California Nursery Specialties Cactus Ranch - Reseda, California

Sachi L.

This place is a gem for succulent and plant lovers. They are open to the public on Sundays. When you enter, it's like you've been transported to a succulent haven hidden within the hustle and bustle of LA. It feels like the rows of plants go on for miles. There's also cool metal dinosaur sculptures throughout. You can get fully grown and mature succulents and cacti, or you can get little baby ones. The owner is very kind, and he also has a humanitarian heart and has put his business into a trust for the Nature Conservancy. As the owner mentioned in a nice chat, it's a great place to come and decompress and get some "plant therapy."

Erin G.

You could spend hours here and still not see everything! All the succulents and cacti were very healthy looking and the owner was very kind and enjoyed talking about our selections of plants we purchased.

Tom Y.

They have a HUGE variety of cacti and succulents. Sometimes it's hard to find someone to help you since the place is so big. But I have a great time every time I visit.

Matt P.

This place is fantastic. Maybe the bad reviews are from the competition? They have a HUGE selection, much better prices than the competitors we looked at, and the staff was helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. Will be going back for sure.

Payton R.

Great variety of cacti and succulents! We did not leave empty handed!

B C.

Wide variety of cactus. For the cactus afficionado, you will most likely find one you don't have.

Tali U.

Huge place with a lot of beautiful cactusi and succulents

Emily D.

Extremely large place that can be a little bit of a maze to navigate, but I'm fine with that. Huge variety of cacti and succulents with regard to size and species. Lots of them are on my wishlist, so I will make my way back there at some point.

CASH OR CHECK ONLY!

I don't usually carry cash, so here is my primary complaint and reason for 4/5 stars...They have empty pots tacked up to the posts and walls in multiple areas with prices written on them. Maybe 10ish locations in total. They also have prices written on some, but not all, of the actual pots with plants in them (also, it's hit or miss if the plants have IDs on them). I knew how much cash that I had on me, pulled from my account just for this place, and accounted for tax. When I went to pay, it was about 10-15 more than I expected; I was told that they raised their prices since the start of the season. I can understand not re-marking all of the pots that they hand-wrote prices on at some point, but considering how few empty pots as their "price guide" are tacked up, it shouldn't take more than 20 mins or so to run around and change those prices.

Some of the table areas are overgrown with the actual plants or weeds, but I've found some hidden ones this way that I try to hunt for their "original location" to see if I can select from more options, and usually don't find them...so my best guess is someone changed their mind and just set it wherever. I've been elated at a few of these that I found this way.

Overall, I will be back here in the future, but will be calling to verify prices prior to coming back, or at least asking when I hit the front gate so that I don't have to sadly put away 1 or 2 of them.