Elgin Nursery & Tree Farm

These guys know their stuff and were very helpful. As I entered the property, I was immediately greeted by Marty. He very capably answered all of my questions as we walked the grounds searching for a tree. I settled on one and in a matter of minutes, it was tagged, I checked out and was out of there. Very good prices and a good selection of quality inventory. I wound up with a much nicer tree than I could get at Moon Valley for less than 60% of their price. Had been to Moon Valley Nursery (Surprise) in the morning. What a joke! High priced and clearly commission based sales. Would definitely recommend Elgin Nursery; Moon Valley — never.

Excellent first impression… amazing service! We were left alone a bit to wander the property & get some ideas… and then approached by employee Nick! Nick listened to what we were looking for, asked fact finding questions to get a feel for what we wanted and asked specific questions about size. He showed us several options & really took into consideration what we were looking for as far as blooms, shedding, overgrowth, non ground cover etc. Can’t say enough about the time he spent on us (in 110′ weather!) walking from one end to the other and showing us different aged trees of the same kind. We walked out with 2 trees and 5 bushes and will be back for more this weekend! He also helped load our vehicle and told us how to properly plant our items so they don’t go into shock. If I could give more stars I certainly would! :) ps… we visited Moon Valley Surprise and would never go back. They did not want to listen nor take a walk to physically show us items… they did alot of pointing and sitting. Definitely treated like customers are a dime a dozen. Elgin is the way to go!

January 30, 2015 was my third visit to Elgin. In agricultural communities people talk about ‘clean’ farmers and ranchers. The land is well cared for, crops as weed free as they can be, planting, treatment and harvest done for maximum yields. Elgin’s is a clean farmer. Wide selection of stock, neatly arranged, gravel down so customers and employees don’t get muddy and the ground beneath not too compacted, clean, neat customer area, prices reasonable.
Stock is locally grown. Labeling of stock is superior. My interest is low-​water landscape and succulent plants. The signs provided species information, region of origin, water and sun information. If you want to plant only Arizona natives, this kind of signage helps a lot.
I bought a gallon aloe and Texas sage, a six pack each of pansies and lobelia. It cost just over $ 16 with tax. I found cactus species I’ve been looking for at a plant size and price I can afford. I will return for those.
The whole package at Elgin makes it worth my while to drive the extra distance and support a local clean farmer..

Been coming here for almost 2years.
In the past I have picked up a number heirloom seeds;
different types beans
Sweet Corn
Tomato (I recommend Purple Tomatillo)
lettuce
Cantaloupe
Cucumber (I recommend Space Monsters)
My recent purchases;
Chocolate Mint
Sweet Bell Peppers
Pak Choi
Anaheim Pepper,
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Everything is growing great and is delicious.
Individuals who work their are always positive and helpful.

I’ve lived near Tolleson for a year. Been to Moon Valley, Summer Winds, Home Depot and even Walmart. I am not an expert at gardening in zone 9, and in my experimentation to see what works here, I haven’t been picky where the plant comes from.
Until now. Now, I am a committed customer to Elgin. I was there this weekend on a desperate search for pepper plants. The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful — a nice change of pace compared to many local competitors I spoke to — and the plants are well tended. Even better, for as much as I would pay for a plant indifferently cared for at Home Depot, I got two of the same size and quality here.
Now, as they’ve just been planted in their containers, my jalapenos and yolo wonders have a ways to go before I enjoy Elgin’s product, but if experience thus far is any indication, Elgin’s plants will perform well on the table. Please go there and support a local business.

Went here after visiting a Moon Valley. The prices here are amazing and the staff was knowledgeable and friendly. We spent 30 minutes trying to find someone to talk to at Moon Valley, showed up at Elgin and within 5 minutes we were discussing our plant needs. We bought 2 palms, a canary island palm and a Mediterranean fan palm. The employee explained how to plant it, how to water it, how to fertilize it and how to care for it. He also stated they had a one year policy on all their plants so if they died we would get new ones. I appreciated all the help! Great place. They had a good selection of local plants, knowledgeable staff and great prices. Thank you!

I bought 4″ tomato and pepper plants for about ½ the price of the Bonney’s sold at the big box stores and picked up the Topsey Turvey planters at Dollar Tree to plant them in and WOW! did they take off, picking nice fruit every day. Also bought some Lantanas which are also doing well. Great quality and price and selection too.

Was very impressed with the customer service here. I bought 4 trees for my house and almost spent 30% more at another place.

This is where I like to go to get my plants. Sure you can go to Home Depot or lowes and the plants might be a little cheaper. But here I can find very nice plants, that have been well taken care of. The staff is also very knowledgeable and will spend as much time as you need answering questions and giving you advice. That is what makes it my top choice. I can never find anyone to ask questions to at the big box stores and if I do, they really don’t know much.
I also like the plant selection here. They have a great variety and plants I have never seen before.
Please check them out for your gardening needs. Support your local business!

You know, I love this place. Some stuff is a little pricey, but for veggie transplants, flowers, etc. They are great and the service is awesome. You can tell these guys are passionate about what they do. Also, I like the selection. I always see plants that are new to me here. It’s worth the drive. Did I mention their large trees are quite reasonable as well and they have a nice selection of desert plants.

Out of the way for me, but I was curious. The guys there were eager to help but left you alone enough that you can look around. Not as wide of a selection as maybe some of the other nurseries but they had plenty of the things I came in for. The pricing all seems to be about the same whether you go to summerwinds, home depot, elgin, moon valley… you may save a dollar or two on one item but something else will be a little higher. I’d bet it all works out the same.

I only spent a little over two hundred dollars on two citrus trees, two trumpet vines, and some supplies. In exchange I have received information that is priceless in the form of telephone support, advice on what and what not to plant, and best of all incredibly healthy plants that survived the winter while I was away in the South Pacific despite no protective covering for the two worst weeks. Literally following the advice given has resulted in my Improved Meyer Lemon tree setting fruit after blossoming, and the same for my Arizona Sweet Orange tree also purchased from Elgin.
I wish to note that when I initially decided to plant citrus last fall the «Citrus Specialist» at a large valley nursery chain informed me that «I’ve had an Improved Meyer Lemon for four years and never gotten a single lemon off the tree.» Not only was the advice at Elgin better, but so were the trees being sold and for a better price to boot. Had it not been for Elgin’s superior knowledge and ethics, this neophyte to citrus and the Valley might have had a much more dismal experience. I would not go anywhere else in AZ for plants, period.

No inventory, no service. The trees looked weak and not cared for. The people their do not care if you need help or not they are just their to take your order. The nicest people were the ones that did not speak English but always at least tried to help by getting something. Not very happy with this place. Only went their looking for one tree that I was having a hard time finding and they did not hardly have any trees at all.

Our favorite nursery by far, sure you can go to Lowe’s or HD, but do you REALLY get plant knowledge? At Elgin you do and they have quality plants too!
We have had very good luck with their plants and guidance.

We bought six trees from Elgins. We also had them plant these trees. We also warned them that it is a VERY hard dig since they had to blast to get our pool in.
They came and they dug and dug and dug a bit more, they never complained or tried to charge us more for having to take much longer than they had anticipated.
All of the trees survived well and so did a lot of our other plantings with advice from them on how to take care of and remedy any current worries.
Very well priced, mannered and knowledgeable too