Larry’s Nursery

I like Larry’s and I shop here every year. They have some good prices. Most of the people working there are helpful and friendly. There are a couple sour pusses but that’s anywhere. I like the convenience next door to Red-​X!

Bad experience today, near end of season. Normally, nice people good selection, fair prices. I drove by to see if they were still open. Doors were wide open, plants outside on special sale. I was looking for a young, inexpensive tropical palm or bananna tree that I did not have at home already. I found one in the normal area as other areas were blocked off. They had probably 30 of them. I went to pay for it. The guy said «I can not sell you that plant! I said, «I guess I am missing something. You are open, you do have plants for sale, but you will no sell me this little plant». He said, «No, you see I can probably buy that plant for $ 2.00. However, I can propigate that plant, save the money and get more plants from that plant. That is how we keep our expenses down.» I was in disbelief. I asked, «Are you the owner?» He was and I was in disbelief. How can anyone be so rude to a customer and not sell them a plant he said he could buy for $ 2.00? I was dressed up up and going to a funeral reception. I did not say or do anything that could be considered anything but polite. I can not support any person like this with my business. What would it have hurt to sell me the plant? The owner took the plant back, pulled a couple of dead leaves off the bottom and put it back like it was his little baby. Wow.

Solid nursery. Nice selection, friendly staff, and good prices. Checks and cash only.

As far as nurseries go, Larry’s really is about as good as you can get. My first visit here was with my grandmother last spring on her quest to find some perfect low light potting flowers for her under-​eave beds. As I like to peruse nurseries, I happily went along to see all the pretty flowers. Whoa, was I blown away. Hidden just off of the Highway in Riverside, this place is fantastic! When I walked in I could not believe the size and selection of all of the plants. Now I completely realize that all nurseries are brimming with selection in April, but I saw plants I have never even heard of before. The flora was most abundant. In the back are row after row of even more plants, a virtual labyrinth of flowers, trees, shrubs, topiaries, and my favorite, a tropical house. I’m not sure how anyone really comes here without buying something. Thankfully my grandmother was purchasing a gardens worth so I was able to get my «buying sensation» from her purchase (I live in a loft without space for a whole garden). The staff is very helpful and know what everything is… for the most part. I saw them having to check the tags on some of these plants, but that is excusable when you have such a huge selection. I actually stopped by here once during the colder months too. They had most of the back closed but still had a selection in the main building. Oh, I have to note the giant plants they have too. The kid in me really loves seeing things that are bigger than me. Especially things that in my mind’s eye just should not be. I can’t wait for spring so I can go and lookey-​loo around again!