Spadefoot Nursery

Jared and Katy are such incredible stewards of our beautiful Sonoran desert. The effort they put into selecting plants that enrich our environment and nurture the needs of native creatures is something I tremendously admire. I'm so grateful for their knowledge and willingness to freely share their wisdom with anyone and everyone. Fantastic business!

Always quality plants, ecologically minded selection with uncompromising ethics. Also very helpful

This is the most awesome nursery! Their selection of native plants is extensive. I love that the website shows what plants are actually there and gives a good description of the plant and its uses. Prices are extremely reasonable and better than any in Green Valley. Cannot wait to come back.

What a wealth of knowledge between the two owners of this place! Jared was so helpful and spent a good chunk of time chatting with me about local ecology and helping me decide on plants to plan a mostly native edible forest. I'll definitely be back.

Spadefoot Nursery is AWESOME! A constantly rotating assortment of regionally-native species that have been grown without pesticides. Many hard-to-find species, as well as landscape staples. Jared and Katy are super knowledgeable about the plants, and dedicated to helping clients find just the right plant and know how to take care of it. I really like the educational lectures and workshops that they have started as well. Thank you, Spadefoot Nursery for making Tucson a wilder place!

Lots of knowledge, lots of plants. Spadefoot is super helpful and available to assist with plant ID, care, and which plants to choose, with a narrow focus on natives and useful or edible plants. The online store is such a helpful thing and it makes up for them not being open all week. Some folks aren't into the vibe, which seems to be a common thread among negative reviews. Sure, they're not the cheapest, and sometimes you'll get opinions along with your information, and it won't always be perky customer service; there are other nurseries and box stores if you want that. Spadefoot fills its own ecological niche in the Tucson nursery population: responsibly grown and purposefully chosen plants, provided with information, to help protect and nourish the Sonoran Desert and its inhabitants.

I formally request a desert knowledge topiary battle? SpadeFoot staff, hands down.. Taught me new stuff and thangs and I lived in the Sonoran desert 40+ years. Highly reccomend these succulent experts! I appreciate you!

I had to chuckle at the negative review from John L. Yes, Jared indeed DOES know it all, and I am in awe of his depth of knowledge about native plants and the insects and wildlife that benefit from them. Jared and Katy are truly amazing, dedicated to their mission, and are determined to educate us. Keep on going strong you two!

For native and some desert adapted plants this place is pretty good. It is not a huge nursery but the owner is very helpful. They have a very informative website and you can also order and pay online and pick-up Friday morning. They are opened only Friday to Sunday.

Over the last couple years, I've made a concerted effort to focus on bringing in native species to my garden. Spadefoot was recommended as one of the few nurseries that specialized in native plants. My experience in person was great. The person I spoke to had some helpful recommendations for plants that would fit what I was looking for, and I appreciated that both employees were masking. The problem was when I got home. The desert hopbush I'd purchased couldn't withstand having the container gently laid on its side with the entirety of the pressure on the plastic pot, and when I reached out to Spadefoot to see what my options were, I was accused of mishandling the plant and that since the top had been "sheered off" I must have dropped it on its head. Since that didn't happen during or after transport, that indicates a quality issue to me, which is unfortunate given the prices they charge. I'll be sticking to Desert Survivors from now on as I've never had this problem with anything I've ever purchased from them. Whoever responded to my messages would have been better served just saying they don't offer refunds or exchanges rather than respond with accusations of things I didn't do.EDIT: After seeing another yelper's note about the owner throwing a tantrum, I suspect that was the same person I dealt with via text (their preferred method of communication per the phone message). He sent me several blocks of texts blaming me even after I gave up trying to get a replacement. He was very adamant about his expertise and my incompetence, and that's fine. The customer isn't always right, but sometimes the owner or employee is still a jerk.