Nice selection and helpful service. Love the design services. Healthy plants. Shade or full sun…read more Great fruit trees. Love the local in the Goleta foothills.

Gracious, knowledgable, huge selection, modest pricing. Before I bought a peach we went to a tree…read morein the ground that was bearing and was handed a peach to try to see whether the varietal was (literally) to my taste. Service in the best way.

7 Day is still our fave for its great customer service, outstanding plant & fruit tree selection,…read moreand a fine selection of fountains and water-features. 7 Day is one of my "Go To's" for special gardening tools. In past years they were the only source for the "Root Slayer" (serrated edges shovel) & the dandelion-weeder with curved metal pry bar. Their Hori Hori and Daiso Japanese wooden Sawyer blades make for easier hand-weeding in the garden. Parking lot is a challenge. But, just go park down the ramp in the nearly empty lot across from Cox communications if you aren't loading big bags or heavy pottery.

I bought a plastic watering can and a small bag of cactus mix here on 8-3-26. It came to $74. The…read morereceipt did not list the items I bought or the price for each, so I found what seemed to be a low tech price sticker on the can for $60, which seemed like a lot for a plastic watering can. There are multiple power tools at Home Depot right now, for example, for less than $60. I returned on 8-7 to the store with the unopened can in its original packaging and the receipt and asked to return it. The staff said I could only get store credit b/c I did not return it within 24 hrs. I said a refund was needed rather than a credit. She excused herself, left with the receipt, and returned saying a 20% restocking fee would apply instead. Then she tried to KEEP my original receipt. I told her she could make a copy of the receipt but that I wanted it back and that receipts absolutely belong to the customer under the law. After some pushback she gave the receipt back to me. I do not think this store understands fundamental consumer protection procedures under CA or federal law.

This is by far the best nursery I've ever been to, and I've lived in Santa Barbara my entire life…read more I would drive to Summerland/carp any day for this selection and for their prices. I'm almost hesitant to post this review because I don't want to have it be swamped. Next time I go, but it really is that good. They have a huge variety to choose from and their knowledge and expertise is second to none. Plus they loaded everything into my car for me and they let me take my dogs around as I looked for plans throughout their huge nursery. Service 11/10, selection, 11/10, value 12/10. If anything, I'm under selling this review. Once you go and see for yourself, you'll know exactly what I mean

I have been purchasing plants from this nursery for years because I have always liked the variety,…read moreprice points, and customer service from Freddie. However, today changed that! I was there planning on purchasing bouganvilla shrubs but the owner, Alfredo, was an absolute Son-of-a-Bitch! He lacks solid customer service skills which is absolutely essential when dealing with the public. I had a question about the shrub and he would not even answer it as he told me that his time was being wasted as he is a busy man. In addition, he also said that his nursery is NOT retail but wholesale! Alfredo, you obviously are ONE miserable human being and should really consider another job that does not include people. I really feel sympathy for the workers who work for you as you must interact in the same way with them. As you told me, you pay your son, Freddie, A LOT of money for working at your nursery and quite frankly, you SHOULD! If it wasn't for your son, daughter, and workers, you would have NOTHING because your an ASSHOLE!! So, today, you LOST a great customer because I will NEVER return to purchase from your nursery ever again! And, I most certainly will tell others to never patronize your nursery as there are many others to choose from.

We had such a wonderful visit to Cal-Orchid last week. The owner, Laurie, gave us a first class 90…read moreminute tour of the greenhouses. She first asked if I had specific interests and we focused initially on that, but soon were traipsing off to the other greenhouses. The depth and breadth of her knowledge was unbelievable (but of course she has worked in the business for decades). Cal-Orchid is now my go-to place for the highest quality orchids and expert advice.

It's a mom and pop operation. So it's not staffed like your commercial nursery. They ask you make…read moreappointment so you'll be taken care of when you visit. They have unique specimens and can tell you everything about how to grow and make your orchid thrive. Super knowledgeable and it's like the science laboratory as they also split off orchids as seedling to grow into plants for sale. They can speak to what works indoors and what works outdoors where you live - climate zone wise. They host big plant sales a few times a year and are super active in the Santa Barbara Orchid show each March.

I had a very positive experience buying well established hedge plants from Oscar and Catalina…read more They have a great inventory of healthy, large size plants. Although I do not have a retail license, I thought the price charged was fair and Catalina and Oscar were able to deliver the Texas privets to my home within 24 hours of purchase.

Excellent large nursery. Healthy beautiful plants. Lowest prices in Santa Barbara county.read more

We've been working with Sublime Gardens for over a decade now. We've had them regularly work on 2…read moreproperties in that time, and among other things they transformed an ugly dirt patch into a beautiful succulent garden. They also built a retaining wall at the back of a property that was having continual mudslides for decades, directly into a neighboring school. Problem solved, and there property looks beautiful ever since. Excellent communication and expectations management. Diverse skill set and artistic vision. It really doesn't get better!

We had a good size garden space that needed to be curated, cleaned up and improved with new plants…read more Carlos, Cesar and team really showed up with knowledge, good suggestions and enthusiasm. We picked out some lovely plants and bushes and flowers to enhance the landscape as well as nourish and protect the natural soil and vegetation. From cleanup to planning and planting they did a very nice job and were on time and clear in their communication. Our garden is much more enjoyable now plus we got motivated to plant more vegetables and flowers ourselves. Thanks to Sublime !

Outstanding nursery with a great selection and the most amazingly helpful people. Their prices are…read morelow and the quality of their plants is excellent. B&H is primarily a wholesale operation, but they sell directly to customers, so stop at the trailers and ask for information when you pull in. The pricing and quality makes it well worth it. Can't recommend them highly enough.

The SBOE used to be the place to go, for me, the weekend of the Santa Barbara Orchid Show. Great…read moreselection of bare roots at great prices, super cymbidiums, and just a great overall selection of orchids. For the last 3 years it has gotten worse each year, and this year, I did a walk-through in about 10 minutes since they had next to nothing and what they did have were at ridiculous prices with most of the greenhouse off limits. Very disappointing. Since Paul Gripp, the soul of the place, passed away in January, I assume its days are numbered, which was the rumor going around in March. A pity.

Yeeeesh....this place is just depressing. A monument to dead passion…read more I came excited to check it out with my girlfriend, and man were we disappointed. Should be called "Santa Barbara Wooden Bench Exhibit, featuring Occasional Dying Orchid." It made me so sad to come onto Yelp and see what an amazing place it was in the past. Yeah, as I imagined, the business had a case of Pass-down; excited owners assumed their kids would love the business just as much as they did, and now the kids just seem to be wishing that a lightning strike would hit the place overnight and wipe it out. The people here are friendly, don't get me wrong; they just seem painfully aware that they are operating the shell of a formerly thriving, vibrant gem of an orchid nursery. Nobody seriously cares about the place. Every single plant there was in poor shape. $75 cattleyas with yellow leaves and wrinkled up pseudobulbs, missing information tags, blah blah blah. The only person who seemed excited to be there was the nice older grandpa who; while friendly, became seriously uncomfortable. He clearly has some severe form of dementia and will ask you where you're from 5 times in a row. We noticed another couple with a petite wife whose husband walked away to the other greenhouse, and she was being constantly followed and asked questions by the man. She felt extremely uncomfortable and I had to step in to distract him, and she waved a thank you and ran back to her husband. He was basically cornering her. The ladies working there heard and saw all this and couldn't care less. Guys, just go to Gallup Stribling, or Cal-Orchid, if you can get the cantankerous old lady there to give you the time of day, let alone make an appointment to see their stock (she thinks they're a botanical country club.) But PLEASE, don't waste your time here! Especially if you're in town for the yearly orchid show. There's much better places in town for orchids.