Don't know about their prices, but the quality of their plants seems good…read more The selection of plants is good if you are looking for 5 gallon size and up. The owners, and the people working there are all real nice. It's more of a professional nursery as opposed to a retail set up, there are no prices marked, and they don't have a checkout, accessories, cute garden statues or anything like that. What I do see is customers with their landscapers looking at plants for their projects. The nursery has a "California Nursery Stock Certificate" for Interstate/intrastate travel. This means that their plant material and premises has been inspected and found to be free of serious plant pests and diseases. (I got that off of their receipt) I guess their plants also automatically pass those out of state inspection places on the road. I know they have those inspections because, one was happening on the day I went there. I'm guessing that's a good thing. The office is just a trailer with some concrete blocks and plywood for steps going into it - watch your step! Why am I a fan? Here's why -- for the last 2 years they have generously loaned us the plants to decorate the stage for the graduation ceremony at the school where I teach. I pick out what I want (I fill my entire truck bed with plants); even some 15 gallon palms to frame the stage. I keep them overnight, we use them for the graduation in the morning, and I return them in the afternoon. They help several other schools with this as well - and they never ask for anything in return, not even credit in the program! Also, they help load and unload the truck. That's awesome, so if you have the need for plants and are in this area, stop by and check them out, maybe at least to say "thanks" for helping out the area's schools!

Great variety/well-priced trees and friendly staff! Mostly meant for purchasing in bulk, but they…read moreare happy to sell trees individually!

Amazing bonsai and has really great prices the guy gave us great tips on how to grow the bonsairead more

Excellent service, excellent product (better product than expected, actually)! They were all too…read morekind in doing their best to accommodate my needs. I will definitely be back soon. Thank you so much, Cal Blend Soils crew!

I live in West Covina and normally go to Chino to pick up soil. This day I was in a time crunch…read moreknowing I will need to make 3 trips. So I decided to go to Cal Blends (much closer to me). Normally don't write reviews but after reading all the reviews I am deciding to. Let me be as fair as possible. All 3 ladies I dealt with in the sales office were as nice as I needed them to be! The young lady driving the tractor was very skilled and nice. Maybe this place would be good for rock and wood mulch products. However I do not recommend it for soils. First off and least important, I paid $12 more for 1-1/2 yards of the compost soil blend. Most important the mix I got was poor quality. You can see their soil in the picture. It is the lighter grayish color around the perimeter of the dirt area. The lack of brown color means it is low in nitrogen. It is very sandy with tiny rocks. The middle of the area is my old dirt which is much more rich and healthy without being touched for at least 10 years. As a matter of fact 10 years ago when planting grass in this same section I needed a little more soil before I laid my sod so I came to Cal Blends for the first time. Again close to my home. My dad noticed right off it has a greenish gray color (not brown) and almost a eucalyptus smell to it. I can say it didn't make a negative difference for the newly laid sod. Fast forward to last week I can immediately see the difference in quality compared to my old existing dirt. I have read their responses saying they only use soil and leafy products in their mix. Not true. There is a lot of sand and tiny rock mixed in as filler too. The tiny rock I am talking about is almost the kind found in cactus mix from drainage. Another concern I have (for sure my OCD) is the scoops they use on their tractor. I ordered (3) 1/2 yard scoops. The scoops are bigger than 1/2 yard so they have to eye ball it. It's not filled. They do it for a living so I am sure they are pretty close. I just don't know if that's what I am leaving with. I unloaded 8 wheelbarrows full the first load, 6 loads on the second and 5 on the last trip. I guess that's just me being dumb and probably not a big deal but I am used to the place in Chino that has a small scoop for their 1/2 yard which is full and heaping for $4 less. Again they seem to be a great family and even a fun place to work but the soil just lacks. I am a two time customer over ten years and like one of their responses to another review I would agree that "their soil products have not changed and have stayed consistent over the years."

What a hidden gem! Gonzalez Nursery is one of the best plant nurseries I've been to in the area…read more The entrance is easy to pass by and may look closed due to surrounding fences, even when it's opened. Inside is highly compact but holds a huge variety of succulents, trees, shrubs, house plants, and flowering plants. The apple and guava trees caught my attention. They were fruiting and looked healthy. I purchased chives for $6, which I thought was very reasonable. The service was great - they helped me look up the price of plants and even recommended which pot of chives looked the most healthy. Overall, I really enjoyed my time at this nursery. I hope they continue to thrive. I'll definitely come back when I'm looking for more plants!

What a fantastic nursery!! You don't understand....i am a HUGE PSS (plant store snob). I have…read morevisited many many nurseries, big and small, in the Los Angeles area. I am amazed when people go to big places that are so incredibly expensive. I would so much rather give my business to a kind and gentle man like Federico, who takes tender and fatherly care of the plants in his charge, and has fair prices unlike the giant nurseries with huge overheads. I will be coming here for all of my plants from now on. Trust me on this!

Great prices. Gave my landscaper a corporate discount which I appreciated great selection and they…read moreknow everything about the different trees or plants you might want.

Huge plants nursery. Many choices of small trees. Small plants available such as herbs and flowers.read more

I had time to kill in the area as I waited for an appointment, so I stopped by here to take a look…read more I'm not a plant parent but I would like to be. So I walked around the entire nursery but nothing caught my little eye. Instead, I just admired the flowers but definitely not those price tags! I was a little surprised that I didn't locate any workers, nor did any worker greet me upon arrival. So after I took my own tour of the place - I went on my merry way. Overall, it's a cute aesthetic and the plants appeared to be healthy upon a quick inspection. Yet I know nothing about keeping a plant alive for more than a few days, so what do I know?! Pretty much just came here to check out the vibes.

Mom and pop shop that's been around for as long as I've lived in chino hills. Great selection on…read morefruit trees and fair pricing. Just picked up some dragon fruit and mulberry tree, so excited to have a small fruit garden for my little family. Thinking about adding the blueberry bush next.

Mimosa Nursery is one of those places you almost have to experience for yourself…read more The inventory is impressive. I've picked up a miracle fruit tree, passion fruit, and wax apples here, and I'm already planning to come back for a sapodilla and sugar apple if he has them in stock. If you're into rare fruit trees, you'll probably find yourself wandering around longer than you planned. The owner reminds me of Deebo from Friday (the movie). He's usually cruising around the nursery on his beach cruiser with a serious look on his face, making rounds and checking on the trees. He isn't the type to walk you through the nursery or give you a guided tour. If you have questions, you'll probably need to flag him down yourself. The funny thing is he kind of grows on you. His answers are usually short and to the point, and if you're serious about varieties, you'll want to do your own research because the labeling can be a little sketchy and his answers aren't always crystal clear. What won me over is that he's fair on pricing and willing to negotiate. On larger trees, I've been able to bargain him down close to 30%, often even a lot more. That's getting harder and harder to find these days at other nurseries. It's definitely not the polished nursery experience you'll get at some of the other places, but that's part of the charm. Good inventory, good deals, and a memorable owner. I'm not making this stuff up. You just have to come experience it yourself. Maybe go on a Friday! :P

Came here to pick up some fruit trees for my fiance's mom. We tried calling first but no one…read moreanswered, so we planned to stop by instead. When we arrived, we realized we went to the wrong location (our first visit to Mimosa Nursery was somewhere else apparently!) But we still found what we needed. It was a little hard to find at first, so when you arrive, you might not really see the entrance, so I'll attach photos of what to look for. We were the only ones there, got help when we needed it, and found what we were looking for. It's self-guided; no one greeted us or spoke to us until we needed someone to talk to. The people we were speaking with were knowledgeable about their plants and helpful in packing it so dirt wouldn't fall out. Super easy for us to get in & get out, and I'm sure we'll be coming back again for more!

It's so hard to find cycads in our area. My wife found this wonderful nursery with rare and hard to…read morefind cycads, palms, succulents, and many drought-tolerant plants. Rudy and Rudy Jr. gave us a personal tour of their nursery. Around every corner was a surprise. The nursery is misleading. It looks like any other house on the block, but we couldn't look at all the plants because the yard was so huge and filled with plants. We bought this cycad along with a rare Silver Madagascar Palm. Don't ask me for the scientific names. Both Rudy's can name every plant.

An incredible hidden gem. My dad loves weird special plants, especially drought-tolerant ones --…read moreMadagascar spiny trees and ocotillo and other succulents from Africa and Central America -- and has zero other hobbies, so I'm always looking for them at Christmas. This place has the best and widest selection I've ever found, including HUGE (like 20 foot tall) and super rare ones (like, one of a few in the world with a rare mutation worth $30K), but also including a lot of more reasonable but still super cool plants at great and fair prices. And it's run by the world's kindest and most helpful family, Rudy Sr. and his son Rudy Jr. You should know: The address here is the family's house, which has a half-acre of plants and greenhouses behind it. They also have an acre of bigger stuff maybe six blocks away (Rudy Sr. drove me there). It doesn't look super professional -- there's no sign and I was hesitant to walk in (I called from their driveway) but I'm so, so glad I did. Rudy spent an hour showing me around and was incredibly helpful.