We stopped by for my bday last year and it was such a charming experience. It's one I recommend…read moreduring these gorgeous spring months for plant lovers and nature seekers. Despite growing up around here, I somehow never stumbled through these grand entrance gates until recently. This gem of a garden isn't just my butt's savior now on long drives up from LA, but it's a sliver of paradise found--and sanity regained. Just walking around here for 15-20 mins. and you'll feel your blood pressure drop a few notches to a pleasant state of calm. You can explore the themed areas, take in the vegetation around you, and get landscaping tips just from strolling around their property. The plant things are grouped in various climate/hemispheres and it's nice to see them taking root and being incorporated in a seamless design (and it's nice shopping experience too). I was impressed with the selection and bought a few small air plants and succulents that are still thriving with offshoots. Prices are reasonable. For pros looking for inspo, I think this place that can offer Interior Designers & Landscapers creativity with plants. Or even the DIY Weekend Warrior looking to revamp their current landscaping or add a little something new to it. They have a wide variety of exotics, California natives to indigenous to Australia, and every other tree, shrub, and greenery in between. Since it's the year of the (hobby) horse, I'll be sure to get my butt up here more often in 2026.

As a store there's all sorts of different plants and gardening items that you'd need. I like to…read morestop by solely for the botanical gardens in back. It's a nice small excursion if traveling to LA. What a wonderful concept to put a botanical garden on the property, it could show what you could do with the plants that they sold. It's tranquil to walk around and explore yet it is right next to the 101 so the freeway was loud. They really packed a lot of diversity into this small area. There were plaques for each different garden. Plaques I noticed (though there might be more) were South African Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Grassland, Cottage Garden, Native Garden, Succulent Garden, Central/South American garden, Australian garden, and Asian garden. My favorite was the Asian garden because it had a pond with koi fish.

The best place in Carpinteria to buy plants. They carry a great selection and have outstanding…read moreprices. The place has great customer service and staff. It is worth to visit and enjoy the great selection along with the golf cart ride. Overall its a great place to buy your yard plants.

I went today this place is large and beautiful but the best part was the staff. So friendly and…read morehelpful. I will be coming here from now on! Gorgeous growing grounds. Thanks!!!

I live in the Bay Area, but I love to travel south and shop at Abe Nursery. The plant selection is…read morehuge and amazing. Staff is very helpful and friendly. Prices are also very competitive. I have a landscape business and I love going to Abe and filling a U-Haul with great plants. Thanks for being there!

Derek is as honest as you heard Abe Lincoln was. I know him and have done dealings with him and…read morewould trust him any time to babysit my grandchildren! I would purchase plants from him anytime I had the wanting for plants!

We recently drove up to Carpinteria to purchase the gorgeous Cassetta Festonata Atlas 40 " planter…read more This design center is so amazing, with exceptional planters and unique garden statuary, that it is well worth the two-hour drive up from LA. The owner and staff are very knowledgeable and friendly, and they offer a discount on bags of soil with a purchase. The planter, which was handcrafted in Italy, is very solid and durable and heavy! The staff put it on top of cardboard in my SUV with a forklift, and I had to be careful driving with it in my backseat (where it stayed for more than a week because my boyfriend's teen sons weren't sure they could move it out of my car and up two flights of stairs to the roof patio). We finally got it out of my car and put it in place and it is stunning!!! It is a piece of art, and a beautiful, breathable container for our beloved Dahlia bushes.

I managed to find my first Christmas cactus here. Can't wait for the holidays to see it bloom. Not…read morereally a shop for plants but if you need pots or a fountain, she's got you covered. We fell in love with one but have nowhere to put it.

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.

I have bought two plants here on two separate occasions now (string of pearls and octopus plant). I…read morehave been extremely unhappy with both purchases. Shortly after bringing the string of pearls home I noticed it had a fungus gnats issue. The octopus plant I brought home on a separate occasion died 3 days later even after caring for it as directed. With that said, I have a green thumb and have been successfully able to keep 9 other indoor plants (from other places) alive and 4 outdoor plants (from other places) alive. I called island view to ask if there was anything they could do such as an exchange and the man seemed unwilling to budge and ultimately tried to blame me for the issues. NEVER buying plants here again!!!! I like to support local but not if the customer service is poor. Unfortunately, since the CS is poor, I will be continuing to buy my plants from big box stores such as Home Depot, ACE, and grocery stores. This sounds crazy, but I SWEAR by grocery store plants - all of the ones I have bought at grocery stores (Trader Joe's, Albertsons, etc.) have lasted 2 years and counting!!! As stated in previous reviews BUYER BEWARE!!!

Shopped here many times and always find some great stuff. The location itself is really nice just…read moreto walk around in, even if you're not looking for anything in particular. The staff are nice and very willing to help. Only complaint would be that many times they aren't very helpful as far as plant-knowledge goes. So if you have specific plant questions don't have high expectations. Otherwise it's a great nursery.

Picked up some beautiful unique plants at their store that was filled with gorgeous orchids of all…read morekind. They had a wide assortment of vases and arrangements at all price levels. Service was friendly.

As always so much to enjoy and explore at Westerlay Orchids Retail they always have great…read morecontainers in depending upon the time of year. The already made arrangements can vary, depending upon who's at the helm. You can bring in your own containers and pay a fee for them to arrange it or have fun picking out things yourself. They will have mass available to buy as well.

the staff is friendly as well as the environment is cute and calm. I just do not like how a lot of…read moretheir plants seemed dried up and dead. They have about 70 percent of their inventory on a very very dry living cycle. I did find a few pepper plants and they looked great but I definitely had to search. Prices are good but a lot of it is just stuff you can find elsewhere.

As far as the garden shop...I less than thrilled I've never been in a more cluttered, disorganized,…read moredirty shop. It was more like someone's home that you were selling plants. I was tripping over stuff and plants were everywhere. I usually shy away from negative reviews but this was really bad.

Been providing best quality seeds for many many years, never disappointed. When I needed a special…read moremix for a project, S&S always came thru. Priced right, too.

From the owner: S & S Seeds offers the highest quality California native seeds and seeding products for…read morerestoration, mitigation and revegetation projects. In addition, we offer custom seed collection and cleaning services for projects that require locally collected seed.

Beautiful variety of orchids, such a nice place to visit when in Carpinteria. Be ready to bring…read moresome home with you

I always stop here after visiting Santa barbara to bring home the most gorgeous orchids. They have…read morenever disappointed.