As a handicapped, mostly wheelchair-bound person, it does not mean that I don't like greenery. I appreciate when a place make it more convenient for me to spend my money in their place. On July 03, 2020, I was pleasantly surprised to find that approximately 1/3 of Perla Nursery was paved (right half from entrance), and they had handicapped parking. [Yup, us handicapped can shift around on the ground and get 'er done...gardening, that it. :-)] Now, the other two-thirds (left of the entrance) is off in a section with gravel...not wheelchair friendly. It's full of the larger trees and greenery under solar shading. (You can send someone to take pics so you can see what's there.)
I saw so many, many trees and plants I did not have on my wish list that I immediately revised it. Yes, it is kind of a hassle to go and find someone not with a customer to find out the prices of the plants because the prices were not on the pots. Other stores like HD may have a few of the plants like these, but I didn't see a single diseased or blighted plant (unlike HD, even at my last visit)...and the choices! I was after 3-foot trees and plants. There is a choice of 5-gallon plants and up. I ended up with a pomegranate tree, a passion fruit vine, and a large bag of mulch (the owner called it "new soil.")
[Incidentally, this mulch kicked donkey b*tt! I've never bought such a high quality mulch before. It wasn't half charcoal or perlite (the white styrofoam looking stuff) or coarse wood. It was closer to high-quality black soil. It made my yard dirt look like sand.]
It took time to get rung up because there were so many other customers asking questions, but once I did, the owner was very cheerful and friendly. For the three items, the bill was $80. Because of the number of things I bought, that had included a discount. She explained when to fertilize. ("Don't because they were just fertilized.")
Incidentally, both my pom and my passion fruit are 16 days in the ground and looking great! [If you are curious, I used the bag mulch and a little slow-release fertilizer mixed in, lightly, under the plants.]
Would I go here again? OMG, I cannot wait! P.S. If you are impatient, go to HD and take your chances. read more