Excellent native plant nursery with truly superb selection of plants, including many varieties of manzanitas, ceanothus, oaks, grasses, and more. There is a lot of love in this business -- staff are super knowledgeable, the space itself is beautiful and peaceful, and the owner supports the local community. Our public elementary school garden received a number of donated plants from East Bay Wilds to stabilize a bare slope on our campus. Thank you, East Bay Wilds! read more

Not sure about where all the hate comes from. I recently went to a talk here and Pete was calm, helpful and nice. Prices are very reasonable compared to other nurseries. Yes the neighborhood is a little scary but it is East Oakland! read more

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So happy we found this natural pocket within the Fruitvale neighborhood! - Native plants and knowledge to match! - Great service, plenty of friendly staff and they offer guidance of what might work for your idea or help to identify something you're interested in. - Sweet with kids, lots of rocks to examine, flowers to smell, isles to skip through, mini gardens to explore and Spot the sweet dog of the grounds loves a good rub or owner-provided doggy treat. - Parking is very tricky in the area but you can pull your car up and load at the entrance. - Prices are reasonable when considering the positive impact these plants create for the environment, and beauty to your home. Go here and have some green thumb-y fun! read more

east bay wilds - Landscaping Near Me - Oakland, California

I've made two trips, I'm waiting for it to get cooler before planting. The plants I bought a month ago have doubled in size in their containers. I basically designed my yard around the plants that they have. They have incredible taste, including plants I haven't seen for sale any place else. I'm trying to future-proof my yard for a hotter and dryer climate, I trust the plants that I bought there to be hardy and survive into the future. I can't wait to plant them and watch them grow, I'm imagining how beautiful they're still going to be in 45 years when they out live me. I can't recommend the store any more highly, I drove all the way from Mountain View. read more

First off, they have a good selection, some plants there are incredibly difficult to find anywhere else. However, parking was a bit hard to find, the online inventory is not accurate at all, and most importantly the plants I did get from them came with quite a few pests. The Dudleyas I purchased had thrips, mealies and aphids, so be ready to quarantine and treat them at home before adding to the collection. read more

This is a great nursery! I have been buying and planting California native plants for at least 40 years and this is tied for the top 2 nurseries in the state. The other nursery is located near me in Central California. East Bay Wilds is over 200 miles away from me. I only wish I could have discovered them sooner! Pete is great, the staff is great, the selections are great, and the prices are great. Don't tell Pete, but I would pay more for plants from this nursery. read more

east bay wilds - Landscaping Near Me - Oakland, California

Awesome a hidden treasure in Oakland for native plants and more! Worth a visit !!! Very knowledgeable staff and helpfu!!

Helped me find the plant I was looking for, very helpful, and they were even having a 50% off sale that day so I got to take home another one! Plants were reasonably priced, the people there seem to really love and know their plants! They don't take cash or card but payment is easy through venmo or zelle. Really great place to help build up your garden space with native species. read more

This is not your usual nursery. Pete's knowledge about netive plants is amazing. He does installations, hikes all over collecting seeds and growing natives that ae hard to find as well as getting stock from other growers. They are only open on FRIDAYS. Any other day by appointment. I know its odd, but he does a lot of design and installation work and doesn't sit around the nursery except on Fridays. He is often sought after and sometimes you will need to wait to get hid full attention, but when you do it's golden. You can describe yuor location and detailed needs and he can give you a list of plants that would thrive in those conditions/that area. Again, a quirky experience, but if you are dedicated to native plants anywhere near Oaklan, totally worth the experience, in my opinion. read more

I really wanted to love this nursery because I've been following Pete's content on CA Native species since I took a specialized course on them in college. Unfortunately, their online catalog is not to date and the plants at the nursery are extremely overpriced. We spent around $300 over 2 trips on several manzanita species, perennials, and sages. After planting them, we noticed almost every plant was repotted into a larger container to give the allusion that it was a larger plant. I naively bought the manzanitas ($60 for 5 gal plants) because I thought they were a low growing species. After a trip to East Bay Nursery in Berkeley, the same species were almost 8x the size for the same price. I cherish the knowledge that Pete gives back to the community, but I fear these business practices can really hurt efforts to encourage more folks to transform their gardens to fit the demands of their ecoregions. read more

East Bay Wilds is a California native plant gardener's dream! That is, if you can find anything you're looking for. Look at the inventory online before you go, but know it's not god's word because once you get to the nursery, it's a lawless land. If Paul is there, you're in luck! He can point you in any direction you want to go. Otherwise, Godspeed. The directional letters online lead you nowhere, and if they say it's in stock, it's probably not there. Many pots aren't labeled. If they are, check your tags carefully because they reuse pots and whatever's on the pot might not actually reflect it's contents. read more

A quirky oasis of native plants that feels distinctly East Bay in the best possible DIY way. It's rewarding to garden with native plants since they attract, feed and house native wildlife. Anyone you ask here shares this love and gives their gives detailed honest answers based on experience. It's basically the owners inventory of plants they use for landscaping. Only downside is that the hours are erratic, but then again that adds to the charm of feeling like you've found a secret garden heaven. read more

We just bought about 7 plants from East Bay Wilds, our first visit. The "3 gallon plants we bought turned out to be just 1 Gallon plants put in a 3 gallon bucket. Taking them out of the plastic it was obvious that they were taken out of the smaller plastic constainers. They also looked like 1gallon plants. read more

Helpful, friendly people to help answer any questions you have about their native plants.

Awesome selection of CA natives! Check hours before you go! I picked up a wonderful array of sages and other plants! Can't wait to go back.

came here with my kids one sunday afternoon and he said something that caught me a little bit off guard, he said: "you have no idea what this neighborhood looked like before me." i think his name was Pete. it seems his view of Fruitvale in a nutshell, it would seem, which is sad, cause its a really great neighborhood that has been that way for sometime, definitely some time before him. at this point i decided I no longer wanted to support a business such as this and left with the kids in tow to go find another place that sells weeds. alas, there aren't, and in the end, who cares. a vital place to be part of the gentrifying experience, i suppose. one other criticism: by appointment only so he doesnt have to deal with any of the people actually living IN the neighborhood. see folks flock from the safety of the hills for discount shrubs and itll really make you believe the owner means it when he says this neighborhood sucked before him. read more

east bay wilds - Landscaping Near Me - Oakland, California

Awesome natives nursery!! I came in with a rough sketch and a list of plants. Pete took the time to look over my sketch and list of plants and helped me completely re-design my plan--such excellent personal service. Most impressive--after spending nearly an hour working with Pete on my plant design I realized I failed to check ahead of time if he took credit cards. Pete said not to worry and that I could simply drop off a check tomorrow to pay for the plants. read more

Amazing collection of native plants and very knowledge& passionate staff and owner. The owner is very responsive by phone and will help guide you in finding the right plants for the right place. The nursery is open to the public every Friday. Cash only,maybe checks(not sure). Their website has an up to date list of plants and photos of their projects. They do wonderful work for clients. Great prices. read more

Happy plants (nice native ones), a dog or two snoozing in the sun, and very helpful, efficient, and friendly staff.

For native California plants, this is a great place. Pete has a number of rare and extremely hard to find species...and if you're a connaisseur of native plants as I am, nothing less will do. The prices are very reasonable as well. A really amazing selection overall. I've been to just about all the native plant nurseries in the Bay Area and the selection here is the widest I've seen. Pete really knows his science and can make excellent recommendations. And the site itself is a literal oasis. Well worth a trip. Not just for the plants but to see how this spot transforms a corner of Oakland. Bring your checkbook. Or cash. read more

Pete and his team did a GREAT job on re-landscaping our front and back yards. CA natives we planted 25 years ago had gotten away from us and Pete knew exactly how restore and vastly improve upon our original landscape design. We could not be happier with the work done by East Bay Wilds! read more

The selection of plants is astounding! The staff is thoughtful and knowledgeable. The prices are the lowest in the Bay Area, but that is just a bonus. I really come here for the best plants! Pete is the Manzanita and native plant container expert. And they always have super cool rare plants that I can't find anywhere else. Did I mention fun? read more

I reached out to Pete because I received a grant to plant native plants in a nearby patch of dirt. Pete was super accommodating to my schedule and even drove me to the site where the plants were going to be planted in order to select the best plants for the spot. He wrote out detailed instructions about which plants should go where, which helped our planting become a success! I would definitely go back and appreciate his support of our neighborhood project! read more

Pete and his crew transformed my weed-choked backyard filled with bricks and boards into an oasis. After the consultation, I was given a price which did not change. Since I was clueless about landscaping, I left it in Pete's hands and was not disappointed. They did the work quickly and efficiently and in four days I was looking out on a beautiful landscape filled with 24 native plants. Thank you for restoring my backyard! read more

east bay wilds - Landscaping Near Me - Oakland, California

If you are native plant person you need to know about this place. Reasonably priced native California plants are here. Pete is very knowledgeable about plants. Can be flaky but this is his place. Parking can be a problem especially on the weekends. In the heart of Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland. It's wonderful & gardening inspired. read more

Went there today and for what I was looking for (evergreen trees or even deciduous trees) they hardly had any. they did have a bunch of plants tho. read more

At the height of the drought a couple years ago I had a backyard that was a mish mash of overgrown and thirsty plants and grass . Pete and his team replaced the entire collection with California natives. He also created slate and stone paths branching out from my patio adding a needed aesthetic touch. I was so happy with the results I had him replace my front yard last year, also with California natives. The results were equally pleasing and satisfying. His knowledge of the plants is incredible. His estimates for time and schedule were accurate. His team was very thorough and a pleasure to work with. Oh and I should add my water usage decreased way more than 50% and most of the usage now comes from inside the house. Geoff H read more

Seems like a beautiful place but they have started putting up caution tape outside their property with signs asking people to not park there and that they will be towed. Hm, seemed fishy since the street is public property, and it's usually a hassle to do this and it's been happening every weekend. I asked the owner to see his permit to block parking and tow people. He said he doesn't have a permit, but otherwise customers won't park and come in "bc they're scared of the neighborhood". He said, since I know that now, I can park where the caution tape is. "We need to survive" he said. Tons of other businesses in the area survive without having to do this. Parking is so tight in this neighborhood people have to park on the sidewalk. And this guys acting like he will tow people, even though he has no legal right to- way to scare the low income people into submission!! read more

They are at 2777 Foothills in Oakland now - Chg of location, same phone. ~**I'd recommend calling first to be sure of Pete's availability.**~ Pete has a great knowledge and selection of natives available here as well as some unusual reused items and pots as well as natives in pots ready for walking out the door for use on a patio. Laid back....this is the kind of place that feels like your college back yard with places to sit on some kitschy stuff that does what it needs to and adds some interest but it is all surrounded by great Ca natives and knowledge. The kitsch is for sale too. Reduce, reuse recycle is always best in that regard so I like that. The only down side is that you must rely on the owner for info on the plants because he propagates and reuses old pots so the labels are not accurate. Since the plants are mostly used for his landscape projects the labels are not necessary because they know what is what but will certainly take time to inform you if you do not know. I do not know the knowledge and help by his staff because I got the impression that they were kind of in and out on jobs and not really sales staff. So again, call first if you are interested in buying plants, planted pots, etc. I have only dealt with the place through a tour and some purchases in one day but Pete's knowledge and the enthusiasm for what he does makes this a 4 star review. read more

East Bay Wilds is my go to place for CA natives! They have the best selection of Manzanitas, Ceanothus, and so many hard to find rarities, that I always leave with more healthy beauties than I had on my list. Bonus - Pete and Suzanne are knowledgeable and full of gardening tips, as well as honest feedback on what will and will not work in your space. read more

Lots of great plants and Pete is a knowledgeable guy. But, you have to be specific about what you want done, how much you want to spend, where you want and don't want plants to go otherwise he'll show up with a truck load of plants of his choosing and stick them in every bare spot he can find. We had to stop him from tearing out thriving non-native plants so he can put a few more of his in the ground. He put in many dozens of plants in our large yard and we ended up moving about a third of them to pots or better locations with better soil because they were dying due to being planted where the soil is rock hard and/or difficult to keep watered. Even with these efforts, we've lost quite a few plants. You know your yard better than he does so you have be prepared to tell him, "Don't put it there." Pete's a nice guy, he means well, he knows his plants but you have to keep him on a short leash. read more

This nursery is amazing! I was looking for a particular native plant and this is the only nursery that I know of that carries it. I found so much more when I visited. The first thing I thought of when I arrived was that this place is more like a work of art than a nursery. It is beautiful! The staff was extremely inviting and eager to help me. They answered all my questions and gave me clever planting and artistic tips. I'm already having withdrawal symptoms..I gotta go back! read more

Best native plant nursery in the Bay Area that I know of.

Wonderful collection of native plants and Pete is extremely knowledgeable. Worth a trip if you are a plant lover. Best to call for an appointment. read more

Best California native plants nursery in the East Bay. Fabulous advice and landscaping planning by Pete. Be sure to text or call him to make an appointment with him before going. read more

I've shopped at this important nursery for many years, and the inventory just keeps getting better. Not a large operation, so it can be tricky to get attention. The inventory, selection and quality of the CA native plants offered is the best in the Bay Area! But of course you can't always get everything - many factors influence availability. Look at the plant list on the website, or call in advance. Too bad the parking situation is difficult; there is often space just inside the entry gate. I have never felt threatened shopping there; walking down the neighborhood street I see mostly families. read more

This company knows its native plants and uses quality materials. Beware of not getting EVERYTHING in writing and pinning down the time frames, the exact plants to be used and where they will go as well as the cost. This is common sense for most (should have been for me), but the bid altered several times, the number and type of plants was altered several times, and the drawing of what and where the plants were to go never transpired. While the work he DID do was good and while the owner does know his native plants - communication needs a WHOLE lot of work. Get it in writing. All of it. Be sure. read more

Ripoff city!!!! They take your deposit and then you never get your product or your money back. Be careful they come on as really nice people but do not trust them!!! read more

We didn't "get it in writing" as the previous reviewer advises, but it worked out fine for me. Pete was very responsive to my input and understood what I wanted. The designed changed as the work progressed and we saw how things looked--That was a good thing in my view. I felt like a collaborator on the project. I'll withhold one star because we did have some communications issues setting things up in the beginning, and I can see how that might be a real problem for some people. But I'm glad I put up with that because the results are worth it. read more