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1.2 (653 reviews)
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I ordered from these guys, thought they looked pretty good, and had fair prices. I received a bunch of dead sticks. After talking to customer service, they WILL NOT refund money, but they give credit vouchers instead. The credit vouchers would not work with an online order. Even after communication with customer service once again, they still did not work. So I ordered by phone, nice young lady in the Philippines took my order. What did I receive? More dead sticks. Do Not order from this company. Waste of time and money.

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OMG, it's not even worthy of a star! I wish I had check the better business bureau. This company is a scam. After 8+ weeks I received my plant order- All dead! $83.02 in dead plants and no one to answer for it. And yees I soaked the roots but they were so far gone. They pray on those of us that thought they were buying from Burpee (which is a reputable and good company), But this is Burgess Seed and Pants is a scam.

1 of 3 Flame Grass over a year later.
Caylene B.

So, it's been over a year.... I had about a 75% success rate, which I think isn't too shabby sine I only spent about $68 which included shipping and taxes, and I received quite a bit for that price. What came back up this year & is thriving: 4 of 4 Shasta Daisies 3 of 3 Flame Grass 1 of 1 Bonfire Euphorbia 2 of 2 Catmint Dwarf 3-in-1 citris tree lost 2 grafts, but is still alive..I brought it in over winter and now it is outside....still about the same height. Only 1 of my 3 Lavender came back which was disheartening because all three grew pretty large last summer and it is the Hardy English Lavender. I bought 1 Bi-Color Butterfly Bush, which grew great last summer, but did not even grow a shoot this year. Also bought and Orange Glory Butterfly Plant which shot up two shoots this spring, but they shriveled up and fell off, so not sure what happened there. I didn't try to get any money back because by the time I remembered, it was already past a year...and probably wouldn't have anyway because it seemed like a lot of hastle for $12. All in all, I would buy from Burgess again...low prices, they have a great selection, and I like a challenge. I am thinking of buying some trees from them, so I will follow up with that..... I stand by my original comment that people not familiar with plants should look elsewhere.

Dead tomato plants
Rebecca B.

Absolute worst customer service that I ever dealt with . I received dead tomato plants in the mail and when I called the company the employee was no help and was rude as can be . Then the manager(angie ) was rude . Told me I need a proof of purchase. Which I can gladly send over an email , but yet they pulled up my order there is proof of purchase alone . But yet they want me to PAY to mail them back . They scammed me out of 30 bucks . I paid 10 dollars to ship it originally then they want me to pay more to ship it back . What a joke. On top of that I didnt even receive the correct number of plants and didnt recieve the free peach tree .

Raspberry "sticks"
Chad R.

Need a zero star option. Disappointed doesn't begin to describe how awful this company is. Ordered in April 2020 to try and #StayAtHome and didn't receive anything for almost 8 weeks. That's 2 months people!! From illinois!! Just for small plants and seeds. Jesus, it's not hard to grab the ordered items, throw in a box and ship. If you are out of items, communicate to the buyer and move forward. Tried calling - busy signal. Tried emailing, and just get this "cheery-sounding" email back saying "your order is in shipping" but then nothing arrives for weeks. Tried canceling and they said "we forwarded your request to our cancellation dept." Yeah right - never heard anything and then items arrived in the mail. Items are not looking great and may die. This was a horrible experience and I recommend you look elsewhere for your gardens and trees.

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Ask the Community - Burgess Seed and Plants

Anybody know what's going on with Burgess Seed and Plant Company? I have called and just get a loud busy-like signal. Emailed with no response. The website says they're open, but the website seems to be not working right for ordering. :-(

hey guys here it is I did my research lucky me, its actually called the ROYAL DUTCH GARDENING Burgess is in their backyard, so heres the number to call 3096632350 I just called and spoke with them they do tracking numbers and stuff so… Read more

Are the red oak trees suppose to look like dead twigs?

My husband is pretty good at seeing whether or not a dead twig has the possibility of life in it, and he was not hopeful for our red oak dead twig. He threw it out. Some of the other plants in our order looked like they might amount to something,… Read more

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Four Seasons Nursery

Four Seasons Nursery

1.1(131 reviews)
0.0 mi
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I ordered four plants from Four Seasons. I was very patient and about a month after placing my…read moreorder I emailed checking on the status. Received an email saying they were busy but would get it out soon. Received it about a week later. Shipped in a plastic bag via US Mail. I opened it immediately and found two of the plants in plastic containers. The other two were plastic potted plants just in the bag. The two in the containers seem ok. The other two (see below) had one leaf between them. I emailed four seasons the same day and as of today have received zero communication from them. I suggest looking elsewhere for your plant needs. I know I will unless some happens that changes my mind.

0 Stars. This company is terrible!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM!!!…read more It literally took months to ship. They only shipped part of my order after I filed a claim with my credit card company (since they charged me, another month passed, and still nothing). Then, miraculously, my order arrived, partially fulfilled. I planted everything the day it arrived because many looked like they were struggling already.. I believe 2/10 things I planted has any signs of life. Prior to submitting a claim, I called numerous times, different times of day, over several days, but every time it rang busy. I also emailed, no response. I just received a letter saying that they need payment and are going to recharge my cc for the dead plants they sent me unless I contact them. YET THEY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH. I am beyond irritated, which is why I'm taking the time to write this crap review. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR BUSINESS. THEY HAVE FAILED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

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Direct Gardening - Oh so tiny

Direct Gardening

1.2(900 reviews)
0.1 mi
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0 Stars. What I first was excited about ended up being the worst experience I've ever had with an…read moreonline retailer. It was only after the initial purchase that I realized they got such horrible ratings. The people in their home state think they should be shut down. I got excited and spent several hundred dollars at this website and 11 months later I have almost nothing to show for it other than 3 very tiny stick-like shrubs, some buried "pep pills" and a jar of "plant booster" It's very interesting that they have so many plants listed. And I wasn't against the idea of growing from what are essentially rooted trimmings (clones). I thought I would get my money back or a replacement but instead they gave me a "credit voucher" -- the customer service is horrible. They made me send back my proof of shipping. I don't think they know how to use computers. After I sent back the "proof of shipping" demanding almost all of my money back (excluding the fertilizer and the dwarf cherries that actually survived) they never said anything. I had to send an email asking about the credit voucher. Me: "I mailed the two shipping labels back to you around Christmas 2020" They sent me back a one-liner: "As of 1/11 we show credit vouchers began to issue on your account." Like there is some 1970s bank supercomputer processing these things... I was like "Oh ok" and logged into the account but there is no way to see where those vouchers are or how much they are for. So, I sent them another email: "How do I view those on your website?" Their response: We can send the proof through this email thread if you would like. Thank you, Customer Care My response: "Yes I'd like to know how to use them? How much they were for?" What I did not say was "why the heck do I have to even ask you idiots" I've started a dispute with my bank. We'll see. Since they dragged out this transaction for 8 months, the bank will probably be like "it has been too long" or something. I planted over 50 items from this company and only the 3 Dwarf Cherry plants actually survived long enough to take root and grow leaves. The rest died either in the hot summer months or never sprouted at all. And I tried to find things that could survive in direct sun. It took them many months to send my first partial order. They say they won't "send until the correct planting time", but they sent the items so late in the planting season that, of the few items that made it into the ground and actually seemed to be budding, they all died as it hit summer. (Received late May items that could have been planted in April, they died in June)

Ordered 75 Lavender bushes. They came dry rooted in plastic bags with bugs in them. I planted…read morethem and kept watered as needed. They looked dead when they arrived and stayed that way all summer. Not one lived. I wanted my money back and THEN found out they don't do that. I got a certificate to order more. Don't think I will do that.

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Dead periwinkle. Sealed bags.

Direct Gardening - Look for the sticks!

Look for the sticks!

Direct Gardening - Inferno canna lily. Sprouted within one week in SWFL (March 2020)

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Green View

Green View

3.7(3 reviews)
4.1 mi

We had a wonderful experience working with Green View! We had ignored and neglected our landscaping…read morefor 10 years and we finally decided to give it some TLC. Jason came out and listened to our requests and ideas. Green View created a design plan that we loved. The landscapers were great as well and their attention to detail was evident in their work. We now have beautiful landscaping around our house plus a new paver patio in the back. Thank you Green View!

Everyone else must have better lawn mowers wherever they live because I was definitely NOT getting…read morethe same service. I was stuck with them because the HOA where I used to live is contracted through them, but if you have a choice don't use them. I literally can't even tell when the grass has been cut and almost every single one of my former neighbors were in agreement with me about the lack of quality in their "services". In fact one of my former neighbors busted out his lawnmower and mowed his own lawn because they do that bad of a job. They clearly need to lower the blades on their mowers and/or at least sharpen or replace them entirely because it seriously doesn't even look like someone attempted to mow. The only way I ever knew if they'd even been here was if I heard them outside. There's never any fresh cut lines in the grass either, just straight up tire tracks. They also take their sweet time to finish the simplest of tasks, they take breaks that last anywhere from 30mins to 2 HOURS, and they clearly don't take any pride in their work whatsoever. You're better off mowing your own lawn at this rate.

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House of Wesley

House of Wesley

1.3(60 reviews)
0.1 mi

My mother ordered some plants from House of Wesley. After reading all the negative reviews about…read morethem, I figured we'd wait forever, get dead plants, and have a huge hassle dealing with the company. The company does take quite a long time to do anything, whether it's fill an order or issue a refund. That's the only negative about them. Contrary to other reviews, I found the company very easy to contact and to work with. Every time I called there, the phone was always answered immediately by a live person. The company always did everything they said they would, when (albeit slowly) they said they would do it. After ordering the plants and waiting several weeks, maybe about a month, my mother got the order. After pondering for a couple weeks about what to do with them, she decided that planting them would be way beyond her means (she ordered a couple hundred plants), so she wanted to return them. Again, based on all the negative reviews I read online, I figured we'd be unable to contact the company, and that they'd find some excuse to not refund her money. The timing was right at the end of the 30 day return period. I called to see if I needed a RMA, expecting (based on reviews I'd read) to have a hard time reaching the company. Their phone was answered immediately by a helpful, pleasant customer service person who said no RMA needed; just send them back for a refund. I sent the package back Priority Mail around the end of June. After a couple weeks, I called them to check on status of a refund, again expecting the worst, based on other reviews. Again, no busy signal, no auto-answer, no annoying phone maze; a live person answered the phone immediately. You sure can't beat that for customer service! The customer service person said they'd gotten the return, that it was being processed, and that a refund would be processed and issued after that, in another week or two. Again, based on all the bad reviews, I still was dubious we'd ever get an actual refund. By the end of July, my mother had her refund check in full. So my experience with their customer service, as well as their returns policy, was nothing but outstanding: a lot better than many companies I have dealt with. The only reason my review is 4 stars instead of 5 is that they do move pretty slowly. It took about a month to get our order and about a month to get the refund. As long as you set your timing expectations accordingly, you'll be satisfied.

If I could give this company a minus 10 (ten) I would. My " plants arrived and they were rotten…read moreand slimy. I was provided 2 "Replacement Cerificate" for $87+ but have been unable to connect with a legit working website AND to my surprise they no longer send me their catalogue. If anyone has suggestions on how to get my money back I'd appreciate it beca I am not interested in being ripped off again

Burgess Seed and Plants - gardening - Updated May 2026

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