Very friendly and helpful staff and the plants are all healthy and robust - it is where I go to buy my plants, but do it with caution.
It's all about the sale.
I get my soil tested by the U of M but when I found out that Landsburg did it I decided to give them a try. the test came back with my nitrogen low - phosphorous moderate and pot ash medium, they recommended 5-10-5. it made no sense that the phosphorous was the highest number when nitrogen was so low in my soil and I felt like they were just trying to sell a product, so I took another sample and sent it to U of M. they showed a phosphorous of +100 ppm with their scale showing 25 ppm as being extremely high. U of M recommended 10-0-5 which made sense, i really shouldn't be adding any more phosphorous to my soil.
when I looked for roses i noticed Landsburg had some for sale that were good to zone 5. Landsburg is in zone 3 and the nearest zone 5 is 4 hours south at the Iowa border. I accidentally grabbed a lavender plant thinking it was rosemary, when I got it home I noticed my mistake and looked at the label which said zone 5. they will sell you anything without a word of caution and it will be a waste of money unless your intention is keep replanting your flower garden each year ( I guess if you have the money).
I can understand that people would buy zone 5 plants to pot and keep in the house but I do not see people growing a lavender or rose bush in the house. They do not have your garden or your best interests in mind. read more