I get ALL my David Austin roses here in this hidden gem as they have SO many options! Prices are unbeatable! Little small cute nursery tucked in Pasadena that has been passed down from generations before. Japanese owned by cousins. Don't expect a big fancy facility. Think small, family size, run down with character and many generations of love. Some of their David Austins: Strawberry Hill, Claire Austin, Teasing Georgia, Tranquility, Queen of Sweden, Mary Rose, Princess Alexandria of Kent, Crown Princess Margareta, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Olivia Rose, Charles Darwin, Carding Mill (tree form), Charlotte Rose, and many many more! They have an ENTIRE SECTION just for these beauties! 15 of my DAs are from here because they have the best price and best customer service! One of the owners, Dale, is so kind, helpful and knowledgable. He spends his time explaining everything and answering all my questions. He's very generous to even help us to the car. I left my number with Dale so when and if he gets more DAs, he will call me. What a great guy, right!?! That's what I call good customer service! I love this place and keep on coming back because it's family owned, kind owners, unbeatable prices, and willing to share their knowledge and wisedom. 100% recommend this gem! read more

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Every plant that I have purchased from this nursery has done well. I can receive helpful information about planting, soil, and so much more by just asking. read more

****9/25/2021****Went today and the owner(s) were very nice and helpful. Bought some terracotta pots here....cheaper and better quality than Lowe's or HD and better selection as well. Also got 4 new indoor plants that were way also cheaper and healthier than anything you can get at the main hardware stores read more

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Wonderful and quaint nursery located in Pasadena. The quality and price of all the plants were amazing along with the friendly and knowledgeable staff. While checking out the cashier was giving fantastic advice about growing plants and even helped us pack away our plants into our car. We were looking for California native and drought resistant foliage for our backyard and Bellefontaine had the best selection. Stop by and support a local small business. You won't be disappointed!! read more

Bellefontaine Nursery - New Rose Pink Yarrow - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Pasadena, California

BEST PRICES, BEAUTIFUL PLANTS, AMAZING SERVICE!!! I love this nursery. They have gorgeous CA native plants that places like Home Depot never have and for such amazing prices. This place is SO much better. The owners, Alan and Dale, are so knowledgeable and friendly. I asked about sea lavender/ perennial statice and they were kind enough to call me when they got it in stock. They have a gorgeous selection of flowers and are happy to give you great advice when you ask for it. Best nursery I have ever been to! read more

Selection and plant quality is pretty bad. So is the customer service, they only seem to engage with regular customers.

Absolutely adorable and most importantly the staff are smart and reliable. No upsells. Nothing sketchy. Just honest salt of the earth gardeners. SKIP HOME DEPOT. Come here and get a green thumb on your side. read more

Bellefontaine Nursery - Plenty of parking and cute little entry - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Pasadena, California

I've been impressed with the owners--Alan and Dale-- for thirty years. They know everything about local climate and growing conditions. Like everyone, the pandemic has affected their business and their selection and variety is smaller than it used to be. That's the only reason it's not 5 stars. So call first to see if something specific is in stock. But if you want advice or a plant suggestion, no one in town knows more than these two. And as a small business, I like to try them first. read more

Great local nursery that has served the community for a long time. Highly recommended!

A nice, little nursery near all the medical buildings. Every time I've been there, there's been plenty of parking and outdoor plants to browse. I think they are working on more house plants coming up. Don't drive by too fast, you'll miss it. read more

I visit many nurseries; from Torrance up to half moon bay and this is my favorite local nursery. It's small but compact and has some unusual smaller plants like hellebores and rare salvias. The owners are friendly and helpful and the nursery is calm and relaxing. Great selection of David Austin roses. read more

I'm pretty local to this nursery and have driven past it hundreds of times. I have been looking for air purifying plants for inside my house for about a year now and finally had a day off to actually visit. While Bellefontaine Nursery is not as large as some other nurseries I have visited (San Gabriel Nursery, to be exact) the customer service I received was top notch. Don't be too shy to ask questions. They really do have the answers to gardening questions you might have. They have a good selection of indoor plants, as well as pottery and gardening supplies. They have a large selection of rose bushes and succulents. I left with four plants and two pots but I know that I will be back again for more items. read more

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Nice, quiet but knowledge, helpful staff. Same owners for many years - plants are somewhat limited but interesting!

The service here is great!!!! Staff is very knowledgeable about plants and I'm so happy I found this cute little plant nursery. I've killed so many succulents by over watering and not knowing how to care for them. Thank you for helping me know more about Hoya's and monstera plants to the nice lady in at the cash register!! read more

Love my new plant! Thank you so much bellefontaine nursery- I will take good care of it! read more

Bellefontaine Nursery - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Pasadena, California

A hidden gem! Small but nice quality plants and proprietors. So glad they are in the neighborhood.

Bellefontaine is my favorite nursery and always my first stop for my gardening needs and more often for friendly advise. Owners Alan and Dale provide very helpful and friendly advice. It is their 80 yr old family business and that longevity is due to customer service. Their personal service sets this nursery apart from others. They also have nice gifts and supplies. Alan and Dale have patiently answered my many questions and helped me add many plants to my garden. They will help you get what you are looking for even if it is not from them. Parking is convenient and vibe is old school helpful. read more

Purchased a Brazilian philodendron. Beautiful alive and healthy. These guys were very helpful and would definitely purchase more plants in the future from them. read more

Walked into this cute gem. Service was great and I got what needed! Business has been in family for over 75 years. Has its own parking lot and decent selection of plants. I ended up making my own succulent garden as a graduation gift. read more

Bellefontaine Nursery - My own creation that they put together for me! - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Pasadena, California

Great place tucked away off of Fair oaks and cross street Bellefontaine. They have a great selection of terra cotta pots and a variety of plants. Everything here is pretty straight forward and the owners are very knowledgeable of landscaping. read more

Pasadena Oasis. I've come a few mornings during weekdays when it's not so busy. Very affordable terra cotta pots. Fair selection of succulents and smaller plants, considering the size compared to other nurseries. Cheaper than San Gabriel nursery, and much cheaper than anything on Colorado Blvd. Definitely recommend if you're just starting to add plants to your space, or looking for interesting succulents to spice it up. read more

Thank goodness for the kind and PATIENT staff! Im a total newbie when it comes to growing my own vegetables. And I seem to kill all my plants within a week. I joined a community garden and one of the members recommended me to come here for seeds. One of the associates assisted me the whole time. Giving me advice on how to grow the plants, which plants I should start growing now. Initially, I grabbed all the wrong type of seeds and he kindly suggested a better selection. Thank you! You're a lifesaver! read more

Bellefontaine Nursery - My haul! - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Pasadena, California

This is a nursery straight from a Mad Max film. Most of the offered plants look as wilted, as if they havent been tended to for weeks on end. I expected some wiley vegetation, but upon arrival, I thought I arrived at the Scholl Canyon dump. Parking lot was empty, and the one employee who worked in the office where the sparse household plant offerings were located barely feigned a greeting. How is this place still in business, outside of being some pet project for a trust fund baby? Are hipsters just giving this joint 5 stars based off some monthly ra ra plant seminar? Thankfully, was able to find a vibrant nursery just one mile away that took my hard green in exchange for theirs. read more

I came here on my lunch break to look for a gift for my dad and I liked it alot they had a lot of stuff. I usually would go to home Depot or Lowe's for a plant but this was waaaay better. Everything was really cheap too, they had a lot of variety and the people that worked there were really nice. I would come here again for sure. read more

Bellefontaine Nursery - 2 tomato plants, 2 scorpion pepper plants and an aloe vera plant - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Pasadena, California

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My husband loves plants so we came here for the first time to find him a Father's Day gift. The two men I talked to were very kind and knowledgeable. The prices are good and they have a great selection of plants, pots, soil, and seeds. Parking is easy, employees wear masks, and plenty of room to social distance. read more

This place is cute! I found it on Yelp from other reviews. I agree with a few of the reviews, it's not a neat nursery, but the owners are so educated and it's easy to chat with them for what you're looking for. Their inventory is on the low side so unfortunately I couldn't get everything I needed but the owner did offer to order more for me. I would probably have given this place a 3 star but because of how good the service was and how sweet the owner is I gave it a 4 star. The lack of inventory made me want to do a 3 star because I couldn't finish my project in time. I would go here again! read more

This shop is so incredible! After 6 months of driving past, I finally stopped in to explore. Left with a huge smile, a new addiction/hobby, and two beautiful houseplants - Monstera and Philodendron brasil. Genuinely can't wait to come back and get more. Everything they had was gorgeous and perfectly curated -- from indoor plants to succulents to veggies to roses.. Such a badass place that I'm grateful to have in the neighborhood. The shopkeepers were SO rad. They were incredibly helpful, patient, and informative; an absolute joy to talk to. Their enthusiasm and love for what they do really shows. They helped me select not only the type of plant that fit my needs (indoor, not easy to kill) but the specific guys that I took home. They also suggested and discussed plants I was interested in but they didn't have yet (christmas cactus, I got my eye on you!). read more

I purchased some peppers and succulents from this place last year, and they grew well, so I returned this year and purchased a TON of herbs and ornamentals. Within a short period of time, I realized that all of the mint that I purchased had mint blight! It ripped through ALL of the mint and even the salvia limelight. I did what I could to stop it with neem and removing the affected leaves but it was too powerful, it started in on my prized oregano patch which I started from seed and is huge and fluffy, now it is dying from mint blight, it moved to another salvia, then another, and even a burdock. I had to rip out my burdock, seriously prune back my oregano (which as I am typing this, decided that I should just rip it out because I don't think I want to take the risk of it continuing to spread), and the salvias and aggressively spray with neem in HOPES that it will all survive, which may be folly because I have read on the internet that mint blight is near impossible to get rid of and it is advised to tear out and discard infected plants and disinfect the containers and area they were growing in. When I tossed the mints and limelight salvia, I bleached and scrubbed their containers and set them in the sun to be sure that the spores were killed. If you want blight and disease, then shop here. This blight has devastated my gorgeous garden. One last thing, I also got a scabiosa plant from here, and within a week I noticed it had powder mildew and was being attacked by aphids which I never have an issue with in my garden. They do not take care of their plants here. A ton of things are dyeing, not watered, not tended to, and if my mints (peppermint, spearmint, lemon balm) and limelight salvia has blight, then you can rest assured that anything that is susceptible to it in their nursery is going to be infected with it too. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. Their diseased plants have literally ruined a ton of hard work I've put in growing and nurturing plants from seed. HORRENDOUS! ** EDITED JUNE 2, 2021 I can see that the owner reached out via YELP, and at first I was under the impression that he wanted to make the situation right, but then said that he 'felt confident' that his nursery did not introduce blight into our gardens... hm. I've NEVER had this blight, in fact, I had to look it up on the net to find out what it was, so, dear owner, this did not already exist in my garden and happened immediately after I purchased your plants. If the owner had said 'hey, I'm sorry, clearly our plants did this to you', I might go back to resolve this, but to this day the blight continues, one more plant that has it. So, another one will have to get tossed. I think after the numerous plants I have thrown away I have successfully gotten rid of it in my garden, but no way would I go back to Bellefontaine. It's been really heart breaking having to deal with this issue, and then to have the owner imply that I CAUSED IT, or that it came from someplace else (when I've not purchased any other plants from any other nursery!) is just an insult. If you want a TRULY wonderful nursery where people are friendly and inviting and actually smile with you and engage with you when you arrive, go to Present Perfect nursery in Pasadena. The plants are super healthy. The staff is wonderful, and the place looks ALIVE and not like an untended ghost town. I got some super healthy plants here, with lovely white, lively roots and the staff was moving plants, watering, tending, pruning when I arrived. None of which I have seen at Bellefontaine. You can't even get a hello at Bellefontaine. As one of the other yelpers had also mentioned, it's a ghost town with tons of neglected plants growing roots out of the pot into the ground, wilted things and staff who could not care less if you are there. They have NEVER said hello to me when I've gone to Bellefontaine. It always made me feel unwelcome, the few times I have been there. No thank you, no more. It's Present Perfect nursery for me from now on! read more

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My sister and I were looking for aloe vera plants and found a good selection to pick from. It's probably not the most organized place but I loved the small business feel. The owner was so friendly and gave us useful tips on how to care for our new plants. He wrote our receipts on carbon copy paper which I thought was awesome..who does that anymore? We could've bought our plants from a big chain store but I was happy to support this local shop. Fair prices and friendly service! read more

Thanks to Yelp I discovered this nursery. I was searching a camellia plant (Nuccio's was closed) to give as a birthday gift. When I arrived at Bellafontaine's I only had 20 minutes to look around before it closed. A quick walk around so many varieties of plants & discovered exactly what I wanted fo a fair price. The staff person was very helpful in helping me to pick out the best plant & gave me tips on how The soil should be amended before planting. I would give the nursery five stars but it does look a little run down & need some TLC, but it is a gem that could shine with some polish. read more

Bellefontaine Nursery - Price for beautiful camellia. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Love this nursery sooooo much. The owner helped me with every single question I had and helped me select an entire gardens worth of plants. I'll be coming back for more because they all turned out to be the most healthy ones I had found!!! read more

I am a retired landscape designer and while in business only bought plant materials from wholesale nurseries. I discovered Bellefontaine recently, and can tell you from experience this small nursery is hands down the best in our area, and I have visited just about every one. Firstly, Dale and Alan (cousins) are very knowledgeable. The first test I use for every nursery is to ask for plants using their botanical name, not common name. If the salesperson gives me a blank stare, which happens more often than not, I move on. Not only are Dale and Allen very knowledgeable, but they are willing to spend time and discuss the various attributes of species within a given genus. It's a wonderful place to just wander through the collection, not arranged as precisely as perhaps a larger nursery, but that's one of the charms of this business. I highly recommend Bellefontaine, whether you are a Master Gardener, a designer, or a gardening enthusiast - these are the guys you can trust. One more thing, their pricing is very fair; I have seen specimen plants here in 2 gallon containers that anywhere else would have been transplanted into a 5 gallon container at double the price. read more

What a wonderful nursery! Recently moved to the area and was checking out multiple spots, and this was by far my fave! Prices were so great I almost couldn't believe it! I'll definitely return, they have my business! read more

Some people have a green thumb but not me. I have always loved roses and wanted to try planting some. The people at a big chain stores garden department told me to dig a hole and just water them very once In awhile. At Bellefontaine- Dale talked to me about soil, how much sun the location got, how much space between each plant I needed and the difference between bare root roses and the ones that were about a year old and in a plastic bucket. They walked me through the whole process and my roses are great!!!! Thank you for making a nervous first time rose planter feel like she could really do this. read more

Great nursery! Alan is friendly and super helpful! He found me some indoor plants I was looking for and let me know when he had them. Beautiful plants! Nice selection with good prices. Best to check in with them and let them know what you're looking for. I'll definitely be back. Highly recommend! read more

I prefer to shop at local businesses, so this was the right place for me. There definitely a wide variety of outdoor plants. Though, my partner and I were looking for indoor plants which there is a smaller selection. The workers are kind and helpful in answering questions. Each time I've visited the place there were different (more or less) indoor plants. Which I don't expect small shops to have massive quantities. The rubber plant we bought is doing great so far. Again, great outdoor and and a small selection of indoors. It's definitely worth checking this place out! read more

Great plants, great service! Prices you can't beat. Purchased two philodendron Congo's , zz plant and a small pothos. My son and I were really impressed by how healthy the plants were and the reasonable prices. The owner was friendly and informative. We wIll be returning. read more

I should not be allowed to set foot in this place with any amount of extra cash. Bellefontaine, for me, is the Target of plants (that is, if Target had friendly, helpful, and unbelievably knowledgable staff). Go in for potting soil. Leave with 50 different dwarf fruit trees and a 6'0" passion fruit vine. Thank goodness I don't own a pickup truck. read more

Lots of potential here, despite being a slab of concrete on Fair Oaks. Besides the seed selection, they seemed pretty well stocked, but it was hard to tell as several things were not labeled, or not priced. Despite obviously being a first time visitor walking in a circle three times, the guy behind the counter kept his head down and eyes averted , absolutely refusing to acknowledge my presence when I hung around him, eager to make a few inquiries. Another guy (who by his air of authority) I assume worked there brusquely passed me twice as well! W T F ? They ignored me so hard, it was hostile. Guys, I have money, and I spend it in stupid ways ALL THE TIME. I was eager to drop a big chunk of cash on my first visit dressing up my new huge yard with exotic specimens like passion vines, tiger lilies, climbing roses, clematis and pink magnolia trees. Yeah, I've experienced better. OSH is better. For a truly awesome, friendly, and knowledgeable staff, and infinitely higher quality stock and greater variety, do yourself a favor, and drive a few more miles to San Gabriel Nursery. They'll treat you right, even if you appear poor. Bellefontaine, you ignored the wrong broad. read more

Alan is a life saver! The house I am renting has the big gorgeous backyard. Part of the backyard was a bunch of gnarly dying blackberry bushes, dead leaves, and just general build up from years of not maintaing it. My boyfriend and I decided we wanted to clean the area up and put in a veggie garden as this was the part of the backyard that had the most sun. Well after removing the dead stuff and trimming back the living we lost most of our privacy. Looking for a solution I turned to some local nurseries. Bellefontaine saved me. Alan gave my situation some good thought and came up with the perfect plant for us. He recommended purple hopseed bush because it grows quickly and it requires little water. Perfect! I did some of my own research on the plant and had to conclude with Alan. They didn't have any in stock when I first went, but he ordered some for me. I picked them up and he said he would order some more in case the four I got were not enough. The best part of it all too? It was only $17.95 for a 5 gallon pot. Orchard is charing $25 a 5 gallon pot. So happy I could help out a local business. This may not be the biggest nursery, but if you want outstanding customer care, great prices, and high quality I would come here. read more