I LOVE the Blarney Stone Farms. all of the employees are helpful, engaged and interesting. The…read morestore is small but packed with unusual plants and great gift ideas. The plants are very health with such an interesting assortment. I've purchased multiple different plants that have thrived with repotting once home. Succulents, a large assortment of air plants (I purchased 5 different ones on my recent visit). Other plants I've purchased from their selection include a split rock succulent, a moon plant and some cactus that actually looks like a stem of broccoli. It's a must for anyone interested in house plants and unusual gifts. I find that there are a few plants that are a little pricey for my taste but they are also ones you are unlikely to find elsewhere. In that case they do become a great value. Did I say that I love that place?

Local garden center that sells plants that will actually survive here. They are not like the big…read morebox stores: if they have the plant, then it is the right time of the year for it. Super nice staff. Loads of material for hardscaping. They can also do it for you. During the holiday season they have trees and greenery.

We needed landscape services at our house. I called and was referred to Kristen for design…read moresupport. She was very unresponsive and didn't return our calls. When she finally came to our house, she charged us $175, invoicing us from a business other than Village Garden Center. We had to chase her for the plan the contract offered. It was poorly done, hand-written in haste. We were never informed of this charge until she expected payment on the spot. Excavation of old, overgrown plantings required Village Garden Center gentleman to come give us a quote for clearing the area for new plantings. He looked at the plan we were provided and agreed there were too many plants. His final estimate provided no specificity of the plants and seemed pretty high. At least we could finally get this project done. He never called us back to schedule the job. After being strung along for almost a year, we gave up and found a more reputable landscaper.

The staff were extremely helpful and I was very impressed with the quality and inventoryread more

The selection and service were second to none and the family atmosphere is welcoming and noticed!read more

Very patient and helpful with planning my landscaping and selecting the plants and trees!…read more Pomegranate, Persimmon, blueberry, cherry, pawpaw, jujube, fig, raspberries...: love this place, such a positive experience

Great business with excellent prices and plants. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Huge…read moreselection of plants and tons of persimmons. Highly recommend making the trip to their nursery and checking out what they have to offer.

Several weeks ago I visited and inquired about planting Arborvitae for a property border to block…read morethe view of a neighbors eyesore of a back yard. While looking at the plants, Trent approached us and we found him very pleasant, helpful and knowledgeable. Jim visited us the next day presenting a plan. Though they were backed up until June, only 10 days after Jim's visit, a team including both Jim and Trent came and completed the job. They took advantage of a narrow window of opportunity to help us. We are very pleased with their knowledge, honesty, and dependability. We'll seek their help in the future. Thank you, guys.

Twenty years ago when my house was built, which was long before my time in it, Jim Shreckhise was…read morethe landscaper responsible for creating the eye-sore that is now my front yard. Below I will present the details of his job then, as well as his recent, equally bad, proposed solution to the problems that he created 2 decades ago. I will try to keep it brief so that you can quickly move on to a landscaping company that knows what it is doing. -At the front corner of the driveway: 3 weeping cherries all within an 8-foot triangle pattern. Now huge and unbearable, they have created subterraneous root systems that permeate the yard, creeping under the driveway, which has buckled as a result. Why anybody would put 3 potentially huge trees in such an undersirable location is beyond me, but it is clear that he did not take the future of the yard into consideration. Every year they must be cut back extensively so that I can pass through the driveway. The city, also, has notified me twice that they must be cut back from the street so that drivers could have full visibility. -Flanking the front door: 2 Japanese red maples so close to the house and porch that they constantly have to be trimmed, year after year. -Right in front of my front door: 5 dogwoods in a completely unnatural and unpleasing zig-zag position, so close together that they are now entangled in one another. -The rest of the front yard: DOZENS of juniper, holly, another gigantic oak tree, more dogwoods, 5 barberry bushes, 5 dwarf pine trees, 3 golden mop cypress, and a tri-color beech that now takes up half of the front yard area. In summary, the landscaping now looks like an overgrown forest area that probably cost a fortune for the home's original owner. Two years ago, I thought I would give Shreckhise another chance and asked him to propose a solution to the high-maintenance clutter that he originally created. I had two criteria: it had to fit within my budget, and had to be as low-maintenance as possible. His idea was to rip about 90% of the plants out and plant $6,000 of rose bushes, holly and boxwoods, all in aesthetically unpleasing geometric patterns throughout the yard. How is $5,000-6,000 worth of rose bushes low-maintenance?! Needless to say, I did not call him back about his plan. Shreckhise may have decent ideas at the time, but he does not take into consideration anything that might happen in the future. I cannot imagine how a professional would recommend blocking the main entrance of a home with 5 dogwoods, 2 maples and other shrubbery. When I look around the city, I can tell a Shreckhise creation when I see one. It usually consists of multiple weeping cherries, barberry, dwarf spruces, and golden mop cypress, all of which provide an array of colors, but the zig-zaggy patterns, positioning, and sheer number of items is mind-boggling. Save yourself money, time, and future stress. Please do not allow Shreckhise to landscape your yard the way that he did mine when the previous home owners hired him.