This review applies to a gentlemen/owner at Banting's. Nowadays it is a rare occurrence (especially…read morehere), I broke down in front of a LaCombe car repair shop that I've been using for 25 years. I was literally stuck there with no way to get home. This repair shop has serviced many of my vehicles over the years and all he could offer me was for me was for me to call a taxi. His mechanic suggested was for me to call Uber. I've never used Uber and in my 40 years of living here never needed to use a taxi. They obviously could care less about me, an old reliable customer who's probably had more then 20 grand work there over the years, plus my new breakdown fix another $1,000+ added to my list of dozens of service needs there over the years. It also happened to be the beginning of Veteran's Day weekend. Which is a somber time and depressing time when I remember my lost buddies in almost 50 years and while serving in country. Now about the rare gentlemen from Banting's Nursery, and his nice big Ford truck with newly mounted new skins. He happened to be sitting there waiting for service and watching me being ignored stuck at the counter for long awhile and desperate for help. Up pop's my knight in shining armor, who offered to take me home. I'm a Viet Vet in declining health and this Godsend did the right thing and offered to take me home. I've been in and out of the VA and 2 St Tammany hospitals 5 times this year (2017). I've helped people in need my whole life, much more then giving one a lift. So, I was deeply hurt but i remembered where live and the selfishness I saw from many people in the aftermath of Katrina and many times over the years. After Katrina most local contractors who do home repairs, such as, well service, masonry work, etc, jacked-up their prices because people were desperate for repairs. After Katrina, when I was in better health, I made 2 trips to Iowa pulling my trailer and Bobcat with my F-350 to help anyone there needing clean-up after their terrible floods that destroyed thousands of homes. The folks there are totally different then here, they actually care about each other and would gladly give a stranger the shirt off their back. I'm not a Saint but I truly believe that I'm my 'brother's keeper' and to 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you', and in that spirit a small but meaningful gesture of kindness from a stranger fulfilled both of those cornerstones of humanity. So on one hand the people that has made plenty of money off me over the years could care less that I was stuck at their shop at the end of their work day and my wife across the lake! The gentlemen from Banting's Nursery who saw my angst, sprang into action and took me home! Kudos! Sorry, this post is way too wordy and probably off-topic for a Yelp post! Regardless, thank-you dearly for caring about a perfect stranger, it meant a lot to me that you cared!

Wonderful selection of plants. I appreciate the large selection of plants and easy check-out. I…read moresuggest that they ask a couple of local master gardeners to come to the nursery to give advice to customers who need it for the plants they buy. Monrovia could visit this nursery on a Saturday in April for a lovely Louisiana spring day.

The prices are a little higher than the local Lowe's or Home Depot. They do have a lot of different…read moreplants and trees. The gift shop is high, but unique. I don't really shop there anymore.

Poor customer service, over priced plants and items, and rude remarks what more can you ask for?!…read more I didn't realize that when you go to return a defective item to this store that you become subject to being badmouthed in front of other customers. I was going to purchase several hibiscus from them even though they sold me a defective item until I hear them openly bad mouthing me for wanting to return a $60 solar lamp that didn't even work. Definitely will not be supporting this business any longer, and it's a shame because I enjoyed shopping there, but it's okay I won't shop somewhere for inconveniencing someone to do their job.

I love it ! The inwood gardens In Mandeville. that opened pretty recently. . Beautiful…read morePlants and amazing gift store . and there is always a beautiful sweet black poodle there that greets customers . I love going to Inwood gardens . you won't want to leave !!!

All 10 plants diseased. Wish we knew the discolored leaves were a sign that the nutrients are being…read moredrained. Had to buy neem oil to see if that will help

Visited O'Keefe Feed & Seed in Covington and found two extremely nice Eastern Redbud trees that I…read moreneeded for fall planting. O'Keefe has a good selection of plant materials, equipment, and soil amendments, advice from staff is sound, and prices are competitive.

Selection was not what I thought and prices were not as cheap as I expected . I followed them on FB…read moreand thought they had a large selection of variety of plants. Traveled 1-1/2 hours wish I had shopped closer to home. Not worth the trip

Great selection of healthy houseplants! Just wandering around, you'll find some really unique…read moreplants you don't see everywhere. My home is just a little bit happier after my visit! The prices are very reasonable, and the staff is friendly, helpful, and welcoming. This place will definitely be on my go-to list anytime I'm back down that way!

I don't mean to sound biased, but I cannot understand anybody leaving less than a five star review…read morefor this place unless they're a super needy Karen or the male equivalent, who just needs someone to pay attention to them ALL the time. I've been coming here for three years and bought dozens of plants here, and driven up from Mandeville just to ask them questions about things. They're always helpful, if they're busy, just wait a minute and ask them, they're generous wIth their time, the owner has been super helpful and gone WAY out of his way to solve some problems with my roses. I really can't say enough about this place. And I would definitely rather give my money to a local business then to the big box, and people at the big box have no idea of plants and growing, they're just clicking on a barcode. Yeah, I'm biased but I love this place

Every year we order river sand from Bella Sand and Rock, for leveling our lawn or filling in holes…read morecaused by roof runoffs. Last week's delivery was our 3rd load. Great quality sand, great prices, and their customer service is impeccable. I highly recommend Bella Sand and Rock for all home and commercial projects.

Buyers beware! Make sure you inspect Bella's product while it's in the dump truck BEFORE the dump…read moreit on your property! I ordered many loads of their top soil and dirt mix on which to plant grass seed, and they dumped loads of what appeared to be material that was excavated from a site where a building was demolished. The loads contained about 60% crushed concrete with dozens of 20, 30, and 40-pound rocks. Also lots of other debris, such as pieces of PVC pipes, sections of steel chains, small scrap metal pieces, broken glass, and wood mixed with about 40% dry fill dirt. After I sent them pictures of what they delivered to me, they apologized and refunded the thousands of dollars I paid. Unfortunately, they refused to remove these piles of rubble from my property, and I was forced to pay a contractor to remove it.

Best pine straw, at best prices on the Northshore, in Mandeville. Standard bales are $6.00 compared…read moreto $6.80 at the big box stores (10/06/2024). Staff loads you up at no charge. Delivery available for reasonable charge. Larger round bales available also. They advertise as Louisiana's Largest Pine Straw Producer. These folks have pine straw when no one else does. Highly recommended!

I have only used this company once so far. This company was recommended by one of my neighbors…read moreafter I found a bunch of debris to include thorns and pieces of bushes in the pine straw, we purchased from Garden Spot in Mandeville. The pine straw that was delivered by Gomez was free of debris, but it was dyed red and got bright red dust all over my freshly painted white brick, all over my driveway, and the red dye/powder was so bad that we had to throw away my shoes and clothes after putting it down because it wouldn't wash out. It should be noted I ordered regular undyed pine straw and even used multiple neighbors addresses as examples to describe exactly what I wanted. I contacted the company after the order issue and within a few days George called me back. He explained that someone in the office made an error and sent me the red pine straw that none of my neighbors use but that my HOA uses for the main areas. He sent one of the workers out to pick up the remaining roll I had and to refund the 1 roll that they picked up. He further advised that the red dye would not harm all our freshly done landscaping and sprinkler system. I have mixed feelings about this company. I am disappointed that they made the mistake in the first place and of course charged me for and gave me the more expensive pine straw that I didn't want. But I do give them credit for taking accountability and not making excuses. I plan to give them one more try when it's time to freshen up our pine straw and allow them the chance to get a 4 or 5 star and keep our business.

I used Tim and Dalton to do drainage and install a new front lawn for our home. They did a great…read morejob. It's now been 9 months and the lawn is still looking great and the drainage is doing the job. I can't say enough about their service - from start to finish it was first class and the price was great as well. I highly recommend Ground Hog for any and all lawn care you might have. Doug C. Mandeville, LA

My garden was a total disaster which is probably putting it nicely. Tim and his crew did an…read moreamazing job cleaning and making my garden look like it was always being cared for. They showed up on time and made sure everything met our expectations. I am planning to use them to maintain our lawn! The best my garden has looked - I highly recommend them !!