Greengate Garden Centres

I live up in Coventry Hills and will drive 30+ minutes across town to shop here. This is the only garden centre I will shop at. Every time it go here they sincerely want to help, they don’t bother me or crowd me but genuinely, warmly welcome me each time I’ve walked in busy day or slow day. Plants I want I can always count on them having in stock. They take the time to bring things to your attention regarding care for the plant and don’t run off to help another customer who has just walked in because they are busy. As I go through the store and have questions or seeking something else one of their friendly staff will stay with you and help you along the way. When I have stopped in for advice because of problems with plants at home they immediately have an answer and suggestion. When one of my indoor plants had aphids it was as good as garbage, when my lilac tree had discolouration on leave last summer it was because of our wet spring. I’ve never planted bulbs til last fall and they shared tricks with me to be sure they came up in the spring. Excellent Service! Competitive prices, good parking and they genuinely treated you as a valued customer they hope to have back and I’ll see you in the spring!

I find the prices here to be quite a bit lower than other large garden centers around Calgary. Maybe its because it’s SO far south, but you can feel the family-​owned vibe and that’s a good thing =) Great selection of pretty much everything here — plants, decorations, soils, etc.
It’s about average prices (still lower than other places in Calgary) but they have some great sales, and they put out a teambuy ticket a little while ago which is what drew me there. I purchased a $ 30 for $ 60 deal, and showed up when they had a 25% off everything sale, so I got an $ 80 massive composter for only $ 30 total! Can’t complain.
I’ll definitely make the drive down to the South boonies to go to this garden center as opposed to other ones in the city! And like Vince said, very knowledgeable and friendly staff!

Great selection and helpful staff

Top of the Crop!
I’ve been shopping for garden and Christmas stuff at Greengate for years… actually, since Christmas 1998 — the first time I purchased a Christmas tree that I didn’t cut out of the forest… years later I actually bough an artificial Christmas tree from Greengate… 2004… which we still have today and it still looks amazing…
Anyway…
Here’s what I love about Greengate! It’s a family owned business for who knows know how long… 14 years or so? The owners work there and they love what they do. The staff are great too — and I’ve noticed they’re still around year after year… low staff turnover means something doesn’t it?
You know what I don’t like? I don’t like being lost, dazed and confused in isle 37.5 in one of them big box stores — I ask for help and they say, «oh, it’s in isle 42, half way down, and look up 6 feet or so» …and then they walk away.
«Um… pardon?» I’m not really much better off… and who knew you had 4.5 more isles then the ones I thought you had?
Greengate staff take you right to the product you’re looking for… huge time saver for me as I couldn’t tell the difference from a pine tree and a weeping willow if you hit me over the head with either one of them.
By the way — did you know that just because something grows in one area of Calgary doesn’t mean it will grow in another… unless it’s a dandelion ;-)
Loads of parking, amazing selection, and free hot apple cider at Christmas :-)
Greengate gives back to the community. They sponsor community sports from junior athletics to amateur tournaments.
One of the biggest and be Stampede Breakfasts in the city! My daughter loves the beans and the face painting.
I guess what I really like about Greengate is that it’s been 13 years and I still drive the 30 minutes one way to buy from them when there’s a Lowes, Home Depot, Canadian Tire, SuperStore and Walmart a heck of a lot closer.
Walmart doesn’t care if I shop in their stores. No one knows my name. No apple cider or a fresh cut on my Christmas tree…
But you know who does care? Greengate! They’s «Top of the Crop!»