Sarah Lucas

Review of Merrifield Garden Center

I went here to buy a bonsai plant. The selection w...

I went here to buy a bonsai plant. The selection was great, although I found their prices to be a bit overboard. For a tiny 5 inch pot, I paid $45, and had I bought a bonsai elsewhere, I could have gotten more for my buck. But I paid for convenience so, no biggie. This was my first time going, so when I got there, I was shocked by how packed it was. Maybe it's just because of the holidays, but there were so many people. This was good because it gave me the impression that it was well managed, but as I ended up needing assistance to find supplies for my bonsai plant, there were no associates to be found. One lady didn't even try to help me and instead gave me directions to search for an employee on my own, as she was too busy organizing her aisle. Eventually, I found an associate in a different department who was willing to help me search for what I was looking for. So all in all, they have a great selection for bonsai plants, the price is a bit up there but you pay for convenience I suppose, and during the holidays I would like to see the assistance improve as I will need to be returning to keep my bonsai plant healthy.

UPDATE:

After having my bonsai plant for a few days, I noticed the leaves had white spots on them that I tried to wipe off the first day but they didn't go away. Being a new plant owner, I didn't know what this was and was extremely concerned about my bonsai plant. I found out it was mildew so I ended up having to cut 85% of my bonsai leaves off to prevent further infection and treating my plant with Neem oil. So if you get a plant from this place, look at it very closely. After a few weeks, the leaves have grown back and are green as ever!