Jerry’s Home and Garden Place

I go here from time to time in a pinch over the years. I find the staff to be not very friendly and/​or helpful. The woman that works the register, who I think is the owner, has poor people skills.

Always fun time. Love the people that work there. Have great specials and/​or sales. Easy to get to. Can’t wait to go again.

I can’t even comment on prices here, because the service was so awful I didn’t make any purchases.
I went in to look for some foilage for my apartment. Houseplants for sure, possibly something really small for the balcony. I had also thought about purchasing some herbs to grow in my windowsill.
The entrance was a little confusing, I didn’t realize you needed to cut through the outdoor display area. I thought that the steps leading up to the building were the front entrance. But that area is boarded up, painted over.
So I make it inside, no biggie. I was the only car in the lot and the place was a ghost town. There was one cashier, a blond woman, leaning on the counter holding a phone. She didn’t say anything to me when I came in, despite being the sole other person in the place. I asked her where houseplants were and got a dismissive wave towards the back of the outside display. «They’re over there.»
Left to my own devices, I wandered around outdoors. A lot of the plants and shrubs had dead ends and dry looking soil. I’m not really up on my plants, so I wanted suggestions. When I went back to find that cashier, she was nowhere to be found. Another customer had come in while I was outside. We exchanged glances and I knew she had a similiar encounter to mine.
I finally found the cashier, and told her what I was looking for. Her demeanor was obstinate and standoffish. She said, «I just made this pot. Why don’t you buy this? You SAID you wanted something for your balcony, right?» and walked me outside to a flower pot with a couple flowers in it. Much too large for me to carry to my car and haul up to my apartment. I didn’t feel like she had heard anything I was looking for… I guess it doesn’t sound like much, but her whole tone was like talking to a crabby teenager.
The other customer in there then asked her a question, and she gave a sigh, as if inconvenienced. I stood there in the front of the outdoor area for a second and just walked out to my car. Totally annoying experience.

Annuals seemed a little pricey, but the trees are priced well. I didn’t have a chance to look at many perennials while I was there. They sell seed potatoes per pound, which is great for home gardeners (instead of having to buy a five pound bag when you’ll only use half a pound).