They gave a slick website and let you order/pay online for delivery anywhere. Before I ordered I wish I had first checked out their reviews online. The reviews are awful about orders either never arriving or plants showing up dead and rotted. I tried to call them but number is busy 24x7. I send emails to cancel my order but no response. 2 months go by and out of the blue I get an email that my order shipped. Well they arrived 3 days later and 90% had to be thrown out and the remainder aren't likely to live, but I'll try. I'm going to contact my credit card company to dispute that charges. I recommend you avoid them at all costs and go buy local read more

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I ordered a lot of seeds and plants from them this year. So 5 of the 8 trees arrived dead. Two of the others are still not here and planting time for trees is done up here. One tree is really trying hard to make it. I called about the dead trees. They said wait 5 weeks. They gave me a voucher for one but I get to pay shipping again. I purchased seeds. So far they germinate and come up to about a inch then die off. That is sad, I literally found some skullcap seeds dated 2009 from another company. I planted those and they are taking off like mad. Buying from these guys is like going to the dollar store, paying full price and getting seeds from taco bell... Already chewed ate and crapped out. read more

I ordered some 5n1 fruit trees and tomato plants. The fruit trees were dead dried out twigs, they didn't even ship with any kind of dirt or anything to keep the trees and roots moist. The tomato "tree" plants were tiny (2 or 3 inches tall) and mostly dead, 1 or 2 out of 5 might make it. I consider this company more fraudulent than legit. read more

Burgess Seed and Plants - The tomato "tree" plants. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

Ordered Plants early March , showed all items were in stock with shipping estimates showed 3 to 5 days , well here we are 2 and a half months later and still no plants , prime planting season is now past , Customer service is all most non existent and useless . read more

Burgess Plant and Seed/Gurney/EBurgess should not be in business. THE most unprofessional company I have ever dealt with. On 5-21-23, I looked at the online catalog for Burgess Plant and Seed. I found a Crimson Rose and a Yellow Rose that I wanted. The catalog showed that both roses were in stock and ready for shipment. I immediately ordered both and paid with my credit card. The order number for this purchase was #31410282900. Burgess advised at that time, that the items would arrive at my home between 6-5-23 and 6-9-23. On 6-10-23, I got on the Burgess website and checked my order. My order said that the items were available for shipping with an estimated shipping date between 6-12-23 and 6-17-23. I went onto my credit card account and saw that Burgess had debited my account for $58.18 on 5-23-23. On 6-12-23, I got on the Burgess website and found that the items were still available but the shipping date had changed. The new estimated shipping date was 6-13-23 to 6-18-23. On 6-13-23, I checked the website again and found that the items were still available with an estimated shipping date of 6-14-23 to 6-19-23. At this time, I called their phone number (309-662-7761) listed on their website and talked to a customer service representative (I did not get his name). After a few minutes, I asked to speak to his supervisor and was transferred to "Robin". Robin offered to refund the shipping on the order since it had been an extended period of time. He them said that it would take another 2 to 3 days for the roses to ship. I asked Robin if he had a supervisor and he told me that he had several supervisors. I asked him if I could speak to his supervisor and he transferred me to "Latasha" in Tennessee. Latasha began by telling me about how great Burgess/Gurney was and that they had very few complaints. She then said that it is company policy that plants are not shipped until it is planting time for them. I told her that the roses I ordered showed that they were in stock and ready for shipping. She then told me that the order couldn't be shipped for 2 to 3 days. After talking with Latasha, I went back on to the Burgess website and look on their catalog for the roses I had ordered on 5-21-23. I found that both roses were now out of stock. I did know if it meant no further orders would be accepted or if my order would not be sent. On 6-16-23, I thought I'd check my order status on the Burgess website and was surprised. The order number (#31410282900s) didn't show the roses on the order. The only thing on the order was "Sweet Corn Honey 'N' Pearl Hybrid Kit" and it had been cancelled. I immediately called their phone number (309-662-7761) and was connected to a CSR name Ria. She had a very thick accent and I was unable to understand her. I asked where her call center was and she told me that it was in the Philippines. I told her that I was having a hard time understanding her and if she could transfer me to her supervisor. She put me on hold for a few minutes, then returned and told me no one was available. I tried to get information on why the shipment was cancelled and why I was not notified by email. Since I was unable to communicate with Ria, I was not able to get that information. It shows a severe lack of customer service to tell a customer that an item will be shipped and never ship it and ultimately cancel the order without telling to customer. At this time, my credit card has not been refunded. I will be posting this message on each and every "Review" website I can find. Burgess/Gurney should not be in business with the work ethic they have. read more

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. read more

Burgess Seed and Plants - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

Takes a while but I received my order. Better to order a month before you plan on planting

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. read more

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*UPDATE* I finally was able to get through to the call center. The girl was very cold she had snippy one word answers to all of my questions, and when I mentioned writing a bad review, she said "Do what you need to do"... These people do not value a customer's business- THEY TREAT PEOPLE AS IF THEY DON'T NEED THE MONEY!!! If I ever spoke to a customer the way she spoke to me, I would lose my job. I placed an order at the beginning of April. It's now mid June and I still don't have my order. I have tried multiple times to reach out via email and phone, but can only get an automated reply emailed after a week of waiting. My credit card was declined but instead of reaching out, they just canceled the order. When I inquired about giving an updated card number, they said I would have to wait another 4 weeks. I understand company policies, I do. I worked at a small business, selling to the public, and it is a hard job. I can honestly say, I would never, ever, treat my customers this way. A little communication goes a long way. If we ever had an issue like this the first thing we would do is reach out to the customer, not send some impersonal automated response. I am so upset about this because I ordered a garden for my daughter and I to plant and now I have to tell her the rude people canceled it. Are you serious? I highly recommend and encourage you not shop with this company- it may be local owned and operated, but they do not treat their customers with respect and their communication leaves a lot to be desired. Don't waste your time!!! They will ignore you and if you complain, they will cancel your order. read more

Worst nursery there is. They took over 2 months to send my order - then sent items I did not order as substitutions without contacting me. I did not want what they sent, I wanted what I ordered. Never will I order from them again. read more

My son sent me painted daisies as a gift. No instructions in the box for planting but when I called customer service the representative was great. Also, one of my 10 packs arrived molded. Customer service has agreed to replace the molded pack. I had no issue with the company and my other 9 packs of daisies are already popped through the ground. The molded plant wasn't the best, but I'm giving this 5 stars because I called customer service twice ( once for instruction, once for replacement) and they were great both times. read more

The promised refund has still not been received. The shipping label and list of plants was returned by certified mail, so I know that they have gotten everything for which they asked. They also requested proof of purchase, which they should have on file. Customer service is beyond absolutely horrible. In April, I informed them that items were missing and that most of the plants/seedlings that arrived were in terrible shape. Several of these died, despite the extra care given. (I am a master gardener.) These folks should not be in business. read more

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. read more

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I will never order from this company again. I ordered plants in late April. I realize things are slower now due to covid, but the service I received is down right appalling. I don't normally complain, but this deserves a negative review. It was a day or two shy of July before I received my order! This was after trying to reach them MULTIPLE TIMES. Being told multiple times it was in the shipping department! I asked for a refund but they told me it had already been shipped. 60% of it is unusable. Plants DEAD, SOGGY ONION SETS. They are scammers is what they are. One of the few things that made it through ok were the free items, which were seeds. I will NEVER EVER EVER order from them again and strongly discourage anyone else to. read more

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 . read more

Burgess Seed and Plants - Dead tomato plants - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

Ordered in early April. Never received the order. When I sent an email to cancel, they said the order had already shipped. Checked with USPS and guess what Status USPS Currently Awaiting Package Never will I order from this company again read more

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. read more

Burgess Seed and Plants - Raspberry "sticks" - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

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DO NOT ORDER FROM BURGESS SEED & PLANTS CO! I ordered my spring plants back in FEB. 7th and 4 and a half months later (June 19th), I still haven't received my order! I reached out to their customer service via email with no response! I finally called them and they told me my order would be ready in two weeks. I said I wanted a full refund, I cannot plant them they said NO b/c the order was being processed. THE ORDER HAS BEEN IN "PROCESSING" FOR OVER 4.5 MONTHS! Last year I did order from them and some of the trees were dead and the ones planted are barely alive! I thought the reasoning was b/c I ordered during the summer time which I assumed was their busy time. This was the reason I decided to order my plants for this summer in the winter time. BUT I still haven't received them and they won't refund my money. DON"T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH BURGESS SEED & PLANTS CO read more

After 7 weeks of waiting and the order being pushed back twice with just lame excuses and me cancelling 6 out of 8 items when "In Stock" changed to "Back Ordered", the two remaining items actually arrived. Before that, Burgess looked to me like just a scam. Their business model seems to be to collect the money for your order in seconds then spent as long as possible makes excuses for not delivering. When you call and complain, they do give your money back but keep some as a cancellation fee, which in the end means some people end up giving them money for nothing. I don't know. Maybe they are just incompetent and only follow through with the people who complain. But it seems like many people have had similar experiences. Their reviews on BBB and here on Yelp are bad, bad, bad. I have to admit though, that the few plants I did get were in very good shape and very well packaged. Just 2 days in the ground, but they're doing great. read more

When I opened package, all 4 trees are not wrap roots anything. One of tree broken 3 pieces because of too dry and other trees also looks dead. Be aware this nursery has lots of problems. I will not buy again. read more

Burgess Seed and Plants - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

NEVER again. I'm not sure if I will receive order. They dont deliver what they promise, sweet talk from customer service. Ordered hosta bulbs at home mine are already half way out of the ground and I STILL have not received. They burned me once never again. read more

Very disappointed in the product and service. Ordered an Elberta Dwarf Peach tree and it arrived with the main branches and Stem black and dead. I went ahead and planted the tree since they will not stand by the product and send a new one or give a refund. After four weeks no sign of life. The tree was dead on arrival. read more

Worst garden company ever. I placed an order on 2/15/22 (46 days ago) and still haven't received it. Every time I check the status, the shipping date is pushed farther back. It's currently 4/18-4/23, more than two months after they charged my credit card. I've chatted with their support several times and each time they promised to expedite the shipping but still nothing. read more

I ordered Asian pears took them5 year to blossom when they did they were wild pears.wouldnt refund unless sent the trees back they were 20 ft tall.I had to fruit graft them so 8 years before I got a pear. read more

I ordered a 5 and 1 pear tree dwarf from Burgess. It was in January of 2019 . I planted it nurtured it and was looking forward to it producing pears . It turned out to be an invasive Callery pear. I got a hold of Burgess and they said it is only guaranteed for a year . The problem is I didn't know what type of tree it was until it matured and started bearing fruit . They would not do a return and did not help very much on the phone . I would not recommend this company nor will I ever do business with them again . read more

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! Ordered potatoes and seeds at the end of February. I finally called them today, March 31st, and they said the seeds just shipped and the potatoes are being batched right now to be shipped and should have them in the next week or so. Seriously? I love in zone 6B, some of these things should have been in the ground already. They had no problem taking payment of over $200 from my account on March 1st but not even shipping the seeds until a month later. Absolutely ridiculous. I'll never spend my money with them again. To top it off they somehow had two accounts for me so I never got an order confirmation or anything and when I would log into my account it didn't show any previous orders. This company is a hot mess. read more

Ordered the "8 pack" fruit tree deal on Feb 25th, money was taken from my card on the next day, but I have yet to receive the trees. Every time I check, they are 'backordered" and keep getting pushed back, now showing for May 7th at the latest, which will probably be too late for Zone 6. If, or when, I ever get them, if I don't cancel first, I will try to update this. NOT happy at all. If you don't have the item(s), don't list them for sale! read more

I am just happy that I received the flowers I ordered on March 29th finally on May 29. Thank you. CV read more

My experience with Burgess over the past two years has been horendous. When we lived in Illinois they seemed to do a good job of getting a quality product reasonably to us when we ordered it. After we moved to Texas from Illinois we continued to use Burgess but have found it to be no more than a frustrating money grabber and no way to reasonably address quality or timeliness issues with their products. We have likely wasted a few hundred dollars on products that were not viable with really no recourse. If I still lived in Illinois or if I believed the Illinois States Attorney General would actually investigate this company for fraudulent practices, I would file a complaint against them. Buyer beware. The Bloomington, Illinois Burgess Company has horrible products and worse customer service. There are other Burgess companies in other states that may be just fine. read more

Could I possibly give this merchant a 0? Customer service is an absolute joke. $69 down the drain. DO NOT SHOP HERE! On Friday, Sept. 27, 9:48PM I placed an order for 200 bare root strawberries. I then noticed that Burgess has horrible reviews online. I immediately decided to cancel. Following Burgess cancellation policy (https://www.eburgess.com/terms-and-conditions),  I notified Burgess in writing that I was canceling my order at 9:50PM on Friday, Sept. 27.  On Monday, Oct. 30,  Burgess emailed me and let me know that Burgess was forwarding my cancellation to the correct department.  I followed up via email Oct. 1 to confirm the order was canceled and Burgess said it was in the works.    I emailed again on Oct. 2 and asked for an update, and was told, "There is no new update." On Oct. 3 Burgess shipped the order. I immediately emailed and asked Burgess to stop the shipment, and was told that I would have to ship the order back, at my own expense, with the original shipping label. I emailed back letting Burgess know that was unacceptable, as I would not pay for shipping.  On Saturday, Oct. 5 I refused the order at delivery and immediately emailed Burgess, letting them know.  On Tuesday, Oct. 8, I received the following nonsensical reply: "Thank you for your response. We apologize, but we do not offer a return shipping label. The customer is responsible for mailing the order back for a refund.Thank you, Customer Care" On Tuesday, Oct. 8, I emailed Burgess with this information in one last attempt to resolve this issue directly with the merchant. I heard back: "Refusing an order does complicate refunds. " Ridiculous!! I canceled this order 2 minutes after I placed it, 6 full days before they shipped it. read more

I order on 4-2-21, I have not heard anything g about my order, it would be nice to know when I will receive my orders you can't talk to any one because the line is always busy.. not sure is I will order again from this company. Lena Baggett read more

Very disappointed No customer service. Its like shooting in the dark. why even post a phone# Don't waste you time or money read more

DO NOT BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE, ITS A SCAM. I received dead plants, when I notified them the plants were dead, they said plant the trees and wait 6 weeks for growth. After 6 weeks I reported them dead and asked for a refund, they said no refund that the product has to be returned within 14 days after receiving the items for a refund. This is a scam, I been back and fourth with customer service via email, I returned the shipping labels and asked for a refund, they refuse, even after I pointed it out that they said to wait 6 weeks. I see this is going nowhere, you said to plant the trees and wait and see if they grow (as per your email) If you have not already done so, please plant all plants immediately following the instructions in our planting booklet. We recommend watering regularly and giving them a chance. In nearly every instance the plants will grow and thrive. If after six weeks of planting, your plants do not leaf out or if you are certain they are not alive, please return the ORIGINAL SHIPPING LABEL from the package as required by our guarantee. Thank you for your email. Much of our nursery stock is shipped in a dormant, bare root condition or in starter pots that require transplanting. Also, your plants may be stressed by shipment. Therefore, the plants may look "dead," be droopy upon arrival, have lost leaves in shipment, or may leaf-out later than an established plant. If you have not already done so, please plant all plants immediately following the instructions in our planting booklet. We recommend watering regularly and giving them a chance. In nearly every instance the plants will grow and thrive. If after six weeks of planting, your plants do not leaf out or if you are certain they are not alive, please return the ORIGINAL SHIPPING LABEL from the package as required by our guarantee. Upon receipt a replacement order will be scheduled for you. Please include a full explanation of the problem by item and quantity. If you would prefer a refund instead of a replacement, return the order, with correct postage affixed, along with the ORIGINAL SHIPPING LABEL within 14-days of receipt, in accordance with our guarantee. Please also include a full explanation of the problem and list the plants in question by item and quantity. The refund guarantee applies only to the original nursery stock and not replacement items. I already did, you have all the original labels and emails that were sent back and forth, I can't do anything more. By your instructions I was told to plant what was sent to me and wait weeks for the trees to grow. I did as instructed and now you're saying I had a 14-day window to return the items? Please refund my money. Thank you for your email. We are sorry to hear of the issues you had with your plants. The refund policy states that in order to receive a refund of the purchase price, the merchandise in question must be returned within 14 days of receipt. Because this was not done, we are not able to issue a refund at this time. read more

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!! If there was a -* that's what I would've chosen. I ordered from this company because I wanted some trailing gardenia', of course there is a $50 minimum, so I ordered some other plants. The 3 different Butterfly bushes arrived next to death, the 'free red painted daisy' was dead. The Sunflower decorative mix was the sorriest bunch of seeds I have ever seen! I'm still waiting on my Trailing Gardenia keeps getting pushed further into April! I will never buy from this company again! It's a 3 ring circus of a company run by a crew of Mickey Mouse employees! BUYER BEWARE!!!? read more

We placed an approximately $80.00+ order in March so that we would have the items to plant in a timely manner. Not only was the order extremely late, but the plants that we received were in very poor condition! The four trees that we ordered turned out to be only "sticks" ~ we're not trying to produce toothpicks! We wanted some budding/flowering trees, but everything is dead. Most of the plants we ordered do not seem like they will survive. This is completely unacceptable for a business that used to sell quality products. Needless to say, we will not order any more and will always pass the word to family and friends that they do not want to order from this company, either! E. Lambeth read more

DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY!!! I ordered plants August 20th of 2022, I didn't receive them until November! After the ground had already frozen! And all the plants were really sad looking. We tried planting them in pots to try and save them but they all died. So I called and they refused to refund my money and would only give my a credit to use to order more of their stuff. I was promised by customer service that my items would be shipped out by the end of the following week. WELL! Here we are and I still don't have my full order. I called 3 weeks later and I talked to a supervisor and complained about how things are not being shipped and that i wanted my order. Surprisingly enough half of my order was shipped the next day! And he told me that the rest would be shipped out by the end of that week. So here I am STILL waiting for at least a ship date! This has got to be the WORST company to work with. I realize that I am not the only person to order flowers ect. But Holy cow now part of my order on back now! read more

I bought a number of plants online from this company on 11MY21. I inquired as to the delivery a month later and was told that they were a bit behind on deliveries. I asked that they not be delivered after 25JN21 as I would be going on vacation and would not have the opportunity to plant them. They paid no attention to that request and shipped product on 27JN21. I returned from vacation on 11JL21 and found the plants to be slimy and mostly dead. I called the company and was told that I could not return the product as it was beyond the two week time per their return policy. They were delivered on 01JL21, so I still had a few days to return the product, contrary to what they said. I did return all of the product and contacted my credit card company to dispute the charge. Burgess did not give me a full refund, holding back about $14,00 for no specified reason, but I did get my funds returned and the reason that they received a second star. My major complaint was their not paying attention to my request on delivery and then hassling me on my call - giving me false information on the return. I will never be using this business again and caution you should you decide to consider doing so as well. read more

I gave the last bush time to wake up and about a week ago I saw fresh green buds open with beautiful greenery. I am definitely on my way to having a nice privet hedge. I am going to add that 5th star now that my entire order came out of dormancy. I am very please because I have 100% viability for just $10. I would recommend to anyone with experience with bare root plants to give Burgess a try. For those who were disappointed to receive "sticks" in the mail, please see your way to your local nursery for robust, mature plants. Anyone who has the patience and time to allow the "sticks" to wake up, leaf out and thrive should definitely give Burgess a shot. read more

What a scam.... I ordered over $100 in plants and seed in July 2020. By August 2020 I received the seed portion of my order. I called them to follow up with the rest of my order, understanding shipping is delayed due to the pandemic, and they told me they should be shipping out my plants in September. September comes and goes and nothing. Emails exchanged, calls made, and finally I told them to cancel and refund my order. Out of the blue I receive some of my plants in late October, but still not all. They shipped my plants in a BAG!!! my plants came in the mail in a BAG! I called to complain of the state I had received them, broken branches, torn and tattered leaves, and to inquire where my refund was for the part of my order that was still outstanding. They said my remaining order would ship in Spring 2021 and I said, no. I have since called twice more, apparently my order has been pulled for a refund, but not yet entered into their system? For some reason that takes over a month to do. There is no timeline they can give me for when my the refund request will be entered into their system and when they do enter it, it will take 30+ days before they refund me. At this point I am not expecting to receive a refund at all. Their customer service reps, while nice, have no information to provide. "I don't know" is all they say. read more

I had ordered several plant on January 29, 2019 and had received most everything except the (Thailand Giant Elephant Ear Item # 3415) I thought they might have been on back order but after talking with customer service records show they were shipped some time ago. I did not receive 2 of the Thailand Giant Elephant Ear Item # 3415. And I was requesting a replacement, however Burgess Seed Company is very difficult to work with and is resisting on making good their business practices. Beware that if you have a dispute with Burgess Seed Company you will not get any resolution from them. Buyer Beware read more