Information on Almaden Valley Nursery

Buyer be ware of Almaden nursery. Buyer be ware !!!! Stay away from this place since the charge you for items not purchased!!!. I’ve been going to this nursery for over 40 years. Yesterday I had a clerk who without counting the items charged me over$100.00 which seemed odd to me. When I mentioned that the tomato plants were on sale she was highly annoyed. She ran the bill again without looking at the plants and this time charged me $93.00 which was still too high. I asked for the itemized bill and she said they don’t have one and run everything by hand. Then she left. I looked at the bill and figured out that she had charged me for 3 extra items that I had not purchased. I asked another younger clerk to correct the bill and she was too scared and intimidated to do it but finally at my insistence corrected the bill. I asked for the manager NICK and explained the situation but instead of apologizing and saying that he’ll make sure that his workers pay attention, he was rude, arrogant and said that I don’t have to buy from there which I will not. I know times are hard for businesses but it does not justify stealing and being rude and arrogant about it.

Was hoping to get some advice and buy some insecticide. Too many young kids around so I was trying to get to someone older who might be more experienced. Found this guy in the distance. But before I was able to walk up and talk to him, there was a middle aged lady customer that somehow recognized him from their elementary schoold days. They just started to talk and totally ignored all the other customers. The least he could have done is to tell me and the other customers "I'll be right with you." Nothing like that and they just kept on talking. I had to run to another nursery before it closed.

Bad costumer service. My last time there. Glad there are more nurseries nearby.

I have stopped by a few times to see what new plants they may have, nice selection but too pricey for my blood. A plant bargain hunter is what I am! I have seen a few harder to find plants and roses on occasion so there is some value to stopping in on occasion.

Great looking place....buttttt very expensive. You can get your plants at much better prices almost anywhere else.

I noticed for a while that no one has reviewed this nursery, so I thought I'd throw in my $.02. It's got nice plants in a very nice layout. Their prices, however, seemed high. The day I was there, it the staff was all tied up with landscape designers. It's not a place I'm itching to go back to again, but if I'm nearby and have some time, I might give it another try.