Pike Nurseries

This is a good nursery that has been in the neighborhood for many years.
Unfortunately, the teenage/​college age cashiers are rude and argumentative and give attitude. Do not shop here in the late afternoon/​early evening; only shop in the mornings/​early afternoons when the adult cashiers are on shift. They are much nicer.

This one is great. The other in East Cobb lies (Roswell Rd.), say things are out of season like lady bugs and praying matice. Reality, they just lie then order products people need. Avoid the Pike Nurseries on Roswell Road and go to this one. It might be a farther drive but it stocks what you need.

Pike’s Nursery is about the only choice for gardening supplies in the area apart from the big box home center stores. You can get some better prices at the big box stores, but I usually come to Pike’s Nursery for buying plants because they usually have better quality plants and a much bigger selection. It’s worth it to pay a little and get some really nice looking plants, unless you’re in the market for something really basic like a run-​of-​the-​mill pansy.
Pike’s Nursery has helpful staff that can answer questions that you might have about the right fertilizer or right type of weed killer. You can’t get that level of service at the big box stores.
Most of the Pike’s Nursery locations are similar in size and selection, and this one on Johnson Ferry is similar to others in the area. There is another location on Roswell Road near the 120 loop that has a bigger selection and is recommended if you are looking for trees and shrubs.
They offer a money back guarantee on most of their plants if the plant dies. I haven’t yet had to take advantage of that, but it’s a good feature to know about.
One problem I have with Pike’s Nursery is that their frequent buyer program (called «Play in the Dirt») is one of the least effective ones I have seen. You accumulate points for your purchases and if you get a certain amount of points within a season you have a limited timeframe in which to get back a credit on a purchase. The problem with this is that until recently there wasn’t any way to keep track of your points, and they don’t send notifications when you qualify for a credit (or at least they never sent me notifications when I qualified a couple of years ago). It appears they have recently improved this since on their website I see a new feature listed for members to create online accounts where they can view their balance. I plan on taking advantage of this feature since it might finally make their frequent buyer program worthwhile.
I also wish they kept a little better supply later in the Fall season. November is still a very good time to do planting in the Atlanta area, but by November I have noted that their stocks are pretty well depleted. The same seems to also occur in early summer. It seems you need to hit their stores in early Spring and early Fall for the best selections, just based on my random experiences.