Armstrong Garden Centers

Small store, but they have nice plants and you can order online and pick it up at the store. I dropped in to talk about a tree I bought there that isn't thriving, and one of their Experts took the time to listen, look at my photos and make suggestions. He also offered to come look at my yard for a fee. I purchased 3 Leslie Roy Mesquite trees. One looks great, one is dead on one side and none of the branches on the third tree leafed out this spring, but it has a bunch of sprouts down low on the trunk. The expert suggested that I measure the soil moisture every day for a while to see how it varies between the trees and then make adjustments so the two damaged trees are more like the happy one.

Great Selection, Great Staff.
When you visit a nursery you look for selection, variety, condition of the plants and a staff with plenty of knowledge. Armstrong delivers in all respects. An excellent staff that obviously enjoy what they're doing makes this a 5 star rating.
Highly recommend.

This place is better than Lowes and Home Depot for the quality of the plants. The price of the plants are higher than that of Home Depot. But the place is so lively. I was able to photo hummingbirds close up.

Armstrong Garden Center in Encinitas is my favorite place to buy anything for gardening with friendly knowledgeable staff. I've taken free classes there and learned so much! Excellent place to learn about Organic Gardening!

Everyone was helpful and friendly. Especially Dana. I found so many colorful things for my garden, plus products for my roses and spray to get rid of pesty June bugs.

This place is great for all of your gardening needs and especially my wife’s favorite place to go. Our husky loves to see Brian (a sales associate) there as he’s a dog lover.

Beautiful store, lots of selection! A little pricey, but their plants are all in great shape and well taken care of! Lots of decorative knickknacks and planters/pots. Tons of choices for plant fertilizer and soils. I spoke to one employee about some Crape Myrtles that will not bloom, he was super knowledgeable and told me what fertilizer it needed and why it needed that specific one. It would be great if they had a little more variety of indoor plants. They have a lot of them, but only a few kinds.

Love this place. A lot of choices and the staff are very helpful. At checkout you can have your plants warrantied. I make sure my rose bushes are. A great deal to have them replaced if a problem with them. You can tell the staff takes pride in their work. Definitely check it out.

The staff here are helpful and kind. I am an avid gardener and frequent visitor here, in part because it is so pleasant to deal with the staff, especially when I have something specific in mind. I like the buyer's choices for cards and gift items when I need something special and am not even really looking. They inspire me to purchase so I am prepared for holidays and birthdays ahead of time. Fun place.

I've been going more often recently and I've noticed the store is very well stocked and organized. It's easy to find what you need and if not someone will be right there with a wealth of information. Even with the influx of customers the employees remain helpful and friendly. I will continue to shop here as I learn my way around the garden!

WOW what a Variety!! So much to Choose from with a Great atmosphere and Very Clean 👍 awesome displays make you want to Buy everything 😜

Bought a lovely red Baron peach tree at an ex lent price but how to get it home without damaging any red buds? My thought was to lay it down but they suggested placing in the reclined front seat. Yep, it worked great. He knew how to support it so it was secure. Happy tree. They work as a team to give you the best service.

The folks who work here are experienced and knowledgeable. Quality plants and hardscape items in stock. Garden tools and trellises, decorative pots and planters. Have any questions? Just ask anybody on staff. They are happy to help everyone from the novice to the masters.

Been in to this location multiple times as of late. Each time I have had the pleasure of working with Brian. He’s incredibly knowledgeable and has provided exceptional customer service. Armstrong’s is incredibly fortunate to have such a passionate and helpful employee. Keep up the good work.

Have had interactions with 5 of the employees over the past 2 months. They couldn't have been more knowledgable or helpful. I came looking for 10 specific roses that I had grown 40 years ago. They were able to find 9 of them.

If you think your limited to the Home Depot look come here and find a variety of healthy plants ,vegetables, air plants,pots and SEEDS which HD no longer sells.

Armstrong has decorative items besides,plants,trees and bushes. On the whole a fair price. They back-up what they sell as well. They are very helpful in trying to find exactly what you want.

Their tomato selection is far better than big box stores, great quality plants in general. A little more expensive but worth it for certain things

Good assortment of garden equipment. Many types of pots.
Should mostly stress that the staff know their stuff

Great service today, wanted a big pot they loaded it (and soil) onto cart and then into car for me. Friendly too :-)