Torrance Wholesale Nursery

Awesome nursery with a huge selection of succulents and absolutely awesome prices.
Margie was great in providing advice as I was undertaking a big project (planted more than 400 succulents on a hill behind my property).
Spanish always helps with dealing with the employees.
Highly recommended.

I just went to this place. I will not be going back. High prices and the plants did not look to well. I felt they were also rude. I now know why you don’t park inside the lot. My truck was full of dirt.,

I was referred to Margie by a friend who used her services since I was building a front adn back yard from scratch. She was very responsive to my initial inquiries and I thought her approach was spot on. As time went on and we asked her to give us plans, timing for the job and other details so we could get going, she became less and less responsive. Finally, she said that she doesn’t think we should work together.
I have all the emails and texts between us so her lack of timely response is indisputable. And, after repeated reviews of the emails and texts, Ii can’t figure out what we did wrong to deserve this. If she was too busy or not interested, she shouldn’t have dragged it out for 2 months. I was surprised because her nursery gets such good reviews otherwise.

I don’t normally review products and services but I was so impressed with Torrance Wholesale Nursery and Margie that I just have to. Margie is so creative, helpful and professional. She took my ideas and plans, improved upon them, and made everything happen. Her staff is the best. Everyone is so reliable and comes through with exactly what they have committed to do. TWN provided the plants, soil amendments, fertilizer and all irrigation materials and timer for my project. Margie is knowledgeable of the local lawn removal rebates and helped steer me towards plants that qualify. You can’t go wrong if you hire them to landscape your garden, or if you’re just looking for a few plants to fill in or add to your existing landscape.

Pricing is good but they unfortunately don’t stand by their product — which is beyond important. Only giving 2 stars because of good pricing but that may not matter if your plants quickly die.
I spent $ 220 here on a group of 15 plants (all the same) plus 1 hibiscus. From the group of 15 plants. only 8 survived. That means that $ 100 went straight to the green trash bin (complete waste!)
I called twice leaving a voicemail asking what to do (once when the plants started to not look well and another when they were nearly dead) with no response back from them.
My friend who was with me bought 2 trees and both died almost immediately.
We both followed the owners advice (Margie) for watering and planting.
I’m guessing she was wrong?
I had recommended this place to many people because of the pricing but have quickly updated them with what has happened. Unfortunate because the place had potential to be great!

My husband and I visited the nursery and were completely ignored. When we tried to talk to the employees one person told us he doesn’t handle transactions. The other employee saw us and got on her phone and turned her back. Brutal. Will never go back.

We just finished our landscaping project which involved the frontage and perimeter of our four unit townhouse complex. Margie, the owner of Torrance Wholesale Nursery, is not only a lovely person but she is truly creative and professional. Margie is hands on during the project and makes sure everything is completed to the satisfaction of the customer. I highly recommend Torrance Wholesale Nursery!

This place is awesome! I highly recommend you come here especially if you are buying plants in any sort of quantity. I just got an amazing deal on dymondia to replant my entire parkway for the drought tolerant garden program. Not only were the large flats a good deal, but Margie (the owner) had enough in stock (25 flats of 49 plugs). NO WHERE else I went (insert list here of every major nursery and home improvement store) had anywhere near enough in stock and they were all waayyy higher in price.
I will be returning to Margie to finish my lawn-​to-​garden landscaping needs (just about everything I wanted was there and she can order stuff that’s not in stock — yes most nurseries will special order for you, but after my experience with Margie today I’m happy to drive 25 minutes just to give her my business). Super sweet and incredibly helpful owner, great prices, great selection, enough to make-​over your entire front yard all in one place.
I cannot recommend this place enough.

Before I went to this nursery I read all the reviews on Unilocal which helped me decide which place I wanted to visit first… I was amazed at the selections, the pricing and the wonderful owner Margie… I brought pictures and a hard to read hand drawn sketching of my yard. We walked the nursery and Margie took notes of the plants that I like. With little information she had to work with, she designed my garden. I had spent a couple of months researching plants and looking at designs, I was so confused… when I left the nursery I had a plan, a vehicle full of plants and money left over to buy more plants on my next visit. This place deserves 5 stars and more. I thank Margie for all her help and knowledge.

Margie and her team are fantastic. Her plants are super healthy and her prices can’t be beat. Literally. I’ve been to many a nursery in the LA area. Though I probably will be going to Margie for the foreseeable future.

Just can’t add much to all the positive reviews. They’re spot on!
Margie is super-​super helpful — I brought a picture of my backyard and she did the rest! Great drought-​tolerant plants at wonderful prices.
If you’re in a 30-​mile radius of the Torrance location, it’s worth coming here. Just call first to make sure Margie will be there.
And Margie is also available for professional landscaping. I wish that I had found her years ago.

We recently finished a re-​landscaping project with Margie. She helped us redesign our front yard and parkway with low maintenance and drought tolerant plants, and was even able to leverage some materials we already had. This was truly a collaborative process; she patiently listened to our likes and dislikes, provided great ideas and offered multiple suggestions until we decided what looked best.
Margie not only, designed but stayed the entire time with her crew while they removed the existing sod and roots (a much bigger job than anticipated), prepared the soil with amendments, updated sprinkler coverage, installed plants and placed the rocks and boulders. She always responded to us quickly, showed up when promised and finished the job on time.
We are very happy with the results and have received a number of complements on the new yard. We have already referred her to our neighbors and friends.
Thanks again Margie, it was a pleasure working with you!

What a great place! There’s rows and rows of beautiful healthy succulents. The prices are incredibly affordable too. Margie is super sweet and wrote down all the names of the plants we got too.
We brought my grandma for her 93^rd birthday and just let her pick out her favorites. Margie made sure to come out and wish her happy birthday too.
Support local. This place is fantastic and deserves it.

Ok, maybe they deserve 4.5 but I’m so awed with their prices, which more than makes up for the lack of personnel knowledgeable enough to answer my questions.
There were two employees when I visited – a mother/​son team? My questions were deferred to the elder although most were unanswered. They were apologetic, though, explaining that the owner was out on a landscaping job. And they even returned my smiles!
They carry a lot of plant varieties but a large percentage was of succulents. It was one small stall after another, filled with plants in various stages of growth. Many areas were haphazardly covered with plastic, probably for frost protection. Some that were left without covers showed obvious signs of damage but there were many to choose from so can’t complain!
I picked out plants, set them out by the side then drove my car to each area I left them at. The office wasn’t manned so I drove all the way to the back where I found the mother/​son team working. 4-​inch pots were $ 2 each and $ 4 for the gallon-​size. Can’t top that!!!

Great selection and value, albeit a bit difficult to navigate. It’s a very large plot of land. There ought to be maps with plant descriptions. The workers and plants are hard to locate.

couldn’t be happier with quality, helpfulness, and COST!
Went to a local westside nursery for a cost comparison… literally, Marge’s prices are ¼th to ¹⁄₅^th cheaper than other parts of the city. With the same quality !! (she actually sells TO the nursery I went to).
Easy to find. pleasant to interact with. lots of space!
HIGHLY suggest emailing/​calling Marge first… on the one day i went for a return trip (filled my car 3 times!) she wasn’t working, and her staff had some difficulties selling to me without her.

What can I say that hasn’t been said already. This is such an amazing nursery, especially for landscaping, fruit trees, flowers and succulents, not a lot of trees. I was looking for a Japanese Maple, but no luck.
This place is located right in the cut, between Prairie and Crenshaw. It’s secluded yet somehow feels wide open. I brought the kids and we walked the grounds for about an hour, my youngest said «Wow, look how quickly time flies when you’re having fun because that only felt like 10 minutes.» She loved the succulent selection.
The ladies that work here are so sweet and helpful, they stuck around to water the plants and let us stay a little past closing time! :) The prices were the icing on the cake.

If you live in the South Bay and you’re looking for a good price on nice succulents, make this your last stop.
Located beneath the power lines (natch) just off 190^th west of Crenshaw, this is truly a wholesale operation, with very little signage. The greenhouses are right there, and most of the plants are cultivated on site. This also means that the pot will never match the plant and there are no consumer-​friendly instructions tags… that’s all extra in this world :).
What you get in return is good prices on beautiful, hand cultivated plants. Most 1 gallon succulents were $ 5, including Kiwi Aeoniums and Paddle Plants. The single, large 5 gallon flowering blue rose echevaria we got was $ 12.50. Better choice of healthier-​looking succulents than even Centeno’s. There are more than succulents, but that’s what we were focused on.
Margie (the owner) is very helpful and friendly. Only thing that keeps this out of 5 star territory is that if you show up when she isn’t there, it’s hard to get any service. At. All. Best to call ahead.

With all the 5 star reviews, I thought I stumbled across the wrong location when I drove up in the middle of a residential area. From the outside the place looked dead and a lot of plants looked severely dehydrated or in need of water.
I found the entrance (10am on Tuesday morning), parked what seemed to look like a driveway, walked around a long time to find the only person there. I asked for herbs and veg plants but she said «sorry, no» so I’m not sure if she understood me. As I was walking back to my car I saw a lot of tomato plants, green leafy veg and some herbs. I guess the lady just didn’t understand my British accent.
Off to the next nursery!

Margie, the owner of Torrance Wholesale Nursery, is a wholesale grower that supplies nurseries and gardeners in the Los Angeles area. She is also a landscaper with extensive horticultural knowledge and expertise. She can do everything from potted plants to large gardens formal or natural.
If you are looking for a nursery, her prices are some the lowest that you will find. She is great to work with because she will take the time to walk through your needs, really understand your taste and what you’re looking for and then deliver against them, making sure along the way that you needs are being met.
Once you work with Margie, you will not want to work with anyone else!!! Highly recommended!