Garden Center at The Home Depot 6210 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, VA 22044

"Do not buy plants from this garden center, especially if you plan to bring them indoors as indoor container plants. I bought a ton of herbs a week or so ago and the profound spider mite infestation they came with has now affected my ecosystem of indoor plants. I had zero spider mite problems before my Home Depot purchase, and you can see the spider mites pouring out of the containers of the Home Depot plants. The toll of inconvenience is hefty, first to go to Home Depot buy the plants and the soil, come home and plant everything, and then discover you have a major spider mite problem. Now I have to pack the plants up, put them in the trunk, of course, on the way down the elevator one plant spills over, it also spills in the trunk of the car. So I’ve spent most of the morning covered in soil, and upset at how poorly the garden center manages plants (they are overwatered, a great way to ensure a spider mite infestation.) I have to spend more money now to treat the spider mite infestation that has spread to my pre-existing plants. Cherry on top: called the store at 8:26 this morning, right when it opened and when it wouldn’t have been too busy. I asked to speak to a manager, because I would imagine Home Depot may care about selling plants that are infested with spiders mites. Still waiting on that call back."

"We installed our carpet from this store. One day I was walking around, felt something pierced my feet, and saw this sharp metal thing sticking out of it. Can’t get it out. The whole installation process was less than satisfying - they messed up our order during a price increase and we had to go back and forth to the store as no one knows when the manager will be there. Although the store promised that we can fix the floor squeaking at the same time, however they outsource their work and the other team, although the contractor told us to get a certain nail and they will fix it, their manager coldly told us it’s not possible to fix it. The workers stood on our stair railings to secure the carpet and scratched the painting significantly."

"I only go there because it’s the closest Home Depot or other big home improvement store, and driving in NOVA is a nightmare. But is by far, on a logarithmic scale, the worst Home Depot I’ve ever been to, and I’ve spent thousands there over the years. Once in a while, especially in the trade areas, you’ll find a competent and helpful associate, but mostly they chat among themselves and hurry away when you approach them."

"My husband is a Handyman so we're in here all the time. The cashiers are very friendly and the Garden Center has a pretty good selection of plants during the season. They recently expanded into the next building over and moved all the appliances and lighting into it, which I'm not sure will help. I only have two complaints about this store: get rid of the fenced off piles of inventory in the parking lot (parking is busy as it is) and keep the stuff we need in stock!"

"The staff love to swear, especially the younger workers. I observed garden center staff arguing over what customers have and haven't purchased yet, making the elderly couple between them visually shaken and upset. When staff finally asked if they wanted help to carry something to their car, the elder man understandably said "absolute not" as they went about their way. If you really need help understanding plants, go to a reputable dealer of landscape supplies. You pay a little more, but that extra cost is for a knowledgeable staff, healthy plants and a overall better purchasing experience. Hope this is some good advice for your next project!"