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| - Well, this is a good place to go to get ripped off, and feel really bad about it too. I went to Moon Valley Nursery in Glendale (Arrowhead) in search of some palms for around the pool. I was delighted to see that the place was so big. But when I got inside, the plants were not very full or that impressive - especially for the prices. I tried to find some nice palms though... so I did some digging into the deep back to get some better, fuller ones. Be careful because the ones closer to the front are the most shabby of all. I was not thrilled, but I thought... if this place does not stock nice ones, then no place really will - so I snatched up the two best ones and put them on my cart.
Then I strolled around in search of some vines and shrubs. They did not have Bush Morning Glory and when I asked for Cat's Claw the kid came back with a $20.00 twig that looked like it was dying. I needed some plants with some substance, but they did not have them - everything was very small and shabby - and overpriced -especially for the sizes! When I asked if they had bigger plants, I was told that this is what they have. I should have taken that warning and left. But, I am an armature at this and really did not trust my instincts.
I know nothing about gardening in AZ and even less about palms. I have been searching nurseries for sometime now and am really just not finding what I need... so I decided to get the two Pygmy Date Palm trees and be done with it. I paid $59.00 on sale and when I got home and looked at my receipt, it said (in very small writing), "all sales final". Sadly, the palms were too small for the area I needed to put them in, and I really wanted to return them for larger ones, but I couldn't. And even though I told them I was a beginner at this and was not quite sure if these were the right plants, no one informed me of their policy.
To make things worse, I just got back from Home Depot, and I saw the exact same plants (same gallon size) there for $39.99 and they were much fuller in their trunks and branches and there was more of them in the pot (4 instead of 3). I was ripped off, and I hate that feeling. I am always cautious of places that state, "All sales final." - especially when everything is on sale, but I did not know. They do not post it anywhere on site that I saw.
One of the reasons I went there though is because they are a nursery, and I thought that they guaranteed their plants - NOPE - not if you buy them and plant them - only if they plant them - for a fee! Well, that triple sucks. (Shabby Plants - Overpriced! - No Returns & No Guarantee). I can't afford these kinds of mistakes:-(
Just watch out if you go here, and do your price shopping first - so they don't get you too. Now, every time I look at these palm trees, they will remind me of how I got ripped off at Moon Valley Nursery:(( Thanks Moon Valley Nurseries - YOU SUCK!
Oh and they sold me a 1 cu. ft. bag of mulch for $6 bucks and at Home Depot, I can't get 3 cu. ft. for $7.00. It's upsetting.
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