Wow, the owner/manager of the Windsor gardener might be one of the rudest entrepreneur's that I have come across. My teenageers (15 and 13) each needed to to purchase a small plant for their school projects so we decided to head to the Windsor Gardener to pick some up. This is a bit of a unique situation because the store is attached to the excellent High Hops brewery. I told the teenages to go pick out what they need while I have a beer, afterall it is their project why do I need to pick out a plant? When they ask the staff for recommendations they were told that they could not be in the store and needed to be with a parent. While I understand the overall logic of their policy, they just kicked out two paying customers! I went to ask the manager about the situation and was clearly told that it was their policy and they didn't care if they were paying customers or not. I promise that Ace or Lowes absolutely have no problems or restrictions on selling products to teenagers. It is actually a verified fact since the same teenagers were able to make a purchase, completely independently, at the local Ace after being denied services at the Windsor Gardener. I am both offended and disgusted by this experience, especially because I went to have a direct conversation with the owner or manager and was basically told to go to hell as well. Now that is real customer service! I'm a huge believer in supporting local community stores but this store clearly does not support members of their local community! Absolutely, not a family friendly environment!