Merrifield Garden Center
Lee, Fairfax, VA

Merrifield Garden Center Reviews

4.7 stars based on 808 reviews

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  Cathy Besley DeLoach

  5.0

  There is something quite magical about shopping at Merrifield Garden Center. As a native Virginian, it's held a special allure my whole life. I bought my baby girl's very first Christmas Decoration in the Christmas shop in what must have been 1990 or 1991 when it was much smaller and more modest. Over the years, we have made MGC our first stop when in need of plants for the inside or outside of our home and always visit the Christmas shop. In addition to shopping for house plants and outdoor projects at Merrifield, I also support their business with my business. Our real estate team's landscaper, Mr. Mow, buys plants and mulch for all of our listings at Merrifield, probably about 35-45 times a year. One of our big personal home exterior projects was creating a lounge area under a big tree we have in our side yard. We had so much fun shopping for rocks--big rocks--as well as buying the stone we needed to build our large coffee table and firepit there (second picture). Merrifield had all the stone delivered to my house in about an hour after we made our selection. It was amazing!!! I planted a fern/shade garden amongst the rocks and, you guessed it, bought all from the garden center. On a recent trip to the garden center, I was sad when I found they had dwindling supplies in their green house--understandable with supply chain issues of late. I found a plant and planter I loved but noticed the leaves on the plant were a little spotted. Undeterred, I decided to move forward with the purchase of the $35.99 8" swiss cheese plant, knowing I was taking a slight risk if it should die. When I got to checkout, I asked if I could have a small discount on the plant considering its condition. The lovely cashier, finding my request reasonable, called a manager over--tall guy, maybe his name is Michael?--who really responded super quickly with a decidedly stern "no" when asked about a discount. It was such a moment! A 10% discount, $3.60, would have gone so far at that moment. The moment was extended when he made a few additional condescending comments suggesting I didn't know anything about plants. I was left feeling bad about myself and disappointed with the manager (the lovely cashier gave me a 10% discount anyway and should be applauded for saving the day). So really, Merrifield Garden Center is an exquisite garden center which I love so much. A little of the magic has been been extinguished for me but I'll still go. I just hope the managers don't take that relationship for granted because that would just be so sad.

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  Response from the owner

  Cathy Thank you for the kind 5-star review! We so appreciate your kind words and your loyal patronage. I am so very sorry to hear about the unfortunate encounter with one of our managers when you inquired about a discount. If you don't mind, please contact me at [email protected] and provide me with your phone number, so that I can personally apologize to you. We very much appreciate your business, and despite that one disappointing encounter, I hope we get to see you back at the garden center again soon. Kevin

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  Brian

  3.0

  We were shopping for a live cut Christmas tree and we could not find many trees in the area that were full and had a really nice shape. So we went to Merrifield Garden Center and found a very nice tree. That is the good news. The bad news is that it was about a $150 that is twice as much as The Home Depot across the street. A kind of felt like being gouged at Christmas. All of the prices of the items we saw seemed incredibly expensive. Capped off by a 11 foot Christmas tree that was $895!! Wow. Really? $895? If this review was helpful to you, please give it a thumbs up!

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  Response from the owner

  Brian Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're glad to hear you found a nice Christmas tree. As for our prices, we feel we are very competitive with other local, independent garden centers, especially when you compare similar quality. We buy from premium growers where you know you're getting a quality tree with a beautiful shape. We appreciate your business and we hope to see you back again soon. Kevin

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  beyondTabu

  4.0

  Pretty wide selection of plants. A little pricey in comparison to other garden supply stores, but staff are friendly, helpful & informative.

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  Response from the owner

  beyondTabu Thank you for the kind review! We're glad to hear you enjoyed our vast selection of quality plants. As for our prices, we feel we are very competitive with other local, independent nurseries, especially when you compare similar quality. We appreciate your business and we hope to see you back again soon. Kevin

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