Garden Center at The Home Depot

"Home Depot Garden Center has good inventory of planters, stones, fencing, lawncare equipment and everything needed to fully care for a personal garden (or more). But they're lacking in plants, specifically native plants. Most of their plant inventory are species originating in Europe or Asia, i.e., non-natives. A significant subset of these are listed on the Virginia Department of Conservation and Resources invasive species lists. The typical consumer has no idea they are buying invasive plants, some of which like Nandina are toxic to birds, or tick hosts like Japanese Barberry. So it's incumbent on Home Depot to preferably not sell these plants, or at least adequately label plants so consumers are more aware of what they're buying. At a minimum, plant labels should include the full species name, not just the genus,and what continent it originates from. Home Depot employees in the Garden Center also need at least a basic understanding of natives vs. non-natives, in order to provide proper customer service to customers, which I have found they are not. Until Home Depot changes it's practices, I cannot recommend it's Garden Center."

"Nice garden center. The line is long, but moves fast. Only issue is some plants are outside so you need to start shopping outside the garden center."

"Nicely set up. Missing a larger selection of ceiling fans and smaller plants and flowers."

"Pathetic retail store. I have been in the area for 15 years. I have seen this Home Depot deteriorate with its quality and customer service. I was just looking for a door. Just a door. A certain size for an interior door. Spoke to two employees of Home Depot and both passed the buck. I get it if you don't work in a department, but stop hanging out in that damn department confusing the people that need help. THERE IS A LOWES RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. GO THERE INSTEAD, TRUST ME."

"Horrible! Go to lowes at least there they help you. I went to home depot looking for a few simple items. Condenser cleaner, bug and pest control, and a garden spreader. I ended up having to go up and down every aisle and when I finally found some one they said they didn't know. I had to go up to the registers to find some one else. That person then gives me an aisle number that does not exist. It was a horrible experience something that should have taken 15 min was a 50 min ordeal. I finally said heck with it left what few things I found and left. Driving to a competitor right now. I WILL NEVER EVER STEP FOOT IN THAT STORE AGAIN. I will tell all my friends and post my experience on my face book. Get your act together home depot."