Yes, even 5 stars in the pouring rain!! This event cannot be missed for any reason; if you have a…read morevacation-- cancel it; if you're sick-- wrap up & go! You get my gist. This is a great sale, and I've been to many plant sales at Botanic gardens [ UC, Tilden, Huntington, Quail ] All are terrific and have their specialties. And I guess that what the Mendocino College sale offers are plants close to my heart-- Calif natives, regional trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and veggies for the upcoming seasons! The sale began yesterday on Friday, and I put off going til it began raining, so I decided to do it on Sat. morning, and maybe John would like to go to. And of course it's raining even harder today, but no matter. After a warm breakfast [ got to have eggs on weekends!] we drove the 5 miles up to the college, and parked in the grass lot of the Dept of Agriculture. I had in my mind a budget of about $25. This seemed alot since plants are priced $1.50 for small 3" pot, $2 for a 6pak, $5 for a gal container. But you know there were 2 of us now and we both like alot of the same things, but a lot of different things too. John favors succulents, grasses-- so we had to get some of those too. With umbrella dripping and finally hair dripping too, we go from greenhouse to greenhouse then to open areas-- so much to choose from. I love Salvias/ sages and they must have had 2 dozen to choose from. The two I bought last year have grown immensely & are ready to bloom soon. So I bought 2 different ones this time. We started out in the veggie 'hall' with a small hand carried tray -- picked up 8 different tomato plants, 6 basils, peppers, pumpkin, squash. Now we needed a wheeled cart, because we picked up lavenders, creeping thymes, a sedge, Calif fushia-- oh the list goes on and on. The staff, who are students in the program, and the cultivators of all the plants, were extremely helpful & informative... in fact a couple enjoyed talking so much we had to break it off to finish shopping & get out of the rain. All plants are lush, healthy & perfect for our region. We blew my proposed budget. Not a surprise really. For all we bought, that filled 3 large boxes, was only $52.00. And they have a fall sale that I did miss last year. So I'm looking forward to that one too. Now once the rain is over [ no hurry on that, we are loving it] we get to deal with our clay soil to get all these new treasures planted.

The staff was so unbelievably professional, helpful, and friendly... oh and very patient because I…read morehad no idea exactly what I was looking for. Selection was great and the prices were fair!

Nice family business. Good prices, helpful, cheerful and welcoming. Be sure to check a map if you…read moredon't have gps. A little hard to find the entrance but well worth it.

I've spent tens of thousands here. Bought wrong size turkey bags. They wouldn't let me return them…read moreas it took me about a month to bring them back and honestly just kind of ridiculous because the bags on top were dusty they wouldn't let me swap for store credit. Mind you it's an $800 master case of the bags. Really couldn't believe after all I've spent here they wouldn't swap for me. Especially when I wound up with 3 gallons instead of 5 gallons because the employee working had convinced me I was looking for the wrong size bags. I guess I'm going to big daddy's from here on out. Thanks for nothing.

I'm from fort bragg, I was in ukiah and wanted to see what they had. they were a little…read moredisorganized and it almost cost them about $1200 in sales, but i noticed the hps lights i was looking for even though they told me they didn't have any, turns out they had a whole pallet. I did leave without buying the grow tent i wanted that they said they had in stock, because when they went to look, they couldn't find them. just like the lights, i'm assuming they were there somewhere. or there computer systems needs updating. things moved slow... (laid back a bit) but i liked it, I enjoyed the laid back atmosphere. one guy would try to help me, and he took off to go get answers, but would often not return, but it didnt bother me. they were busy, and i found him helping other people. Then i asked for help again, the person i asked, tried to help, but i could tell he really didnt know specifics enough to help me, but an unexpected employee "Matt" came in for a few minutes for whatever reason, and this guy asked Matt if he had time to help me. he was honest and said no, he was in a hurry and "it was his day off" He approached me im sure hoping he could answer my questions quickly and get going. He spent about 15 minutes with me. answered all my questions and really hit it out of the ball park. pros, epic staff great prices huge selection Cons for me they are about 50 miles away. I couldn't recommend a hydro store more. They have earned my repeat business, Highly recommended.

I have been calling for 7 hours to purchase in stock carpet over the phone so my workers can drive…read morean hour to pick it up! I was told by a nice salesman that they need to move back stock around so they can get it in the floor to restock and cut it! I should call back in a few hours to see if that was done. I've called back between 4-8:30 7 times I was put on hold , transferred and then was disconnected. What does it take for reasonable service? This is ridiculous for a $600+ purchase to be treated this way! I guess only game in the area you can treat customers as poorly as you want to! What a shame

Reuben changed my whole perception of Home Depot Customer Service! I came in looking for pool salt,…read moreReuben saw me lifting the bags onto my flatbed cart & came over & loaded 8 more for me. He then offered to push the cart, which was heavy, to checkout. On top of that, he wheeled it to my car (parked in the back 40) & unloaded it all! Best customer service experience I've ever had at ANY store. I won't be going back to Friedman's. Plus Friedman's doesn't have any supplies for large in ground pools. Thanks, Reuben!!

Staff were very helpful and super nice. As soon as I entered I was asked if I needed help. Another…read morelater asked what I was looking for and then took me to where it was and gave me good details on the options there. As I was heading to check out, there was about 4 people in line at the 1 check out. Someone promptly came out and apologized for any wait and opened another check out which was hardly necessary. Very nice as I was checking out. Honestly the best service I've ever found at any store. Awesome staff. Generally the store is comfortable and I have yet to not find whatever I am looking for.

I drove an hour and 45 minutes from Point Arena to get supplies. When I got there, the supplies…read morethat they said that they had were not in stock. Josh in the yard did everything necessary to make sure I got what I needed. Josh is a great asset to Mendo Mill and I will definitely be back! Thanks Mendo Mill!

After looking everywhere in Ukiah, I've found that this place has the best fertilizer in town…read more They definitely have the higher nutrient content fertilizer than the silly trash they have at like Home Depot, Walmart, or any other places. If you're really into gardening and really care for your "flowers" *winkwink*, I recommend it whole-heartedly.

Humboldt is an interesting jam. Various sources report that a goodly portion of the local economy…read moreis inexorably linked to the cultivation of various... plants. Similarly, plenty of residents of the permanent, transient, and collegiate varieties dabble in green thumbery for personal or profitable reasons. And without the slightest judgment thereof from this Yelper, any horticultural effort that will result in any level of success requires both the correct supplies to get the job done, and the knowledge to apply things with the right frequency, timing, order, and amounts. All that as prologue to my stop in at Big Daddy. Fully a tourist on my trip, I ducked in to see what this store was all about. While it was essentially stocked with the usual garden center stuff, there were whole aisles dedicated to nutrients, soil and substrate amendments, containers... if you need it, it seemed to be here. I can't say I interacted with staff here... come to think of it, I don't recall being approached by or pursuing help from anyone while I was there. Per other reviews, this isn't the only game in town, and what do I know as a "just passing thru" guy contemplating next season's back yard tomatoes? But all in all, if you have a rudimentary understanding of things like 12-12 and 16-8 lighting, you know guano from guava, and can explain how NPK values change outcomes, you should be able to find what you need here without getting your socks wet.

The only thing that makes a hydro store stand out is price and customer service. This place lacks…read moreboth. The staff is rude and the manager was worse. We ran out of there dont waste your time.