Ellis Home & Garden — Local services in Longview

I took my grandsons on Sunday after Halloween to the Pumpkin Patch. The website stated it opened at noon. I was disappointed to find all of the decorations taken down when we arrived at 3:00 pm. (Signs were still up by the driveway and along the highway) The saving grace was that the pallet maze was still up - my boys enjoyed running through it. I did get a few pics of them by the old truck - there were still flowers & hay bales around it. I will commend the staff for the outstanding job they did last year (2019). A tremendous amount of planning and hard work has to be done to set this up. I hope to be able to continue to bring my grandsons...

Never once was I greeted with a hello, welcome, etc. I was looking for a large magnolia tree and so I walked around to where the trees were the last time I bought one. Again, no "identifiable" help! The only person with a vest on was the cashier in the store. Anyway, I walked all over the "tree" section and NO trees! Went inside to cashier; sent me to gardening dept., NOBODY THERE. Had her page again, no show.

I left EXTEMELY DISGUSTED at how I had been treated! If you want Ellis to stay in business, teach the KIDS you hire to be respectful, to be happy about working there, and to NOT have the attitude of 'Just doing...

Very helpful employees & a huge variety of live & silk plants & flowers! Trees & shrubs are outside next to their main building! A large assortment of indoor/outdoor decorative pieces-concrete benches, bird baths, statues, flower pots, wicker chairs & tables, candles, pictures, vases, chimes, rugs, knick-knacks, oils & incences. They even have shirts, scarves & seasonal specialties. When you go there be ready to be amazed at all of variety!! I always want to look at everything so I'm better off going solo or with one of my daughters. They both enjoy going with me & I love...