After years of positive experiences, I called under new management to order a floral gift. I clearly explained what I wanted, gave a budget range, and approved their suggested arrangement. What was delivered was completely different and charged at the very top of my budget, not what had been presented. After multiple calls trying to resolve it and a specific request to leave the recipient out of the situation, they made the astonishing decision to return to the recipient's home, remove the arrangement, and issue a full refund. I can accept a disappointing arrangement. I cannot accept poor communication, unprofessional behavior, and repeated bad judgment. One of the strangest customer experiences I've had. I won't be back. read more

The staff were extremely unapproachable and showed little interest in assisting customers. When I asked for help in selecting a plant, I was met with blank stares and vague answers. It felt like I was bothering them rather than receiving assistance. Value of items is extremely overpriced for what is being sold. You can find most of the items sold in store on Amazon or even at Walmart. I would recommend going to a different read more

Nice place for inside decor and plants for outside! Fun just to wander and look! Staff is friendly and helpful.

The plant selection is gigantic. The staff is welcoming, helpful and knowledgeable. All the garden decorations are one of a kind

Excellent greenhouse with the BEST Japanese Maple offering in the area. Top quality, delightfully arranged, and the employees are super friendly. Our favorite stop when we are in the area, and we often travel the 90 minute journey just to go there. read more

I reached out to Growing Grounds today for a gift for my daughter who lives in Bloomington. I left a message after hours and they called me back first thing the next day! I told them what she liked and they took it from there. Note, wrapping, and delivery. First Rate! If you haven't been by there nursery you should stop in. It is a beautiful place. THANKS FOLKS read more

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My wife and I always find fantastic plants here. Also a great wind chime. They also have Christmas trees in the winter.

I love shopping there and they this beautiful st of flowers for my bby sister I know if she was here should have loved her flowers, thank you. read more

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Extremely overpriced. Good selection but my gosh. Highway robbery. This is a store with seriously exaggerated mark ups. Cacti they sell for 5.99? I got for $1 at Kroger. Another cactus they're selling for $50? $20 at Kroger. Cacti they're selling for $11.99? $3.99 at AB Hatchery. Ridiculously overpriced. read more

I stopped at this place once in a while over the years but usually bought elsewhere. During the few times there, I witnessed or experienced many of the same problems mentioned by others, including the owner and/or employees not following COVID policies and not requiring customers to do so, giving inaccurate information, and not honoring their own warranty. At times, someone was nice and helpful, but Growing Grounds staff behaviors also ranged from ignoring customers to actually yelling. Even the better employees and pretty flowers do not offset all of the issues, including the political extremism that others cite as one of the reasons they stay away. So many options that provide a better overall experience include Owen Nursery, Kickapoo Creek Nursery, Casey's Garden Shop, AB Hatchery, and many others in and outside Bloomington-Normal. read more

Was a faithful client when we lived there. Did not have a good experience when we ordered gift cart for local resident for mothers day.

I will start out by saying how much I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! My husband and I just moved to bloomington in June for his work (no, not State Farm) and our new lot has no trees, in fact our neighborhood has no trees but that's s separate issue. Growing grounds is here to save the day! We started out by purchasing a two 10 foot trees, not cheap so to save money we planted the tress ourselves and it was a chore. After two weeks one of our trees started to loss it's leaves and was looking ill. We called growing grounds for advice, not only did they do that, we talked to THE OWNER of the company. He told us he was working on a job out by our house so he would just stop by to take a look. Wow, we were blown away. I could understand if we spent a substantial amount of money there but we didn't and we planted the tree ourselves. The owner came he helped us with our tree, he gave us advice to pass on to our neighbors about her trees as well. Since we have been back to frowning grounds 4 more times purchasing an additional tree and some shrubs. We will continue to support such a wonderful company. read more

Best place for trees in the area! Knowledgeable, helpful staff! I needed fall color for an October wedding and Paul was great help. He and the owner made things work for me on short notice. read more

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Bryce was fantastic to work with! I went in looking for a hedge plant with tight specifications, and he took the time to educate me on my options, provide me with a few selections at different price points, and negotiated a very fair price for the number I needed. He had excellent follow up on my order, and the staff was very accommodating at pick up. I have a large, longer-term project in process, and I'll definitely be sourcing most of my plants and garden decor through Growing Grounds based on price and excellent service! read more

I'm not sure that I should be the first one to review Growing Grounds because I don't have much experience with garden stores. Hopefully someone who does will write a review as well. I received a gift certificate to this store from my Realtor after closing on my new home. It took me a year to finally get around to checking the place out. I decided that what was really missing in my life was a house plant to take care of and read next to. This is what I told the woman who cheerfully asked me if I needed any help. She took me on a tour of my options and left me to ponder. She made some helpful suggestions and it didn't take long for me to choose the perfect house plant. His name is Gus. Before leaving, she potted Gus and cleaned him all up. It was pretty cold out and she was worried about how Gus would handle the ride home, so she covered his leaves and wrapped the base in plastic so that my car wouldn't get soiled. Gus is loving my house. If I ever have a problem though, I know that I will be welcomed back to the store. The woman who helped me acknowledged "I know this is a significant investment, so please return if you have any questions." Overall, it seems to me like the people who work here know their stuff and are eager to help. read more

I LOVE this garden shop! Everything I buy from here is healthy and strong! For mother's day every year I like to go to the garden shop, buy my flowers, plants and veggies and then spend the day getting them in the ground. I have gone to Growing Grounds for the past 4 years! I can't say enough wonderful things about this business! We even get our Christmas trees from them every year, even though they are a little more expensive for them it is worth the money! read more

The prices were good ($200 for a good sized Maple), however the service once you pay to have a tree planted for you is ridiculous. My wife and I paid around $160 for the install (we live slightly out of town) and were told we would have the tree installed in two weeks. They called Julie (to check for wires and other lines) and Julie came out, then two weeks later still no tree. I called Growing Grounds on a Saturday and they said we were "second on the list" and we would have the tree installed on Monday, Tuesday at the latest. Tuesday came and went, then wednesday, finally on Thursday I called and was told we were "second on the list." When I told the representative that we were told that on Saturday they said "well you're second on the list." Sad part is we had to pay a premium to have them deliver it the extra 14 miles to our house. If you need a tree and you want them to plant it, go elsewhere. We are being told "possibly another week" with no attempt to give us a real date. read more

This is the best quality and selection in town . Great fruit trees and plants. Knowledgeable staff!

I watched the owner completely belittle a person on the show floor once. for that reason alone, I will NEVER spend a dime there. I don't even care if they have a good selection. Respect and professionalism or an EXTREME lack there of, will turn me away from ANY business. read more

Very helpful and knowledgable staff made a lovely fresh garden rose arrangement. Polite, helpful florist/nursery with healthy flowers. Much better than FTD. Perfect, just what we wanted so can be planted! Pretty fairy pick & bow! Wonderful communication too! Hooray! read more