About Armstrong Garden Centers
Armstrong Garden Centers is a local, employee-owned nursery that has served California residents for 130 years. It offers a wide variety of plants, including flowering annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and houseplants. Customers love the beautiful plants and fair pricing, although some have found it difficult to get help from staff during busy times. The nursery also features a selection of pottery, garden solutions, and other items. Shoppers appreciate the well-organized layout, which makes it easy to browse both outdoor and indoor plants. Many visitors find the atmosphere relaxing, enhanced by fountains and music. Located in the heart of old town Tustin, Armstrong Garden Centers even has a mini super cute pumpkin patch during fall. The nursery offers full landscape services, from design and consultations to planting and landscaping. Customers enjoy browsing the different options and often take advantage of seasonal sales. On recent visits, shoppers have taken home items like a beautiful monstera deliciousa, cute succulents, and cheerful looking marigolds. The friendly and knowledgeable staff is considerate when packing up purchased plants, helping to keep cars clean with paper. The location offers easy parking with a designated lot and convenient flat bed carts for carrying purchases.
I just love Armstrong Nursery during the holidays! And I was so glad I was able to sign up for their fall make and take class! We made a beautiful mini pumpkin with succulents. They had plenty of supplies and the instructors were all so nice and helpful! I need to be sure to keep my eye out for more classes. They were also so kind to have Starbucks coffee on hand for us!
Once I finished with my class, my hubby and I walked around and enjoyed looking at all the beautiful plants and pottery!
I bought fertilizer for my orchids and a pot. I really miss the store that was in Irvine, but the drive to Tustin isn't too bad. It's a very well organized store with many types of indoor and outdoor plants. I like that they do carry native plants.
All in all, the plants are solid, are they expensive, 100%. Are they over priced, yeah, likely. The staff is really nice, why ? because Armstrong hopefully pays them well, I haven't asked - but, will the next time in - as the reason I don't shop at Walmart or the like - they ( ownership ) doesn't take care of their employees financially. I spent over $200 yesterday replacing plants that had dried up ( I was out of town and the plants were NOT watered as directed ) the gardener and I are going to have a chat about that :) Bottom line, good selection pricey and nice folks. I don't love that there's only one entrance - I would think that's for theft - but seriously...read full review