Worth a look, Armstrong has many sites, and their plant selection is consistently good. A little less pricey than some, on a par with others. We have been purchasing from them for decades. read more

Great selection... we came here the last couple times within the last week to get some roses. A couple of them that we looked up online, were not available, and it was nice that they can try to order it . And they did and i picked it up the other day and they were a great bunch... healthy with some beautiful blooms! We will be returning Neil Diamond as it looked like it has developed a fungus. Overall, it was a great experience. Staff were nice and helpful! read more

Armstrong Garden Centers - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - San Diego, California

Great sale this weekend on EB Stone organic fertilizers in time to get fruit trees, roses, dragon fruit, gardens, etc. ready for the winter (10# bags $10.00 each). Associates were friendly and helpful, as usual. Much of the yard is being readied for Christmas trees and holiday plants. read more

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Did you know that Armstrong would have educational presentations for kids on the weekends? Did you know they also allow plants to be returned if they unfortunately did not make it? For these reasons and more you should check out Armstrong! They have a huge selection of plants ranging from beautiful plants to for your viewing pleasure to delicious plants for your eating pleasure. They have friendly staff to assist you if needed. I highly recommend stopping here for your soil and gardening needs. read more

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Recently went here for some help purchasing indoor plants. Lauren spent at least 20 minutes helping us. She answered all our questions and was so helpful. I've been shopping at Armstrong for years and found Lauren to be exceptional. read more

I love this location. They have a lot of good houseplants here (which was a surprise to me). And it's very helpful it's set up by light needs of the house plants. Outdoor section seems good too, but I'm an indoor plant girlie. Plants are all in very good shape and doing well! Growing new leaves now and thriving. Hopefully I can keep them that way. The employees are very nice and helpful, I remember talking to Lou about roses with my boyfriend, and Lou was helpful and nice. Can't remember any other names but I just enjoy this location and the employees. A lot of nurseries have awful parking situations but there's tons of parking out front. read more

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Giovanni is the best of the best! My 4th trumpeter rose tree died. After speaking with Giovanni, he ordered a replacement and said that it would take about a week to arrive. I received a phone call from him just after a few days that it came in already. Upon arrival, my order has been completed and ready to go. I couldn't say anything but great stuff about Giovanni. He proved again and again that he is professional, knowledgeable, courteous, and efficient. He is awesome with great can-do attitude. read more

Lou was very professional, knowledgeable, and helpful. Did an incredible job. I enjoyed shopping there because of Lou!

I usually go to Walter Anderson in Poway. But since I was in the area, I stopped by to see what Armstrong has. I wasn't really looking for anything. My garden is full and really couldn't take any more. But I can always use more indoor plants. I was pleasantly surprised by the selection of indoor plants. I love how it's divided into light requirements. Also there are different sizes for the same type of plants so you can decide how big of a plant you want. But what really impressed me was the knowledge of the staff working there. I've been having trouble with my prayer plant. Jjust on a whim asked one of the staff how to prevent brown edges. She knew exactly what I was talking about and had great advice. I ended up taking home 3 plants. And to make things even better, on my way out, I saw a fridge with complementary water. They think of everything! Will definitely come back. read more

We had wonderful customer service from Liz at the Rancho Penasquitos Armstrong Garden Center! I had spent hours on my own trying to pick out landscape plants for a new pot to no avail. I had so many questions, such as: which plants need full sun, watering amounts, any or seasonal color & placement. Liz covered it all! She made sure that we were 100% happy and offered us many choices. With Liz's Horticulture background, it was easy! I had a couple of pictures to show her of what we had in mind for this size pot. Please ask for her if you ever need any landscape suggestions or gardening ideas. read more

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I bought some strawberry plants from home depot and some nice lady told me to go to Armstrong instead and I regret not taking her advice because not only was it cheaper at Armstrong but they were indeed much healthier and better quality. They have a decent variety of vegetables and flowers. Some stuff are priced cheaper or competitive to Home Depot/Lowes. The staff are very nice and very friendly and helpful. Only drawback is their limited amount of soil options and mulch. But for plants, vegetable, fruits, it's decent selection. read more

I ordered patio furniture online and amazed on how easy it was to get jt assembled and delivered to us Quickly ! Kudos to Aaron and Josh who made it happen! Great experience read more

Really large, nice selection of a variety of plants. I particularly liked their cacti selection.

Stopped by here and was helped by Aaron. I had photos of spaces I want to put plants, and photos of plants I needed identified. He was knowledgeable and helpful, and I left there with some new plants I'm really excited about. He also identified a tree that if left unattended would have cracked my patio. I confirmed this later, so I can't thank him enough for bringing that to my attention. Highly recommend!!!! read more

Super helpful and cheerful staff. The quality of all the plants were great and i'm surprised i didn't go home with more. I purchased a few pots and house plants and they are all doing great. read more

Two years ago I went into Armstrong to purchase fruit vines to cover an enclosed chicken coop. I asked for recommendations and the employee said passion fruit vines would be great for my yards conditions. My family and I were excited to plant them and watch them grow. We couldn't wait to pick our own passion fruit. For years it got full sun and watered religiously. It never grew any passion fruit so with Armstrongs suggestion we purchased expensive fertilizers to help the vines produce fruit. Today I went to Armstrong and asked about passion fruit vines and the employee told me there are vines that do not produce passion fruit. What?!? I asked him to check our account and sure enough, the vines that we purchased 2 years ago are non-fruit producing vines! We are beyond disappointed! We spent so much time, energy and money on fertilizers in hopes of growing passion fruit that inevitably would never happen. The vines have engulfed our chicken coop so it is far too late to remove them. We are beyond disappointed with the employees at Armstrong. We went there trusting their answers and suggestions. We will never shop at Armstrong again as we do not trust their ability or knowledge. Beware if you go to Armstrong asking for recommendations. Unfortunately the employees are not well educated with their products. read more

I killed the plants I bought here in February, mainly because we were neglecting the plants when we moved on top of a whole home remodeling project afterwards. Needless to say, the plants got ignored and died :(. We brought back the dead plants which were two trees and seven shrubs. We got store credit and got some Rosemary, flowering shrubs, and two Azalea trees (which apparently need acid soil) with potting soils, pumice stone, fertilizer, and organic bug spray. We got really good tips to properly care for our new plants - which will be my new goal for 2022! They advised to have us come back of any signs of the plants dying so we can revive them again. Customer service is great because the plants have a lifetime guarantee and they have many plant experts on hand. Dylan helped us during this visit and we gave us multiple tips with keeping our plants healthy and thriving. To me, it's worth the price because of the lifetime guarantee. read more

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A great place for all your gardening needs. Not as big or as popular as their Carlsbad location but still ample in terms of inventory offered. From flowers to soil. Reasonably priced to sell. Associates are friendly and more than willing to help you with whatever you are looking for. I'll be back again when I need more soil and fertilizer for my garden. Stop and smell the roses! read more

At the end of August when all the garden centers were out of the shrubs that I wanted, Armstrong Garden Center in San Diego was able to source the shrubs that I wanted from a grower in Santa Barbara. The shrubs were healthy and beautiful. read more

I love this location. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, unlike some of the folks at Home Depot that constantly drown all the plants. I can count on seeing solid house plants and yard shrubs here. read more

Liz went above and beyond to make our experience truly exceptional. Her warm and friendly personality created a welcoming atmosphere from the moment we arrived. Not only did they provide extensive knowledge, but they also took the time to engage in conversation and make us feel like valued guests. What impressed me the most was their genuine passion for ensuring our satisfaction. She went out of her way to ensure we had everything we needed for success and provided insightful recommendations that were spot-on. Thanks Liz!!! read more

It's sad that I just wanted to buy a Plant, no specific plants, just a nice looking one, I saw a young Vermillionair, and picked it up to pay for it. The sad part is that a bad employee drove me out of the store, with his bas attitude. I want to say thank you to the older lady that approached us and made a nice comment to defuse the situation, too bad the young man did not learn anything. First time there, and last.. there's always Home Depot or Lowes. read more

My friend and I came here today on a mission to get plants. Alice was extremely helpful in educating us on the care of the plants we were interested in. They have great selection of plants and everyone was just so helpful! read more

This review is both a complaint and suggestion on business retention. I have spent a lot of money at this location. Among other things I buy our Christmas tree here every year. Armstrong pitches their tree stand and subsequent $10 credit if returned. Today I took it back and was abruptly told "this has to be returned by January now I just have to throw it away!" It wasn't about the $10 that's no big deal, it was the belligerent attitude; I had planned on shopping but this behavior made me leave, as I was NOT TOLD THIS IN DECEMBER. When I told him this, no comment, just silence. I am the GM of a multi million dollar company. To advertise and retain customers is very costly. I gladly give customers free services or credit even if they are wrong to retain business and make many sales in the long run. Ignorant employee and practice by Armstrong today!! read more

Couldn't be happier with our design consultant and expert, Yulia! She is amazing to work with and her expertise, amazing communication skills and patience will keep us a forever Armstrong customer and we will always look forward to working with Yulia!! I highly recommend her if and when you'd like design and landscaping work! read more

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This Armstrong location has the absolute worst customer service on the planet! The staff is disorganized and their checkout system sucks. You wait in endless lines, only to have another customer cut in front of you and the staff encourages this behavior! They play favorites with the store 'regulars'. Who wants to pay for overpriced foliage & be treated like this?! Don't bother shopping here. Spend your money where your business is appreciated! read more

The staff has always been extremely helpful. I had two planters I needed to get plants, one full sun one partial shade. Not knowing anything other then the ones they have in the sun must be ok for the full sun planter. Nope I decided to ask and although I'm so sorry I can't remember her name she was incredibly helpful. I picked up all the plants I needed and so far even with this May Grey they are doing Great!! Highly recommend this Armstrongs. read more

Bought 2 healthy 6 in pot Calatheas 14.99 each. Four inch polka dot plant 4.99. One money tree 8.99. Not sure when they receive shipments but they had many choices on a Wednesday for indoor plants. Plenty of pothos choices and more indoor choices for 6in or larger. Beware it's a busy parking lot but they do have posted spaces in front of the main entrance. read more

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Got some cute lil succulents for my aunt. Very helpful and sweet staff, and the whole place is a treat to explore. Check em out

Very helpful and mindful of health regulations. Prices are reasonable. My favorite place to go!

Huge assortment of gardening needs. Helpful employees. Easy to find, same area as Stater Grocery Store and 24 Hour Fitness. read more

Armstrong Garden Centers - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - San Diego, California

Visited on the hunt for a pretty hanging basket. It was easy to approach and ask for advice from the employees, and was given some helpful tips on caring for the plants I previously had difficulty with. My hanging basket has been flourishing so far! read more

This is a great nursery with very friendly staff. My husband and I are very new to gardening and Thomas helped us understand how to water and garden our plants. He was very encouraging as welll!! Definitely will come back! Hopefully Thomas will be working again so we can learn more from him! read more

Really friendly and helpful, reasonably prices. I look forward to coming here often instead of Home Depot for my gardening needs

Great garden store in PQ. Big assortment of seeds + I appreciate the curbside pickup option they have during COVID-19. Very helpful staff.

Man in the phone was rude and not helpful with my questions regarding a plant purchase I made within the 90 day return policy.

Nice selection of very healthy plants. People working there are very nice and knowledgeable.

Incredibly helpful staff, doing their best in these trying times to keep gardens going, while also practicing social distancing (and even more so for folks like me with a wife with a compromised immune system). Will remain a customer after all of this madness subsides!!! read more

We dropped by to pick up a rose bush for the backyard. Not a SUPER extensive rose selection, but overall a great nursery for all gardening needs. read more

Extraordinarily poor customer service. No one would help me. Plants and prices are not labeled. When I finally found someone to help me, she immediately tried to up sell me to a $30 specialty tomato plant without even asking me what I was looking for. When she found out I was not interested in the up sell, the staff could care less about me and went and helped someone else. I walked out without purchasing a thing and will take my money to somewhere else. read more