Affordable plant stores

[Anonymous]

I’ve noticed that the pant stores and nurseries in Arlington and McLean (near where I live) are very expensive. Does anyone drive farther away to get better prices that the Merrifields and others in this area? If so, where do you go?

[Anonymous]

Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville.
Or Home Depot/ Lowes/ Walmart.

[Anonymous]

Affordable is just a stupid word.

[Anonymous]

Some Walmart stores have a good selection of perennials and take care of them decently. Last year, I drove to the one in Burke and found peonies and fig varieties that Lowe’s and HD didn’t have. Not even Merrifield had them in stock.

[Anonymous]

Home Depot has healthy plants which are affordable. I just got a beautiful gardenia tree from it for $30. Whole Foods and Costco have inexpensive annuals at this time of the year.

For perennials, I aways get them from Merrifield garden center because they actually survive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some Walmart stores have a good selection of perennials and take care of them decently. Last year, I drove to the one in Burke and found peonies and fig varieties that Lowe’s and HD didn’t have. Not even Merrifield had them in stock.

I got some curcuma from Walmart for 1/2 the price last year. They bloomed till fall.

[Anonymous]

The Lowes in DC has a wonderful variety.

[Anonymous]

Walmart tends to have the same selection as Home Depot and is cheaper. Lowe’s tends to have a better selection but you need to wait until they have sales cause they really aren’t cheap