East Bay Nursery is amazing. Huge variety of healthy plants and gardening supplies. They have the most amazing selection of succulents I've ever seen. I didn't even think I liked succulents until I saw all these. Just incredible variety. read more

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I love this place so much. They have a great selection of plants, well organized, and over the years most of my yard has become filled with plants I bought here. You know this nursery is a good place to give your business to because I also see the same people working here year over year. Everyone is SO friendly and helpful and are always happy to give advice. You can tell everyone enjoys their job and everyone always knows the inventory and I get so many little tips as a still somewhat inexperienced gardener. Prices are not super cheap but everything I get is healthy! Also, the best part is their Christmas ornament selection in the winter where they convert almost half of their indoor space to whimsical Christmas ornaments. I am so glad to have this nursery!! read more

If you are into gardening you will love this place. I was looking for a Mexican oregano plant, which is not easily found in most nurseries and I found one at East Bay nursery for reasonable price of I called ahead of time and received exceptional customer service. They also went out into the garden to doublecheck that they had one in stock and they did and they held it for me at the front desk. While I was there, I was admiring all of the exotic plants, flowers, herbs, and trees and all the gardening accessories you may ever need. I loved seeing all their seasonal Halloween theme planters and little decorations that you can put throughout your garden to make your garden festive for Halloween. They even had small Christmas trees in stock. This is a lovely nursery with lots of beautiful plants and accessories and great employees that are roaming around ready to help you at any time. They also have their own dedicated parking lot and lots of street parking. Next time you're in Berkeley or if you need to get an exotic plant, I highly recommend visiting East Bay Nursery. read more

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Great selection. Reasonable prices (value). Did not try service as I knew what I wanted. They seemed to have a good selection of both landscape (trees, shrubs) plants and regular garden stuff (tomato, herbs, etc.) Also flowers, even varieties of roses (if that's your thing). read more

Just one of my favorite nurseries!! So much to look at, adore and take home! I've been on the hunt for a money tree and East Bay Nursery had the perfect one for me. And my bestie was looking for a bonsai tree and what do you know?!! So many to choose from. We also picked up some of their gorgeous air plants!! If you're looking for something specific, I bet they have them here. Service is excellent. There's a small parking lot attached. I cannot wait to come back. I had my eye on a few succulents and more air plants! Hope to come back soon! read more

If you into gardening this is the place for you! Amazing selection of plants and so many succulents. Staff is helpful and knowledgeable read more

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Was in Berkeley and decided to stop by for the first time. Such a great place to get plants. So many beautiful plants to choose from. Huge variety of plants and other items for gardening. Great employees that are friendly and knowledgeable. Spoke with at least 5 employees all were very helpful. Had a great conversation with Toshi she is definitely an asset to this business. The prices are fair. We bought lots of plants and I can't wait to come back for more. read more

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A nirvana for any gardener, with friendly and knowledgeable staff. I selected two small trees from EBN and feel confident that they will thrive. read more

Walking through this garden of Eden is delightful! The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. They can answer any questions About plants and gardening and if they aren't sure they will find out for you. Prices are fair and they have a ton of variety. read more

Amazing selection of plants and all plant accessories. Super friendly staff, if you need help they'll help load your vehicle. Decent amount of parking. Healthy plants. read more

Well, it's official, I can no longer afford East Bay Nursery. :( I went to pick up 4 small pots of flax plants and what used to be $14.99 is now $29.99. Price doubled in the last year or so. I guess I'll have to go to Home Depot or Lowe's for these. I'd rather support small businesses but at $120 for 4 small flax plants, I can't afford to do this. read more

Amazing service, fresh flowers, plants, cactus, soil, pots and more. Be sure to ask and you will get help but it's one of my favorite places on San Pablo in berk and also they are closed Sundays fyi.. really the best selection of non Heavy light required plants like my favs the pink panther. Get refreshed and check these guys out! read more

East Bay Nursery - Pink panther succulent varietal ! - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Drove an hour to see this plant shop and it was worth it! Nice shop with a great variety of houseplants. I found my pilea there, they had a great selection of them! They also had super cute bonsai trees and succulents. Will definitely be coming back again to get my plant fix! read more

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The plants looked healthy, and the shop was easy to browse. The staff helped me choose, though it was a bit busy

I have been on a hunt for a smoke bush in a 1 gallon can. The nurseries I've called have had them in 5 gallon cans or not at all. I was beginning to lose hope but last night I called East Bay Nursery, asked and they had some. I would have gone right down, but they close at 5 and it was just before 5 so I put it on my list of today's errands, although I don't like to go to nurseries or anyplace else likely to be busy on the weekend. I prefer to go during the week because I can and working people generally can't. Today after stops at Down Home Music and Picnic I drove to the nursery. Parking was difficult. I drove around the block and through the parking lot twice before finding a vacant spot on the street in front. I walked in and asked the cashier about smoke bushes and bougainvilleas. She called Cooper up to help me and he provided incredible service First I asked about the smoke bush and it turns out I hadn't been specific enough. The ones they had in one gallon containers were the green ones and I wanted the purple ones, which they had in 5 gallon containers like everyone else who had them at all. I asked about bougainvillea and Cooper sent me over to wait in the shade while he brought me some to look at. I told him I was interested in the variegated flowers and if they didn't have those the magenta would be fine. He returned w/ an assortment and I chose a lovely one in a 1 gallon pot. I will wait for Natasha to return because bougainvilleas are fussy about having their roots disturbed and I don't trust myself to do it w/o killing it. I also asked about irises and they had both California and Douglas. I chose purple ones of each. We went in and I checked out, then Cooper carried my plants to the car and soon I was on my way, full of gratitude. When I got home I did an online search and found Amazon had a seller w/ 1 gallon cans in purple so I ordered one. It was $25. I noticed later that Home Depot had one for $45, so I have a fallback plan in case something doesn't work out. read more

Til I find another, this is my favorite nursery in the east bay. Love their selection of shrubs and succulents. They have big selection of flower pots. They have quality soil for decent prices. I am a newbie to gardening and they have helpful and knowledgeable staff who will give me advice. read more

They have poor return policy.They say 30 days and even if you have receipt and have not removed from pot they don't want to give you a cash refund. Also...I bought a San Diego Red bougainvilla.It was labeled as such. It took a year to bloom and when it did it wasn't San Diego.It was Barbara Kurst bougainvilla. It"s a nice looking nursery but I certainly won't be returning read more

I always enjoy wandering the aisles of their plants. Nice selection, healthy plants. Regular additions. In winter/spring I go every couple of weeks for inspiration and additions to my garden among their 6 packs & 4 inch pots of flowers. Nice edible selection too read more

It was lovely to visit East Bay Nursery. The place was well lit and well organized. Everything looked alive and lovely. I'm sure I stayed there longer than I needed because I felt so peaceful to do the surroundings. There was plenty of help around if it was ever needed. Their prices are decent and they had alot of great choices of plants and other yard things. I look forward to coming back. read more

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I love spending hours here. It's beautiful. There's so many selections to make your yard beautiful. read more

East Bay Nursery - Little miniature trees - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Berkeley, California

Stopped here for a few items today. Had the most helpful nursery employee! I needed to buy a vine. He took me to the vines, helped me pick out the best one. I needed to find a spray to eliminate the black stuff off the leaves of my lemon trees. He connected me with someone knowledgeable. Great experience! read more

Hubby wanted some small bamboo like plants in pots for our backyard. We decided on Horsetail which looks like skinny bamboo with no leaves. We could not find this in our local Home Improvement stores due to their limited selections and we did not want to order online because we want to see the actual plant before buying it. I found the East Bay Nursery website and was able to request a search for Horsetail plant availability. They replied with size and price the next day. Parking was convenient, the place turned out to be huge but workers were helpful. At the register, I found an adorable vintage glass water sprayer, which is super useful for heating up breads and rice, treasure found. Will definitely come back for specific garden needs. read more

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East bay nursery has a great outdoor plant selection, and always has the cool, popular succulents. Houseplants are a little on the limited side though. I will say that I specifically go here for planter saucers. I like the dark gray terracotta, and this is the only business I've come across who have the 2 inch saucers in that color. They have their own parking lot but space is limited. If anything, you can find street parking. Staff is usually nice, which is a plus! read more

I love this nursery! It's somewhat an unexpected location for a nursery, since it blends in with the neighboring automobile establishments. I discovered it on a random walk and I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised! I spent an hour or two here looking around at the huge variety of plants and reading their descriptions on their little signs. It's a lot bigger than expected. They have enough space for a back section for young trees like Japanese Maple and a variety of fruit trees. You know this nursery is thriving when there's a ton of butterflies and bees hovering around the flowers!! They also have an indoor plant selection, which wasn't as extensive as the outdoor but I thought the prices were fairly reasonable compared to other plant nurseries in the city. I'm not sure if they still do this but they also sometimes put out free plants near the checkout counter! Last time I went (August), I grabbed a pilea peperomioides! Lovely place to visit and stock up on plants and supplies at! read more

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Incredible selection of plants , trees and amendments. Great prices as well for high quality products.

I've been on the hunt for a few specific fruit trees and have been emailing around to various nurseries in the area for info (on inventory, pricing and care instructions). East Bay Nursery was by far the most helpful and responsive. I headed onsite on Saturday and was DELIGHTED!! Who knew there was this fairy garden of treasures right on San Pablo Avenue. It's easy to miss as you are driving by ... but once you know it's there, I'm going to want to stop in all the time. My husband was with me and usually he's just there to provide the muscle and the truck - but even he had a wonderful time looking at all the plants and stuff. He kept saying that everything looked so healthy and vibrant and if this was normal. The staff on site was very knowledgable and so helpful. I was very happy with their assortment of fruit trees and ended up buying more than I originally planned .... which is ridiculous because these are going to be TREES that will grow big and tall in my yard! I had to rework some landscape ideas to ensure they all fit and can get proper sun! For reference - since I went in early Feb, they had a great assortment of apple, peach, plum, pluot, pear and cherry trees. Not a ton yet of citrus but their is a pandemic shortage and usually citrus doesn't get in till late Feb / March. Specifically, I was able to get my Babcock peach tree, and also saw several varietals of Asian pear trees. They also have grafted 3in1, 4in1 trees as well as espalier apples. I wish I had a bigger yard now so I can keep buying more plants from EBN. read more

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WHEN: THURSDAY @12:45pm My sis and we're just do happen to be in the area and wanted to find a nursery to check out. PARKING we didn't know they actually have their own parking lot! It's not huge but you may luck out to grab a spot! We didn't want to pay for metered parking so we managed to residential free parking behind the nursery. Masks are required and they have a table for hand sanitizer. Most of the nursery is outdoors and it wasn't very busy around this hour, so it wasn't too hard to maintain distance. There are plenty of shopping carts, and even more plants to choose from! They are all clearly priced and are organized in all sorts of sections: succulents, herbs and vegetables, etc. There's a large section of PLANTER POTS too! They pretty much have everything you need. My sis was able to get a LOT of help from Dominique, who was user friendly and knowledgeable. If you spend $75+ you can get 10% off with your yelp check in! Oh and they provide large parchment paper for your car so it stays clean from your purchase! I love it here. I'd like to come back for sure! read more

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** BUYER BEWARE ** I went to East Bay Nursery to purchase some sphagnum moss for a propagation project. I'd never purchased it before so I wasn't quite sure what to look for. I purchased a bag for $21.99; which I thought was a bit pricey, but I was happy to support a local store. I immediately went home and started on my project. However when I removed the moss from the bag something seemed off, continuing on I went to spat the moss and noticed it wasn't very absorbent. So I checked the bag to ensure I was doing it correctly. As I checked out the bag I realized it said that it was for decorative purposes. Then I realized there was a sticker on the bag covering the ACTUAL name which was Spanish Moss. I was so surprised and confused. I called to let the store know to which they said they'd give me a refund. But why would they do this in the first place is my question?! Needless to say I'll never shop here again. Shame on you for misleading customers read more

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Excellent service here, Christian was super helpful during my very first visit. We were able to speak about the layout of the location, hoe plants were organized and even speak to the curative experience of garden design. Though I am still in the midst of my planning, I came away with amazing ideas, and a stronger plan that I entered with. Christian helped me to get a greater feel for selection, and walked me through pricing for pottery and ceramics that were out of reach. Included are a few plant types that caught my eye for my exterior garden. An expansive selection of trees is available at this location; helpful when considering the thrillers, spillers and fillers of a strong and beautiful garden design. Other plant stores around The Bay seem to cater to interior gardening needs with the trending of house plants; but this location hosts inventory for both needs. The indoor plant section is smaller in scale, but still strong. So many supplies that help to maintain a garden are here as well. read more

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Friendly, helpful & knowledgeable! My landscaper had recommended this nursery and I arrived equipped with a long shopping list for plants and trees - ending up feeling overwhelmed. It was a weekend day and the place seemed busy so I had no hopes of getting any assistance and boy was I wrong! A super friendly staff member approached me and introduced himself as Christian, pro-actively offering help. We spent the next 30 min going through the long list for my garden overhaul and he proved patient, knowledgeable and picky when choosing which plants he would send me home with - perfect! It would have taken me hours to put it all together by myself and when items were sold out or not to my liking, he always had alternatives to offer. He even helped loading the truck! Thank you Christian for making my first visit a great one - I will be back! read more

I was shopping for outdoor plants and found the ones at this nursery are in good condition and well cared for while being no more expensive than at other nurseries, like Orchard or Sloat. Additionally, I see no reason at all to go to the "big box" stores to buy plants or trees as they have poor selection, zero expertise available, and equivalent prices that also often include plants and trees of "iffy" quality. Though living way out in Clayton, so far, this is the best East Bay nursery that I have run into and I will be returning. read more

Family owned since 1942, this well known garden center has a very good selection of flowers, shrubs, trees, vines, succulents, and vegetables in all sized containers. They also have a nice selection of California native plants. Complete selection of soil, fertilizer, containers, tools and pest control solutions. The 4" annual and perennials section is on the small side compared to other nurseries in the area, but they have nice, healthy plants. Many of the staff are very friendly and knowledgeable, but several are not. They have their own parking lot, but getting a spot can be a challenge as this is a busy store. Street parking is often tough. They are closed on Sunday and Monday. read more

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East Bay Nursery is the best no doubt. Besides their wide inventory of all kinds of plants, some I didn't even know existed, some exotic radiant beauties... anyways, their huge yard is very bright, colorful and welcoming to anyone. I haven't experienced such customer service in the Bay Area... this is another level of nice people... Without any thought, it's a well deserved 5 star! read more

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Because of our passion for plants, we've been traveling way out of our immediate area to get our hands on lovingly grown and specialty plants for our yard. On our way to the east bay, we happened upon this place and stopped in for a peek-and so glad we did! I could tell from the road this was a large nursery, but I was impressed with how much space they really did have. The parking in the front was easy to access, and they had lots of carts for help with transport of plants and trees. We did our zig-zag usual scoping out of the place, as to not miss anything, and wow, there was a lot to see. Initially, I was pretty impressed with how many people asked us if we needed help, which I thought was nice. I was also impressed with their very clear delineation of zones to help guide you in the right direction if you were searching for a particular item. We also took a tour of the pond/garden in the back which was interesting... Ultimately, we ended up getting what we were heading to the east bay for- a gorgeous Nancy Garrison passion fruit vine. It was in great shape, and was a little more expensive than their smaller counterparts at other stores, but this one looked so healthy, it was worth the extra $. We were really happy to see how many hummingbirds were swooping through the garden, and the flowers were buzzing with activity. There were definitely plants we considered adding to our order, but for this trip, just the passionfruit plant was enough for us. This was way closer than going to east bay for us, and was nice to discover for our next plant excursion. read more

Huge selection of healthy plants and knowledgeable staff. Joe took the time to answer all our questions and helped us pick the plants that would thrive in our garden. Prices were very reasonable. Had to get some delivered. They don't hit you after your purchase with a big delivery fee. We got them the following Wednesday, and Joachim took care of putting them right into the garden at the back of the house. Very much appreciated! Will definitely come back! read more

We were visiting from LA and drove by this and immediately knew we had to stop. They have an amazing selection of plants and all things plants, some I had never seen before. Very helpful staff as well. read more

East Bay Nursery - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Berkeley, California

This place has a great selection of plants and Jose is the best! So knowledgeable and extremely helpful if you have any questions about plants he knows the answer and is happy to help. read more

This place is a no-go. The customer service is terrible, and I'm sure many of these yelp reviews that are positively written are not genuine. Whenever certain customers walk in to the store, the staff are on high alert for no reason. I have been a customer there for 3 years and have never felt anything but austerity and hypervigilance as if I were going to steal something the moment I walked in. The final straw was with one of their staff, whom I presume to be a family member, immmediately mean-mugging me as soon as I walked in, and pushing a cart out of my hand as I was browsing a section. Then proceeding to follow me through the store. I had said 'hi' to at least settle his nerves and mine but he said nothing back and just glared at me while pushing the cart away from me. And then every where I went there was a worker glaring into my Berkeley graduate bag, even when I said hi, they would not respond, but glare and follow me around the store and laughed in my face when I made a complaint. I'll never shop there again. The products aren't even worth it. Overly priced for items that can be found for cheaper at friendlier nurseries like Flowerland. I am a master Gardener and teach workshops to students, and have never been met with comfort in this store, have been pushed to buy products I don't need, and was simply just not given a welcome feeling here. Even the customers look miserable. The quality of the plants isn't worth it either. Not for the price they push. Or customer service, high prices, and intimidating customers that have been coming here for years for no reason is bullying. I'm surprised this business still stays afloat. I see so many bad reviews on Google, seems I am not the only one treated poorly here. Looks like many other customers feel how cold the staff is, and the special treatment they give to other types of customer. If you are a knowledgeable gardener who actually cares about feelings, people, and the earth, then this shop is not it for you. This is not a well-run family business. They get by through overpricing items and being super surveilling, and discriminate against certain types of customers. Don't let the pride flags fool you--this is not a welcoming business. They never have what I actually need to buy there either. read more

While I was driving down San Pablo Avenue, I noticed East Bay Nursery on the corner. There was room in their parking lot, so, I decided to park and check them out. The next thing that I noticed was the wonderful murals that are painted on some of the outside walls. They also have a security guard. Out front, there are large watering troughs that could be used creatively for more than watering livestock. EBN is neat and in order. Everything looks in it's place. It is also much bigger than it looks from the street. When you enter, you enter a specific way (and exit a different way--good for Covid prevention). Everyone needs to wear a mask. They have an outside structure that is covered, and has rows and rows of vegetable and herb starts.  They have an outside uncovered area with trees that are in season, and outdoor plants. Everything is labeled so you can easily identify what you are looking at. Inside the room where you make your purchases, besides having indoor plants, there are tools, ceramic pots, and humming bird feeders. They are closed Sunday, and Monday. Also, if it raining--call to make sure they are open. read more

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The service is EXCEPTIONAL! The darn gophers got to my plants and my Meyer lemon tree. So I went to east bay nursery based on my friend's advice. Laura was right on! A worker saw me struggling with a cart; helped me maneuver to the lemon tree section and selected one with flowers, then loaded it onto my cart. Then he suggested the 5 gallon gopher cage. I told him about the lily of Nile's the critters took and he again examined the plants and got me two with buds Not pushy or impatient!! And the butcher paper to protect my car's interior had me a bit frustrated but another worker came by and showed me the best way to cut the paper. Thanks East Bay Nursery!! read more