Potomac Garden Center

Potomac Garden Center is a garden center in North Potomac, MD, located at 12024 Darnestown Road. It holds a rating of 5.00 based on customer reviews.

Founded in 1967 by Bob Angell, this family-owned business began on River Road in Potomac, Maryland. Bob and his wife Jan moved the operation to the North Potomac location in 1984. Their son, David Angell, joined the company in 1992 by merging his landscaping business with the garden center. David purchased the company from his parents in 2015 upon their retirement. The business expanded to a second location in Urbana, Maryland, in 2001.

The North Potomac location offers a wide selection of plants, flowers, trees, and shrubs, as well as soil, fertilizer, and garden tools. The inventory includes organic and conventional pesticides, fungicides, and soil enhancement products. The company also operates a greenhouse, a home store, and a gift shop. Services include delivery, with charges based on zip code, and plant diagnostic assistance where staff help identify plant issues using samples or pictures.

The business provides specialized support for various groups, including homeowners, contractors, and HOAs. Trade benefits and maintenance services for local communities are available. The company supports local organizations and events within the surrounding communities.

Potomac Garden Center maintains a guarantee policy for trees and shrubs, warrantying them for one year from the purchase date. This warranty provides a one-time store credit for the purchase price, provided plant care instructions are followed. The guarantee does not cover loss due to drought, flood, animal damage, overwatering, underwatering, hail, ice storms, or unseasonable freezes. Annuals, perennials, roses, fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, ground covers, and contractor purchases are not covered. Returns require receipts, with plants returnable within 24 hours and most hard goods within 30 days.

The Urbana location at 8710 Fingerboard Road is currently closed until further notice. The North Potomac location is open seven days a week, with hours varying by season. Standard hours are 9 am to 5 pm. From April to June, hours extend to 6 pm. The store is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day, with early closures on holidays like Memorial Day, the 4th of July, and Labor Day.

The business sits on Darnestown Road, near Rockville Fire Station 31 and Rachel Carson Elementary School, both about a tenth of a mile away.

BizScoreAI gave Potomac Garden Center a Technical score of 91 out of 100, which means the website is secure and easy for search engines to read without errors. The Content Quality score is 75 out of 100.