Richard Lyons Nursery, Inc

What fun, can’t wait to go back.
Large variety of butterfly and bee friendly plants not to mention fruit trees.
Healthy with strong root systems.
Golf carts make getting around fun
Patsy
Pinecrest Garden Club

I realize that two stars might seem too harsh but 3 stars wouldn’t mean anything. I was not angry nor am I mad about my experience here but there are a couple of things I want to share. Pricing is not the best and especially for their quality. Mr. Lyon actually followed me around the nursery with his golf cart being annoying. He might just be old but he does not have to talk down to someone or rather rephrase your question but sarcastically. The actual reason besides the fact that he was not the best host; I gave him 2 stars because I spent $ 300.00 here and when I looked at the Unilocal offer and showed him, all he did was say I could have a basil or thyme sprout. This does not seem like the deal mentioned on the APP. Anyways, I won’t go back. You lost my business.

After months of visiting nurseries we finally found one that had everything we wanted. This place is pretty big, I believe it’s about 10 acres and the staff is amazing. We were helped by Alex who was great taking us around in a golf car showing us all the different plants, shrubs and flowers we mentioned. We ended up getting a lot more than we had anticipated but it was hard to resist all the beautiful colors and smells. Alex was extremely helpful and informative and I can’t wait to see how everything comes out once we plant it

What a fine place. You get a personal touch here as the owner will take you on a tour of his plant kingdom if there aren’t a lot of customers.
Richard can come off as a bit of a harsh personality on the telephone, but is a really kind fellow and extremely knowledgeable. His vast knowledge of rare and exotic tropical plants and tropical fruits is impressive. I couldn’t really keep up with the varieties but left with some nice shrubs which should tolerate local conditions with a minimum of expertise.
The quality and variety were incredible, and the nursery is still small enough to have a personal quirky touch. As for price, I can’t comment since I don’t really have a good frame of reference.

Nice place. Lots of variety and lots of inventory on all plants. Friendly, knowledgeable, helpful service.

Great service – lots of different plants – flowering, bonsai, flowers to build a butterfly garden, herbs (including curry!), tons of fruit trees. We enjoyed just walking around the grounds – so nice to be in the Redlands. The owner and I had a chat about our travels in Japan. The workers were very sweet and helpful – helped me pick out plants to build a garden. Definitely will be back.

I have a very shady yard and grass won’t grow. I reached out to Richard via his website asking about ground cover options. He responded quickly and told me that they had numerous options and invited me down. I drove down the next day. Richard personally took us around the nursery and showed us different ground cover options and explained the plusses and minuses of each of them. The price was excellent and he explained to me how to plant and care for the items that I bought. I will definitely come back to the nursery for more plants.

I don’t know if we went during a slow time but there really wasn’t much to see or buy. The plants weren’t in good shape and what was there looked like my yard which I was trying to improve so we didn’t buy anything. We did get driven around in the golf cart but it’s made to fit only two people and there were three of us (one being the driver) so it wasn’t very comfortable to see the various half dying plants. I gave him an extra star since there must be something good to have gotten so many good reviews but we sure didn’t see it. Good Luck on this one.

This is a huge, beautiful nursery with many local and tropical plants and trees. We came here from Miami in search of a curry plant, of which they had several. However, Richard helpfully advised us to come back in a few weeks after they had grown bigger, and so we are looking forward to returning here soon.
Richard was also kind enough to take us around the nursery in his golf cart. He is of course extremely knowledgable about his plants, and stopped to let us smell the flowers and try some (very hot) chilli peppers. He was very helpful and we enjoyed his tales of his travels abroad.
Overall highly recommended — and definitely worth the drive from Miami.

The nursery had a nice selection of plants that suited our needs. Service was very good and the prices were reasonable.

Called to see if they had a plant in stock. Was told they did. Drove 40 minutes to buy it to find out they didn’t actually have the plant. The person who worked there confused curry leaves with bay leaves. Not even close to each other. Previous attempts at the same location were to find dead curry trees. Won’t waste my time going there ever again. Too long of a drive to find out I’ve been lied to, or that the person working there can’t figure out the difference in the plants he sells.

I liked this place… plants were very nice but a bit pricey. Employs were super helpful and nice! I loved that they rode us around the entire farm.

I have purchased many plants from here. If you are interested in building a butterfly garden they have the nectar and host plants you need. Many native species. This place isn’t your normal run of the mill nursery where you get those typical plants you see at Home Depot. They are very knowledgable and friendly too!

Great selection of exotic plants and the staff are very knowledgable. Call ahead for hours if operation.

Love love love my new plants

I’m getting married in March of next year, and was looking for alternative centerpiece that could be potted on the tables and then taken home to grow after the wedding. I was referred to Richard Lyons Nursery, and went to visit last weekend to see his selection.
I was so impressed by the different varieties of plants and trees that he has available at the nursery, and was pleasantly surprised by the prices. When we arrived we walked around browsing the huge selection and eventually ran into Richard himself. He drove us around in a golf cart, pointing out the plants that would be flowering in March, explaining them to us, and stopping to let me take pictures and smell them.
If you’ve ever planned a wedding you know how expensive flowers and floral arrangements can be. Richard not only offered us an incredible price for 12+ plants (only a quarter of what I had budgeted for centerpieces!), but also offered to grow them for me over the next year and prune them to be the size and fullness that I’m looking for. I couldn’t have asked for a better deal if I tried, and I highly recommend Richard’s nursery to anyone looking for quality plants and service as well as someone incredibly knowledgable who knows how to care for the plants.

This was my first time visiting a nursery, I want to thank Juan for a wonderful adventure. He welcomed me and offered to take me around on his golf cart to see the plants I was interested in. What a great selection of exotics and native plants and trees to choose from. He had me taste a leaf, which I ended up buying two of. I also fell in love with your new tabby kitten who I wanted to take home. The plants are going to make there new home at our Biblical Garden on Key Biscayne. Thank you for everything, I will be back

Truly, as good as it gets. I have been living up in North Floria for the last year and I am in withdrawal of the amazing selection at Richard Lyons. The entire staff is incredibly helpful and they are committed to always carrying a large selection of south Florida Natives.

Great people to do business with. I was attended to by Steve who was extremely knowledgeable and took his time to show me around and explain things, even though my purchase was going to be quite small. Only negative, no fault of theirs, is that the mosquitoes were awful on the day I went. Bring bug repellant!

Dear Richard Lyons Nursery,
What an absolute pleasure it is to come here! :) The nursery is beautiful and full of many exotic & native species of flowering and edible plants & trees. It’s almost like being in a jungle or rain forest, except that it is right here in our backyard! The property is just stunning, I will say. There are just so many plants and trees everywhere, and everything always seems to be blooming.
I’ve met Richard, himself, as well as a gentleman named Steve, who toured us around the nursery on our first visit. Both were a pleasure to meet and speak with, so I thank you for your hospitality and knowledge. Richard, you’ve been in the business a long time, and from our conversation, it seems you know everything about all of the plants you have. I was intrigued and thrilled to learn about your property and how you got started in your own backyard.
Your nursery is located in the Redlands on a relatively large property. It is actually so big, that you usually will lend us a golf-​cart so we can comfortably take our time looking at everything. The prices are pretty reasonable, compared to other places we frequent, and the quality of your plants is superb. We’ve only had 1 plant die of all the ones we’ve purchased, and I’m convinced it was our own fault.
The best time to come seems to be during the week on an off day, however, we come on the weekends and have not experienced any issues. Sometimes you are packed on a Saturday, but that’s understandable.
So far, this seems to be my favorite nursery to enrich my garden from. So much variety and so much care from the owner and staff. How can anyone go wrong here?!
I hope all the readers enjoy this place as much as my love and I do. Just spend some time here and you will see!
Until next time,
SabrinaAnna*