California Flora Nursery

This is a wonderful nursery. The plants are great, the staff is always helpful and friendly. I like supporting a small local business where the owners have their hearts and souls in what they are doing.

Love love love this place. They have natives, and lots of them. I have bought & planted pipe vine (for the pipe vine swallowtail), milk weed and a variety of other natives. I have several thriving california lilacs from here, CA coffee berry, monkey flower, buckwheats. Not all survive– but most do. Which is about right for my gardening ability. They have a better variety of natives than anyplace else within easy driving distance of me. Their parking lot is small and gets full quickly, and they do not have an over-​abundance of staff so avoid Saturday if possible. Not open Sundays. The staff is happy to give advice if asked, but don’t go out of their way to seek out customers and ask if they have any questions– which is how I like it when I am shopping. Good selection of plants, some what seasonal– they do sell out of popular items– so call before going if you are looking for something specific. They are not perfect– but very much what I expect for a smallish local nursery that does most of their own propagation. I shop here often, and will be back in the spring.

I purchased 40 plants from the nursery between ⁰⁹⁄₁₄ and ¹¹⁄₁₄ to landscape my yard. After planting, 2 of the plants did not do too well and died. I took both pants back along with the receipts. The owner proceeded to argue with me and refused to replace the plants. He accused me of «killing the plants» and said «they were healthy when we sold them to you.» He had a very rude and hostile attitude even though I was well within the return policy. What a waste of time. This place runs on a shoestring and they cannot afford to even honor their own return policy. Pathetic!
AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!!! IT IS AN OVERPRICED DUMP!!!
Try URBAN TREE FARM down the street or NORTH COAST NATIVE NURSERY in Petaluma. Both have a much better selection than this dump and the employees are friendly and helpful. In addition, they actually honor their return policy!

Wow, so much great advice that I couldn’t get from Sloat or the contractor that put in our garden.
Sherry called me back within 30 min of leaving my message. I had requested confirmation that a CA native I was looking for was in stock. She confirmed and put the plants on hold for me for two weeks so that we could drive up from SF at our convenience. And then she gave me priceless advice over the phone in answer to my many questions I’ve accumulated in the nine months of maintaining our wonderful drought-​tolerant garden full of flowering CA native bushes. I’m so grateful. She was warm and generous. I never would have known that the cercis occidentalis Sloat design put into the plans is a CA native, but from the CA interior. My worry about its suffering was over. It just doesn’t like our SF coast! I’ve found it a new home with relatives that have the perfect weather for it.
A week later we went up, and I met Amber. She, too, gave me great recommendations for care of my garden. I’m terrible with names. I would describe what a plant looked like to her, and she knew what I was talking about and took me over to it right away.
Thanks so much, ladies!
The website is excellent. I discovered California Flora by doing a Google search for chamise.

First time visit here and while smaller than Urban Tree Farm, this quiet, colorful place is a delight. Sherry who owns the place is happy to share her WEALTH of knowledge and extremely helpful and personable. I look forward to getting more goodies, especially herbs from here in the future.