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Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center

Landscaping, Pavers and Hardscaping

About us

More than just a garden center! Not only is Eclectic Nature loaded with beautiful unique and unusual plants, garden furniture, pottery, trellis's and all sorts of garden accessories outside, it has a wonderful gift shop inside! Vintage and contemporay furniture, a smattering of home accents. tons of jewelry, artwork, great children gifts something for everyone and any occasion. In the Fall Eclectic Nature becomes "Halloween Central" stocking all the ghouls & goblins you could possibly want along with pumpkins and fall plant material. Then comes Christmas! Eclectic Nature transforms into a "WINTER WONDERLAND" stocking only the finest grown Frazier Fur trees, roping, garlands & wreaths outside. The gift shop inside explodes with color for the season for all of your decorating needs.

Business highlights

21 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Landscape Consulting, Design, Maintenance & Installation.

Amenities



Accepted payment methods

Check
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.48 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
75%
4
13%
3
0%
2
0%
1
13%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.6
professionalism
4.4
responsiveness
4.3
punctuality
4.6
Showing 1-8 of 8 reviews

Christina P.
04/2013
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Perfect.
Description of Work: My yard looks so beautiful. All the winter dead is trimmed back, new mulch laid and it is all cleaned and ready for spring. I would highly recommend Eclectic Nataure for landscaping services and general maintenance.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$500

Hugh S.
05/2012
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Overall, the experience was very good. They have a very nice service and showroom. They were easy to work with and nice people!
Description of Work: They provided some very nice potted plants for my home.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Hugh S.
11/2011
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
I have used this company in the past and was very pleased. This second project was adding additional plants in the front yard. The work was done just 3 days after I called and placed my order.
Description of Work: Plants and shrubs in front yard

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$950

liesl S.
10/2011
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Christy came, looked at my front yard, described her idea for re landscaping of plants to something would be blooming all year. I noticed I had a pile of tree limbs and offered to have those away too. I was so impressed I asked her to take a look at the back and give me an estimate for that as well. They were more reasonably priced than other companies. I received a written estimate the next day. The work was completed in one day and they did a lovely clean up job afterwards. I didn't recognize my own front yard when I came home.
Description of Work: I used ECLECTIC NATURE to remove plants and shrubs; created new flower beds and planted variety of azaleas, roses and pansies etc.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Hugh S.
10/2011
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
The process went well and I am very happy with the outcome. My front yard looks great and my neighbors are all jelous. My next door neighbor also hired them upon my recommedation. After Christy and her crew installed they new plants, she aded a few more to my yard. Very nice gesture. I will definately use them again.
Description of Work: I have an old house in Del Ray where the landscaping was over 90 years old. I hired Eclectic Nature to design a more modern look for this home. The owner, Christy, came out to my home, took measurements and discusssed ideas that would work well on my property. I told her I was on a tight budget, and she was very helpful in that regard. I came acroos this company during my walk along Mt Vernon Ave in Del Ray. They have a VERY interesting retail store. I still like to stroll through to see the plants and ideas, or to just say hello. Very friendly cat at the cash register!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,300

CHRISTINE C.
06/2011
4.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Numerous trees of a variety of sizes were cut down and removed. Christy noted that two were ornamental fruit trees and recommended keeping them, as they would be allowed to grow more fully without competing for resources. Her worker came for two almost full days to cut down and reduce branches to manageable sizes. They carefully piled everything into bundles and then hauled it away. The yard space was much improved. Clean up was excellent. A few stumps resprouted, and we are discussing how to handle that with Christy. My one and quot;complaintand quot; is that communication is a bit challenging, sometimes. We emailed back and forth and had to reschedule and reconnect a bit. Due to the company's schedule, the work was finished while we were out of town (a fact of which I had informed Christy before we left). We did not leave the final payment because we wanted to see the finished product first. The day after we came back, when I tried to drop the check off at the store, it was closed. That afternoon, we got a call from Christy, that sounded as though she thought the final payment was overdue. I mailed it in with an explanation of trying to pay as promptly as possible. Not a deal killer, but not a happy way to end the experience, either. Also, I bought a bunch of herbs there and they are thriving! The quality of their plants is fabulous.
Description of Work: We had a bunch of trash trees and uncontrolled growth in our back yard. I won a design estimate for Eclectic Nature at a fundraiser (bid on it based on a friend's hearty recommendation for Christy Beall as a designer). Christy came out, reviewed our pathetic yards, made suggestions and gave an estimate on getting rid of the uncontrolled growth out back. It was the jumpstart we needed to get the yard updated.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

Response from Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center
Hi member, it's Christy from Eclectic Nature. So sorry about you feeling negative about collecting the bill at the end. I guess it was because that was the beginning of the year for us and cash flow was tight. I certainly did know you were going to be out of town and did not mean to pressure you at all. Your business is very important to us and I'm thrilled that you were happy about everything else! Hope you are well and hope to see you soon!

Angela M.
05/2011
1.0
landscaping, hardscaping
  + 0 more
They charged us around $1000. Their service wasn’t good. We contracted with them to buy plants, install them and for a walkway. They did a very fine job on the walkway, but the owner of Eclectic Nature is the world’s worst customer service person. They were horrible in every way which included their customer service and following up on our issues. All we were trying to do was buy plants and plant them in the ground. She just didn’t want to do it. She was really mean to us when we were trying to ask her questions. It was bizarre and the customer service was poor. We wouldn’t use their services again.
Description of Work: We used the services of Eclectic Nature about a year ago for landscaping work.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0

$1,000

Response from Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center
Hello member, I am so very sorry that things turned out the way they did in our working relationship. Its' very unfortunate seeing as how we have worked for your lovely neighbors next door for over 15 years and have never had a complaint. I hope your gardens are doing well. Take care.

Mary S.
01/2011
5.0
landscaping, hardscaping
  + 0 more
Very well. Good prices and beautiful plants.
Description of Work: I purchased plants and have a very small slate patio installed at my home

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$750

Response from Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center
Hi member, it's Christy from Eclectic Nature. Thank you so very much for your wonderful report! I'm so thrilled that you were so happy with our services and products! Hope to see you soon!

    Contact information

    1503 MOUNT VERNON AVE, Alexandria, VA 22301

    www.engiftandgarden.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Monday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Thursday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Friday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Saturday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Licensing

    Insured

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    No
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
    State Contractor License Requirements

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    Service Categories

    Landscaping,
    Pavers and Hardscaping

    FAQ

    Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center is currently rated 4.4 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Monday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Thursday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center accepts the following forms of payment: Check,MasterCard,Visa
    No, Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center does not offer free project estimates.
    Yes, Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center does not offer a senior discount.
    No, Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center does not offer emergency services.
    No, Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center does not offer warranties.
    Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center offers the following services: Landscape Consulting, Design, Maintenance & Installation.

    Contact information

    1503 MOUNT VERNON AVE, Alexandria, VA 22301

    www.engiftandgarden.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Monday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Thursday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Friday:
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Saturday:
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM