La Cienega Nursery

I’ve recently become obsessed with Bromeliad plants and have been on a mission to grow my personal collection. I love strange, exotic, and curious plants the same and so I am thrilled to have rediscovered La Cienega Nursery. I stopped by on a Monday morning and remember the shop being just as beautiful and intriguing as it was my first visit years ago. I picked out a rare hanging cactus (epiph. Gautemalense Monstruosa) and a sweet air plant (till. Punctuata) which I excitedly added to my collection of interesting plants.
I am sad that my manners were absent this day, and forgot to introduce myself to the kind owner of the shop. He was very helpful and did not once give me the feeling that I was swallowing up precious oxygen, lol. The owner and I also discussed some of my favorite Bromeliad-​related Tillandsia, «air plants». LCN has a wonderful selection of air plants, hanging cactus, ferns, bromeliads, tropical trees, orchids, and a fantastic collection of mature (gorgeous) succulent/​cactus across the street from the main nursery.
Interior designers, Landscape designers, and plant freaks (like myself) would all find something at LCN that makes them all tingly inside… a visual eye-​gasm? For sure. Prices are a tiny bit higher then the next nursery but you’ll overlook that for the quality and for having one of the most unique selection of plants in Los Angeles. Check this place out, you won’t regret it.

I’m prepping for Mother’s Day! Haha They’re helping me put together a really cool succulent arrangement for my mom. They have some of the coolest plants I’ve ever seen and are really helpful and knowledgable. Also picked up an orchid from their greenhouse for my grandmother.

So much help! I was having issues with my money trees and they knew EXACTLY what the problem was and how to fix them. I also purchased another money tree while i was there! Check it out some time, i will defenaitely be back.

HIDDEN GEM
The people that work at La Cienega Nursery are very knowledgeable and will ask just the right questions to help you find the perfect plant to fit your space. Aside for offering a great selection plants, the nursery also has a nice variety of pots for your new plants to call home. However, if you would like to bring in your own pot, La Cienega Nursery will gladly plant them for you at no additional cost.
Such a nice treat to not have to pay a labor fee regardless of weather or not I used their pots or brought in my own.
My most recent experience required a few plants to be delivered to my home due to their size and it was such an easy and smooth transaction. I will not purchase plants anywhere else after the great service I received from La Cienega Nursery. They really are the best.

Clearly I need to shop for plants with one of the other reviewers because my experience was awful. The owner approached me with a mouthful of food and asked if I needed help. I laughed and said «probably a lot more than I realize if some of your standard plants are $ 450». Honestly I have shopped and bought beautiful plants all over West LA and have a beautiful roof top patio garden and haven’t needed to spend nearly the amount of money shown on some of these plants. He looked at me for a few seconds (finished chewing) and said he has «plants that are $ 2000. What do you know about plants?» I was stunned to say the least. Not the $ 2000 price tag but his attitude was abhorent. I literally didn’t respond; I just stood there trying to process. He then told me I shouldn’t be there but at Home Depot. I was literally at a loss and could only muster «wow» and I walked out. My question to him should have been what do you know about cusomter service? Wow. The exoctics I understand but he had a lot of plants that were simply beyond «pricey».

This place looks great. They have a variety of succulents, helpful service, and the cutest cat that frolics about the plants occasionally.
I bought a number of very nice, leafy plants for 50 bucks. They all died two days later. I was bummed, but when recycled the dirt, I found the plants were just leafy twigs stuck in a pot of dirt. Zero roots. Zero expectancy to live more than a couple days. It was just a scam for money.
I am sure they have some good plants, just watch out for fraud.

Great plants, friendly service. I went here to get my mother-​in-​law a desert plant from here for her Palm Springs home. Great place for desert plants and rare orchids.

A little escape from the city into a mini-​garden paradise! I ran into this place by chance and stopped in because it drew me in. I ended up buying an air plant (some cool varieties I hadn’t seen).
The staff seemed knowledgeable and nice. The prices are fair and if I live here, I would shop here frequently.

I went to La Cienega Nursery for the first time today and the service was GREAT! I went there in search of a present for a friend who enjoys gardening. The worker there helped me create a beautiful bouquet of succulents that I mixed and match with. The customer service there is phenomenal and they do have a good range of exotic plants, orchids, succulents, etc. I’m glad I looked at Unilocal for local nurseries around my neighborhood. I planned to go back again.

A great neighborhood find for the nesters in west hollywood. A good selection of specimen plants, from bromeliads, to staghorn ferns. It is not a large space, so don’t expect to find turf supplies.
The staff is mello and knowledgeable. I can walk there from my tree fort.

Not only do they have a great selection of succulents they also have the largest selection of tropical plants that I have seen in southern California! This place rocks!

love this place– very knowledgeable staff and dedicated passionate owner.
high quality orchids– sadly i no longer live in LA and havent been able to find another nursery/​florist with comparable plants. my orchids blooms always lasted a min of 3 months.
if youre looking for high quality orchids– this is the place.

I visited La Cienega nursery for the first time recently after hearing about it from a friend. I came to purchase a gift for my grandmother, but know absolutely nothing about gardening. The staff here was very knowledgeable and helpful. They helped me to choose a gorgeous gift for my grandmother, which she absolutely loved! I will definitely be back!

This place really is as good as it gets! I have been living in Los Angeles for about 10 years now and ever since I purchased my house, I’ve been looking for a place to get great plants (stuff that is unique, but still survives the local climate). My search was long, but I fell in love with this place.
La Cieniga Nursery had everything I needed and they helped me find the right people for landscaping too!
If you read this, thank you for everything! Even my mother in law compliments my plants and landscaping!!!

BEST customer service! Large assortment of the most beautiful exotic plants I’ve ever seen.
This is the only nursery I bother going to. I know I will get great plants, experienced staff with a wealth of knowledge, and a rewarding experience all around. My garden is flourishing and gorgeous thanks to LA Cienega Nursery. Definitely recommended!

I went here because I needed a housewarming present for a friend, and wanted to give her a miniature potted succulent garden. They had tons of little succulents to choose from that were in the$ 4-​$ 5 range. The staff was really knowledgeable about how to pot and care for them, and the guy helping me even offered to pot them for me at no extra charge. The resulting miniature garden was just perfect – it included three small succulents in an attractive pot (with decorative rocks to cover the soil) for about $ 35. I will definitely be going back to this place!

Succulent.
I love the sound of that.
Succulent.
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Succulent.
Pronunciation: suc-​cu-​lent
Function: Adjective
Etymology: Latin, suculentus, from juice, sap; perhaps akin to Latin sugere, to suck.
Let me repeat that… to suck.
Date: 1601
*Definition:
a: full of juice
b: moist and tasty
c: having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture
I don’t know what you or Merriam-​Webster have in your dirty little minds, but I was just buying a couple of cacti here last weekend… Perverts.
Usage:
La Cienega Nursery has a good variety of succulents, aside from orchids, bromeliads and other indoor plants. They’re reasonably priced and healthy, too. I’ll definitely be back and I’m hoping that the succulent person who was checking me out last Saturday would be there again and maybe we can both enjoy something succulent somewhere.
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