Van Nuys has a seriously underrated little plant gem hiding right in the neighborhood! I was on a mission to find pesticide-free milkweed for monarch butterflies and decided to check this nursery out. I'm SO glad I did. I ended up taking home three milkweed plants, and they were exactly what I was looking for. Luis made the experience. He was welcoming from the beginning and actually took the time to walk me around the nursery instead of just pointing me toward a section and sending me on my way. He answered my questions, showed me the different plants, and you could immediately tell how much care and dedication he puts into this place. One of the biggest reasons I'll be returning is that the plants are not treated with pesticides. When you're buying milkweed specifically to support monarchs, that matters! The entire nursery also feels genuinely cared for -- the plants are well maintained, the watering setup is thoughtful, and there are tons of interesting and exotic varieties to look through. Even before I arrived, Luis was helpful. I called to make sure they had milkweed available, and he answered the phone and was incredibly approachable. This is exactly the kind of small local nursery I love finding. Personal service, healthy plants, knowledgeable people, and you actually feel good about where you're spending your money. I will absolutely be getting my plants here from now on. If you're a plant lover -- especially if you're trying to create a butterfly or pollinator-friendly garden -- GO CHECK THIS PLACE OUT. read more

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Luis wasn't the owner of this nursery when we bought our podocarpus hedge back in 2014, but it's great to know he now runs the place. We had him install 20(ish) plants along our brick walls and they've been thriving over the past 12 years. He has a great selection and is really personable. Highly recommended mid-size nursery tucked away on Vanowen. read more

Monarcas Nursery - Luis planting the hedges 12 years ago - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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We had a great experience with Monarca Nursery. Luis was extremely accommodating, helpful, and very knowledgeable. We were in a rush, and he made sure our ground cover was delivered quickly and in great condition. Very happy with the price as well. Excellent service, I highly recommend. read more

I bought two milkweed plants from Monarca because I had a Monarch caterpillar baby boom -- 22 of them at one time and they had stripped the milkweeds I had. But there must've been some pesticide overspray on the plants from Monarca because my caterpillars all died. I watched some of them twitching violently before they died. I visited this nursery once before and was impressed by the large number of milkweed plants in stock. The owner even showed me a green Monarch chrysalis that was attached ito a piece of drip tubing. I didn't even think about the pesticide aspect until my caterpillars died. If you don't care whether or not they use pesticides then sho here but if you're trying to raise Monarch caterpillars, then you should go contact the people at This Is a Monarchy, which is up in Thousand Oaks. These people are very careful even about the fertilizer they use and use zero pesticides. You have to call them and make an appointment because it's a private residence. They're the ones who told me what probably happened to my poor caterpillars. I still feel bad about them! read more

Incredible hands on service from the most knowledgeable Luis. He's been loving & growing plants since he was a child AND IT SHOWS. Buy & plant yourself or have Luis come help you with planting, drip lines... FANTASTIC selection of succulents in a HUGE range of colors - rust, gold, black even!!! Go today! read more

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Stop by for the first time today and was amazed at the selection and quality of the succulents. Everyone there was very kind, knowledgeable, and helped me a lot. I think they have different selections of plants in different seasons too. I'm really happy I found this place! read more

I feel like I discovered a hidden gem in Van Nuys. Monarca's Nursery has an incredible variety of gorgeous, healthy plants including vegetables. I arrived shortly before closing time, but was greeted warmly by the owner, Luis, who proved to be very knowledgeable and helpful. He escorted me to the succulents I had in mind, selected the best of the many beautiful options, and loaded them into my car. The prices were so reasonable, far less than I am accustomed to paying. It is clear that Luis loves and has a real passion for plants and for being of service. Monarca's will now be my go-to nursery. And, be sure to ask Luis about the origin of the nursery's name, Monarca's. read more

Great selection of plants and Luis is super knowledgeable and helpful! Very fair pricing compared to other nurseries or places like Home Depot. Bought some carnations from him last week and a few of them already bloomed! Located in a hidden spot and never knew this place existed! I've been missing out. Came back today to purchase some more flowers to plant in my garden and will definitely be coming back for more! Couldn't recommend this place enough read more

Great selection, friendly/knowledgeable staff, competitive and fair pricing. Amazing garden center! Easily 5 Stars, been here a few times and have had great experiences and the plants are doing great. read more

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Luis is very helpful and knowledgeable and helped me find the perfect tall houseplant for a gift. He is awesome. I highly recommend him and his store. read more

Luis has created something truly special here. The selection of plants is incredible -- I even found huge 5-gallon white roses that were priced so well I could buy five plants for what I paid for one at another nursery! Every plant is healthy, thriving, and clearly cared for with love. Luis is so helpful and genuinely passionate about what he does. You can tell he has a deep love for plants and gardening, and he takes great pride in his work. The variety of succulents is amazing and so well-priced -- I discovered types I've never seen anywhere else! Many of the plants even have multiple healthy buds, so you're getting a lot of value in each one. If you love gardening or just want beautiful, healthy plants at great prices, you have to visit Monarcha's. I will definitely be back... read more

Luis helped me pick the perfect birthday present for my husband. He even took the time to clean it up and make it presentable as a gift. His variety of available plants are very impressive. The best part is that they're all very well priced too! It was a lovely experience shopping here. I will definitely be back! read more

Great spot! It's close to my house, has a great selection of outdoor plants and indoor plants as well and is a decently sized spot with all the plants organized and easy to find. Danny was super helpful, and the owner Luis was an awesome guy. Super great service, good deals on their wares, including soils. Was able to get a great deal in comparison to plants you find in stores. Found a hidden gem in my neighborhood! Coming back. read more

Amazing selection of every flower and plant . I had a great experience with Luis, the owner Great service and amazing value for your buck read more

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Are you guys ever open? I've lived in the area for two years, and every time I try to come buy plants the gate is locked. With a sign behind the locked gate saying you should be open.. read more

Luis helped me with repotting a plant. Showed me how easy it is to do it when the plant outgrows its current planter. Even instructed me on how to care for the plant. I definitely appreciated him sharing some of his 20 years of knowledge and experience. Would recommend stopping by-- they're definitely worth it read more

Luis Is The Man!! I called ahead to find out if the had milkweed for monarch season, Luis informed me that they did. He was very knowledgeable about the plants there. When I arrived, Luis directed me to the milkweed and picked out the ones he thought were the best. He offered me a deal if I took more and I couldn't pass it up. They even came with a little surprise. There were some caterpillars and eggs on the plant! I was excited to say the least. I will definitely be back for other plants. Luis was very knowledgeable and I got a great price. read more

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I really enjoy this local nursery. They offer a wide selection, and the owner is always present. He is knowledgeable and offers fair prices. Highly recommend coming here for plants !! read more

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I bought 17 ficus trees from this place. I later found out that I was charged $20 more per tree. I suspect that the person in charge did not like my landscape guy, but thats based on me overhearing a conversation. Another friend who bought from the same place (less trees than me), a week after I did, paid less than I did. It was still cheaper than Home Depot, but I felt a little cheated and I'm not sure why the price difference. I was not provided an explanation - maybe I just got them on a wrong day. The quality of the trees was okay. I ended up needing 4 more and found them cheaper at another local nursery in Sylmar. Three months later, the ones from the Sylmar nursery have grown 2 inches taller and 1.5 inches wider than the ones from this nursery. read more

I have a passion for plants. I'm mostly into indoor plants (allergies) but I'm working on my outdoor space too. This nursery did not disappoint. I found plants for both. In fact, when I arrived it was super hot and I was dressed in professional attire. Meaning my heals were sinking a bit in the dirt and I was perspiring (okay sweating) a lot. And yet, I was sad to leave. I loved taking in all the plants that were clearly well looked after and the owner was incredibly helpful. The owner was more than that, he was passionate about plants. This would seem like something one might expect but I shop for plants all the time and I rarely see people who work at nurseries positively engaging with customers for more than a minute or two. The owner pulled out plants we worked out would work best for me. He helped me find the best versions, loaded them up and gave me the lowest prices I've ever paid. I left with a car full and a happy heart. Can't wait to return. read more

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Flew in to do an extended house-sitting for my sister's place. Armed with photos of the potted plant victims of her prior sitter's apparent black thumb, Luis happily took his time explaining how to care for each one that was still salvageable, and which to just start over. He was more than patient with me, walking through the garden and pointing out the plants that would work best for her patio conditions. Prices were reasonable enough to allow me to purchase enough for creating an entire patio makeover for about the same price as my grocery run. Couldn't have dreamt of doing that where I live! To top it off, when I went back to purchase some potting soil, he even remembered me. Small, independent businesses are the best. read more

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The best nursery I know of since they carry milkweed plants at a reasonable price. Luis was excellent and helpful throughout my visit, he's a personable owner of the nursery. I came here to get pesticide-free milkweed and that is exactly what I got. I am beyond happy with my experience, the service and products truly speak for my satisfaction. The milkweed is VERY healthy, bountiful, and can be used for hungry monarch caterpillars. I cannot wait to come back and get my next round of plants from this nursery. Parking - You can park inside the nursery, but spaces are limited. I had no issues when I arrived around 1. Thank you Luis for the help and experience. He even loaded up the plants into my car for me! read more

Monarcas Nursery - Pesticide-free Milkweed! Ready for a Monarch's dinner. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I bought an avocado tree from Monarcas and was lied to about it. They told me it was Haas, it wasn't, they told me it would bear fruit this year, I found out later it won't bear fruit for at least 3 more years. They took advantage of someone who didn't know a lot about trees and they just wanted an easy sell. I'm disappointed. read more

The best place to get a plants ! High recommend for all plant lovers from north Hollywood read more

A special thank you to Luis at Monarcas nursery for donating to Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy's Campus Beautification Day. Luis did not hesitate when I asked for his help for our event. Thank you for all the beautiful drought tolerant plants you donated to our campus, the kids had a great time planting and the results look great! I have been a client of this nursery for over 8 years and Luis is always very helpful and knowledgeable, he is passionate about his nursery and the quality of the plants are excellent. Thank you Luis for being supportive to our school community! read more

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Luis is so nice!! going to buy my plants here from now on! He was very helpful. He had what I wanted pleasure great guy. read more

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Louis from Monarcas was so helpful. I had messed up my previous planting of an agave in an old stump, and he walked me through what probably went wrong, helped me pick out what to get, and even suggested other nurseries in case I wanted even more selection. Their prices were surprisingly low too. Parking tip: You can park in the nursery grounds, but it isn't obvious at first. Much easier than parking on the street read more

Luis was incredible and had so much knowledge about every flower, tree, and bush in the establishment. Prices were very fair, I'm so excited to see these in my garden. Will be my go to nursery in the LA area! read more

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Perhaps I'm at the wrong nursery I thought, but no, this is the same nursery with all of the 5-star reviews. I just don't understand why people like this place. I didn't see anyone working here at all and I roamed the entire property. None of the avocado trees that I was interested in were labeled with their respective variety and approximately 20% of the trees were toppled over. Everything was so disorganized that it was challenging just to navigate through the aisles of disheveled plants and trees completely fallen over and blocking you inside this labyrinth of sad plants. This place is not a nursery, it's a junkyard of plants and trees with no one to help guide you towards your purchase. Look elsewhere. read more

The place is so beautiful and Mr. Luis so kind and helpful! Always happy to see a beautiful read more

Monarcas Nursery - Thank you to Mr. Luis for give me a beautiful flower! - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This place is the best kept secret I've come across! Louis and his family own this nursery and I was so impressed. We live in the Bel Air area, and I was searching for a small hometown place to purchase everything from plams to succulents. They have a great selection and very reasonable prices. They even offer delivery! If your looking for a small hometown feel with a great variety of healthy plants, Luis and his nursery is the place to go! read more

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El servicio del dueño fue excelente y muy eficiente! Yo recomiendo todos que vengan aquí a comprarse su planta. el día de hoy yo fui a comprar una planta que le llaman milkweed hawaiana. Cuando yo me bajé del vehículo Luis inmediatamente se acercó y me preguntó si necesito ayuda o si tengo preguntas. Le dije que "si " le demostré la planta en el teléfono le dije que esta planta lo conocí por parte de un documentario que miré en Netflix para la mariposa . Se ríeun poquito y me dijo que qué iba a hacer con la planta y le dije que quería mariposas y voy a comprar los gusanitos para la mariposa. Me dijo que no era necesario de comprar el gusanito para tener esa mariposa que le llaman monarch. Gracias por todo Luis que dios te bendiga . Te miro pronto para comprar más plantas read more

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What a beautiful nursery. I had spent a lot of time looking for an authentic family owned nursery that didn't ridiculously upsell plants, I finally found one. The owner is incredibly sweet. He showed me around the nursery and all of his plants are self grown. He let me try some of his fruits and walked with me around the property. His prices are unbeatable and just a great attitude all around. I bought a ghost pepper plant, strawberries, and habanero from him, I definitely will be back for more. read more

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Luis is so terrific he sold us a lemon tree for less than half the price of wood all the other nurseries wanted and it is such a wonderful tree we get big giant lemons and then my neighbor decided to put Solar on his two-story house which causes a glare into our family room that is blinding!! I called Luis this morning I told him of my problem I sent him photographs I told him I need a big big tree to block it in the back of our property he's so wonderful he came over tonight to make sure he could get the tree into the property and he's going to bring it on Saturday and we are so grateful to him for helping us to block this misery out. We could not recommend him more highly. read more

Monarcas Nursery - This is what the neighbor Solar looks like at 4:30 in the afternoon and shoots into our family room. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Los Angeles, California

We are landscaping an area 30 by 4 feet paralleling our driveway. We needed some succulents and decided to stop by our local nursery on Vanowen. We met Luis the owner of Monarcas Nursery and his 14 year old son Luis Jr. Very impressed with his bouquet nursery and how healthy his plants looked, his reasonable prices /selection and his friendly service. This is our second weekend buying plants and will be coming back to finish our front drive way landscaping. We also purchase two beautiful bougainvilleas this morning that will look amazing on each side of our driveway gates. Love our local nursery! Thank you Luis and Luis Jr.! See you again soon! Rosie and Chuc read more

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This is hands down one of the best nurseries in the entire valley! Such a large selection of outdoor plants and indoor plants as well. A lot of nurseries only sell outdoor plants that are very small, but this nursery also sells plants that are more fully matured for people who are impatient (like me!). The owner, Luis, was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable so even if you aren't 100% sure what you want, you can absolutely trust him to help you. He also offers services if you need help planting or landscaping at your property. We ended up getting 12 large vine plants to fill in an area in our backyard and we will definitely be back for more! This is a total gem and so excited we found it! read more

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I just left Monarcas Nursery and I was looking for some soil for my spider plants and possibly a small one to fill in the leaves that were dead. Luis asked me what I needed and ended up telling me that he had some soil he could fill my plants in with. He said just to bring them by, I ran home, brought my plants back and he filled them in with some soil for free, removed the dead leaves and told me what to do to take care of them better. He was so nice and helpful. I will definitely be back to get some other plants. read more

I cannot recommend Monarchas enough ! First, the owner Luis is so kind and knowledgeable and deeply cares about all of his plants. There is such a big selection of different plants and the prices are truly unbeatable. This family owned nursery has become my absolute favorite and I will definitely be coming back regularly!! read more

Monarcas has a beautiful selection of plants and the nicest people working there. I came by looking to buy soil for a gifted plumeria cutting, and Luis helped me pot the plant for FREE and answered all of my questions about how to care for it. So please please stop by and visit this lovely nursery! Photographed is the newly potted plumeria named Luisa, in honor of Luis. read more

Monarcas Nursery - Plumeria plant - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I stopped by this afternoon to look around and was approached by the owner Luis, he was really friendly and offered to help me out. I mostly wanted to look around and he was not pushy at all, just said "take your time and let me know if you need anything." I ended up choosing a small plant and he was super knowledgeable and helpful with tips. He was such a nice guy and even had some really cool monarch cocoons to show off. Not to mention the prices were so reasonable I ended up taking not one plant but two! The nursery is beautiful and well taken care of, you can really tell they run their family business with love!!! Definitely stop by, you won't be disappointed. Thank you Monarca's I'll be back soon!:) read more

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