Louie’s Nursery

I could not write enough wonderful reviews for Mary and Louie’s Nursery. The service was amazing and Mary helped guide us through all stages of landscaping our large backyard. We used a recommended landscaper and were also pleased with his work. Already planning on going to Louie’s Nursery for our front yard landscaping project.

It’s a shame u can only give 5 stars!!! The trees, plants and flowers selection is incredible and unmatched by any nursery. And the people there are warm, friendly and so knowledgable. It’s always a pleasure to be there!!!

Nice selection of plants and very friendly and knowledgeable staffs. Picked up some 5, 3 and 1 gallon hibiscus plants that are starting to bloom and scored a 10% discount through Unilocal check-​in. Only issue I have is its location, quite an adventure to reach. Other than that, I think we’ll call it our home nursery.

Fantastic nursery! Good prices, too. Great size, big enough to walk around in for an hour or two, but not so large that you’re overwhelmed. They had the largest selection of roses that I’ve been able to find in a nursery in my area. Small selection of goodies for a mini-​garden. I’ll definitely be coming back every time I have gardening needs (:

So helpful, very nice, personal service, hardworking. Got a 10% discount using Unilocal Check in. Nice, local, small business, glad we could support them. Will definitely be back!

Nice nursery and garden center. They have a very large selection. Simple six pack annuals, succulents, fruit trees, garden supplies, exotics, pots galore, seeds, bulbs, and lots of garden decoration. The staff I spoke with was very friendly and knowledgeable. We have had good success with their vegetable plants and love the selection of ‘classic’ antique looking garden tools.

A well maintained retail nursery located on Van Buren. However, their prices are way too high. I understand that they are a retail nursery but that doesn’t justify why they charge roughly the same prices as home depot, Lowe’s, and etc. I know they carry Monrovia Nursery products and other high end plant companies. But how about those common landscaping plants? I grew up in Riverside, and there are many local retail/​wholesale nurseries. For the same type of landscaping plants, I was able to get them for half price compare to Louie’s Nursery and the other nurseries are all within 20 minutes from them.

We needed 3 shade trees for our backyard. After shopping around at several other nurseries we decided to purchase the trees from Louie’s. Of all the nurseries I visited (MoonValley, Adam Halls, etc.) they had the best quality trees at awesome prices. Juanita and Mary were extremely helpful and knowledgeable. They were very patient with me, answering my 20+ questions. Once I arrived with my landscaper to pickup my purchase, their crew was extremely helpful in loading up the two — 24″ box trees and one 36″ box tree into our trailer. Because of the great experience I had at Louie’s I will continue to patronize this establishment for my gardening needs.

I went way out of my way to get a peach tree from Louie’s, and I’m glad I made the drive. I called around for a certain peach variety, an Eva’s Pride, and three other nurseries I called said that they didn’t have it. The fourth even told me I had to come look for myself! On the phone, Louie’s told me in about a minute that yes they carried them, and that they had several in stock, and gave me the price over the phone, $ 29.99 in a 5 gallon can.
I made the trip down the following morning, and was there right when they opened at 8:30. I didn’t have a lot of time to wander around, but their selection is huge! They have a large shade cloth area with more tropical plants, another section with any kind of annual you can think of, trees of all kind, and of course fruit trees. I told the lady working there what I was after, and she took me right to a huge selection. We passed at least 4 other varieties before we even got to the Eva’s Pride. I remember they also had Babcock and Mid Pride, but if you’re looking for a specific varietal, just call.
They even have a 10% off coupon when you check in on Unilocal.They may be a little off the beaten path, and it was about a 45 minute drive for me, but I would definitely consider using them again. The also have a 90 day warranty as long as you keep the tags and receipt.

I’ve been to Louie’s Nursery at least 10 times in one year. I just moved to Riverside about a year ago and bought a house last fall. I’ve visited several nurseries. Louie’s is by far my favorite so far, although they can be a little pricey in certain plant areas. I’m a semi-​serious weekend gardener, and what I love about Louie’s Nursery is that their plants/​trees are very clearly labeled and wonderfully organized in sections (evergreen trees in one area, deciduous in another, vines, ground cover, etc.). They have really good/​healthy plant and tree specimens that I haven’t found in other nurseries. They are also very helpful.

I called early morning to confirm that they had sod. I drove 1 and half hours to the nursery, then when I get here they said they didn’t have any. Said it was sold out yesterday. If I could give them zero i would. This place is crap.
I spoke to staff the day before I went there and the morning of. Drove from LA and when I get there they said sorry we sold out yesterday. You should have called, I did call you pompous idiots. There is no rectifying anything.
I will keep leaving crappy reviews till I forget about it. Which I won’t. Fck this place

Good, competent service with a large selection of trees and gardening supplies. Clean and well maintained, you can be sure that you are getting quality plants here. The lady (proprietress?) at the cash register was helpful and friendly as well as her young helper who loaded my car. I would check Louie’s before going to a big box outfit, at least when it comes to greenery…

I absolutely LOVE this nursery! My mother recently passed away, but during the past couple of years I used to take her in her wheelchair throughout the nursery. It was always so peaceful and tranquil for her. There is such a great variety of trees and plants here, and I always spend more than I initially planned. The garden structural pieces are both beautiful and unique, and the staff is quite friendly and informative. They will have my business for years and years. I won’t even consider going to a different nursery!

What a great nursery. Not exactly in an area that invites a volume of customers, kind of out of the way. But once known, worth the scenic trip. And besides, you can explore some decent restaurants nearby to enhance your day trip. (hint: Mr. Taco for starters).
What I particularly love about this place is the variety of garden art, large and small. They have lots to charm you with.
You can count on a very pleasant visit to this nursery, filled with character and vigourous plants.

Louie’s Nursery has been around for a long time. I used to buy from their Murrietta location, years ago. I had gone to the Riverside location a couple times, maybe 12 years ago, but they moved even closer to me, and I visited that newer location a couple months ago, and feel like I «Re Discovered» them! They have a great plant selection, and many of their items seem even more reasonably priced than what you’d pay for the same at Home Depot or Lowe’s! Now that I found them again, I’m becoming a regular there. This morning I bought 2 beautiful & very reasonable hanging baskets! I’ll be back soon :)

I visited Louie’s for the first time yesterday & I loved it! It is beautifully laid out, feels like walking through a smaller lush & lovely arboretum! The staff are super friendly, extremely knowledgeable and super helpful. Their selection of roses, trees & citrus is excellent. Their quality and selection is far superior to any «big box» location; I would much rather give my money to a family business (since the 70’s) then to either HD or L! Whether you spend $ 10 or $ 100.00 you’ll enjoy just walking around & enjoying the feeling!

Louie’s is the go-​to place in Riverside for healthy beautiful plants. I love taking my daughter with me in the springtime to pick out flowers, veggie plants, and organic seeds for our ever expanding backyard garden. The staff is super helpful and the selection is almost overwhelming (in a totally good way). The only reason for four stars instead of five is that I would enjoy a larger organic vegetable section and heirloom selection. Dont get me wrong, they have a decent selection of both, I would just like to see even more!

We are new to gardening and looking for a good nursery to start buying all of our plants. We have bought some stuff from home depot and lowe’s, but after going to this nursery we have found our new favorite place. Compared to other nurseries, they are pretty average priced, not too high or too low. They have a great selection of beautiful and extremely well taken care of plants, trees, and flowers. They are also all very knowledgeable and helpful when it came to answering our questions about any plant we didnt know about. I would definitely recommend it to both experienced botanists and gardening rookies.

Drove to this place from Whittier because of their amazing selection of trees. This place was greeeeat. Very friendly service and willing to look up information for you about the tree you were looking for. The employees are very helpful, even carried my tree to my car and secured it. Will be back for more items.

My family and I visited Louie’s for the first time today. We are new to the area and had previously been buying all of our plants at Lowes. Today when Lowe’s did not have a plant that we found appealing, we went online to find another nursery and found Louie’s. We drove out there and I immediately loved the «curb appeal» — their property is well kept, clean, and generally a place that would be pleasant to shop at. My family and I walked around the grounds looking for a plant/​tree that would suit a large patio pot. We found a citrus tree and went inside to ask if it would work in our pot. The lady (I didn’t note her name) was extremely friendly, helpful, and seemed genuinely interested in helping us out. Upon her advice, we went right back out and grabbed an orange tree. Someone noticed my husband struggling to carry it and brought us a rolling cart. As we were paying, the first lady gave us detailed instructions on how to care for it (without us asking) which was wonderful.
Also while we were there they needed someone to move their truck so that they could get a large fountain out to someone’s vehicle. They paged the driver and were extremely friendly and pleasant to the man. So, all 3 employees that we saw went above and beyond to be kind and offer top notch customer service.
We will DEFINITELY be back. Their prices are in line with what we saw at Lowes… maybe a tad higher, but trust me, it’s worth it for the great customer service, the pretty grounds (it was fun just walking around) and everything looked extremely well taken care of.