Excellent small family owned and operated. Permanently…read moreclosed after 59 years. You will be missed.

Wow, really? This is considered Gary? I've been coming here my whole life and had no idea I lived…read morethat close to Gary. Cool. I guess I'll be prepared when I move to "the most dangerous city in America", St. Louis. But I digress... Jelenek's is a very cool place and has been around at least as long as I've been alive. My mom used to take us here to stock up on our annuals, vegetables and seeds for the garden. Once I was a little older and wiser, I figured out how to buy flower flats myself and gave Mom a Mother's Day treat of planting the front yard for her. Not quite a surprise the next 15 years that I did it, but every year she was thrilled with the flowers and how nicely they held up all summer. Jelenek's is family-owned if my memory serves me and I love the long-haired Crystal Gayle-esque woman who works there. She's a sweetheart in her big-brimmed gardening hat, full of knowledge and happy to help. They've got a nice selection of seeds, plenty of soil, mulch and tools and I'm pretty sure they have perennials as well. I always enjoy pushing my unwieldy cart through the gravel paths and admiring all the colorful annuals. The greenhouse vegetables at Jelenek's have never failed me and always yield hefty harvests (at least in my experience). The only trouble I've ever encountered was the time I thought I bought sweet banana peppers, but they turned out spicy as hell. When that's your biggest beef with a down-home, country gardening store, you're in good hands.

The staff was super friendly and helpful. The owner gave me great tips for the flowers I purchased…read more Leo, the dog, even let me give him a belly rub!

I believe they are a family run business, which I really like…read more They've been around awhile. I like their selections of flowers, annuals mostly. They also have pet food and toys. I try to stop in here every one in awhile to get something for my dog.

Steve sold us a pool and I would come back because of him. He did a great job. Thanks Steve.read more

I went into American sales in Merriville, Indiana to look around at above ground pools. I hadn't…read moredecided on buying one. two sales people ignored us then Chuck Paternostro saw us and asked if he could answer any questions. We bombarded him with many questions. He patiently explained everything. Even though I told him I wasn't ready to buy he willingly showed us options on various pools and packages. There was never any high-pressure. And I never felt rushed.. result of his service. I did end up purchasing pool. I wish more sales people were like him.

Great Oaks has provided timely service for me for several homes I have owned and done landscaping…read morefor several commercial businesses. I think their prices were reasonable and the quality of their service was excellent.

Terrible customer service after the sale. Purchased 4 trees and a truckload of rock spending…read more$1000. One tree died within 2 months. Stopped by multiple times and no one could help me. If I had purchased it from Lowe's it would have a 1 year guarantee. Sad when you try to shop local and you get such poor customer service!

I wish I had known about Gardens on the Prairie and Wayne years ago. I love that I can go here and…read moresee how the plants will look in an actual garden. The employees and Wayne were amazing and extremely helpful. When I left I felt like I had made several new friends that I can trust to give me honest and insightful information.

Used them for 2 years, didn't see enough improvement from our lawn to warrant using them further…read more Called to cancel their service as our agreement stated that we had an auto renewal. Spring of 2023 comes around and they decided to do a spring treatment even though I cancelled over the phone and removed my credit card from their website. I called them and told them I didn't authorize the treatment and they insisted I pay since they didn't have a record of my cancelation. If you decide to roll the dice with this company, DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!!! I was stupid for not insisting on a confirmation of my cancelled service. They got an extra $125 out of me for work I didn't approve - and don't tell them you're not paying it, they will attempt to take you to collections!

We are extremely pleased with the work Doug and his crew did at our house this Spring. The men were…read morevery courteous, kind and helpful and Dougs design is beautiful! We had another landscaping company do some work a couple years ago and couldn't have been more disappointed. I highly recommend them!

After visiting friends in La Porte, we wanted to stop into Garwoods on the way back to Chicago, but…read morethey have limited hours during the winter months. So that dashed that plan. We found that Remus Farms was open and on our route home to Chicago, so that is why we stopped. Upon arriving, we saw that they have been open since 1932, and we love to see a business survive for so long. Outside there were huge bins of pumpkins, squash and gourds. It had been extremely cold the week before, so they had all froze. And sadly, now that they were thawed, they were soft and moldy. They should have been tossed instead of left out for customer to see. Inside, there was a huge area of produce, baked goods, jams, jellies, salsas and other farmer's market canned products. In another room, they had evergreen boughs that they were making into wreaths, swags, and grave blankets. Since we visited during December, we assumed that most of the produce came from somewhere else, and was not "farm fresh." But everything looked okay. There was a plentiful array of canned goods, but all of them had a layer of dust, and looked like they had been sitting undisturbed for a long time. Most of products still had a good expiration date, but the dust did not make them look appetizing. If I recall, the retail area has a dirt floor, and that may account for the dust. But they should have their employees use a feather duster to keep the cans clean. There were plenty of baked goods, too--pies, breads, muffins, etc. But a lot of them looked like they had been sitting for awhile, and without an expiration date, they looked suspect. We took a pass. We did find a big, lovely evergreen swag for $20, and we bought a bag full of small gourds that were priced at $1 apiece. We also bought off Remus-branded cherry salsa, and it was really delicious. I cannot comment on the nursery area because most of it was closed for the winter. I applaud Remus for being open for over 90 years, and there are a lot of good things to say about this place, but they would do well to tidy up. I am sure that it would help their business, and make their product more appealing to their customers.

absolutely lovely! I adore this market. Their produce is definitely of quality. Everything is…read moreorganized and easy to find despite the location being huge. Not to mention, the farm is simply adorable. The people are great, kind, and welcoming. I personally purchased many of their fresh produce and genuinely loved it (not to mention the joy of it being affordable and reasonably priced). The blueberries tasted heavenly, so good that I had to purchase their 5 lb box! I will be returning... Leaving this review so that others may also find this excellent market. I'm so glad I did. I can't believe it was right "under my nose" all this time, and I had never known of it before. Thanks, Remus Farms!

Never had a problem there, Always very helpful getting it to your car. Buy tons of birdseed there…read moreand other stuff there. Price is very good and very convenient to the big box stores. David Carter

Jake's is a great local spot to pick up gardening/lawn supplies as well as basically anything for…read more4H animals. The staff is super friendly and will load your truck for you too.