Native Revival Nursery

I found Native Revival just searching online for California native plant nurseries in the Monterey Bay area and I am glad I found them.
What I like best about this nursery is that they have placards for each type of plant that details the sun preferences for each species, the watering requirements, and what type of pollinators/​wildlife prefer that plant. You can easily see with one glance if there is a hummingbird, bee, ladybug (for beneficial insects) or songbird if they seek out that type of plant. It really takes the guesswork out of starting a CA native garden for the novice gardener.
The plants are strong and healthy and all the 1 gallon sizes are priced REALLY competitive. More affordable than non-​natives at big-​box nurseries.
The owner/​manager is so helpful and knowledgeable. She gave me some great tips on each plant as she rang me up. She and I were in agreement about making a beautiful, drought-​friendly garden that is beneficial for pollinators is the best way to be a good example for your friends and neighbors as way to encourage them to plant natives too!

AMAZING selection of all manner native plants with great info available, lots of drought tolerant and other problem area solutions. Great resource!

I have more than a passing interest in California native plants — my standards are high. I know the common and latin names of hundreds of plants and my interests aren’t just finding «a native plant» but perhaps a unique, special, hard to find native plant.
I have spent thousands over the last 8 years at Native Revival while installing a 95+% native landscape on my 0.5 acre plot here in Santa Cruz county. Selection has been very good and stock is of strong character. Price, well, compared to Garden Haven (especially for bigger specimens of Toyon, Myrica, Rhamnus) it is expensive (but those are commercially grown specimens). I usually shop during the semi-​annual sale times when they are performing inventory clearance. Staff is very helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly.
Looking at other options ‘locally’ — Elkhorn is pretty ‘weedy’ — specimens have been much unattended, open only Fridays to the public, but they do have a few unique options if you can find them. Yerba Buena moved from a great Skyline location to serve the masses off Hwy 92 and has lost the very kernel of the unique inventory that made them special and worth the drive (in my opinion). Sierra Azul has a nice display area but the selection of truly unique California specimens is a bit thin. Las Pilitas (online) has provided some great specimens, but price is steep when shipping is calculated (Ah, but the variety…)
Having said all this, Native Revival is my favorite Native Plant nursery, but scores only 4 stars due to my critical judgement in this arena. Easily a 4.5−5 star for the non-​discriminating or novice native plant shopper. Would score higher if they have those unique specimens I so desire to complete my landscape

Great place for natives! Friendly staff are helpful as well. If there is something you don’t see on display be sure and ask them for help in locating or special ordering. This was the only nursery I’ve been to (out of about a dozen!) that had Solidago californica (California goldenrod) which is a great native and butterfly friendly. Prices are reasonable considering the quality and size of the materials.
Remember that native plants can vary in appearance through the seasons, so don’t be surprised if a rather unassuming plant is much more interesting during a spring bloom, fall color or other display. When in doubt, be sure and ask them for help.

Excellent in every respect. Heavenly place to wonder around too.

I bought some of my plants here to complete the Santa Clara landscape rebate program. They had a great selection of plants and were very knowledgeable. They helped steer me to the correct species of lilac that would best fit my space. The nursery tends to run one or two dollars more then some other nurseries but the selection and knowledge balances it out. This is a great place to find native and drought tolerant plants.

An awesome nursery that specializes in native California plants (a.k.a. plants that will likely be much easier to maintain since we live where they are supposed to grow!)
We are doing a redesign of our yard to make it less water dependent, and we found Native Revival as a source for some of the plants we wanted. They were super helpful and gave us tons of feedback and advice on the plants we chose. I loved that they were extremely honest and valued us having a good experience over upselling us on more plants.
They truly believe in what they are doing and they really know their stuff. i highly recommend visiting if you are looking for a great nursery!

Wonderful native plant selection! The best around!!!
Nursery propagates all their plants…
Displays are always inspiring and their demonstration gardens are helpful. helps to understand how the plants will mature and look next to other complimentary native plants.
Staff is very educated and knowledgeable about plants.
Cute goats and sheep on site too! Beautiful gift shop as well. Unique gifts for the home, garden and all your garden lovin’ friends!
Nursery also provides garden consultations and design services! One stop shop!

Kudos to this nursery for bringing us natives, which are not only beautiful, but help preserve our rich central coast diversity. We live on the edge of a state park and it is very important to us not to introduce invasive non-​native species. This nursery is very close by, easy to get to and has a vast selection of beautiful, local indigenous plants. It is a treasure for Aptos and all of the Central Coast.

You can count the native specialty nurseries in the South Bay on one hand and Native Revival has a large selection of plants to choose from. They are a nursery that propagates their own plants so they’re not just a retail reseller. Though some plants are still quite small in size, they have a big selection that lets you find one that has a shape and structure that you like.
A corner of the nursery is set aside as a demonstration garden and there are other natives planted throughout. I noticed a large number of mature ceanothus as standing out, and also some matilija poppies in full bloom (which after seeing the size up of them up close I took them off my short list of plants to consider for the yard).
Friendly and helpful employees that will answer any questions you have who will also let you take your time exploring the nursery on your own. They also get bonus points for keeping their plant availability list current which they update monthly on their website

I love this nursery. I have a huge backyard full of natives and am always looking for new and different plants. I have purchased a lot of plants here over the years; their selection is great and so are their prices. Not all natives survive after transplanting, but I find that most purchased here adapt well to the climate in South San Jose where I live. Love the beautiful colors of the monkeyflower hybrids.

They propogate lots of local natives. They are knowledgeable enough to make sure that I went home with the San Francisco buckwheat, rather than their coastal buckwheat (the local butterflies know the difference, or so I am hoping to find out this coming spring). They have a lot of lovely natives that I haven’t seen elsewhere, such as dreamy pink penstemons — sigh. I went home with a car full of plants.

Native Revival is a great native plant nursery. They have good healthy stock of natives, and a good variety of species, that change throughout the year.
I live in Santa Clara, and it’s always worth the drive to go visit Native Revival! Staff are very knowledgable and helpful, and they have a cute little shop with knick-​knacks.

This is a small independent family-​owned business that I have been buying plants from for years. It used to be located in a ravine about a mile from the current location and was a bit of a challenge to get to, but the new location is much more convenient. As the name implies, they specialize in native plants (think drought-​resistant) and the folks who work here are very helpful and knowledgeable. They also have a little shop with all kinds of gifty garden stuff that you don’t need, but just have to have. If you do «nursery crawls», this one is worth a stop.