Plants Express

Plants Express, California's online nursery

Plants Express is an online nursery that presents itself as a provider of plants, trees, and shrubs in California, along with other gardening products. The company claims to sell over 2,000 varieties of plants, trees, and related products, and offers direct home delivery.

Plant and tree catalog

The catalog is organized into several main categories:

• Citrus & Fruits: avocado, berry bushes, citrus trees, fig trees, olive trees, peach trees, plum trees, vines and brambles.
• Evergreens: arborvitae, bamboo, juniper, cypress, laurel, magnolias, olives, privets, privacy trees, privacy hedges, and evergreen trees.
• Shrubs: azalea, boxwood, camellia, gardenia, hydrangeas, laurel, rose bushes, pittosporum, privets, flowering shrubs, evergreen shrubs, and California native shrubs.
• Flowering trees: cherry blossom, crape myrtle, dogwood, jacaranda, magnolia, redbud, rose trees, and colorful foliage.
• Shade trees: birch, cherry blossom, elm, ginkgo, Japanese maple, maple, oak, palm, sycamore, and redwood.
• Perennials: bird of paradise, bougainvillea, groundcover, lavender, lantana, sage and salvia, ornamental grasses, and wisteria.
• Succulents & Cacti: agave, aloe, aeonium, cacti, and senecio.
• Grasses & Groundcovers: cotoneaster, dianella, fountain grass, thyme, grasses, groundcovers, myoporum, and succulent jasmine.
• Vines & Climbing: bougainvillea, jasmine, trumpet vine, wisteria, creeping fig, and grapes.
• Garden supplies: fertilizers and soil additives.

Landscaping solutions

The website groups plants into landscaping solutions based on intended use: privacy hedges and visual screens, Mediterranean gardens with citrus, olives, and aromatic plants, low-water options with cacti and agaves, and cottage-style gardens with roses, lavender, and other flowers. It also offers expert help to recommend plants or solutions suited to the customer's garden.

Delivery and experience

Plants Express states that it has made over 10,000,000 plant deliveries in California and has more than 20 years of experience in handling and caring for live plants during transport. The company distinguishes between large plants, which are delivered via a special service, and small plants, which are shipped by conventional means.

Featured products and prices

The catalog shows a selection of popular plants with indicative prices, such as Podocarpus gracilior ($24.95), Indian laurel ($24.95), Waxleaf Privet Staked Column ($21.95), Pittosporum tenuifolium ($19.95), Pittosporum Silver Sheen ($44.95), Wilson Olive Tree ($39.95), Tiny Tower Dwarf Italian Cypress ($59.95), Italian Cypress ($19.95), Carolina Cherry Laurel ($21.95), Pittosporum Marjorie Channon ($39.95), Leyland Cypress ($89.95), Emerald Green Arborvitae ($49.95), and English boxwood globe ($159.95), among others. Some products appear with discounts of up to 25%.

Professional installation

The company offers a professional installation service for landscaping projects, aimed at transforming outdoor spaces.