I spent $420 at Mike's Garden Center on March 9th, 2007. The two Italian Cypresses I purchased for $135 apiece ended up being infected with Bagworms and died within three months of planting. When contacted, the managers at the Southlake store were flippant and implied the bagworm infestation must have taken place after my purchase. Research of bagworms shows their mating season is in the fall and they hatch in the spring...meaning the infestation had to have happened prior to my purchase on March 9th. I made numerous efforts to contact the owner Mike Cook and he never bothered to respond to my phone calls (even after I spoke with 9 separate members of his staff) nor reply to the 5 e-mails I sent directly to him. If you do not know what a bagworm is or would like to see how your experience with Mike's Garden Center is likely to end...Go to Youtube and search for Mikes Garden Center - Southlake Texas video posted by TLSmetty. Do not shop at Mike's Garden Center.
Pros: None.
Cons: The products I bought there died and the managers and owner were unresponsive when I tried to contact them.
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