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    Armstrong Garden Centers

    4.1 (106 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Angela B.

    'Tis the season to frequent the garden center! Of all garden centers to choose from, Armstrong truly is my favorite! This location is smaller than my local Armstrong, but it still feels very familiar. I love how everything is laid out, I love how healthy the plants are, and I love how the staff is friendly and knowledgeable across the board. They had just received a new shipment of house plants, so I was able to score a beautiful spotted begonia and a maiden hair fern.

    Nicole T.

    Armstrong is my go-to garden center. Their lifetime return policy is amazing because you don't even need the pot or a receipt, they keep it on file and give you a gift card back. That kind of guarantee makes me a customer for life. The store itself is spacious with a great selection of plants and garden supplies, and it's in a really convenient area. Highly recommend!

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    Winny K.

    Love browsing all the different options at Armstrong Garden Centers! The place is well organized, well labeled, and seemingly reasonably priced. We've been able to take advantage of seasonal sales and usually whatever we want to buy is in stock and available. This time, we got a bunch of pots, some cute succulents that were on sale, as well as some herbs for our kitchen, and some cheerful looking marigolds. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and very considerate when packing up purchased plants. Very helpful to include paper to lay down so that you can keep your car/trunk clean without much hassle. Easy parking at this Old Town Tustin location with their own designated parking lot, and love the convenient flat bed carts so you can stack whatever you're buying.

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    Julie E.

    This is a great spot for all your gardening and outdoor needs. It's located in Old Town Tustin but it has its own parking lot which is always a plus! Right now they're stocked up on Christmas trees and decor but they have all their usual stuff as well. The whole store was really cohesive and had a nice flow, I could have spent hours here if I allowed myself. Although I didn't buy anything - we spoke to a worker and he was super great and extremely helpful!!

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    FREDA G.

    This lovely garden center is located in the heart of old town Tustin and offers so many plants, flowers, and even pumpkins in their mini super cute pumpkin patch during fall. I bought a few plants from here in the past. If you enjoy browsing both outdoor and indoor plants, this is the place for you. They have great competitive prices too! I took home a beautiful monstera deliciousa on my last visit and am looking forward to coming back to buy my next plant baby.

    The purple leaves shed daily.
    Rose R.

    SO disappointed with this business. Some of the staff are nice but the management is the absolute worst. I had a small area on my patio where I wanted to remove the rose bushes that shed and replace them with lower maintenance plants, particularly ones that don't shed as much. I was OK with watering frequently but the constant sweeping was hurting my back condition. So I decided to fork over $300 for a consult through Armstrong. The consult was fine and I was given a list of plants that either don't shed (like cactuses) or ones that shed less frequently than the rose bushes. The list also included the amount needed as well as the amount of soil, mulch, etc. I was told to simply go to Armstrong and give the consult plan to a store associate and they would give me the selected items to purchase. I could then have the landscaper pick them up. I was given 2 names to ask for and that either person would fill the cart based on the plan. Since I'm not a horticulture expert by any means, this seemed perfect. Well, one of the associates recommended to me was there and the person was very nice and friendly. But as we were walking around, I questioned several times whether or not the plants they were pointing out shed a lot. I was told they did not. Fast forward hundreds and hundreds of dollars later as I also needed to hire a landscaper besides the cost of the plants, soil, and mulch, I noticed the plants were shedding daily. I found myself sweeping as much as I did when I had the rose bushes. It turned out that very few of the recommended plants from the $300 consult were the ones sold to me. I took pictures of the shedding and even videotaped to show how messy they were and required daily sweeping. When I went into the store and spoke to one of the Managers, Tonya, to ask for a refund for the most shedding plants, she was so rude and unapologetic. It was as if she was the one who was bothered. She said "All plants shed." I explained that the ones on the consult shed less but they were not provided to me. She then actually told me that I needed to take some responsibility for not following the consult plan!! She said I could get a credit or refund if I carried all the shedding plants back into the store. I explained that I don't have a truck and would need to pay the landscaper to do that for me so it would not make sense. Not to mention the inconvenience of it. It was very clear from my invoice that the recommended plants from the consult were not the ones provided to me when I went into the store with the plan. I followed this interaction up with emails, the photos, and even included videos of the area, showing how much the plants were shedding. She again insisted I'd need to bring in the plants that I was having removed. (Only so they could throw them in the trash. She admitted this is what they would do.) Again, there was not one apology for the inconvenience, no acknowledgment that the consult plan from Armstrong was not followed by the store associate. I asked who was above her. She referred me to Chris Cleary; he was at another Armstrong location. So I contacted him and immediately he also said that all the shedding plants would need to be carried back to the store and he even bragged about what a terrific return policy Armstrong had; that "no other retailer would do that." When I tried to explain about the consult not being followed and the hassle of having to shop for plants again and remove everything and replant, and how ridiculous it is to have to pay someone to return dead plants, he then said to send him the photos and the videos and he would have to "research" what happened. So I did just that; I emailed him as he requested with the invoice, the plan which showed the recommended plants, photos and videos. Subsequently, I left 2 voice mail messages and sent another email. On 5/19/25, he sent me an email stating he got the information I sent and was still "researching" and that he'd get back to me. As I write this, it is 6/21/25, and I have not heard anything back from him. This company is proving to be penny wise and dollar foolish. The customer service from Management is one of the worst I have ever experienced. It is so disrespectful and demeaning. I have many friends in the community and I have already told several about this awful experience and waste of money. I would not recommended this business to anybody because of the poor Management!!

    Vincent N.

    Great customer service! Lots of plant selections for the garden or indoors! Lots of different herbs and veggies at resonance prices! Also for some of their plants, there is warranty. If it starts to die or if there is anything wrong with it (Except due to lack of watering or overwatering) they will replace it one time for you.

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    Ask the Community - Armstrong Garden Centers

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    Yes they did have all different color of small and large tree roses . I bought two of the larger ones . They are beautiful

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    We asked about drought tolerant plants as well as plants that are neglect/people-tolerant (we have a history of killing succulents and grass twice).

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