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| - As someone who is finds planting/greenery/ROSES to be a source of enormous pride and comfort, I lose my mind every time I pull into Star Nursery.
This chain offers a lot of plants - while I feel that the establishment is geared heavily towards contractors, it has a lot for the home designer - including a personal visit to your home for consultation on plants/lighting/etc. While I would be happier if that visit gave a discount for plants used, it's pretty handy.
The plant specialist who may be swamped with customers and sometimes MIA is worth her weight in gold. Super knowledgable, has some great suggestions that are native to desert life and was completely unbeknownst to me, and was generally helpful as can be. Yes, the salesgirls can be a bit "huh?", but seriously, it's a lot of grunt work here and there ARE specialists to answer your questions.
They have a sweeeeeet variety of roses, especially during Springtime - not so much during Summer - including some rare varieties that you won't find at Lowes or Home Depot. YES, they are that much more expensive but they are clearly labeled and easy to find.
Every now and then they have a great sale on a particular plant that's for dirt cheap - usually some decent staples such as everygreens or grasses that work for cottage gardens like my own or your average desert yard, such as everyone else.
The last time I was there a nice employee insisted on helping me carry my few plants out to the car, wished me a nice day, and everyone there said hello to me as I walked by. I approve.
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