Anderson's La Costa Nursery — Attraction in Encinitas

Have been going there for many years. Used to love the place. After today I will not be going again. There was a guy working today August 25@ around 3:00 p.m. I had called the nursery the day before to ask about some trees I had purchased 6 months ago and suddenly some were dying after months of growing and doing really well.None of the obvious things like watering, bugs, soil, were an issue. The person I spoke to yesterday said “ bring some branches off them, take some pictures and bring them in. I did that. The man working would not move from his spot behind the cash register, looked at me and my little bag of branches and sarcastically said”sorry” after I told him my situation. I had assumed they stood behind their plant’s ( like Home Depot or Lowes) He said no such luck”we don’t take back dead plants like the multi-million $ box stores. I replied” then you should put up a Sign here stating that” He shrugged his shoulders. We bought 16 trees from them at 150.00 each.the reason I had always done business there was the variety of plants and quality of service even though I knew they were much more expensive than any box store. I had to then ask if he had any advice concerning the dying trees and he said he really did not know and it was obvious that I was not going to get any help or advice from him. He looked totally bored, I felt like a fool since I have recommending this place for years. Wow. I get it that stores are understandfsupplies are drying up everywhere, but I think one should not walk away from a place ready to cry because of the treatment given by a place of...

This is hands down my FAVORITE nursery in San Diego County. They have a diverse selection all the time. Whether or not you’re looking for houseplants, natives, succulents, shrubs, perennials, annuals etc. Every section has a great selection and is also displayed beautifully. The nursery really flows rather well. It seems they put a lot of thought into what plants to carry as they have plants you can’t find at the chain nurseries or big box stores. I have gotten a lot of plants from them over the years and I think every single one is still alive and thriving. Their plants are always healthy! The same cannot be said from the chain nurseries where the plants are always extremely pot pound and seem to have a lot of issues. La Costa Anderson’s Nursery puts a lot of love and pride into what they do, and it shows! Great customer service as well. Definitely a gem of a nursery....

I called asking for organic vegetable starts. Twice. The 1st time I was told a new shipment was coming the next day, so I called 2 days later to make sure they were in. I specifically asked for organic veggie plants. I was told yes. When we drove there - a 49 minute drive from our house - none of them are organic! The workers said, oh they’re grown organically but they just don’t pay for the certification. Well, I doubt that. When growers cultivate organic plants, they write somewhere on the plants that they are grown without pesticides or herbicides. These are commercially grown vegetable plants with NO mention of how they’re grown. It’s a frustrating waste of time and...