Jim Jenkins Lawn & Garden Center

The plants are nice but you better do your own homework on how to plant/​care for them. The employees are not informed and the owner acts entitled and has an enormous anger-​managment problem. Shopped there for years but will not return.

I worked at Jim Jenkins for a whole summer and into the fall. In the first month working there, the police were called twice because of the owner harassing customers for trying to return plants that died well before their due date. The service I saw the staff give, particularly the owner and his wife, was absolutely atrocious. They simply have no time to help with problems with your plant if you have already bought it, and a return is out of the question. And if you do need to speak to the owner, don’t bother coming in before 2:30, even though the store opens at 9. The owner and his wife routinely shuffle in several hours late and then sit in the office for another hour or so before they grace their business with their presence. It should be known that the Jenkins do not have a farm where they grow their own plants, unlike other, cheaper local growers such as Trax, Simmons and Bedner’s. All their plants are shipped in from elsewhere the same way Wal-​Mart ships in from China. If you’re thinking of applying for a job there, there are some precautions you should take heed to: you’re «training», and they call it training because they pay trainees less during the training period, consists of not telling staff how registers are to be operated and then yelling at them, not explaining how orders are to be taken and then yelling at them and not telling them essential store knowledge and yelling at them. Sometimes dirt from plants people brought in would get on the floor, but I was forbidden from vacuuming it up until day’s end because, much like my family’s dog, the sound of the vacuum makes the owner angry, further illustrating how the selfish needs of the owner comes before the needs of customers, staff, and the business as a whole. The owner also routinely withheld paychecks on the day staff members were told they would be paid, be extremely rude to anyone who spoke English as a second language, and refuse to pay for damages to customers’ cars that were clearly caused by Jenkin’s equipment. On one occasion, I witnessed the owner be obscenely rude to a same-​sex couple, telling the two young women perusing the store that they had to «buy something or leave,» even though all other customers were welcome to explore their garden options. I want to give this business 0 out of 5 stars, but Unilocal requires me to give 1, so I begrudgingly do so. Do not work here, do not shop here and if by any horrible circumstance you find yourself at Jim Jenkins Lawn and Garden Center, you run. You run so far.

I loved working at Jenkins for the summer because it was a fun job but the owner and his wife were super disrespectful and treated us like crap. It doesn’t surprise me that they only have good reviews because its a really fun place and they have BEAUTIFUL flowers. But there’s a lot of wrongdoing inside this business that you don’t see from the outside and i hope someone reads this and decides to go to Bedners. Also, don’t pick up a job application. They are AWFUL to their employees and they are constantly searching for more people because of it.

I didn’t know how I would like this place, because it seems small from the street. But I’m glad I went in. The staff is knowledgeable and fun to chat to. They have some neat things inside, almost like an old General Store. All the fun is in the back, though. There is a greenhouse, and lots of variety. They help when you need help, and leave you alone when you wan to just peruse. I will absolutely be back.

They emailed us a coupon and when we came to the store to redeem, they said we had to PRINT it and would not honor the email on our phone. When we questioned it, they said they didn’t have the technology to scan coupons on smart phones. Since they are not obviously scanning paper coupons, it would seem that you only need to show the coupon, phone or printed. I like to support the little guy, but this place is making it very difficult to do so.

Keep in mind I am not a garden aficionado by any means, so this review might not be very knowledgable. All I know is that I had a friendly worker help me pick out some flowers. And now they’re planted in my garden and look lovely.
I went over to the vegetable side, which was slim pickings. The dude I asked about the veggies wasn’t as friendly as the chick from the flowers. I guess flowers make people happier.
While I do think it was pretty expensive, I did buy perennials for my whole front facing garden. So now I won’t have to bother with it again.
I’d be interested to see whet their veggie selection was like earlier in the spring. Oh we’ll, always next year!

My wife likes to go there to buy her items for gardening. I had to make her a special sign for garden as well «Sandy’s Garden» Just need some flowers.

After being frustrated with the knowledge and variety at the Big box stores I decided to see what a local garden shop had to offer. Talk about variety this place has it, the knowledge of the staff is second to non and really made me feel confident in my own gardening abilities since the stuff I have planted is now becoming overgrown I needed the nudge to prune my stuff myself.
They also have a vast array of Organic gardening products with staff who know what to recommend for various types of problems you are having with a species of plant. I will say though that their prices are a little bit higher for most of their plants but they appear to be of better quality. The mulch that they offer for delivery is also much more expensive than other places around the region. I will be coming here more for the variety, quality and expertise of the staff.

Quite a variety of annuals and perinnials. In addition a wide assortment of trees and shrubs, even blueberry bushes. I liked the fact that they had shopping type carts to do your shopping with. They also have a shop with all the gardening supplies you can think of. Prices are also reasonable.

I LOVE Jim Jenkins Lawn Center! This place is great! They have an outstanding selection of perennials and trees. Although they do have annuals, the selection is not as vast as other greenhouses that specialize only in flowers. Their plants are healthy and hardy. I often see Jim himself walking about. He is always willing to give advice or answer questions. They have a wide variety of mulch, topsoil, and manure. It is all very reasonably priced. You can get it delivered or pick it up yourself with a truck. The store front is loaded with different items for your gardening needs. Although this may sound silly and tacky to some, one of the best features of this lawn and garden center is the gnome selection. They have so many different kinds of gnomes: big ones, little bity ones, Steeler ones, and other themed gnomes. With my husband being an avid gnome guy, I always can swing by to pick one up as a fun surprise. I did not give this store 5 stars for two reasons: 1. pulling in and out of this place is INSANE! On busy weekends they have a police officer directing traffic, but typically you are on your own. Keep your fingers crossed as you leave. and 2. I think their prices are a bit more expensive than other places. Although they have a lock on the USC market, I think that with some searching you could find other places that are not as pricey. The good news is if you sign up for their email alerts, you can usually get a coupon.