Home Depot
Sterling, VA 20165 703-444-2900
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- 37 ratings
- 32% gave a "superior" overall rating
- - Prices 21% lower than average
- Compare 86 nearby garden centers
- "Poor Staff rating results after being told by a Home Depot employee that I couldn’t park in their..."
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Where to Shop for Plants
Since most garden centers buy—rather than raise—most of what they sell, there is room for tremendous variation in buying standards and the quality of plants being sold. The opinions we collected from consumers on garden centers reflect these big differences.
Where to Find the Best Prices for Plants
Our undercover shoppers found huge price variation among garden centers—perhaps more than in any other subject we cover. Unfortunately, we found the lowest prices at big chains, which receive poor ratings from their customers.
Before Buying Plants, Make a Plan
Do a rough drawing showing your house, other structures, property lines, and desired plants. Get guidelines and ideas from gardening websites, friends with attractive outdoor spaces, and the experts listed here.
Tips on Small Space Gardening
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Gardening: Planting 101
You can learn a lot about how to plant specimens and care for them both from great garden centers and from websites and books. Then get digging with these tips.
Should You Buy Plants Online or via Catalog?
Garden centers aren’t the only places to buy green things; various websites and catalogs sell plants by mail. But should you deal with them?
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