Frequently Asked Questions

1. I'm new to the area, what is Merrifield Garden Center all about?

Merrifield Garden Center is a full service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving northern Virginia and the surrounding Washington, DC, metropolitan area since 1971. As one of the largest and most complete nurseries in the country, Merrifield Garden Center has everything for your gardening, landscaping and decorating needs!

2. What type of products do you carry in your Garden Centers & Nurseries?

In addition to our vast selection of trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, houseplants, herbs, vegetables and water gardens, Merrifield Garden Center also carries all of the products that you will need to keep your landscape looking its best. Listed below is just a sampling of our many products.

Tools and gardening supplies
Seeds and seed starting supplies
Bulbs, tubers, corms and rhizomes
Mulches, soils and fertilizers
Garden control products (insecticides, herbicides, etc.)
Bulk and bagged topsoil, mulch, sand and stone
Organic gardening supplies
Watering supplies
Birdbaths, fountains and all types of statuary
Containers, pots and window boxes
Garden furniture
Decorative items for the home and garden
Water gardening supplies
Bird houses, seeds and feeders
Edging, arbors and trellises
And much more!

3. Where is Merrifield Garden Center located?

Merrifield Garden Center has three convenient locations to serve you: Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville, Virginia.

Here are the addresses and phone numbers of our locations. Please click on the link below for directions.

Merrifield Location - 8132 Lee Highway, Merrifield, VA 22116 (703-560-6222)

Fair Oaks Location - 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030 (703-968-9600)

Gainesville Location - 6895 Wellington Road, Gainesville, VA (corner of Wellington Road and Merrifield Garden Way (703-368-1919).

Please click here for driving directions to Merrifield Garden Center.

4. What are your hours at the nursery?

Currently, Merrifield Garden Center’s hours are Monday – Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Our hours do change throughout the year, so please be sure to check back during different seasons.

Throughout most of the gardening season, Merrifield Garden Center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. These hours do change as we transition from one season to another at different times of the year, usually corresponding with the changes in daylight savings time.

During the holiday season, we extend our normal business hours. Merrifield Garden Center is typically closed only two days per year – Christmas and Thanksgiving.

You can also shop online 24/7 for gardening products and supplies.

5. Do you offer delivery service?

Yes, Merrifield Garden Center offers local delivery service for plants and materials purchased at our two locations. Deliveries can be arranged Monday through Saturday, and Sunday deliveries are often available. Deliveries can be scheduled beginning the day after the date of purchase, but same day deliveries are often possible, depending on the time of the year, and the time of day that the order is placed.

There is a fee for this delivery service, which is based on the area where the delivery will be taken. If you are interested in learning more about our delivery services, or the fees for your particular zip code area, please contact us at either of our two nursery locations.

Merrifield Location: 703-560-6222 Fair Oaks Location: 703-968-9600 Gainesville Location: 703-368-1919

6. Do you have a replacement policy on your plants?

Yes, Merrifield Garden Center carries a replacement policy on our trees and shrubs that are purchased and cared for according to our care instructions, per the terms spelled out in our written policy. In general, this replacement policy is for a replacement or store credit at 100% of the purchase price during the first six months, and at 50% of the purchase price during the second six months. Naturally, this policy doesn't cover damage or death beyond our control, such as improper planting; over or under watering; insect, animal or disease problems; or winterkill. All plants are replaced only one time.

Note: Sale plants, roses, houseplants, annuals, perennials and plants that grow in locations other than "in-ground" are not covered by our replacement policy.

7. Do you special-order plants or products?

If you are interested in an item that we either do not carry at the nursery, or do not have in stock, please contact one of the managers that work in the division for that product, and we will be happy to look into the possibility of ordering it for you. We will certainly try to accommodate special orders, but several factors may be involved in whether or not we are able to do so. These include time of year, weather, grower or supplier inventories, and other factors.

8. Do you offer landscaping services?

Absolutely! Merrifield Garden Center offers complete landscape design and installation services. We are very proud of our award-winning landscaping department, which now has over 30 landscape designers and consultants, and over 65 crews that install our work.

With our talented team of professionals, Merrifield Garden Center can transform your dreams of a beautiful garden into a reality. Our services include custom landscape design and installation; water garden, pond and waterfall installation; complete brick, stone and timber work; landscape lighting; tree transplanting; mulching, edging, pruning and fertilizing; and much more!

If you are interested in learning more about our landscaping services, or scheduling an appointment with one of our designers at your home, please call 703-560-6222, or click here to fill out our Landscape Services Request Form.

9. Do you send out newsletters to your customers?

Yes, Merrifield Garden Center offers a free monthly e-newsletter, called "The Merrifield Gardener E-Newsletter," which is packed with great gardening tips, creative ideas, valuable how-to information, advice from our team of experts and more. Our e-newsletter also features a gardening blog from David Yost, one of our talented plant specialists, who can also be seen on our weekly TV show, "Merrifield's Gardening Advisor." Please click here to sign up for our free gardening e-newsletter.

We also have a traditional mailing list that you can sign up for. We send out several mailers each year that include our schedule of free gardening classes that we have at various times throughout the year. These mailers also include gardening tips, special offers and more. To sign up for our traditional mailing list, please click here.

We respect your privacy! Merrifield Garden Center does not rent, sell or share your information with any outside parties.

Additionally, we pass out a separate newsletter at both of our nursery locations. This publication, "The Merrifield Gardener," is printed monthly, and is filled with timely tips, gardening information and much more to keep you up to date on what is happening at Merrifield Garden Center. Be sure to grab a copy the next time you visit the garden center.

10. Do you offer classes / seminars for the public?

Yes, Merrifield Garden Center hosts interesting and informative gardening and landscaping seminars at various times throughout the year. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced gardener with a green thumb, these classes offer something for everyone. Classes are free, and coffee and light refreshments are provided.

Please click here for our upcoming Schedule of Events.

For more gardening information, don't miss our weekly television show - "Merrifield's Gardening Advisor." This popular show, which airs Saturdays at 8 a.m. on NEWSCHANNEL 8, explores the wonderful world of gardening and covers a wide variety of topics, including roses, perennials, container gardening, lawns, trees, insect controls, as well as design and decorating ideas. Additionally, viewers can call in with their own lawn and garden questions.

Please click here for more information about our television show.

11. Do you have experts that can assist with horticultural information, advice and plant and garden problems?

Absolutely! At Merrifield Garden Center, we have a team of talented horticulturists, plant specialists and Virginia Certified Nursery Professionals who are always ready to assist you with any questions that you may have. Whether it is finding the right plant for the right spot in the garden, assistance with landscape design or any other gardening matter, we have the expertise to help make your project a success.

And, as an additional service to our customers, all of our Merrifield Garden Center locations feature Plant Diagnostic Clinics, where our team of experts can help answer any gardening questions that you may have. Just stop in and talk with one of our plant specialists, and we will be happy to help. And if you are experiencing a problem with plants or weeds that are growing in your garden, we recommend that you bring in a fresh sample that is representative of the problem to one of our two locations. Our specialists will help diagnose the problem and offer practical solutions.

Please click here for more information about our Plant Diagnostic Clinic.

12. Do you provide speakers to garden clubs, civic associations, etc.?

Yes, Merrifield Garden Center has our own Speaker's Bureau, which can provide your garden club, civic organization or company with an interesting and informative speaker on a wide range of gardening and landscaping topics. Our talented team of horticulturists, plant specialists and Virginia Certified Nursery Professionals will help make your next meeting fun and effective!

There is a nominal fee for this service. If you are interested in speaking with someone about the possibility of scheduling a speaker, please contact Diane Hawthorne at 703-560-6222.

13. Do you ever discount your plants or products throughout the year, or for an end of season closeout sale?

Throughout the gardening season, Merrifield Garden Center typically has a weekly special that is advertised in various local newspapers and promoted in our stores. Please look for these ads to learn what plants or products may be on sale for that particular week. Beyond that, Merrifield will sometimes feature certain discounts on select plants or products for a limited time. But in general, we are not a discount nursery and typically do not have inventory closeout sales or end of season clearance sales.

Our goal is to offer the absolute best quality, selection, and service that we possibly can, believing this provides our customers with tremendous value. This includes maintaining a fresh, healthy, and beautiful selection of plant material throughout the year. We also carry inventory during the winter months. Weather permitting, our landscape crews continue to plant during the winter, and we sell a wide assortment of plant material to our professional contractor customers.