i snagged that one along with an air plant...really pretty! I didn't get her name but guessing the owner, Carol was nice enough to look in her inventory to see if there was others hiding....darn...none...she told me how to care as i've killed a couple of air plants...you'd think all it needed was air but nope, you need to 'water' (misting) them at least twice a week...i never know if im not giving enough or too much as sometimes the base looks rotted...I'll buy one more and cross my fingers it survives! I'll definitely have to either drive to Watsonville and make it a day or visit the Alamada Antique Fair again on first Sunday of the month.

Beautiful su. succulent gardens. Good selection of succulents to purchase. Craft classes are a…read morelot of fun. The "sisters" are a great.

Love the plants I've gotten from Carman's. New varieties of succulents I haven't seen elsewhere,…read morelovely bonsai, always a great time. Learned the hard way, call before you visit to double check that they're open . That being said, when I called the person on the other line let me know about a bay area flower show they were going to be at that weekend (old rose show), was a great trip!

Pro tip: Google says they're wholesale, but they are not! You can walk in and buy plants!…read more Incredible place if you're looking for unique and uncommon plants like Cyrus, maples, junipers, bonsai, dwarf plants, and Fairy Garden plants (I had to ask what that meant too - it means small scale plants that a fairy would potentially live in, doesn't that just put a smile on your face?)! They also have unusual edible trees like fig tree and pomegranate tree. Nancy was super friendly and knowledgeable when I called. I was looking for a specific ornamental grasses, and even though that's not something she carries, she put me in touch with people that are. On top of that, she gave me great online resource to look for alternatives grasses so what I plant in my own yard would not be an invasive species to California. Ok, just one more thing. Talk about going above and beyond to a customer that didn't even buy anything, she even introduced me to a contact that does tree grafting via email. This level of customer service and just genuine kindness is very appreciated and that's what prompted me to write a stellar review!

We visited in December, so maybe that's what we did wrong, but um... there were about 6 potted…read moreroses available. Not 6 varietals, literally 6 roses and only two had ID tags. For $40 each. It's all a bit ... odd. As for service, I don't think anyone works here?

Wonderful selection of rises with real scent rather than the showy ones with no smellread more