Orchard Nursery & Florist

This place has it all. Great selection and knowledgable, friendly staff. I especially love the informative cards on just about every plant here.

Best in the biz but except for the delivery. The flower arraignment was probably the most beautiful thing I have very witnessed. It was simple, intricate but sassy and soft. Everyone kept asking me where I got it down no couldn’t help but say I did it myself. Sorry Denise. You rock but I’m taking the credit. My moms birth day was a hit and a half. Only thing that sucked is the u we they hired was late by 3 hours. How does this happen?

Beautiful nursery, my daughter and I really enjoy looking at all the fun (overpriced) giftie items. However, when leaving last Sunday, we heard, then saw water rushing down the drive and actually pooling at the large drain. It was not trickling, it was rushing. I stopped the car, walked up the drive and found the water source. A hose was placed, on at full force, in an empty wine barrel, no employee in sight. The barrel was at least half full of water, but gushing out. Some of the other barrels had standing water in them. I found the faucet and turned it off, hiked off to find an employee. I reminded her, hopefully needlessly, of our severe drought. She came over to look. I went back down to my car. When we looked up, there was the woman standing with another employee, a young man, by the wine barrel. The water was back on, full force, and he was hosing it out!!! The woman walked away. We both wanted to rush back to find a manager. We didn’t and I regret that we didn’t. The wine barrels had been used, but they were not dirty as it appeared they’d already been washed out with how many gallons of precious water? My daughter planned on making a complaint to the City, but I haven’t talked to her this past week. I do plan on calling the Nursery today. Will we ever return to Orchard Nursery? It depends on how appalled the manager is when I make that call.

I called Orchard this morning and asked the impossible — and they did it — cheerfully!
The funeral was across town and we needed flowers delivered within the hour. Nice work, Orchard and a special shout out to Carolyn!

My favorite nursery to go to when I’m looking for something specific. They have many California native plants, which is what I typically plant in my yard. Some of the staff are extremely knowledgeable. Jeff is my go-​to guy here, he’s amazing. I go here when I feel like spending an hour or more browsing plants, since it really is a lovely place with a great selection. I do think they are more expensive than other nurseries, but they make up for that with their great selection of plants. Highly recommend.

I always loved this nursery. Expensive but lovely things and fun demos. Well, I stopped at The Lazy K last week. I was in the sale room and one of the salespeople came in and abruptly asked me to leave so another customer could try on something. I may be oversensitive but I felt slighted, less important than the other person. Why couldn’t she wait until I was done looking? It is a small room and I was almost finished, but did the clerk ask me if I was done? No. Very rude. And to top it off, I tried to reach the manager twice but had no luck. I left a voicemail and no reply. Then I left an email and no reply. Apparently they do not care how their customers feel. I am not sure if I will go back but will certainly have nothing to do with that sales clerk in The Lazy K. And I may try to find the owner to speak with as the manager has done nothing.

This place is huge. I would say they’re more of a nursery than a floral shop, but don’t let that deter you from picking up some bouquets/​arrangements here. They have 2 medium sized fridges of cut flowers. Flowers are reasonably priced.
This is my second time here for flowers and will definitely be a repeating customer.
I came in with a vague idea of what I wanted: minimalist, chic, modern design. After showing me what they had, the florist gave me some ideas of what would look good. We discussed a few options. In the end, I got an arrangement of 3 flowers (don’t know their names) (see pictures: it’s the one in the cylindrical vase with 3 magenta flowers). I absolutely loved it! It was the perfect thank you gift arrangement for my mom. Originally, the flowers were arranged such that their stems had a very nice bend in them (like a ‘J’), but it got undone on the bumpy drive. I tried to recreate it, but to no avail. I think I managed to get it somewhat close to how the florist had it originally.

LOVE this place. I first came here with our Landscape Architect to select flowers, plants, trees, etc… for our backyard. Just being in here is a little oasis. For me, I just want to roam and enjoy and smell the roses, or gardenias, or jasmines, you catch my scent (HA! bad joke)!
I think it’s a bit pricey but man their plants are high quality and the service (for the most part) is very friendly and helpful. I also love their outdoor décor… gets my mind rolling as to what I’d like to add to our newly remodeled backyard.

My wife and I are very impressed with this nursery. they always seem to have a nice selection and excellent product. in my opinion they are the best overall nursery within 30 miles of lafayette.
in my opinion their prices are fair and the employees are OK

Will not be going here again. Agree with others that the staff is rude, unhelpful and shopping here is one of the more unpleasant experiences in life. Prices are very high (they are usually about 50% higher then other nurseries in the area). Only reason for 2 stars is their selection.
Could not agree with Larry Z more. When I asked that Ownership contact me regarding a problem, I was informed by the cashier that it would not be necessary. They are not only rude, but do not seem interested in fixing it.

I really enjoyed the cleanliness and organization of Orchard.
The employees were all very nice and helpful.
I bought items to start a summer/​fall garden.
Nice enjoyable shopping time

I am kind of in love with Orchard Nursery and completely giddy about finding a new garden store to add to my rotation. The layout and attention to detail makes a trip here an experience versus a simple stop for plants. I felt as if I were treated to a mini botanical garden and I could wile away a good part of the afternoon looking at everything on offer.
All the plants I saw looked healthy with glorious blooms. Their variety is top notch and I was especially impressed with the selection of lavender and sage, two plants that seem to do well in my sunny yard.
In addition to seasonal items, they have perennial garden favorites, hanging floral baskets, ground cover, succulents and an adorable indoor plant section/​florist, complete with nature inspired home décor.
For $ 24.99, I left with some flowering sage, two succulents to add as border plants, and a small indoor fern. Customer service at the register was friendly, although no one seemed to be asking if I needed help while I was browsing outdoors. It was okay-​I was kind of just lost in garden euphoria and knew what I was looking for.
Definitely a 5 star nursery, but reserving the 5^th star for after I plant everything and see how it does. Definitely worth a drive to
Lafayette to check out!

The flower shop makes beautiful corsages and boutonnières for prom. You don’t even need to call ahead, they will make one on the spot for you. The prices were reasonable, too.

Super cute nursery. Lots of variety with seasonal and holiday selection. Seems fully stocked with everything you can think of for gardening plus extras like holiday cards, indoor décor, etc. I’m not a green thumb but the place looks pretty legit. Also, the staff are all very sweet and helpful.
I came here to get my mom a plant/​flowers for Mother’s Day. I was kind of in the dark with what to pick out, I just know she likes succulent and cactus plants. I asked for some guidance and a nice lady helped me pick out several plants and a bright blue pot. Then she took about ten minutes to put it all together complete with rocks, ribbon, etc. It was a beautiful custom piece, perfect for Mother’s Day!
Will definitely be coming back during the holidays for more.

Very helpful staff and a huge selection of very kind of plant you could be looking for. Matthew and Jacob were both a huge help and helped me find just what I was looking for.

I think service is pretty good here. The only time I’ve found it a little lacking is during the fall when everyone’s there trying to buy their harvest/​halloween stuff but that’s understandable.
I needed to find a native no-​mow grass seed to supplement some dead areas of sod that we laid last year, so called to see if they carried it. They didn’t, but said they would find out the minimum I could buy and call me back. They did so within a couple of hours, then took my order over the phone. The seed was in either the next day or the day after… I couldn’t believe how fast it was. Not cheap — a pound of seed costs $ 135 before tax — yikes… but I knew it wasn’t going to be cheap. Anyway, Orchard is definitely on my rotation of nurseries to peruse.

The staff seem to be repelled by the customers, like oil and water. Sure, you see plenty of them hanging around chatting, running to and fro. But you won’t be offered any help by a single one of them. Maybe it’s a Lafayette thing. You could be down on your knees, spewing blood, or maybe standing in the turtle/​fish pond trying to catch dinner, and they’d probably not stop what they are doing to give you a hand.
On the positive side, they do have an excellent selection of plants to choose from. But you will be paying a premium for them. That is a Lafayette thing.

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We have been spending far too much time and money at Orchard these past several months, but as usual, it’s completely worth it. My hons of husband decided to make some serious changes in the garden after we removed one of our oak trees. The amount of sun that we gained was astonishing! We could actually buy plants for SUN rather than SHADE! Woo-​hoo!
He did some research and we headed over to Orchard. As usual, the selection is huge and very eclectic. You can find things here that you would never find at a big box store like Home Depot. After a few months, our garden looks amazing and has lots of new species that are flourishing. And you should see my tomatoes!
Thanks, Orchard!

With visions of pretty new roses winning ribbons, we decided to replace some of our old gnarly ones. Orchard still has a large selection of bare root roses to choose from. We like to buy them in person rather than online. Hoping that by examining them we can pick the very best ones.
Jackson and Perkins still have an online site you can order the same roses from. They are cheaper and I am sure the roses would be fine. However, J&P went bankrupt and are no longer in business. I don’t know who maintains the website. All the J&P roses are now Weeks Roses and they only sell wholesale. I think you would be happier if you buy roses locally. Orchard is a great spot to find quality roses along with other garden delights.
I’ll be back next month for tomatoes