Guide to Gardening by Mail, Mail Order Gardening, and Catalogs
The Garden Watchdog is a free directory of 8,125 mail order gardening companies. Here gardeners share their opinions on which companies really deliver on quality, price and service.After you review the Introduction and Acceptable Use Policy, you can share your own mail-order experiences, or use our search and browse features to find reputable sources for all your gardening needs.
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Since 1994, 4,563 companies have been reviewed in the Garden Watchdog, and 90,751 comments have been posted (60,091 positive, 12,845 neutral, 17,815 negative) by 46,708 customers.
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The Watchdog 30
These 30 companies are currently the most highly rated within our entire database. Each of them is listed here because of feedback from their customers.Most Recently added ratings
User | Rating | Company |
GulfCoastBSL | Negative | Jung Seed |
SherryTomato | Positive | Strictly Medicinal Seeds |
SherryTomato | Positive | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange |
SherryTomato | Positive | Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. |
SherryTomato | Positive | Trade Winds Fruit |
SherryTomato | Positive | Johnny's Selected Seeds |
SherryTomato | Positive | Pinetree Garden Seeds |
SherryTomato | Positive | Fruition Seeds |
SherryTomato | Negative | Secret Seed Cartel |
denenerose | Positive | DollarSeed (Dollar Seed) |
greid | Positive | Alleman Glads (John Alleman) |
Drcuisine | Negative | Jackson & Perkins |
LivingInGreen | Positive | Bluestone Perennials |
normanh62 | Positive | Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. |
dishpantheism | Positive | Antique Rose Emporium |
dishpantheism | Positive | Farmacie Isolde |
boredallaswife | Positive | Oakes Daylilies |
judybugga | Positive | New Hampshire Hostas |
yamaNH | Positive | Hartmann's Plant Company |
RichFSr | Positive | St. Clare Heirloom Seeds |
Coleetta | Negative | Taylor Greenhouses |
AudGregGarden | Positive | St. Clare Heirloom Seeds |
ibchaz | Negative | Outsidepride.com |
solzane | Negative | Heirloom Roses |
cwalke | Negative | Easy to Grow Bulbs |
Texasbeegarden | Negative | Holland Bulb Farms |
arre66 | Negative | Farmacie Isolde |
tyfalk | Negative | Urban Farmer Seeds LLC |
junodee | Neutral | Bluestone Perennials |
accidentalplantmom | Neutral | SeedGeeks Heirloom Seeds |
Chelseasven | Negative | Smokey's Gardens |
ShaunMoore | Negative | Tennessee Wholesale Nursery (also dba D & T Wholesale Nursery; formerly TN Nursery) |
MoonGrassNew | Negative | Farmacie Isolde |
Luvchard | Positive | St. Clare Heirloom Seeds |
botaniquest | Positive | Brent & Becky's Bulbs |
honkerflats | Positive | Honker Flats |
JohnW7 | Positive | Northern Grown Perennials |
Tangerin | Positive | Hydrangeas Plus |
TigerSeven | Negative | Tree Seeds (aka treeseeds.com) |
DebinMN | Positive | St. Clare Heirloom Seeds |
Crabswife | Positive | St. Clare Heirloom Seeds |
ameliedanjou | Positive | Applesource |
Rylan_F | Positive | Scenic Hill Farm Nursery |
mwilliams54 | Negative | True Leaf Market |
sherinbeauty999 | Positive | Abbott Organics |
ZinnaPoppy | Positive | St. Clare Heirloom Seeds |
Zone6AB | Positive | Gardensoyvey.com |
IrmaBrenton | Positive | MrMaple (Nichol's Nursery) |
CeleryTop | Positive | Fair Dinkum Seeds |
bmwz343 | Positive | Pense Nursery |
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