We've been coming to Minors for many years. It's our go-to place for many of our favorite plants and shrubs. This time, we were looking for a very specific magnolia shrub, the 'Jane' variety. Sure enough, they had an excellent selection of mature shrubs with beautiful structure and healthy leaves and branches. The folks at Minors are always helpful, whether it's locating the plants you're looking for or loading them into your vehicle. Checkout is quick and easy, and the parking lot is conveniently close, so you never have far to carry your purchases. They might be a bit more expensive than some other places, but the quality of their plants makes them a good value. read more

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Even though it's Winter, they still have a good selection of house plants, seeds, pots and soils/fertilizers. They have lots of awesome clearance items. Seeds starter kits galore! They have an adorable and friendly kitty who helps you shop named Jack! Highlight of the visit. I got some cute pots that were pretty affordable. I got one of their houseplants. I absolutely WISH that the houseplants were labeled appropriately of what it is- but the tags say "houseplant". The front desk staff wasn't too knowledgeable either, so your phone is your best bet for plant identification. read more

Minor's Garden Center - Jack the Cat - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Overpriced... especially for delivery fees, trees and shrubs. Depending on who you work with onsite, experience can be pleasurable (person knowledgeable and very helpful) or make you feel rushed and you're inconveniencing the person. read more

My plant and tree one-stop shop. I especially like the 1/2 off clearance sale, but don't tell anyone about it. Shhhhh.

Overpriced, staff not friendly or helpful. Purchased several milkweed plants, all dead over winter. Stopped buying perennials years ago as none survived. Good organic herbal selection. read more

Best place for plants & outdoor gardening materials in the greater Milwaukee area. My family has been frequenting Minor's for decades due to the kind staff & amazing selection of plants. The plants are well-loved, & staff will gladly inform you of the best practices to take care of your new plant babies. I make the pilgrimage to Minor's anytime I need greenery for my apartment, & when I was living in my gramp's old place in Brown Deer it was an excellent source of info & garden supplies. They also got great deals at the end of season, from huge bunches of flowers for the garden to succulents & ferns that are great for people with cats that want to provide a jungle for their furry friends. Neat garden art too, from wind chimes to funky abstract sculpture. Totally worth a visit!! read more

Easy in, Easy out, Minor's has been my go-to for all things gardening for a while now. Found the place when we lived in our apartment at Presidio square. I keep coming here because I'm just a creature of habit and it's just so easy. Grab a cart, roll around, load it up, head home and plant. They have just about every plant, shrub, tree, bush, rocks or mulch one could ask for. When it comes to adding the larger purchase items like bushes or shrubs, the best time to buy from Minor's is at seasons end. You'll get some deep discounts for the wait. All our flowers for our summer potting come from Minor's along with our herbs for the herb garden. What I appreciate is the ease of access and the friendly associates who help make my decision making an easy process! read more

Minor's Garden Center - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Worst customer service I have ever experienced Call Karen the owner to talk about an issue I had with a rude manager - never cared to called back Called 3xs Found a nursery here in New Berlin 5 min from my house who has better, larger, thicker sod for cheaper!! Buy minors - you're name says it all Minor bus with minor service Bye!!! read more

I ordered a prepaid delivery of mulch and was told to call at 8 am for the delivery time I was first on the list, 8-10 am. No one showed. I called to see what's up and was put on hold in a loop no one answered. I called back and was told by a male the driver was probably caught in traffic and on the way I called back and hour and a half later and received the same response after being put on hold to find out what happened with (Mark) the driver When he arrived he simply put half of the cubic yards on the tarp and more blocking the alley after telling me where to put the tarp, since they don't enter gates. I told him to stop the dump several times as it blocked the alley. He said wheelbarrow from that side first after mess made and drove off. Pam, the owner has basically blew us off Stating only rudeness by the driver is a concern Stating on the voicemail by her partner, Wauwautosa is tight. We live in Milwaukee??? Really, horrendous experience. I can't recommend them. read more

Rules are rules. It's policy. Nothing we can (will) do. We bought more than $1,000 of trees and bushes last spring and had a landscaper plant them. Minors offers a warranty til June 15, 2022. Today is June 24, 2022. We have a dying arborvitae. It cost $178. Our landscaper said it might come back in April but it didn't and we just now found our receipt. Today. The man in the booth kept repeating "it's policy. If I did something for you I'd have to do it for everyone then I'd be out of business." Well, he ought to be out of a job. On the way out we chatted with a few people going in (they didn't) and with a Guy loading a tree. Do not buy from Minors! The answer should have been "I'll give you half off on the replacement." read more

I go to Minors because they have an excellent range of trees and bushes, especially. But over time I've come to see the people who work at checkout and information as really rude and insulting to customers. On my most recent visit, I picked up a plant w no label, one I was unfamiliar with. When I asked about it, the woman checking me out rolled her eyes and snapped back "It's a perennial" with no mention of the name of the plant. She then proceeded to declaim, making sure I heard it, that these customers who don't know plants were really getting to her. This isn't the first time I've seen rude behaviors at Minors. I saw the owner, the guy who appears in the tv ads, chewing out an employee in unnecessarily harsh and racialized terms. The guy looked devastated. If he had messed up, then surely voicing a complaint privately would have been more appropriate. I think the display of that behavior in a public setting sets a tone for how interactions with employees and customers are allowed to take place, and it's a shame that that's how the organization chooses to act. There are other places to buy good quality plants. Certainly Jung comes to mind. Based on experiences at Minors, the tone set by the owners, I doubt that I'll be back. read more

I went back for more today. Great selection of rugosa roses, Japanese maples, and mature Wisconsin redbuds. I also snagged the smaller size witch hazel I had been looking for. The crew overall is good, but Oscar and Bernard are exceptional. You can tell these plants are cared for and the business is well run. read more

In 2019 we bought a cluster of whitespire birch trees from Minors. Since the initial planting one cluster has had different leaves and been less healthy than the others. We have now been back and forth with Minors for the better part of 2 years trying to troubleshoot and resolve the issue. We have encountered absolutely awful customer service with minimal responsiveness and complete lack of follow through. The initial concern was that one of the trees was not a whitespire because the leaves on one of the trees did not match the other two. We reached out to Mike, the arborist, the following summer in case this issue was related to transplant shock. In summer 2020 the leaves on one cluster were still completely different from the others, just as they were the previous year when the cluster was purchased. When we followed up with Mike again in September of 2020, he suggested this single tree had chlorosis. He sent a Minors worker who was in the area with a bag of iron sulfate salt to help combat the issue. We treated the tree with the iron sulfate three times, twice before winter and once in the spring, but the issue persisted into this year. The tree now looks worse than ever. We have sent pictures to Minor's (one set from September 2020 and the other from May 2021). After an honest effort at treatment and at understanding the issue, this problem has dragged on for what has become two years. We have reached out by phone and by email to Mike many times. Mike was supposed to send someone out to look at the tree in summer of 2021 and never did. We have since emailed the manager Pam and left voicemails with no return contact. Minors' efforts at helping us resolve this have been enormously disappointing. We feel written off and have been made to feel like a nuisance, when this problem could have been easily dealt with by changing out the tree cluster long ago. We will update this review with any resolution from Minor's, but at this point our rating of Minor's and the customer service is abysmal. read more

Minor's Garden Center - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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We were at Minors today looking for a tree for our new berm. Quinn took us around and spent a lot of time with us showing many options. He was very knowledgeable, patient with us and very considerate. We were able to finally figure out what tree we want thanks to the great customer service we experienced at Minors. I highly recommend Minor's Garden Center Jackie B read more

Shout out to Oscar who helped me select 3 Juniper bushes. He was polite and very knowledgeable. He was very patient with me and gave me great customer service. I really appreciate Oscar and his professionalism. I love Minors because of employees like Oscar!! read more

AVOID MINOR'S, Their "warranty" is nearly meaningless!!! In 2021 I spent $15,000 on 25 arborvitae and 20 large trees (maples, quaking aspen, flowering crabapples) and, even though I had a contractor, Minor's would not sell to me at the contractor price NOR give me their one-year warranty unless I paid FULL RETAIL. So I did so in order to get the warranty. ONE - just one - of the Arbs died and I called them today to have it replaced. THEY INSISTED I HAD TO CUT DOWN THE TREE AND BRING THE DEAD ITEM TO THEM OR THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT!! This is highway robbery and crappy customer service. I SPEND $15,000 and they insist I spend the time and expense to bring back the dead item? SHAUN their service manager told me to "TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. THAT'S OUR POLICY." Well, Shaun, here is your post. Now all of Milwaukee knows that your one-year guarantee is only worth the price of bringing back the dead corpse to MINORS FUNERAL HOME FOR TREES. MINOR'S "WARRANTY" is MEANINGLESS. I have another $15,000 to spend on trees this year for my 25 acres, but I am bringing my business to Minor's competition. SHAUN, here is the photo that you rejected as proof that one out of 50 trees died. LET ALL YOUR CUSTOMERS KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T HONOR. read more

Minor's Garden Center - SHAUN manager at Minor's, would not accept this photo as proof that one of their trees died within the warranty period. YOUR OPINION? - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Last fall, I purchase 4 Emerald Green arborvitae from this place, each $64.99, to plant late in the season. One of the four trees died over the winter. Despite having a warranty card with my receipt, I was denied a replacement on grounds that I purchased at the contractor price. I paid full price listed on the tag. The list price went up $10 the following year, and because my receipt said "Contract sale" I was treated like a contractor, not a retail customer. Over a minor dispute, this business lost a customer for life. I purchased a comparable tree from a different suburban retailer for less than fifteen dollars, and received a two-year warranty. In the long run this business did me a favor. I was going to purchase mulch and landscape stone to prep for next year's growing season. I now know that they don't value business from average customers. read more

Minor's Garden Center - Full price tag. Where does it say that I received contractor pricing that would void a warranty? - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Minors has the best plants in town with the most variety. If you are looking for something specific or the unusual, this is your best bet. They have a great selection of local plants that are native to the area which means they're really drought tolerant and come up every year. You've got to love low maintenance! Although the business is seasonal they do provide pumpkins and fall and Christmas trees in winter.Along with the Christmas trees they have evergreen branches and Garland which I couldn't find anywhere else in the city and they're very reasonably priced. read more

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Why so many crabby employees that have no customer service skills. Went there in April looking around and the employee at the rear desk acted like what are you doing here like I was annoying her. Just really poor customer service. Do you want my money or not. Not is where I'm at. Get rid of the dinasors that are sucking the life outta this place. I'm done. read more

We've had generally good experiences with Minor's especially when purchasing thinks like shrubs or larger plants. My preference is to head to the Milaegers on Douglas Ave in Racine because I know they'll have everything I need (and then some) but Minor's is a close second. Most importantly for me, they have their own greenhouses meaning they grow a lot of their own stock. That generally means healthier, better maintained plants. The selection tends to be large with both common and lesser-known varieties of plants. They have a full service landscaping service so it's an especially good place to get things like trees and shrubs. In terms of pricing, I feel like they're on par with Steins, but I know that I'm getting better quality here. read more

After scouring other retail outlets for potted Christmas greens, I learned quite by accident that Minors could (and did) custom make potted Christmas greenery to my exact specifications, and did so in less than 24 hours after my order! Many thanks to Amy for whipping these up to put in my entry urns which coincidentally, were also purchased from Minors a couple years back. They look terrific! read more

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we are friendly people persons but each time we've been to Minors the employees have been rude and couldn't take any time to help us. very poor customer service not anything like the ads on TV. if we could have found the tree we wanted elsewhere we would've taken our business somewhere else read more

I have been a fan of Minors for 15 years. I bought significant trees & shrubs from Minors. Always the best service, knowledge, & one on one rides on the golf cart, to hand pick trees, & get schooled on each of them. This past 2 years, my rating has gone from a 5 start down to a 2 star. Minors was a true destination for me to enjoy all it's areas & products. In the last 2 years, it has become negative, & stressful thought, to wonder how nice & helpful someone may or may not be. The change clearly is from the owners & higher positions. I have had more than 4 encounters with "higher ups" if you will that displayed rudeness, short in conversation or help. I had to talk to one of the owners, & engaged with my history of purchasing from Minors & current tree purchase .He completely ignored me & had no interest in chatting with me. I was shocked!!! In particular the lack of thanking their long time customers who are keeping them in business. The attitude is one of rudeness, & should be one of thankfulness & appreciation of their customers. I would hope the owners & others can go back to the basics & prove they are a great place to go along with THANKING EVERY GUEST THAT PURCHASES FROM MINORS. I will only be going back, because my last tree I purchased a month ago is dead. I will find a more caring garden center to patronize. read more

I went here on a Sunday around 3pm and brought in my list of plants I had printed from their catalog online to plant in my garden. I went to the information desk and talked to a gentleman who seemed like he didn't really want to be bothered and he tried to page someone to help me find these plants. So we waited for a few minutes for that guy to help us, and then he did get to us but not very helpful. Again I got the feeling that he didn't want to be bothered. I gave him my list of plants and he was not able to find most of them. I was hoping to talk to someone knowledgeable that would be able to help me out, as I am a beginner gardener but I did not find that here. They did have a good selection of plants. And I appreciate that it's a family-run business. But the employees all seemed like they were in a bad mood. I think the main problem is that they were understaffed-it was really difficult to get someone to help us. They need to hire more "sales" people who understand plants to actually sell to people. We want to buy plants, but I went home empty handed this time. read more

Always the best selection and reasonable prices. They work to really help find the right combinations that will work together.

I really love the organization of this place. You could pretty much plant the way they have it set up. Herb and vegetable selection is outstanding. The employees don't hover over you and aren't pushy. They have a huge variety of fountains and lawn ornaments. It gets pretty busy but, the lanes and rows are still big enough to navigate your garden cart without plowing into anyone. You know when your are bending over to read the description of a plant or flower and someone is like, "EXCUSE ME!" People think that is the epitome of manners. Newsflash, it's rude. Wait your turn or go around me and come back when I am finished. I especially like the rolls of sod. They provide trunk covers which is very helpful to keep your vehicle spick and span. read more

Contacted Minors last week about ordering a large, 15' Christmas tree for the office. Spoke to a very young sounding lady. Asked about ordering it and costs. Were quoted a good price and delivery charges were reasonable. It was near their closing time, she seemed in a rush to get me off the phone and suggested I call back again place the order. When asked about time frame for placing the order, I was told, not to worry about that. I suggested stopping in and placing it directly and again was told, no problem, anytime. Well, it seems the day I spoke to her, was most likely the cutoff date for placing orders for large trees. Stopped in today and was basically told there's no way to place an order, no suggestions on who might still be able to help. Very cold and abrasive. On a safety issue, no one was wearing masks in or around their enclosed areas until I walked in and they scurried to put them on. This is very likely, my last Christmas. I am very disappointed in this business and their lack of trained office staff when it comes cutoff times. read more

I love this place. We have gotten our Xmas Trees here for the past two years.. great service.. they will wrap everything up and bring it to your car and even tie it on. The prices are totally comparable. They have special "flocked" trees as well if that is something you are into. Their poinsettias are great and last a long time.. I think we eventually just got rid of ours because it was like March! read more

We have been shopping here for annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees for many years. Today we purchased a gardenia and had many questions. When the first staff member couldn't answer my questions she found someone who could! Checking out was organized and efficient. This was our first of many trips this season. read more

This used to be a tremendous place with high quality products and great customer service. Not anymore. AVOID IF AT ALL POSSIBLE! This is am e-mail I sent to Minor's: "My wife and I bought our little house with a little yard in Whitefish Bay over 30 years ago. For all those years we used Minor's as our go to place for all our gardening, flowers, trees and landscaping needs. In fact our yard could be used in an ad for Minor's! We even used Minor's for our son's Eagle Project at Woods Cemetery near the VA hospital. In all that time we believe we had dissatisfaction with one item, a maple tree that Minor's ended up replacing at no cost. A pretty good track record for both Minors and us! Unfortunately, an interaction that occurred on Sunday, July 2 with employees of Minor's has ended our relationship with Minor's. There are too many other options out there for our loyalty to a local company to be shown no reciprocity. We purchased $124.53 of flowers on June 8. This included two hanging bags of Impatiiens at $29.99 each. Despite taking great care of them, including using Miracle Gro Bloom Booster, the bags looked bad and were nothing like all the hanging flower bags we had purchased over the past decades. We came to Minor's on July 2 with the hope of exchanging them. As we looked around Minor's we noticed all the hanging bags and been reduced 50% and they looked worse than the ones we had brought back with us. The woman who helped us in the greenhouse area agreed that they had problems with the bags. What does it say about the quality of the product when two novice gardeners have managed to have two bad looking bags while the professionals had bags that looked even worse! She sent us over to the customer service booth where the man sitting inside brusquely said..."there is no returns of annuals." That was it. Thirty plus years of loyalty ignored. How about, "our policy is there no return on annuals but I can see you have taken better care of yours that we did of ours so I can give you half credit on the bags"? Or if nothing else, engage in a conversation(nobody was in line) and at least make us feel like we are a valued customer. Being sent away like scolded children was not customer service!" I received the following reply from Pam Minor: "I couldn't agree with you more this situation should have been handled very differently. In order for me to get to the bottom of this, can you please give me a description of the gentleman that handled your request so poorly?" I followed up with the description of the employees involved but never heard back from Pam. I followed up with another e-mail and still received no response. So disappointing but at least there are plenty of other options out there. AVOID IF AT ALL POSSIBLE! read more

Minor's is a Milwaukee institution and there are reasons why. The selection is the best in Milwaukee and the quality is generally pretty good. Here are the negatives though IMHO. 1. Because they have so many plants you end up tromping around in the mud a lot of the time. 2. Because it is so big you can end up walking literally blocks to find something.....in the mud 3. It can be very difficult to find someone to tell you where things are located and if you then are given wrong info you are walking blocks, in the mud to find out they were wrong. 4. Their selection is very good if you want to spend a good chunk of money on larger trees. If you want something smaller than 5 gallons...good luck. 5. Even though something is on their online price list that does NOT mean they have it. 6. Their freeway access stinks. It is incredibly frustrating to put up with all of this and not find most of what you were looking for and still end up having to go elsewhere. Once upon a time you had to deal with all of this because well where else were you going to go? And what they have built as a business is very impressive. But I literally do not understand when you can get things online now why anyone puts up with it. I have a lot of bushes/trees in my back yard that were purchased at minors but I still growl when I see the blue spruces that will get way to big for the space because that's what they had (instead of balsam or frazier firs). I went there again today to "support a local business". Out of 4 things on my list they had 1 even though their price list said otherwise. I drove 30 minutes 1 way to get there, wasted 1 hour looking for things that are on the price list but weren't there. I am not the type to argue this but some might say I risked my life to do it. I drove away thinking "Yep this is why I started ordering plants, and bushes online." You don't waste time shopping/driving and more importantly you can get what you want not what happens to be in stock. The survival rate may not be as good but that trade off is a no brainer IMHO. read more

I too will spend my money elsewhere due to snarky, rude, don't bother me, unhelpful behavior of your manager. I spent $300.00 on two Emerald Greeen Arborvitaes in May, 2018. In May, 2019 they are dead even after being wrapped in burlap over the winter. I have pictures of them right after being planted with the Minors tags on (2018) and pictures of them in May (2019) still with the Minors tags on. To speak with your manager and show documentation of purchase by photos of tags still on arborvitaes and be told there is nothing he can do for us is ridiculous. Suggesting we may have even taken tags off other bushes and placed them on these is absurd! You have lost a good customer who shopped yearly at your garden center for many, many years. Fred read more

Not without it's merits. 3.5 stars. I've been here recently a few times and one thing that has been consistent has been the inconsistency. It seems the earlier in the season, the better looking the stock is. I bought a Rhododendron on a visit several weeks ago and everyone of them were absolutely beautiful. I went back about three weeks later to pick up another one and I really had to dig for a nice one. I was impressed how nice all of the perennials looked on my first visit. The hot dry weather had really took a toll on everything by the time I returned. Either they are not watering enough or there is not enough turn over to keep the plants looking fresh. Maybe it's a bit of both. On the plus side, they do offer a one year warranty on all plants. Be sure to save those receipts! I also leave the tags on the plants when I put them in the ground. I've run the full spectrum of employees here: From the completely useless checkout clerk to the friendly stock boy, all the way up to the helpful, knowledgeable professional gardener. You can tell this is a family run business with the older generation that have a lot at stake, the younger generation that would rather be somewhere else instead of working for Mom and Dad, and the outside help who is just there to punch a clock and collect a check. Minor's does have a very generous selection of plants and a decent inventory of gardening equipment and supplies. Much better than any Steins, HD, or Lowe's, but still not as great at Milleger's in Racine. For the average or slightly above average gardener, Minor's is perfectly acceptable. For the more advanced gardener, Minor's will absolutely do in a pinch, most of the time. read more

The guy working the help desk needs to retire or find something else to do with his time. He really does not want to be there.

Horrible experience today with Michael the Manager. The entire section of tropical plants were marked 25% off. Of course when it came to the ones I was interested in it was no bueno. No sorry, that is not on sale. I asked why not as everything in the area was. He, mentioned that they had just planted it and also that, it had annuals surrounding it. I was spending a sizable amount on shrubs and plants so, I asked if he would discount. He would not budge of course I asked for the Manager. He was the Manager. He supposedly put in a call to the Owner to no avail. When I said, I am spending a lot of money and asked if he could possibly discount. He replied in a very snarky and condescending way telling me, " uh yeah" that's what people do when they come here. I literally stopped shopping at that point I would have spent way more but, the fact that you couldn't take $10 off cost you a $500+ extra in sales. Where's the logic in that? If Minors wants continued business or my business they will need to retrain management. Specifically Michael. I honestly will not recommend the store as long as he's employed. There is more but, I will stop while I'm ahead. I purchased the 1st photo and then immediately left thankful because, the exact same item were 40% cheaper at Home Depot and Menards. I am happy with the select items I purchased read more

Minor's Garden Center - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Great experience especially with an employee named Evan. We took several days of visits to keep looking, planning and asking questions. Evan was patient, knowledgeable and helpful. We shopped the other places and decided Minors was our best choice. We did end up spending almost $800 and felt the products and service made it worth it! read more

Wnen it comes to a good selection of quality plant material I rank them as good as anyone in the Midwest . The prices are fair and the selection is over the top! I read some reviews of their phone system and people don't realize the magnitude of the calls they receive in season. My suggestion is pay them a visit when you have time to take a good look at their inventory! WOW. And if you want that special plant that sets you apart from your neighbors, they have it! Cut through the chase and visit Minors for your complete gardening needs. read more

Minor's has always held a special place for me as such a great garden center! I've always been most impressed with their large selection of high quality products. The prices are a bit higher than competitors, but over the years, I always felt like I was buying quality and didn't mind paying a premium. Plus, they have a 100% guarantee. In addition, I have always been impressed with Minor's helpful, knowledgeable staff. My years and years of shopping Minor's came to an end last weekend. We had spent over $600 on trees, shrubs, and a few accent plants in September of last year. Two of the small shrubs, just $10.99 a piece, did not fare well during the winter. We dug them up and brought them in to trade out, based on their "100% guarantee." We were caught off guard when an elderly male worker quickly approached us at the front entrance, took a quick look, and said they were just "wind-burned" and then asked if maybe perhaps we had a dog that had "urinated" on them. I said they were half dead, in a prominent place in our front planter, and asked to trade out. He wouldn't budge. In fact, he told us to cut all of the dead spots off (half the bush) and to buy some muriatic acid from him to treat them. I was shocked. Years and years of buying from Minor's, always knowing I was paying more, but that there was a guarantee to protect my thousands of dollars I had spent over the years. And they are too cheap to honor the guarantee....especially on two $10.99 shrubs? Take your business elsewhere! read more

Wonderful selection and friendly, helpful staff. I will definitely be going back. I can't believe how inexpensive their fruit trees and shrubs are compared to Steins, and they have a MUCH bigger selection. I was amazed. read more

Paid for sod. Went to pick up and sod was not in good condition. They refused to refund my money and would only give back if they sold the sod to other customers. Sad to see such a large business not take care of their customers. read more