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.

My husband and I were on a road trip up the coast and while looking for things to do, several…read morepeople mentioned this place. As lovers of nature and plants we decided to add it to our itinerary and I'm glad we did. It's just off the 101 freeway and it's massive! You can buy plants, take a walk around the paths, and even peruse the gift shop. They have some cool, fun, and unique gifts that are perfect for everyone. Such a peaceful and beautiful garden that I highly recommend adding to your travels or checking out if you're local.

Excellent service from Chavez Landscaping. They assisted me to remove a large tree that fell in my…read moreyard and removed an overgrown oleander bush. Edward showed up and gave me a fair quote, and was back the next day with his crew and completed the project. I'd recommend them and plan to use in the future for landscaping needs.

Edward and his crew removed a bottle brush tree from my yard that was out growing the space. They…read moredid a nice job. I asked him to remove a bush that was overgrowing a planter and he did it at no additional charge. Edward answered all my questions promptly and communicated well.

Greenleaf Lanscapes. Legal name is Grant Cox Enterprises GCE..but branding as…read moreGreenleaf.http://gcelandscapes.com/ Big Ripples from their work - wasted money, wasted time, stress, and mistake along with poor management. Disorganized and even no show on Install day Don't bill according to agreed quotes & communication 1. Unprofessional Owners 2. Second visit the owner arrived with alcohol on his breath which frankly if the work was fine, i would not have mentioned. 3. During irrigation audit: a. NOT LISTEN. Even his assistant was seeing this and put between a rock and hard place. Grant could not listen to our input on how our soil and heavy rock shale impacts irrigation. b. Wrong assessment He moved a big pot and damaged it, freaking out during it when they left an irrigation zone on too long and thus the pot had a lot of water under it. he didn't believe it and said "you have a subsurface leak and call Leak Detection immediately." I had to drop everything and i was not convinced. He had me contacting pool contractor (we have had the property for some years now & would have known if leak under the concrete), had my gardener running around wasting time, me making calls to pool company and pool service provider. it wasted 45 minutes for their mistake and they charged me for this time. Additionally, it was quite stressful with subterranean leaks& the high water rates/doomsday scenario painted. Disrupted other people and companies. Thank goodness i did not have leak detection come as that could have been up to $1000 extra. c. Not methodical and didn't finish the audit. It all fell apart. Grant said he would not bill for his hours & wanted to send his new specialist alone, even though they would have benefited from our system location. Guess what?! They billed for that time ALL of it, including the mistake wasted 45 minutes. I was leaving town & paid it immediately but thought it was for the irrigation work from a separate visit but nope was just a surprise charge opposite what we were told and we got NOTHING out of it but stress, lost time and lost $ . My billable rate is high but I couldn't work while chasing around his imaginary emergencies on site. 4. Work Communication with Quotes: One liner and NO info on how they plant and was annoyed when you ask what is your 4. method. The method is the key to success.. The line item didn't even confirm the cost was for the plant material & installed. 5. NO SHOW on install day. NO notice re reschedule. 6. Damages: A. When they did the planting of the little ollies hedge, they broke all of the bulbs in solar lights and during what was to be an irrigation audit (see point c), pulled up two of my myoporium flats saying look bad due to irrigation but they were just not as established as the rest as they were Nearly NEW and others were established Then when they came to do the little ollies (10) hedge & Bart offered to replace the damage two myoporiums by Grant with one 1 gallon , i said fine but just bring me a few extra flats if easy and if not easy don't..i would cover their cost as they sourced from the original nursery i got them from. Instead they charged me a TRIP Charge (not ever mentioned and see i said don't bother if not easy,. they were already there for the little ollies and the myoporium they messed up!) They made a mistake, caused damages and had a chance to go a little extra by grabbing the other two flats ($12-$14 a piece; I stated I would pay at cost or if not then leave it); Frankly if it was my company I would have covered that showing remorse for the stupid grabbing/unplanting. Who does that?!? 7. Excessive surprise charges Example- we informed them multiple times of our poor soil (and provided reports). To ensure successful planting, a mix with some 420 or something like that. When asking what they did for drainage and suggesting cactus mix at bottom, which they should have done as protocol esp given the wall and our soill. Due to vague quote and wanted to be sure all on same page re install to ensure mutual success. They agreed to use my materials as little or as much as needed: I had 4 bags of 420 &4 organic cactus mix. INSTEAD brought one bag of each and then charged massive surge charge (though they said they would use mine) & then that little extra amount of displaced native soil - they then billed me for excavating & hauling but they actually dumped it in my yard! They even asked to dump it and i said yes. There was no extra excavation. I have photos. It was basic just as one would for successful planting. 8. They originally ordered 10 little ollies -not the landscaping rule of odd number 9.Grants wife is the bookkeeper and then they say she is the driver on the overbill . IT WAS more than DOUBLE what was agreed because of two bags of soil, one more ollie, two flats of myoporium.(they damaged) While they did get us a quote quickly it was so flimsy and clearly wasn't worth the paper it was written on.

Love Grant and his crew, they know what they are doing and work hard to make sure the client is…read morewell taken care of. I highly recommend them. Great work guys.

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.

We have worked with Jose and Lalo and their extraordinary crew for the past four years and they are…read moresuperb. Knowledgable, considerate, conscientious -- they take great pride in their work. Can't recommend them highly enough.

Jose and his team are the best gardeners we've ever had. Our yard is 3/4 of an acre with roses,…read morecitrus, flower beds, hillside plantings and privacy hedges. There's a tremendous amount and variety of work and they never disappoint. They know how to prune, treat for insects and diseases and make just the right suggestions to beautify our garden. I can't recommend them highly enough!

Great place for plants and Christmas Trees!!! People are super friendly and helpful. One of the…read morebest nurseries!

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

Knowledgeable and hard working, he knows his stuff. Fernando is a gem. He fixed my sprinkler…read moresystem and got my yard cleaned up and ready to thrive. Highly recommend.

Fernando quickly diagnosed our irrigation problem when previously others failed. Fernando charged…read morevery reasonable rates and we would not hesitate to use his services again.

I had to get a couple of mature oaks for my house in Santa Barbara. I called around and found the…read moreJimenez was the same cost or less than all the other local places. My arborist also recommended them. Allyson was our contact and she took care of us all the way. I tagged a tree and left it in their yard for quite some time. Eventually I asked if it had been sold off to somebody else ...and it had not ...they had saved it for months even though I had made no effort to update them. Nice job. After paying and arranging for a delivery date, I was helped on how to prep for the new trees. The crew they sent were extremely skilled in getting one of the oaks into a corner of the property on a slope....it was very precarious...but they did it. Amazing job. When the trees were already in for several months and my guy, who was responsible for watering, flaked on me...Jimenez had somebody swing by a few times and recommended different watering....which saved the trees. Top notch!

Jimenez installed beautiful Ancient Olives at our home. We wanted to improve our garden and I'm so…read moreglad we went to Jimenez after a friend of ours recommended them for our landscape project. They have an amazing nursery full of mature / large trees and were very knowledgeable and polite. They were able to install the trees exactly where we wanted them even though we had limited access and getting the large trees in that location was very difficult. I would definitely use them again, Bravo!

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.

I feel so lucky that I found Natasha of Sweet Smiling Landscaping to design my garden for me. I…read moreused to import home furnishings from Indonesia. I fell in love with the gardens in Bali. I kept some of the stone statues, lamps, and other garden accessories for myself. Whenever I returned home, and faced my pine-tree-dominated garden, I felt flat and empty. I loved the tropics where everything felt alive. I wanted that Bali feel for myself. Natasha also has a love of the tropics and has traveled extensively to tropical places, so she understood exactly what I wanted. She explained to me that some of the plants I had so loved in Bali were unable to grow in my Southern California climate, but there were many tropicals which would give the same feeling. She took great care placing each plant according to the light and other considerations. And the real kicker is that my water bill did not go up. When people come to my house now, they are so impressed. Magical is the word I most often hear. More importantly, when I stroll through the garden, I feel like I am on vacation. Perfect way to begin and end a stressful day. I highly recommend Natasha.

Natasha was amazingly talented, creative, knowledgeable about local and other drought tolerant…read moreplants and design and very professional. The real deal. I am so delighted with my zen garden and drought tolerant beds. They are anything but cookie cutter and receive compliments whenever people come over. I look forward to working with Natasha again!