Las Pilitas Nursery grows a whole lot of California friendly native plants.

a bush for a bird? Click for bird native plants. Wildlife, butterfly, or bird garden.

SANTA MARGARITA NURSERY

3232 Las Pilitas Rd
Santa Margarita, Ca 93453
Phone 805.438.5992
Fax 805.438.5993
OPEN: Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
San Luis Obispo County

ESCONDIDO NURSERY

8331 Nelson Way
Escondido, CA, 92026.
Phone 760.749.5930
Fax 760.749.5932
OPEN: Tuesday to Saturday
9am to 4pm
San Diego and Riverside Counties
Bird and Butterfly friendly manzanitas in early spring. Click for butterfly plants.

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Check the Shop link on the menu bar. The "Browse Plants available" open to a filter page that can select height, plant community, nursery, and others, individually or as a group. Thumbnails and easy shopping!
Both nurseries have staff that can help with consultation or design for a reasonable hourly fee. What are you planting for me? MY garden needs more hummingbird friendly native plants! Las Pilitas nursery is between Escondido, Bonsall, Fallbrook, and Valley Center along Little Moosa Creek on Nelson Way. Plant hummthing now!

We have introduced several very popular, native hybrids and cultivars to the landscaping trade, which can be seen at our nursery and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, including: the perennials Penstemon  'Margarita BOP',  'Powerline Pink' Sage,  'Ramona' Monkey Flower,and the shrubs Salvia  'Pozo Blue' , Ceanothus 'Celestial Blue', 'Ceanothus 'Remote Blue', Ceanothus L.T. Blue and Salvia 'Celestial Blue

When to plant?It is ok to plant native plants all year, for summer and fall plantings just treat the new planting to regular watering during the summer and fall months for the first year.  Winter planting is easier, spring planting is fun! Have you planted for a butterfly, bird or even yourself?
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Our native plant nurseries have plants for your wild California garden

What's the nature of your garden? A native garden test.

Checkerspot on Mahonia nevinii has to select the best native plant for survival.

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An attempt to help you find the right plant for your garden.