Garden Center at The Home Depot — Local services in New York

This is the worst home depot I have ever been in. I have experienced it's worsening service since it opened. The parking lot is chaotic and u safe, the service is su standard and the selection is less robust than other stores. They lack the staff to manage the operation during busy times and no one seems to be incharge. I came today, Monday, to shop and the parking lot is a mess. The entrance by the garden center is closed and unstaffed, even though there are items for sale right outside the door. I am heading to Lowes and will be shopping...

as a general rule this is a pretty terrible place- disinterested staff standing around just talking or actively avoiding people but today there was actually a guy being helpful. wish i had his name for this review. anyway the place is insane, so many things I need blocked off, long lines and generally terrible staff, just one good staff member today- i was impressed by that. The garden area needs fixing though, you can't get to anything and it's about planting time. One star for everything...

Bought a small potted Christmas tree here a couple of years ago that immediately started to die even though I was taking proper care of it. On closer inspection realized this poor living tree had been SPRAY PAINTED to make it look a darker color. In reality it was a Norfolk pine painted to look like a traditional Christmas pine tree. Wow. After giving the pine tree a sponge bath it eventually survived and thrived, but talk about irresponsible...