26, Report:
#1227684
Posted Date:
May 08 2015
Direct Gardening . I want my plants which I paid for or my money back. Bloomington Illinois
Purchased plants over 3 weeks ago. credit card was charge immediately, call co to find out the status of my order only a busy signal that's it emailed them also no reply. Finally did research on this co ,I should have done this before I purchased anything but my mistake, but suffice...
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Categories: Nurseries
27, 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...
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Categories: Landscaping
28, Report:
#1218871
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2015
KELLY NURSERIES DIRECT GARDENING POSSIBLE FRAUD BLOOMINGTON Illinois
I placed an order via mail on 1/20/15 for 28 plants, which totalled $61.65. I've not received any update status reports to date. I sent them a message using their website on approximately 3/23/15 requesting a status report. No response. I sent a second message on ...
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Categories: Nurseries
29, Report:
#1183671
Posted Date:
Oct 18 2014
Direct Gardening DOA Bloomington Illinois
Should have researched this company prior to ordering. Fortunately I didn't lose a lot. Ordered 4 butterfly bushes from these folks that I received in July. They came as just sticks....no green on them at all. However I planted them as instructed. Waite...
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Categories: Nurseries
30, Report:
#1166599
Posted Date:
Aug 01 2014
directgardening.com Direct Gardening Total waste of time & $$$$ Bloomington IL
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! I wish I would have checked reviews first. #1 It takes forever to get your plants. Mine took almost a month. #2 Some plants and bushes arrived dead. #3 After endless hours planting, mulching, watering, etc ALL the plants died. Their guarantee is ...
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Categories: Landscaping
31, Report:
#1160200
Posted Date:
Jul 07 2014
Direct Gardening Dead Plants Bloomington Illinois
Purchased four (4) Edelweiss plants and received 4 algae covered plants that were so wet, the only thing they were is dead. Tried calling their customer support number but only get a busy signal. And not a normal one at that. They don't answer emails either.
Talk about a BS pl...
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Categories: Nurseries
32, Report:
#1153527
Posted Date:
Jun 10 2014
Direct Gardening Ripped off by Direct Gardening they mailed me dead trees and sadly enough I paid for them and they are blowing me off on any reimbursement Bloomington Illinois
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Categories: Nurseries
33, Report:
#1086646
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2013
Direct Gardening false advertising on their guarantee Bloomington Illinois
Directgardening.com is not the place you want to shop at for a good buying experience. They have a guarantee promise that is very mis-leading.
Last year I ordered some hazelnut trees from them. I knew they were dead when I received them, but I planted them anyways. A couple of mon...
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Categories: Nurseries
34, Report:
#1061631
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2013
Direct Gardening sends you dead plants, then runs out the warranty while asking you to wait for them to grow Internet
Don't get tempted, like I did, by their low prices and one year warranty. You will never get your percieved value out of this company. You will be better off going to a local nursery and spending the money to get a living plant. All they send you is bare root crap that has been stor...
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Categories: Nurseries
35, Report:
#1056700
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2013
House of Wesley D Rating by BBB, Do not order from this company Bloomington, Illinois
I ordered products from this Company and never received products. I called to complain and was given the run around. I was told that the best case scenerio, My products would be shipped out six weeks after original shipping date. I filed a comlaint with the BBB, and found out they h...
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Categories: Landscaping
36, Report:
#1056017
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2013
Direct Gardening Stay away and do not do business with this group Internet
I purchased [per my debit amount] $30 in flowers from them last year. Of which, one thing ever grew at all. Not forgetting the so called promised flowers that were free were never sent.I emailed them and they returned the email. I told them I didnt save the original shipping label. ...
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Categories: Nurseries
37, Report:
#1053264
Posted Date:
May 23 2013
Farmerseed.com Deceptive practices about replacing dead plants. Poor quality plants. Internet
Unfortunately I bought from them before Googling 'reviews' 'farmerseed' which would have brought up DavesGarden.com which identifies:Farmer Seed and NurseryMailing Address:818 NW 4th StreetFaribault, Minnesota 55021 (United States)Phone: (507) 334-1623Catalog Order Page: HyperlinkPa...
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Categories: Nurseries
38, Report:
#1021934
Posted Date:
Mar 01 2013
Direct Gardening - No shipment No refund! Internet
I ordered some Fall bulbs last year (2012). I was notified that they were not going to ship my order until Fall of this year. Not wanting to wait an entire year to plant my garden, I went out and bought bulbs locally for a much lower price. I couldn't find any way to cancel my order...
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Categories: Nurseries
39, Report:
#966170
Posted Date:
Nov 08 2012
direct gardening wesley house Mail order garden supplies Bloomington, Illinois
DO NOT ORDER FROM DIRECT GARDENING aka WESLEY HOUSE.
This business is a scam and will steal your money. If it's too late...you can file a police report in your town and then file a complaint with US POSTOFFICE. (Federal)
Here is a link that will...
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Categories: Landscaping
40, Report:
#948743
Posted Date:
Sep 30 2012
Direct Gardening House of Wesley Awful! Awful! , Internet
Never have I received such a pathetic product (rhubarb roots, supposedly) in the 7 years I have been ordering online! I have ordered nursery products before from other companies.
The rhubarb roots I received from this company were such a shock, I and my husband could not...
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Categories: Nurseries
41, Report:
#906306
Posted Date:
Sep 25 2012
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Kelly Nursery Direct Gardening Direct Gardening The House of Wesley, Burgess Seed, Dutch Gardens, Inter-State Nurseries, Farmer Seed and Nursery, Four Seasons Nursery, Richard Owen Nursery / Exciting Gardens, Kelly defective merchandise, no refunds bloomington, Illinois
Ordered just two plants on June 2. On June 10 I still had received no communication regarding the order, whether it went through or disappeared into cyberspace. I sent an email, Kelly replied essentially that they were sending orders out as soon as they are prepared... b...
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Categories: Nurseries
42, Report:
#942497
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2012
Direct Gardening STAY AWAY. POOR QUALITY, 1/2 DEAD, MOLDY PLANTS Internet, Illinois
I was suckered by the colorful catalog and didn't google this company before ordering... Got the run around trying to get the status of my order. The order is in shipping and is scheduled to be shipped any day now, is their standard excuse. A week later, I wo...
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Categories: Landscaping
43, Report:
#939272
Posted Date:
Sep 11 2012
Direct Gardening Division of House of Wesley Buyer Beware!!! Bloomington, Illinois
I just received my order of 3 Blue Festuca Grass, 10 Russian Olives, an Empress Wu Hosta, 6 Walk on Me Plants, 100 Periwinkles and I'm not happy, at all, about the condition of my plants. The Festuca Grass is black and severely rotted. The Hosta was broken in half and the leaves wer...
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Categories: Landscaping
44, Report:
#936277
Posted Date:
Sep 03 2012
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Direct Gardening House of Wesley eroyaldutch.com This company and its associates are FRAUDS! Internet
Do not buy from any of these nurseries. I found out after I ordered that there are HUNDREDS of complaints against them with the BBB and on Dave's Gardening website. There is an alert on them and they have a D+ rating.
I ordered a Peace Rose from them, for $7.98 plus &nb...
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Categories: Nurseries
45, Report:
#933128
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2012
Direct Gardening Beware all you would be Jack and the Bean stalkers...dead plastic bag of rotten Boston Ivy..total rip off Bloomington , Illinois
Beware of this multi leveled scam company they have their tentacles spread out in numerous different names in Illinois. I see their flyers now coming through the mail in a bunch of different stings setups. Their catalogs make everything look all beautiful and...
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Categories: Nurseries
46, Report:
#922227
Posted Date:
Aug 04 2012
Direct Gardening House of Wesley Shipped dead plants in plastic bag, Internet
I found the baby plants i ordered shoved into my mailbox, folded in two. After waiting a month and half, all three plants were dead. Actually not sure about one of them, it looks like instead of a plant, they shipped me a little bag of dirt with something that may be roots.Who ships...
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Categories: Nurseries
47, Report:
#916694
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2012
Direct Gardening.com Directgardening.com is not reliable Internet
Almost all my plants I received from direct gardening died and I had to send for replacements in the spring. Well, they didn't die, they never grew.
They did replace them because luckily I kept the package they came in. The replacements never grew. They have remained st...
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Categories: Nurseries
48, Report:
#907220
Posted Date:
Jul 05 2012
DirectGardening.com Very Small Dead Plants! Rip Off is an Understatement! Bloomington, Illinois
The pictures online are great. The plants that I received were horrible. Direct Gardening makes you send them the original mailing label to receive replacements. I paid $5.00 to send the label priority mail so that I could prove that they receiv...
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Categories: Nurseries
49, Report:
#896023
Posted Date:
Jun 11 2012
direct gardening The company sends an empty plastic and charges $10 for shipping. Internet, Internet
I sent away for 12 hollyhocks from this company and was charged $19.97... $9.98 for the hollyhocks and $9.99 for shipping. I received an empty plastic bag. I contacted the company and they reimbursed me for the hollyhocks of $9.98, but are refusing to reimburse me for th...
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Categories: Landscaping
50, Report:
#893266
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2012
Four Seasons Nurseries/eBurgess Everything you have hear/read about this company is true-they are a rip-off. Do NOT order anything from them - it will not grow or arrive alive. Bloomington, , Illinois
Do NOT buy anything from the many nurseries under Direct Gardening like eBurgess or Four Seasons, for example - they use many Nursery names. But IF you receive any plants that you order at all, they will mostly be dead or will not grow. It will be weeks after you order with no...
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Categories: Nurseries