Growing Citrus in Southern California
Choosing, planting, watering, feeding, container growing and common problems.
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Plants, practical advice, and more than a century of helping Southern California gardens grow.
Start with what you want your garden to do. We’ll help you find the plants—and the know-how—to get there.
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Seasonal gardening guidance.
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Practical help for Southern California gardens—whether you’re planning from home or scanning a QR sign while standing in the nursery.
Choosing, planting, watering, feeding, container growing and common problems.
Read the guideChoose for sun, soil, mature size and water needs while supporting a more climate-adapted garden.
Read the guideSun, drainage, containers and the watering mistakes that commonly trip up succulent growers in our area.
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Beautiful plants that can work with Southern California’s climate instead of fighting it.
Our native section can help you build pollinator habitat, add seasonal color, replace thirsty planting areas and create a garden with a stronger sense of place.
Lincoln Avenue is a family-owned nursery with a team that knows the plants, the yard and the questions customers bring in every day.
Whether you are choosing a new tree, troubleshooting a problem or trying something new in the garden, there is a real person here to help.
The bird’s-eye footage gives first-time visitors an immediate sense of the nursery’s size, layout and neighborhood setting.
Lincoln Avenue has been part of this community for more than a century, through different families, generations and chapters of local history.
From its beginnings in 1903 through the Takemura family’s stewardship and the Franco family’s ownership today, Lincoln Avenue Nursery has remained a place where plants, practical knowledge and community come together.

Pots, soil, fertilizer, pest-management products, tools and garden décor—all available in person with staff help when you need it.
We carry trusted garden brands including G&B Organics, FoxFarm, Bonide, Gro-Power, and Down To Earth.
From potting mixes and soil amendments to fertilizers and pest or disease controls, our shelves are stocked to support real garden projects.
Lincoln Avenue is an in-person nursery. Our selection changes with the seasons and deliveries, and our team is here to help you choose what fits your garden.
We’re at 804 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California, just north of the 210 freeway and near the Rose Bowl area.
We regularly welcome gardeners from Pasadena, Altadena, Arcadia, South Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, La Cañada Flintridge, Monrovia, San Gabriel and other San Gabriel Valley communities.
No. Lincoln Avenue Nursery is an in-person nursery. Visit us to see the current selection and get help choosing plants, soils and garden supplies for your space.
804 Lincoln Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
Located in Pasadena and welcoming gardeners from Altadena, Arcadia, South Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, La Cañada Flintridge, Monrovia, San Gabriel and nearby San Gabriel Valley communities.
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