I recently purchased several plants by mail order from this nursery. Every plant was outstanding,…read morehealthy, large and well grown. The packing for shipping was the most professional I have every received and I have bought many plants online. Top Tropicals moves to the top of my list for tropical plant orders. I've also seen them as a vendor at several Florida plant sales and their selection is always extraordinary. 5 star +++++++++++

If you want Desert Roses, this is the place to go. The staff are very helpful and friendly, and the…read moreselection of plants is HUGE. Make a day of it because you won't be sorry. It's so much better to pick and choose exactly what you want than mail order plants. To be fair I have mail ordered from this place before and the plants were all well packaged and are thriving, I just prefer a more hands on approach. I'm glad I made the trip and will be back sometime in the near future. So, check it out.

CHEAP! Really great selection of plants as well, you'll save money and get better plants then Home…read moreDepot

Convenient location to us and typically has better pricing than other nurseries. They often have…read morehelpful people on site. If u go during a slower time, better chances of being able to get advice/assistance. Have purchased several plants/trees here. R banana trees have done well, mango tree ok and r $300 avocado tree was dead within a year. Selection varies dramatically based on time of year and health of the plants varies even more. Sometimes we go and there r lots of things we want. Other times everything looks pretty sad and like it should b on clearance, especially as the weather warms up. I appreciate that they will order in specific plants upon request. In fact, they were the only nursery who was able to successfully order in the specific variety of plant we wanted. Others tried but got in the wrong plant & tried to talk us into it. Riverland 1st got the wrong plant so immediately called us & let us know they were fixing it & they did. If ur looking for landscaping, check them out. Oh- they also have a flower shop inside that offers flower arrangements classes.

I have so many good things to say about George, and his team! They are very educated and take the…read moretime to explain all the important information about keeping landscaping healthy and vibrant! They have a beautiful selection of plants/trees and more. Honestly the best I have seen in SWFL! I highly recommend this company....

Our experience was nonexistent! We asked George, of Owl…read moreCreek, to create a planting design of our ~1,800 s.f. front planting area. Unfortunately, it took him 3 weeks to come up with a design quote. After 2 weeks we had moved on to another vender who gave us a great design, with added soil and compost amendments, and a drip irrigation system. A plan that took less than a week's time. It's too bad George took so long. He wasted his time and ours.

What a great stop ! I had heard about this place from a…read morelocal nursery so I decided to stop in. Wonderful tour and tour guide ( Jane). Easy, flat walking tour (or you can ride in their golf cart). Jane was great as a tour guide, with a wealth of knowledge and an easygoing style of sharing information. What an incredible amount of plants here ! While their focus is more on edible plants and plantings, there was more than enough for people interested in colorful or blooming plants and trees. Beautiful setting, like walking through a tropical arboretum, lush and tropical. We were given samples of probably a dozen leaves to eat or smell through our tour. It really opened my eyes to trying to plant a few things that I hadn't considered before. There's also a small gift shop with some unique items as well as a nursery/garden center with some of the many plants that we had seen on our tour. Nice variety and decent prices !

Such a neat place to visit and learn from, especially if ur into gardening or creating a food…read moreforest in SWFL. Christian organization who explains their mission, accepts volunteers and does homeschool tours as well. Great to c various items growing in r climate - quinoa, buckwheat, broccoli, etc. Really wanted to c the local spinach, but they didn't have it during r visit. Assumed SWFL was too hot for sheep, but they had some living comfortably on property so now we're motivated to look into getting some. Also liked how they had them elevated w/slatted floors so the waste dropped down and fertilized the ground below or could be collected to fertilize crops. Various examples of how to create water filtration with what u have on hand. R tour guide was a really lovely older gal - very personable, upbeat, excited to share what's happening at ECHO. Definitely an asset to the organization, especially as it seems many of these people r volunteers so there is a lot of volunteer opportunity for those interested. A couple things I didn't care for....some pushing of the climate change narrative, there was an example/demo of pond water put into a plastic disposable water bottle and how u could just put that bottle into the sun to kill off the bacteria (of course the plastic carcinogenic chemicals can leech into the water when u leave those bottles in the sun so maybe not a great thing to push) & they had an outhouse for people to use that includes a composting toilet where they use the diluted waste on crops. Ummmm.....human waste of lots of unknown visitors is going to have remnants of medications/drugs and then putting that onto crops would b antithetical to natural/chemical free gardening. Anyway, at the end of the tour they have a gift shop w/some cool items. Love the earthy, natural options. They have lots of seeds, some snacks, and even got some bamboo dental floss that was pretty nice. It's about $12 for the tour. It's a walking tour, but terrain is very flat and easy. Go check it out!

Young man (I can't remember his name) was so helpful with suggestions and care instructions…read more Beautiful selection!! Will definitely be back.

no star. Very rude!! Ask to speak with owner and is told that she doesn't not speak on the phone!…read moreVery unprofessional! Never again !

The whole team is FANTASTIC. We had to cover up an eyesore behind our yard and the whole experience…read morewas stellar. I love that it is a family business because every single one of them cares about the quality of their work and their products. Bonus: THEY ALL SPEAK ENGLISH!!!! We had to have full grown trees and they were the only company that had them in SWFL. They let us pick out the exact trees we wanted and were so accommodating during the delivery and install. I couldn't be more happy with the results. HIGHLY RECOMMEND this company.

Very pleased with the level of follow and detail from Ben on pricing of 6 Palmetto trees for our…read morehouse. They delivered the next week 6 healthy looking trees and professionally installed avoiding a number of obstacles with their equipment. Highly recommend them for your project! Mike Clark

I recently got into growing orchids about 18 months ago. I really have gotten into the…read moreBulbophyllum genus [largest genus in the orchid family]....I went on a quest to find some harder to find Bulbophyllums and this is how I met Vanessa. I have never met her in person but have spoken to her over the phone, all I can say is she is very pleasant and easy to speak to. She possesses tremendous knowledge of the Bulbophyllums I bought. I beleive her family and the growers family in Brazil go back generations. I ordered 10 plants in total, 1)Baptistonia Echinata and 9)Bulbophyllums....One thing I will tell anyone bringing in plants from Brazil.....be patient. These plants have to go through several government agency checks and several brokers before Vanessa even sees them. I got my plants yesterday and today which worked out great as they were all bare root and I had to mount and/or put in a pot and it took much longer than I expected......Every single plant delivered was beautiful & very healthy.....big plump pseudobulbs and lovely leaves.......I have officially run out of room in my terrarium so until I build a greenhouse Im on an orchid diet!! Lol.....if you are looking for "mature" hard to find, even rare orchid species then I would recommend reaching out to Vanessa!

Lady was very nice and knowledgeable about all kinds of orchids. My son bought three to take back…read moreto Ohio. They were not that expensive either. Place is rather off the beaten path but worth the trip.

I have a small orchid collection. I've ordered from dozens of orchid vendors, from eBay to more…read morereputable ones with a physical address. I test every plant I ever purchase with Agdia ELISA orchid virus tests, which test for CymMV (Cymbidium mosaic virus) and ORSV (Odontoglossum Ring Spot Virus). The tests are expensive, but it's worth it to me to keep a clean collection. Enter Pelican Coast Farms and Jerry Meola. I ordered 6 plants from him across multiple genera, from Rodriguezia to Catasetum to Cycnoches to Phalaenopsis. 4 out of the 6 plants tested positive for ORSV -- which by the way, is the orchid variant of the tobacco mosaic virus, shown to be stable on hard surfaces for years, and very contagious. Very few vendors test their stock for viruses due to the expense, so I'd understand if I get one plant with virus, as it sometimes happened. But two-thirds of the order, over $100 worth is unacceptable. To add insult to injury, Jerry flat out ghosted me after the sale. I've emailed him 3 times, to his personal and business email, and have not gotten a single response in the 3 weeks period. I find that about 10% of the orchids I purchase are virused, and most vendors acknowledge the problem and give me a partial to full refund. Some are more pleasant than others. But this is literally the first time a vendor completely drops off the planet and doesn't even respond or acknowledge a problem. And like I said, I've dealt with dozens of nurseries. Imagine the lack of professionalism and ethics that it takes to distribute highly contagious viruses to expensive orchid collections, and refuse to even acknowledge the problem! You can check my reviews. I don't often give 1 star. I approach businesses with a generous perspective. But when I do, I fully believe that they deserve the full brunt of it. This is quite possibly the worst plant nursery I've ever dealt with, period.

I sadly purchased 4 orchids from these people. My phaius orchid looked like it had been attacked…read moreby a weedeater. The phalaenopsis equestris had 2 obviously rotten leaves. When I removed the potting media there was 1/2 of a viable green root. The rest were mush. The 2 oncidiums were also in poor condition and I was concerned about a possible viral infection. I sent Mr Meola 2 emails with no response. I then called Mr Meola. He said that the phalaenopsis equestris was healthy and green and that the root rot was my fault for repotting too soon. Ummmm no that's not how that works. He proceeded to repeatedly speak over me and dismiss my concerns. I never got to discuss the condition of the other 3 orchids before I just gave up. Buyer beware. Save your money and look elsewhere for healthy plants. These plants look like rescues from the near death rack at a big box. store. Total cost of the pitiful plants attached to this review was $88. A reputable green house would have been appalled if their plants arrived in the condition of those I received.