What to expect
When You Order a Plant Pack
Here's all the details on what delivery is like, how to install, how long gardens take to fill-in and what they look like when they mature.
We care about getting sustainable plants in your yard.
Wild Gardens may sound like a sprinkle of random seeds. But as famed landscape architect Piet Oudolf has shown the better wild gardens look the more people will love and care for them. And with a climate evolving faster than anyone can keep track of we need these plants to be resilient too. Whether water-saving, habitat repairing or food producing, we bring you big beautiful blends of functional plants. For a yard you can love (and keep alive) through it all.
Our plant packs are designed to be different and don't work like other preplanned garden services. Instead of tiny plants in fedex’d boxes we send full-size locally grown ones on big trucks. Scroll on for the full overview.
DELIVERED
(Small Soft Tuscan)
PLACED
(Fills 150 sq.ft.)
PLANTED
(Drip irrigation & mulch)
GROWN
(1.5 years old)
Get a Whole Garden in one fell swoop.
Award-winning Naturalistic Designs
Enjoy our natural-looking garden designs every time you look our your window. Whole Gardens feature plants that blend beautifully, save water, support habitat (or pollinators), repair soils and are non-invasive. So you'll have a garden that grows fast and grows on you while helping regrow the planet too!
Fill-in takes around 1 year for blended plant packages and 2-3 for native ones, we're always here to answer questions and make sure you're happy with your new garden. We even offer free touch-ups at one year of age to select customers. Get the satisfaction of being a part of the design process and discovering what new plants are blooming out your door. Every package comes with at least 30 plants and a custom tweak or 2. Many large packages deliver over 100 plants! We recommend getting help for large packages, unless you don't mind spending more than a few weekends solo planting.
Delivered! They look great...thank you!
Perren C., Hollywood, CA
It is going well! Oh my gosh, so many plants!
Erin M., Sacramento, CA
Look what I got done last weekend! Really looking forward to seeing it take shape.
Elias O. - Del Mar, CA
With some help from our Friends we had a wonderful day planting!
Margaret B., View Park, CA
what's good
California Wild Designs
We want your garden to last. And getting it started can be A LOT. That's why we provide detailed care guides, personalized support and free design with every purchase.
AWARD-WINNING
Plant a Houzz & 2023 Golden Arrow Award-Winning Landscape: Mediterranean Magic Frontyard
NATIVE SPECIES
California Natives in every plant blend. More than %75 of our designs are at least half native.
DIVERSE BLENDS
Habitat-Improving Plants. More diversity means more thriving & more individuality for each mature garden.
WATER SAVINGS
Drought-tolerant species featured in EVERY design. Save %40-80 water over conventional lawn.
2 Years Old
Mediterranean Magic
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Schedule your delivery at checkout. We do our best to provide a 3-4 business day turn around but some exceptions apply (due to daily fluctuations in grower availability). Weekday delivery only.
Make sure you can be home or have help on hand for delivery day. Driver's typically need an in person contact - or a helping hand - to move plant material on site. Trucks are large, if your site has access issues a drop point may be utilized.
DELIVERY ETA'S: 2-hour delivery windows are provided the afternoon before wherever possible. Plant drops typically occur within the hours of 6:30 AM -2:30 PM
Once you've decided on your plant pack or lawn it's time to plan your install. We do not offer install services at this time.
Decide whether to DIY or hire a crew. Plants ideally go in the ground within 48 hours of arrival (for DIY'ers plants can safely be stored up to 2 weeks if placed in part shade, watered regularly and temps are reasonable).
An install crew will make quick work of even a large order. If you're working solo, enlist family or friends to get it done in a weekend... or plan on it taking 2.
SMALL: 25- 50 Total Plants (25-35 x 4" - 1 gallon plants / 3-5 x 5 gallon plants). Grows to 3-5' high.
MEDIUM: 40-75 Total Plants (30-60 x 4" to 1 gallons / 6-15 x 5 gallons). Grows to 5-7' high.
LARGE : 60-120 Total Plants (50-100 x 4" to 1 gallons / 7-15 x 5 gallons / 3-8 x 15 gallons). Grows to 5-25' high.
Why so much variation? Every pack is a little different. Some mostly feature plants that grow 1-3 feet in size and others have lots of shrubs that grow 5-10 feet. i.e. Superbloom Selfie has the most total plants (mostly grasses and small flowers). Natural Lilac has the least (many large shrubs that grow best when started small). Substitutions: 1-3 species in many designs (especially native ones) are often substituted due to the HUGE daily fluctuations of local grower availability. You get to approve any swaps. Or let us know if you'd rather have more of something else.
Grass & shrub centric gardens fill-in around %85 in as little as 1 year (even 6 months if planted in earliest spring). Shade gardens or those with more trees and spreading natives take 2-3 years to reach maturity. Some natives are slower to set root but take off FAST after apparently doing nothing the 1st year. New trees can often take 3-5 years to take on their desired architecture (contact us to special order large specimens)
get on the grow
Fast-Track Your Frontyard
Get a gorgeous yard in record-breaking time. From environmentally-friendly designs to local sourcing. You'll save %15-30 over brick & mortar nurseries and enjoy our award-winning styles & FREE Delivery in as little as 4 business days.
Testimonials
Plants are THRIVING and it's so beautiful...
I was surprised how fast the plants are growing and how fast the space is filling up.
- Sandra, B. Rancho Palos Verdes
REALLY appreciated the effort making sure I was happy!
California Wild Gardens worked tirelessly answering all my email and texts.
- Matthew P., Torrance
GREAT packages and customer service.
CWG puts it all together for you. [They] take all the leg work out of trying to track down the plants you are looking for.
- J. Horrell, Redondo
Hard to find customer service like this.
"Cannot say enough good things...So happy sitting here watching so many little happy sproutings of grass fill in."
- K. Coppetti, L.A.
2023 GOLDEN Arrow Award
The prototype garden for the Mediterranean Magic plant pack was awarded a Golden Arrow Award by Pasadena Beautiful
Sierra Madre Greener Yards
"We're very excited about [the designs for] this project. This is Exactly what we envisioned for our town."
- J. Norwood, City of Sierra Madre Management
garden after pix
5-Months-Old
Xeric Modern: Succulents sprout fast when the weather is hot 'n the drip irrigation is right.
garden after pix
1-Year-Old
Xeric Modern: Smaller succulents continue to creep. Fast-growing low-water shrubs take off in back.
Garden After Pix
1-Year-Old Yards
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Royal Californian
6-Months-Old
"It’s just - it’s exciting - to look out and see things actively growing. It gives us something to look forward to when a thing pops in the yard. We’ve got a nice view out of our front window. And it's getting nicer everyday."
- Richard A., Los Angeles
Blossom 365
9-Months-Old
I have this eucalyptus tree that 3 or 4 families of hummingbirds live in...because everything flowers at different times they’re just constantly flying around, i get so excited. I would definitely recommend this for new home owners. Or anyone who has a home really.
- Chris W., Pacifica
