Village Nurseries

Ask for De! Wow! Can’t remember last time someone was so helpful and knowledgeable! Bought a ton of drought resistant plants with lots of landscaping design help from her. Very very very satisfied!

We have been using this nursery for all of our landscaping needs for years. They have just about anything that you need, from the pedestrian shrubs, to the exotic. If you give them an idea of what you have in mind, they will help you put together a beautiful mix of color for your yard.
It is super huge, and well stocked. On this visit, we were replacing a few hedge shrubs that my husband whaked back too far, and they croaked. Jody was very helpful, and explained to the plant killer that you can’t take away more than a third at a time, or they will die. We brought along a clipping of what we were looking for, and he identified it right away. While they didn’t have the plants that we were looking for, they ordered them for us, and they were available the next day.
As an added bonus, while we were picking up, I was able to pick up several types of lettuces, and some green beans for my veggie garden.

My wife and I started our journey to find some plants for our new home. First stop was Home Depot. Unfortunately we stood around for about 20 minutes with no one around to help. After asking twice for someone to come over and answer a few questions we decide to look up a local nursery. We found village nurseries just down the street and decided to give them a shot. When we first arrived we were happy to see the large selection of plants and trees. We were greeted by an employee named De. She was very friendly and helped guide us towards plants that would look nice together and do well in the hot and dry socal summers. We are so happy we stopped by and will definitely go back to add more plants in the future.

Was impressed with selection of reasonably priced 4″ perennials last year, when we first visited. The larger plants were on the higher priced side, but selection was good.
Just got back from a visit, and I am flabbergasted at the increased prices! Some prices on 1ga. plants up a few bucks. I think they might be price matching the overpriced next door nursery. 4″ selections priced up a bunch, from just a year ago. Water prices are not responsible for this kind of increases.
The hobby of OH (ornamental horticulture) is under enough attack here in SoCal, from water usage and overcrowding. It seems that nurseries are exacerbating the situation. Gardening should not be an elitist avocation.

Village Nurseries has forgotten the village!
With the belief that many Unilocalers care about the way a business treats people, I want to share our experience with Village Nurseries in Orange. Last week, my 15-​yr old son and three classmates gathered to work on a biology project and were having trouble identifying a few plants they were required to photograph (searching google for «tree with small pink flowers» is only so helpful). Their teacher had suggested they seek help from local nurseries, but no pictures could be taken of plants there. The boys’ high school is a mile away.
When we arrived, they were not busy; just one customer who was leaving. Three employees were in the office. I explained what the boys were doing and asked if someone might be able to take a look at some photos of plants they’d taken on their phones and help with identification.
The woman (Pam) quickly answered, «No, I’m sorry but we cannot help kids with school projects. We have to use our resources for our paying customers.»
I couldn’t believe she had just said that, and gently explained they needed only a couple minutes to view a handful of photos they had in their phones. She nodded that she understood, but again said they «just can’t help. Sorry.»
«There’s nobody here who can look at a few photos of plants and tell the boys what they are?» I asked?
«No. Sorry.» Pam, speaking on behalf of the three employees in the office, (as well as Village Nurseries), answered.
The saddest part of all is that the boys had asked me to take them to Armstrong Nursery, but I told them «Let’s go to Village; it’s closer and they are so nice.» I was remembering 15 years ago when my 4^th grade daughter had needed a couple hard-​to-​find leaves for a (daunting, for any parent who has dealt with this…) «leaf project.» The guy who helped my daughter was passionate about plants and spent much more time with us than we had needed, but he obviously wanted to share his knowledge with a youngster eager to learn. My daughter and I both will always remember his kindness.
Sadly, my son will have a different memory — as will the other three boys. Village Nurseries has not only lost me as a customer, but these four boys (who will soon be consumers themselves) as well. They stood there and watched what happened when we asked for a few minutes of their time. We were not worth it. What they don’t realize, is that in turning their back on a customer who has a question that may not lead to an immediate sale, they have LOST THAT CUSTOMER — and any potential FUTURE SALE.
I’ve shared our experience with several people since — as well as the story of how VERY HELPFUL ARMSTRONG NURSERY IN TUSTIN was. Jaime and Roberto were more than willing to answer all their questions. The boys will, in turn, share it with their parents, friends, and when school starts after Spring Break, there will be even more who will hear about how unwilling Village Nurseries in Orange is in helping local schools inspire students to learn.
As the old adage goes… It takes a Village…
Just not Village Nurseries in Orange.

My garden installer bought thousands of dollars worth of plants and trees for my new garden. At first everything looked great, but within a few weeks all three large junipers started turning brown. My garden installer checked the watering and adjusted sprinklerheads but said he saw nothing that could be causing the problem. Within eight weeks of planting, all three trees were dead, despite our best efforts. When we sought a solution from Village Nursery, they said it wasn’t their problem. So I paid for new trees. Then, a week later, all four blue hibiscus started looking sick. IT was scale, all four plants were suffering from, even though they were planted a great distance from one another. A Master gardener I asked said the problem must have originated at the nursery, since it affected all four at once. This time I did not even bother to get help from the nursery: why would I bother if they sold me infested plants to begin with and were unwilling to provide any satisfaction for the dead $ 200 junipers? I went instead to Armstrong nursery, which, if expensive at least guarantees its trees for life. And by the way, for the front yard, which I planted myself, I bought every plant from Armstrong, and every single plant looks beautiful four months out. My advice: if you want plants that are truly healthy and guaranteed, go to Armstrong, not Village Nursery, They do not stand behind their products.

Really well manicured nursery with a terrific selection of healthy looking plants. We were specifically looking for succulents and they had an awesome selection– everything we were looking for and more!
The staff was friendly and knowledgable. Didn’t have time to look at the other plants but would definitely come back.

On Tuesday, Feb 25^th around 4pm, I asked the rounded white man of medium height to help me locate Jasmine «Belle of India» and «Grand Duke». His first response was «we don’t go by common names because there are many variations. I don’t know what that [Belle of India] is.» So this man expects customers to come here with the exact botanical names: «I want an Acer palmatum ‘Butterfly’, Lycoris radiata aurea ‘Golden Spider Lilies’, etc.» Cut the pretension and dispel this aura of elitism, please.
As he walked me to the jasmine section, I saw some «Grand Dukes» and remarked that they all looked a bit small and kind of raggedy. He retorted, «We all started small» then gestured to the length of his forearm. Seriously? Forgive me for being hesitant to spend close to $ 20 for a plant that looks like it could croak by the time it reaches my house. [Two weeks ago, I made a similar comment on jasmines at San Gabriel Nursery and Florist, the worker there acknowledged that they were not in the best shape, but I should expect more vigorous plants in a few months when the weather gets warmer. Cesar at Upland Nurseries next door echoed that response, «The weather is a bit too cold for some of the jasmines. When the weather gets warmer and we get new shipments, there should be more choices.”]
Clearly, condescension is the central tenet of the Village Nurseries worker’s professional philosophy. I quickly left and spent a very pleasant hour at Upland Nurseries. Cesar and the owner there explained to me about soil and light requirements, container sizes, and other cultural needs for the plants I bought: a healthy Grand Duke, a michelia figo and a grafted gardenia. I am not a rude person nor have unrealistic customer service expectations. The experience at Village is beyond my tolerance level. Owners should retrain their employees on basic professional etiquette and customer care. Encourage them to talk more about plants to start.

Ordered a sidewalk tree, they said they’d get it in a couple says. A couple of days go by and I never hear a call from them so I call them to see what’s up, and they said that they had no record of my order in their system ! How can this be since I ordered my tree in person? Finally through a whole bunch of back and forth, they ordered my tree.
After waiting a couple days again and after not getting a call from them, I finally called them and they said that the tree I ordered was incorrectly shipped to Oregon instead of being shipped to their store in Orange! They also told me that the tree was already trimmed (which is no use to me). Luckily, I got my money back and I will be taking my business to the nursery adjacent to them

Village nurseries is one of many nurseries located on Tustin in Orange. They have great selections of trees and other plants of all shapes and sizes.
Prices are hefty. If you need your trees or plants delivered the prices go up from there. While the selection is great I had no problems finding my trees and plants at two other local nurseries while saving a bundle.
While this nursery has a great selection and many trees I did not see the money tree that produces real money… so I need a deal. I found excellent selection at a nearby nursery plus several unique trees. I also found two full grown crêpe myrtles for a heck of a deal at Tustin meadows Nursery.
This place is a definite stop if you are looking for plants. On the same note, if you are planning to come here you might as well stop and look at all the wonderful nurseries on Tustin or close by.
Very nice people work here and overall a okay.

Great service, knowledgable staff, and nice selection!

Thank you to Jody, lead sales for his excellent customer service and pricing
He explained all of the plants, helped us, and provided great customer service
Thank you jody

Disclaimer: I’m a Domestic Goddess in TRAINING! Not a desperate housewife, hence I’m clueless about many domestic things and probably I get amused easily with other things…
Back to the review:
I have been at this place, couple of times, getting some cooking plants/​herbs (rosemary, basil etc) and I always end up walking around up and down, admiring everything they have.
Kinda like my own Zen moment:
Village Nurseries is a great place to buy plants and landscaping trees! I have seen many full trucks leave this place.
I never have made a big purchase, but still their service always have been attentive and their prices are good.
Recommended!

Helpful people work here. We didn’t know really what we were doing when we wanted to fill our planters but we got advise on how to do it and they gave us good choices that were affordable. The front yard looks so professional. My husband did a great job but it was also because of the help we got from Village Nurseries on how to do it and what plants would work and look striking. We also planted some plants in the back yard and it all looks amazing. I also loved the outdoor nursery experience. We now love gardening!

Our best value landscape tree purchase to date was at Village Nurseries in Tustin.
Five years ago, I had the guys at Village Nurseries help me haul back a 24 box olive tree (about 6 feet tall) which I planted in the southeast corner of our lot.
Today, its location in the yard is the preferred conversation spot — w/​shade, a gliding park bench, and four bars of cell service!