1, Report:
#1366722
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2023
Burgess Seed Scammers Bloomington, Illinois
Scam: I ordered plants 3 months ago tried to contact this company when they never arrived and was not able to reach anyone with information. They arrived last week. Of the 2 cherry trees I recieved 1 they hydrangeas and all others appear to way past dead ready to tu...
Entity
Burgess Seed
Categories: Nurseries
2, Report:
#1495190
Posted Date:
May 13 2020
Burgess Seed & Plant Company BURGESS Sent wrong order. Bloomington Illinois
Burgess sent wrong order. Ordered Raspberry Collection for all Seasons #NC 3887. Was sent Mammoth Red collection #N3578 instead. Plants were dead upon arrival. Instructions said plants were 'dormant'. Planted plants per following instructions. Nothing happened -- plants ...
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Burgess Seed & Plant Company
Categories: raspberry plants
3, Report:
#1493890
Posted Date:
Apr 10 2020
Burgess seed and plant four seasons,kelly nurseries direct gardening placed orders from 3 online seed companies and most are mixed up etc tracking numbers dont match the orders contents found out the 3 companies are all under one roof yet send out their own catalogs. big fraud bloomington illinois
fraud company kelly nurseries ,four seasons, direct gardening, burgess all under one ownership. When ordering from all three companies like my wife and i did, we found packages that had the wrong contents in them and different tracking numbers. they bulked two of our orders together...
Entity
Burgess seed and plant
Categories: Fraud
4, Report:
#1481639
Posted Date:
Jul 09 2019
Domenico Guarantee not honored Sheldon SC
I prurchased a number of bulbs and plants on line from Burgess Seed & Plant.Co.
The delivery arrived in great delay and the pacakage was partially broken.
6 live plants arrived with all broken leafs and dehydrated. Few days later they died.
According to their instructions we keps th...
Entity
Domenico
Categories: Plants
5, Report:
#1479079
Posted Date:
May 21 2019
Burgess Seed and Plant Company Sent dead rootstocks and twigs twice, both did not grow and they refused to refund my money or send replacements. Rip-Off! Bloomington IL
First order arrived dead. I planted the twigs and rootstocks they sent in good soil and watered them anyway, but nothing grew. The same thing happened after they sent the replacement order -- all dead twigs and rootstocks. The company then refused to refund the $78 I spent as ...
Entity
Burgess Seed and Plant Company
Categories: Plants, Sale of plants and seeds
6, Report:
#1477055
Posted Date:
May 09 2019
Dutch Gardens, Direct Gardening, House of Wesley, Inter-State Nurseries, Burgess seed, Four Seasons, Richard Owen, Exciting Gardens, Kelly Nurseries, Royal dutch, Honeycreek Nurseries. Dead plants, cant get on phone, disguised themselves in 10 different plant companies Harvey Louisiana
These plant companies are all the same and I have gotten dead plants and cant get them on the phone and I have catalogs for all of these companies.
Dutch Gardens, Direct Gardening, House of Wesley, Inter-State Nurseries, Burgess seed, Four Seasons, Richard Owen, Exciting Gardens, ...
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Dutch Gardens, Direct Gardening, House of Wesley, Inter-State Nurseries, Burgess seed, Four Seasons, Richard Owen, Exciting Gardens, Kelly Nurseries, Royal dutch, Honeycreek Nurseries
Categories: Plants
7, Report:
#1441948
Posted Date:
May 08 2018
Burgess Seed & Plant Poor quality, unresponsive, doesn't live up to guarantee - Caveat Emptor for sure. Bloomington Illinois
I'd like to preface this by stating that I'm a Master Gardener, have a small farm operation, and have been gardening for over 40 years; I really don't think the problem is with me.
Plants arrived in horrible condition, some of them pretty much dead. When I tried to get replace...
Entity
Burgess Seed & Plant
Categories: nursery
8, Report:
#1420870
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2018
Burgess Seed and Plant Co. eburgess They sold me dead plants Bloomington Illinois
I followed the instructions that came with each plant. I soaked them and all. I planted them and hoped they were just domant. A month later I realize they are just dead. I wrote the company because that was four of five dead. The fifth was still struggling. I have not received any k...
Entity
Burgess Seed and Plant Co.
Categories: Home & Garden Stores
9, Report:
#1386520
Posted Date:
Jul 19 2017
Burgess Seed And Plant Co They Stole My Money As Well As Sent Me Dead Plants BLOOMFIELD Nationwide
It was back in February 2017 when my parents made a large order for me as a birthday gift of my favorite flower called Rose of sharon. My father called the customer service dept 2 times just to confirm and verify that they would not be sent out until mid April due to being in ...
Entity
Burgess Seed And Plant Co
Categories: Nurseries
10, Report:
#1385284
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2017
Farmer Seed Company FARMER SEED & NURSERY Direct Gardening Royal Dutch-Burgess Seed-Richard Owen Nursery-Four Seasons Nursery-House Of Wesely directgardening.com,, House of Wesley, Royal Dutch, Burgess Seed & Plant, Exciting Gardens, Four Sea Garden supplies steals from customers through deep deceptions, lies and jumping hoops - But you'll never get your $ or what you are owed Faribault Minnesota
I ordered from Farmer Seed Company in Spring of 2016 and Spring of 2017. I spent over $200.00. The company shipped some good and some bad plants in 2016. A pear tree they have not replaced. I followed rules and they refuse to stand by the free guarantee replacement.
1. They say they...
Entity
Farmer Seed Company
Categories: Nurseries
11, Report:
#1375156
Posted Date:
May 24 2017
Direct Gardening, House of Wesley, Royal Dutch, Kelly Nurseries, Burgess Seed Co., Honeycreek Mail Order Plant Nursery A Waste Of Your Time And Money Bloomington Illinois
I purchased several hundred dollars worth of flowers, shrubs and trees from Direct Gardening. Only one shrub and four flowers survived. Their products are so small that you can expect it to take years before you see anything resembling a flower or a shrub.
Almost all the products I ...
Entity
Direct Gardening
Categories: Nurseries
12, Report:
#1303339
Posted Date:
May 03 2016
Burgess Seed and Plant Co. I ordered several plants from Burgess. The main plant that I wanted was a papaya plant for a gift to my mother for Mothers Day. Bloomington IL
They sent in place 2 sad looking pine apple plant. Note indicated Papa crop due to failure. I received and email back indicating that they have the right to send other plants in place of the original orders???I ordered 2 papaya plants for my mother for a gift on Mothers Day. &...
Entity
Burgess Seed and Plant Co.
Categories: Nurseries
13, Report:
#1299740
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2016
Burgess Seed and Plant Co. Very dishonest company. They do not deliver what they are advertising. Bloomington Illinois
My entire shipment of plants arrived dead and/or dying. They failed to include a tree I ordered in the shipment and are claiming that it was shipped with my order. They will not issue a refund for the dead plants or send me the tree that I never received. I am being told that I must...
Entity
Burgess Seed and Plant Co.
Categories: Nurseries
14, Report:
#1256006
Posted Date:
Sep 20 2015
Burgess Seed and Plant eBurgess They sent dead plants and the replacement looks exactly the same , then they push you around to provide proof of purchase or narrative to allegedly make good on their promise but that never happens . Don't do business with them . You will be disappointed . Bloomington Illinois
They sent dead , that is 100% dead plants and upon alleged warranty they replace them with exactly as dead ones .
Then they push you around to provide them with proof of purchase , or nerrative or both and again...., but your money is already wasted and now your time because Bergess...
Entity
Burgess Seed and Plant
Categories: Nurseries
15, Report:
#1248071
Posted Date:
Aug 12 2015
Four Seasons Nursery Direct Gardening Royal Dutch-Burgess Seed-Richard Owen Nursery-Four Seasons Nursery-House Of Wesely directgardening.com,, House of Wesley, Royal Dutch, Burgess Seed & Plant, Exciting Gardens, Inter-State Nurseries, Farmer Seed and Nursery, Kelly Nurseries Order Was Not What I Was Promised and Even Though I Returned The Trees My Money Was Not Refunded Bloomington Indiana
I placed an order for 13 trees and was told that each were 3' tall. I finally received the package after 3 weeks and the package was only 12 x 19 so of course I knew that they were not as promised so I didn't open the package. I called customer service and they told me that I wa...
Entity
Four Seasons Nursery
Categories: Nurseries
16, Report:
#1241023
Posted Date:
Jul 10 2015
Plantron Inc Burgess SeedDirect GardeningDutch GardensExciting GardensFarmer Seed and NurseryFour Seasons NurseryHoneycreek NurseriesHouse of WesleyInter-State NurseriesKelly NurseriesRichard Owen Nursery Don't let the Pretty Catalogs Fool You Bloomington, IL IL
I ordered plants from the Four Seasons catlaog on 03/18/15. My order totaled $182.97. Approximately 3 weeks later, I received partial shipment 2 of 3. I received package 3 of 3 around April 26th. I contacted the company numerous times concerning package 1 of 3, which contained the...
Entity
Plantron Inc
Categories: Nurseries
17, Report:
#1236152
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2015
Burgess seed and plant co Trees sent..were actually dead sticks..no customer support... Bloomington Illinois
Beautiful catalogs great prices...because they send you dead sticks..complete rip off. These are not trees they were curved bent dead cuttings with scant to no root system..waste of my hard earn money.called for refund ..still working on that....waste of my time...just more frustrat...
Entity
Burgess seed and plant co
Categories: Landscaping
18, Report:
#1223777
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2015
burgess seed&plant company paid for a order through my american express on feb. 10th 2015 .burgress company took my payment of $48.88.when i check on my order on april 20 2015.i was told by one of there workers.they dont take american express cards.this is a scam going on by burges ripped off on my american express card bloomington il 61704-9609 illonois 61704
was scamd by the burgress seed &plant company of 1804 hamilton rd bloomington il 61704-9609. paid for a order to them on feb 10 2015 through american express credit card.checked on order april 20 2015. i was told they dont take american express cards .they stoled $48.88 from my em...
Entity
burgess seed&plant company
Categories: Nurseries
19, Report:
#1222546
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2015
Direct Gardening ,Internet, Burgess Seed & Plant Co ,Catalog, Owen Nursery WARNING * DIRECT GARDENING * BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO * POSSIBLE FRAUD * WARNING Bloomington Illinois
I placed an order on March 5th 2015 for 10 plants which totalled $71.00. To date I have not received my order or any update status report. I have tried to contact this company by phone for several weeks at (309)662-7943 and the line is always busy. I have called at all hours of th...
Entity
Direct Gardening
Categories: Landscaping
20, Report:
#1219870
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2015
burgess seed & plant co Richard Owen NurseryFarmer Seed & NurseryFour Seasons NurseryInter-State NurseriesExciting GardensRoyal Dutch GardensHoneycreek Nurseries, LLCKelly NurseriesPlantron, Inc.Burgess Seed & Plant CompanyDirect Gardening Sent wrong grapes, we realized only in 3 years after received SEEDED grape instead off SEEDLESS bloomington Illinois
Re: WORST EVER direct mail catalog gardening plant and seed companyI am writing here to share my NEGATIVE experience dealing with one of the worst direct mail gardening company, Burgess Seed & Plant Co. The company has so many alias and dba names what that should rise red flags ...
Entity
burgess seed & plant co
Categories: Nurseries
21, Report:
#1177470
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2014
burgess seed and plant co scammers,rip off,deceipfull,liars,extremely bad customer service bloomington IL IL
I placed two orders exceeding a few hundred dollars.They sent me dead twigs.For instance any fruit tree was only a couple inches tall and they claimed it was a 2 year stock.If these trees were alive they would grow inches in a month. Upon requesting a refund or r...
Entity
burgess seed and plant co
Categories: Nurseries
22, Report:
#1175920
Posted Date:
Sep 10 2014
Burgess Seed and Plant Co. Burgess does not honor their guarantee. Bloomington, Illinois 61704-9609
An large order was placed with Burgess. The plants were treated precisely as outlined in their instructions. Only four of the many plants did not live.
I subsequently prepared the 4 plants for return, and included every document that was included with the order, and the shipping lab...
Entity
Burgess Seed and Plant Co.
Categories: Nurseries
23, Report:
#1173121
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2014
Burgess Seed Company Customer service is as sorry as the products Bloomington Illinois
Year before last, I ordered a bunch of trees and blackberry plants from Burgess. When I got them, they all looked like dead twigs. Although I was dubious, I set them out anyway. I was not suprised when none of them sprouted. After a couple of months, I dug them up...
Entity
Burgess Seed Company
Categories: Nurseries
24, Report:
#1163658
Posted Date:
Jul 21 2014
Burgess Seed and Plant Co Stay Away At All Costs Bloomington Nationwide
I made the mistake of ordering from thihs company thinking I was getting a good deal.
I shop extensively online and this might be the worst experience I have had. I ordered 153.00 in plants and after waiting over one month for the order we received a bundle of kindling. Of the origi...
Entity
Burgess Seed
Categories: Landscaping
25, Report:
#1152481
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2014
Eburgess.com Burgess Seed and Plant Company Sent dead sticks for trees. All plants are dead. No refund. No replacement trees. Bloomington illinois
Ordered from Eburgess.com:6519 Walnut, Carpathian English, 1-3' 2 trees $14.996190 Nut, American Butternut &nb...
Entity
Eburgess.com
Categories: Landscaping