San Diego's finest selection of new and uncommon flowering plants  

418 Buena Creek Rd. San Marcos, CA 92069 760-744-2810

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Wonderful and unusual plants bloom all year in our display gardens.  Stop by and be inspired!

Many of the plants you’ll see in our display gardens are available for sale at our nursery in one, two, and five-gallon containers. Click here to tour the nursery. We have a huge selection of fabulous plants for your garden (sorry, we do not mail-order or deliver plants).  Come visit us!


Click on the links below to preview what you might see blooming here at various times of the year....

 

January-February

March  

April - May

May - June

June

July - August

September - October

November

December

 

Check back - we add new photos all the time.

 

 



OPEN FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, AND SUNDAYS from 10AM to 4PM  (closed Mondays thru Thursdays until further notice). 

A Message From Steve and Donna Brigham

  Dear Friends,

    For the past 20 years, it has been our privilege to establish, develop, and operate the North San Diego County treasure that is now well-known as Buena Creek Gardens. We are proud of what we’ve done in those 20 years, and we are happy to say that we have achieved nearly all of our original goals for the Gardens during that time. For two years now, we have been searching for someone to take over our work here, so that we can move to our new “dream home” in Kingston, Washington. Now, we have succeeded in that quest because of Steve and Shari Matteson.

     Think of Steve and Shari as “the folks who saved Buena Creek Gardens” – because that’s exactly who they are. They are true plant, animal, and Nature people just like we are. They were the ones that wanted to continue our mission here, and run the Gardens just like we have. Donna and I are still going to be very much a part of this business.  We will work closely with Steve and Shari in the future as advisors.  Right now, for example, we are hard at work getting all the plants in the Gardens labeled and data-based – a big plus for you, our loyal customers.

     Steve and Shari are the ones who deserve your praise and support now. Come visit them here to wish them well and offer your support – you will find that nothing has changed, and it’s still the same Buena Creek Gardens that you’ve known and loved for years – the only change in the future will be that the Gardens are going to get even better! 


BUENA CREEK GARDENS is a 4-acre retail nursery and display garden in north San Diego County, California. Our mission is “to collect, grow, display, promote, and distribute new and uncommon varieties of ornamental plants for Southern California gardens”, and we propagate and grow most of the plants we sell right here at our one and only location.  Now in our 20th year in San Marcos, we are proud to have introduced many excellent garden plants into the nursery trade, including many low-maintenance drought-tolerant plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden. We are not a “big business,” but we are a beautiful, happy, and peaceful place to visit and be inspired by plants and Nature. Our customers are mostly home gardeners who really care about plants and want to make their gardens something really special!  We are happy to welcome you here and help make your garden truly wonderful!    

At an elevation of 800’ just 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the mild, comfortable climate of BUENA CREEK GARDENS (USDA Zone 10, Sunset Zone 23) allows us to grow an impressive variety of both temperate and subtropical plants from around the world.  Although our entire full-time staff here consists of just Steve and Shari Matteson, assisted by Jacob Zarate), we always have a large and ever-changing selection of uncommonly beautiful flowering garden plants for sale, including many varieties that we have introduced ourselves over the years.  We hope you enjoy our website, and that you will be inspired by the many photos of the plants we grow for sale in our nursery and display as mature specimens in our garden.  Come visit us– we look forward to seeing you here!

Visit our new BIRD AND BUTTERFLY GARDEN  with more than 600 kinds of colorful plants that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and other birds.  This new garden features uncommon flowering perennials and shrubs that grow quickly and easily, use less water, and don't need much care. Each plant is a "mother" plant that provides the cuttings for the plants we grow and sell.
 

Click here to tour our new
hummingbird/butterfly demonstration garden.

But there’s more – brand new - a fine selection of unusual and wonderful GARDEN ORNAMENTS which will make perfect gifts for your garden and your gardening friends!  So get ready for some serious shopping!  Bring a cart, and bring a friend! 

It's always a good time to visit!

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FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY from 10AM to 4PM 
(closed Mondays thru Thursdays until further notice)

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