Holland Bulb Farms

The tulips I ordered were the wrong cultivar. These things happen, but this company does not give refunds. Instead I was given a gift code for the amount I had paid. But the gift code did not work online. When it failed they told me I had to call them to redeem it. Not worth the hassle for a small amount of money.

Their bulbs seem fine. But their customer service is abysmal. When my order shipped I was sent an invoice. The invoice did not contain my whole order. I received no notice or warning at any point that different items on my order would ship separately, nor did I receive a second invoice saying that would be the case. They just deleted an item from the list and that was that. I emailed to ask if it was shipping separately . They sent me a cut and paste response that in no way addressed my question. I asked for clarification. They sent me another cut and paste answer that again completely failed to address my question. This went on for about five days. At which point I tried using online chat. Within ten seconds of starting, I was informed that the missing item would be shipping separately, scheduled for next week. Apparently someone at the company noticed because I received several emails in a very short span, all from different people, all telling me my order was shipping separately. And then I received the second order within 48 hours. Which was on the one hand nice, but on the other just made me more suspicious that they’d just completely forgotten that item and were not in fact shipping it separately until I inquired. I received everything I ordered, and with no obvious issues with the stock. So if you’re thinking of ordering bear that in mind. But the experience left a bad taste in my mouth. I’ve worked for small businesses my whole life. Being one is no excuse for poor service. All this company had to do was answer my initial email and I’d have been left with a positive experience. It would have taken less time than it took them to cut and paste their useless response. This is a really self defeating behavior and I hope for their employees sake they figure out that they should respond to inquiries instead of ignoring them and sending faqs.

Very negative experience I ordered a ton of bulbs from them all came with mold and the box was and bulbs were calling with aphids. I don't recommend at all.

Posted on July 18, 2023, updated July 18, 2023 I have no idea how this company survives. I ordered 1 mixed bag of 3 bleeding hearts and 1 mixed bag of 3 toad lilies. The red bleeding heart was completely disintegrated that there was no root in the bag. I found 2 completely dried up toad lilies in the other bag. The 2 surviving bleeding hearts looked pathetic. I planted them but not confident they'll grow. I contacted them about the order. They said they need to see the pictures before researching any solution. They didn't state that in their website. Had I known, I'd have taken some pictures (there wasn't anything to take a picture of anyway). I was a little concerned when I placed the order because the website gave me a bad feeling about it. I went ahead because of the 100% quarantine. They are so bad that I'd classify them as a scam.

I purchased Muscadet Oriental Lilies from this company, planted per package instructions after the freeze in late May 2023, and fertilized and watered them assiduously. They never pierced the surface of the soil--in other words, they were rotten! Holland Bulbs announces on their web page that they have a 100% guarantee or your money back. I have sent them emails, called their 800 number leaving messages, and used their chat line. No response after a number of days of trying. The company is completely unresponsive, and I suggest you avoid them. They'll take your money, send you defective merchandise, and then ignore you completely

There is no real customer service with this company. They reply to email with a prescribed standard company statement. There is no actual reply from someone within their "customer service" no matter how many times you send an email concerning an issue with your order. Their website option to chat with someone never opens. It does not open. They may advertise some very attractive prices on their plants, BUT, once you buy you are on your own. BUYER BEWARE!

They shipped me shriveled and rotten tubers, and when I called this out, they responded that per their policy they would only return store credit (which means I'd have to spend even more money at their store to purchase and ship anything new). Absolute scam - I refuse to spend any more money for dead plant parts. Beware of what looks like a deal because it's probably not and their "guarantee" just guarantees you throw good money after bad :-(

I ordered two things: one a fall bulb set and the other a spring bulb set. The fall bulbs will not ship for a while, and I hope they are better than the spring ones. This post is about the spring cannas -- 3 'Pretoria'. The bulbs looked okay when they arrived and I planted them according to the scanty instructions that came with them and other information from various websites. After what seemed an adequate time with no sign of the sprouts I exhumed them (and that's exactly what I did) and found one black and mushy, one black, but not yet mushy, and one mostly black, but possibly with a little life still in it. So I moved the two that weren't obviously stone dead into pure perlite to give them maximum drainage and air, but to no avail. Last week I re-exhumed their mushy carcasses and gave up. After both "inquests" I sent photographs and explanations to the vendor, and pictures of the many other plants I have growing merrily in the same well-drained mix in containers on my back deck. Both times I was met with stony silence. Not even the arguments and stall tactics that some reviewers have mentioned, just no response whatsoever. Belatedly, I looked at customer reviews here and at the BBB site. You'd think I would learn, but ... I wonder what happened in 2016 and 2017. Before that the majority of their reviews were good to glowing, but after that most of them are like mine. Maybe they got as rich as they wanted and just don't care any more. Maybe something else happened, but it seems weird that it all collapsed in the mid teens. It can't have to do with Holland buying Tulip World because that happened in 2007. And, finally, we find something here that can't be blamed on supply chain issues related to Covid because it happened too early. It's strange how things just turn sour. I hope my fall bulbs are okay, but I am not hopeful.

At least 3 items were mislabeled- so far- that I know of. I've sent messages and written reviews (which aren't published) but haven't received a response. Unfortunately, I spent a bunch of money on their site for this Spring's bulbs. It's like they don't care.

Bought 4 clematis. Arrived in bags with a draw string. The draw string opened during shipping and dirt spilled all over the inside of the box and exposed roots. The tops of 2 of them had died. The roots seem OK, so I'll plant and hope I get top growth in a month or 2. Not going to bother asking for a refund if any fail. After reading reviews, seems more trouble than it's worth.

I have had two terrible experiences with this company and no longer order from them. In one case, they did not ship out my (very ordinary) order for EIGHT weeks, cutting down significantly on the planting time I had available. In the other instance, they were going to hold the fall clearance bulbs I ordered until mid-March to ship, a good six weeks after I ordered them. ??! I have no idea how they stay in business with their shipping policies. They do NOT tell you about their long shipping delays, by the way, not when you order and not in your rder confirmation or account history. Nor do they offer tracking of your orders. You have to contact them every time you want to check on an order. In addition, they will send you emails every single day with endless offers of free shipping -- but when you try to use a free shipping code, it has always expired. Tried to use one sent to me only two days before and it had already expired. The customer service rep argued that the expiration date was clearly marked. She was wrong. There was no mention of an expiration date in the email that advertised the code. I sent a screen shot and she tried to argue the point again. Found two great mail order aternatives and intend to use them instead going forward.

I made the mistake of ordering Louisiana Iris from this company. And I really made a mistake ordering three batches of them. They arrived late, very late. They were completely dried up and desiccated. Just garbage. But like a fool I went ahead and planted them thinking maybe there might be some life left in them. Well I looked them today. Soft mushy rotten garbage. I will never order from these thieves ever again. They promise delivery times and then they put it off over and over. They send dead material. I have planted iris for years and never have I ever seen something like this. How hard can it be storing iris for shipment? How hard can it be keeping them fresh for planting? DO NOT EVER ORDER FROM THEM

After two months, repeated emails, and TWO complaints to the BBB, this company FINALLY refunded my money. It took serious coercion. I ordered four types of decorative Dahliias, three each. Only one of the four bloomed correctly. The other three were cheaper single garden dahlias! I emailed this to the company with full photo documentation. They tried to blame the distributor but really. Three out of four? I would’ve let things slide perhaps but the company lied. They said I had only told them one of the four was correct because apparently they can’t tell the difference between the words correct and incorrect. Honestly, I just want to prevent other people from having to go down this road. Please do not order from Holland Bulb Farms.

Some of my orders were fine, but they were mainly hosta roots and some dried bulbs. When ordering may night salvia and sedum roots, autumn joy sedum and lily bulbs that had gone on sale the roots were dried out beyond the point of return and the bulbs were rotting. I have emailed them for refunds. The only roots that were find were the hosta. All others were too dried to revive. The only bulbs that were fine were the ones that come dried out. Anything that has some moisture was rotting and gross. Perhaps I should never trust sale time items as they probably aren't packaged well enough to survive for months in plastic bags. Repainting my first floor had me tied up until Mid may when I then began on my gaden. But one would think items should come in reasonable condition and able to survive. What a waste of money. Never again. Do not order from this company or if you do, do not trust items once they have gone on sale. That probably means their shelf life is up and they will be beyond the point of return.

DO NOT order from this company!! Wish I had read the reviews before I ordered 2 White Lava Elephant Ears. I guess they were actual bulbs, but they were basically dried up clumps of "something." I planted and watered them anyway but the chances of them growing anything green are slim to none. I emailed the company but like so many reviews they didn't bother to respond. Since I only spent around $20 I'm done. But BUYER BEWARE.

So far so good. The orienpet lilies I ordered were a very good size and healthy with the exception of maybe one bulb which the scales were spread apart, the top growth was broken and it sounded hollow. They were already growing but looked as though something was placed on them while they grew. Not a real complaint or problem for me. The roots looked good. The Stella daylilies looked fantastic. Also growing in the bag. I ordered 5 but was sent a bag labeled as 10. There was 9 as far as I could tell. Again, no complaint. But only time will tell how they really do.

Do NOT order from this company. You'd likely receive dead plants, and worse yet, they would ignore you when you contact them. I ordered three honeysuckles from Holland Bulb Farms. Two of them arrived dead, twiggy things with dry leaves. They were poorly packed and the soil was completely dry when they arrived. No wonder they were dead. The third one was barely alive. I contacted the company but heard nothing from them. I wish I'd read the reviews on this site first before placing the order.

I ordered 10 Major Wheeler Honeysuckle plants on February 28th and received them mid-March. The plants were in horrible condition when I received them as they were wilted, dried out, and bare root in loose packing. I have never received plants in such horrible condition. I reported this to Holland Bulb Farms immediately and was told that they were in shock from shipping. I was told to plant them and the roots would still be viable and would begin to grow new growth. Two weeks later, all previous growth had completely died and no new growth has appeared so, I contacted them again, only to be told it could be 6-8 weeks for the dead plants to recover from the shock before they begin to grow again (are you kidding me, dead plants never recover). I was told to contact them again in a couple months if there is no growth and they refused to send replacements or issue a refund . No one plants in the spring to wait until summer before growth even appears. They could have easily replaced them but wouldn't. Their 100% guarantee is just lip-service to make you feel as though they will stand behind their products... they won't. DO NOT ORDER from this company unless you're willing to gamble with your money and delay project plans. They do not stand behind their products and you're almost treated like a criminal, for their negligence, when you report issues.

Posted on December 11, 2020, updated December 18, 2020 Posted on December 11, 2020, updated December 11, 2020 Posted on December 8, 2020, updated December 11, 2020 Posted on December 7, 2020, updated December 8, 2020 Don't order from them!! I placed an order on November 18th. I did not receive any email confirmation of the order. (Thank goodness I took a screenshot of the confirmation page of the order, so still have that). They state that their orders ship within 3-5 business days. The following week, Wednesday Nov. 25th, still with no communication from them and no package received, I called Holland Bulb Farms to inquire about the order. First, I asked if the product was in stock, and was told yes, it was in stock. Also was told that the shipping would be the following week. I was not thrilled with the info that it would take this long to ship, but at least believed I would be receiving the package. It is now December 7, and still have not received the package, nor any email communication (was told that an email would be sent when the package shipped). I called their telephone number and can't reach customer support (during their stated business hours). I've learned previously that leaving a voicemail gets absolutely no response, so didn't leave one this time. If I can receive the bulbs ordered THIS WEEK, I'll consider the issue solved. But I'm doubtful that this will happen, given the history. If not shipped this week, I want the order cancelled. And I certainly won't be ordering from them ever again, and caution anyone else thinking about ordering, especially very late in the season.

Some bulbs received were rotten. Left email and phone messages over several days and have never received a reply. Poor customer service and bulbs were small as well as some being rotten. Buyer beware!

A mixed bag. The prices are good, but sometimes you get what you pay for. Over the past few years, I've ordered glads, begonias, bearded irises, butterfly weeds and a variety of lilies. The lilies were the best thing I've purchased from them and come back stronger every year. The glads were a steal and also come back stronger each year. The iris bulbs were tiny in comparison to bulbs from other companies with similar prices. The butterfly weeds never grew. The begonias bloomed once and never again. Of note, they are not good about telling you when something is out of stock; it just doesn't show up and you have to ask for a refund, which they provide, but still. After writing this review, I now understand why I haven't ordered from them recently...you just don't know what you're going to get.

Bought 12 daylily bulbs back in 2018. I spent over $64. The bulbs were small but I planted them as soon as I received them following the directions fully. I keep waiting for them to grow. I have a very hard time understanding why none of them grew. I've been a gardener for over 15 years. While I understand they won't guarantee after the first year I kept hoping, was struggling with polymyalgia rheumatica so was overwhelmed by health issues so didn't follow through. My recommendation is to pay more for plants and avoid bareroot.

Holland Bulb Farm does NOT care to send the right products. They do NOT care to give good customer service. = they do NOT care about their customers!!

Posted on June 13, 2019, updated June 23, 2020 I ordered 3 bareroot poppies and 1 peony at very low cost. The roots were all very small, which didnt surprise me given the pricing. I planted everything out in the garden immediately upon arrival in spring. 2 of the 3 poppies failed to grow and after a month of care i contacted the company. They sent replacements right out. 3 poppy plants and one peony are now growing nicely, although they are small plants. Good value if you are a patient gardener.

I placed a small order this past spring for lilies and dahlias. The items arrived on time and looked fine. However now that they have bloomed, I see neither are the ones I ordered. The Salmon Party lilies turned out to be bright yellow solid type and the Orange Glory dahlias turned out to be a burgundy and a different smaller form. I also ordered a honeysuckle which has not bloomed, so I cannot comment on it. I will not waste my money here again.

***DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY*** Wow. This company has THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE. They sent a package of bulbs, uninsured, which was delivered to the incorrect address by an incompetent USPS worker. The company then insists that since the post office delivered a package to somewhere (not the correct address), they are absolved of any responsibility. We spent over $400 this year with them and will never use them again. I tried both via phone and via chat to reach someone that was interested in customer service. Here's a sample of what i got: "Then since the Post Office delivered it to the wrong address, then that is their fault and you can file a claim with them. That was not our mistake." "Sounds like they delivered it to the wrong address, we did not send it to the incorrect address. There is not anything we can do on our part. It was the carriers fault." What they don't tell you (and apparently can't get through their thick skulls) is that you CANNOT file a claim on an UNINSURED package. So it WAS their fault for not insuring a package shipped at the cheapest rate. Terrible people in 'customer service". I have proof from the post office that it was delivered to the wrong address and now will be able to get the credit card company to chargeback the amount of the order. Loss is part of doing business and can be claimed on their taxes. They left us out to dry and frankly they should pay me for the 5 hours spent dealing with their idiocy. ***DO NOT BUY FROM THEM.***

Posted on July 14, 2018, updated July 21, 2019 Posted on May 12, 2018, updated July 14, 2018 Posted on April 3, 2017, updated May 12, 2018 Posted on March 23, 2017, updated April 3, 2017 Posted on June 14, 2016, updated March 23, 2017 Posted on March 21, 2016, updated June 14, 2016 Posted on March 27, 2015, updated March 21, 2016 Posted on June 5, 2014, updated March 27, 2015 Posted on March 23, 2014, updated June 5, 2014 Posted on July 2, 2013, updated March 23, 2014 Posted on May 11, 2013, updated July 2, 2013 Posted on March 26, 2013, updated May 11, 2013 Posted on April 12, 2012, updated March 26, 2013 Posted on April 9, 2012, updated April 12, 2012 Posted on March 31, 2012, updated April 9, 2012 Posted on February 19, 2012, updated March 31, 2012 Posted on May 18, 2011, updated February 20, 2012 A few weeks ago I ordered 120 gladiola bulbs from Holland Bulb Farms ( 4 pkgs of 30 bulbs). The price including shipping was less than $20! The only other glads I have in my garden were a few freebies I'd acquired in years past. The bulbs looked great, and I can hardly wait to see them in bloom.

I ordered Lily of the Valley. When they arrived they had already sprouted and had six inches of new growth. I notified them the day the plants arrived but they ignored my email. I contacted them again after three weeks when most of the plants had died They insist that the plants were stored appropriately, and want to reship them next year. There's no reason to believe that the plants will be in better condition next year, and I want a refund.

At the end of the summer 2018 growing season, I ordered one of their $100 clearance grab bags. Most of the plant starts in the box were dead wisps that never grew, but the calladiums, begonias, dahlias, hostas, lilies, and daylilies were excellent and grew (I had dozens of huge flower blooms in August/September). This year, most of the bulbs/rhizomes have sprouted (and it's entirely my fault for not lifting the calladium as they do not overwinter in North Carolina as I failed to realize since I was new to the state). The grab bag was, overall, an excellent experience and good value for the money--I got to try some items like astilbe I would not have purchased and did not bother contacting Holland Bulb Farm about the dead plant starts as I was dealing with some personal issues at the time and did not have the time. I ordered additional lily bulbs at the beginning of Summer 2019 and have just placed an additional order for dozens more as I have a large, empty yard at my new home. I'm looking forward to receiving my next order shortly.

Placed order for callas and cannas in March 2019. Received dead rotten bulbs/rhizomes. Contacted customer service day after delivery and they requested pictures of bulbs. Sent pictures that same day and CS said they would contact me with their findings of whether I would get replacements if their findings deemed it but would not get refund. Never received any further contact from Holland Bulb Farms. Two weeks later got a package of bulbs. Thought WOW! I got new bulbs/rhizomes. I did get a new shipment, but again, the exact same condition as before dead rotten bulbs/rhizomes. Cannot believe they even ship these out as there is no chance since they are all moldy and stringy. How do you do this not once but twice? Never again, spent close to $100 for absolute garbage. Even on ebay I have gotten bulbs/rhizomes but never rotten. They sent me an email today 4/19/19 for a review but I'm sure it will never get on the website since after you actually fill out the review it tells you a moderator will determine if it is posted...WOW so don't look for 1 star reviews on their site, they don't get posted. PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY ELSEWHERE. THE WEBSITE PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL BUT THE BULB OR RHIOZOME YOU SEE IS NOT WHAT YOU WILL GET

had good results with their daffodil bulbs

Do not order from this company. I added a message to their order form to ship my order the first week of May. They sent it much earlier. I requested this date because I would not be home until this time. The bulbs sat in the cold on the porch for weeks. When I wrote to get a free replacement as their guarantee states I was told that those messages are rarely read. The bulbs have not grown and I still cannot get a replacement from these nasty people. Bulbs are sold everywhere so choose a company that reads requests they put in the order form and from companies who really willing to back up their guarantee.

I have ordered personally and have had good luck... but I ordered for this year for the company I work for ... It wasn't the biggest order ever. but I ordered poppies in the middle of April. yeah late I know but I really wanted to start establishing them and maybe get a late flower or two. well I wait a month and nothing. so I call the company 3-4 times before I got a hold of someone. well this is what I got from Jenny the operations manager who has no superior apparently cause when I asked for a number or to speak to them she refused. She told me the poppies had not made it through the winter and they over sold them due to not finding the issue until about the time I ordered. They ended up refunding my money and gave a credit.... so the biggest problem I have is the way this was handled. They took my money and did nothing else to contact me about their inventory issue. she did apologize for the problem but that came with all kinds of excuses from they are a fall planted item- to they fill thousands of orders with only 6 employees- to im not sure who didn't contact you to let you know the situation - to explaining to me about how perennials grow. but the biggest kicker was near the end of the conversation she asked if there were anything else I wanted to tell her because she had other customers waiting and I was taking up her time... long story short if it is something time sensitive or a must have for the growing season. or if you order from a bunch of vendors skip this one.... if takes to much work to ensure your order from this company.

I ordered about $100 worth of flowers for the 2017 growing season. Some of them either did not grow or were not the colors I ordered, so they credited my account. I will say those that grew did amazing. The largest issue came when I contacted the company regarding a new order that I had placed. It had been multiple weeks and I needed to get the order in the ground before fall. The representative who answered the chat was SO RUDE and SNIPPY. She actually claimed that I "interrupted her" ... It was a CHAT... You CAN NOT "INTERRUPT." That was just the first of many snide comments she made. I sent and email to the company and instead of doing anything about the horrible service, Jennifer San Filippo the Operations Manager did not even acknowledge the issue. This is the complaint I sent: She made snide comments to me prior to her sending me the long detail of fall shipping of bulbs. I did not order bulbs, I ordered roots of plants so how why would I correlate that as something else (a bulb, which is a bit different). She accused me of interrupting her ... HOW DO YOU INTERRUPT CHAT? Do you commonly approve of a customer service rep accusing your customers? I am quite angry. Her attitude was rude, unprofessional and after that, I did not care what she said because her entire attitude was rude. I told her I was frustrated and I even put a sad face to show that I was sad about the process. She later asked if I was reading her responses, to which I said, how could I respond if I did not read it? I told her how she was acting. She was being bitchy and I called her out on it. I also apologized and she said she would not forgive me. LOL that just PROVED her ATTITUDE FROM THE BEGINNING! I deal with customers too and it does not matter if they are happy, sad, confused on terms, mad, frustrated... I DO NOT CARE.... I HELP THEM with 100% pleasure in doing so. If someone is mad, I find out why and reassure them, help them and even if I can not changed things, I let them know I care. By the end, the customer is happy irregardless of the situation. Your REP, did NOT! If this is the behavior you condone, then I think you should credit my bank card for the full amount. I will not be making another purchase. I ordered from 6 other companies too. I can do business elsewhere. Justifying her attitude is not ok. Your explanation below would have sufficed, but that is not what she gave me. The snippy accusations set the tone! Her snide reply was this: Thank you for your reply. We have refunded and canceled your order, and attached a copy of the canceled order for your records and review. Based on your correspondence with our company we think it will be best if you continue to enjoy ordering from the other flower companies that will satisfy your customer services needs better than can. We wish you the best of luck in your future garden endeavors. The Operations Manager did not care about how horribly I was treated and told me to order elsewhere. They also deleted my account information. So they seem to not only tolerate but support the customer service rep in treating customers like trash. You won't get my business or the local growing groups and communities.

Just got my shipment of lily bulbs from Holland Bulbs. Extremely satisfied with the size of bulbs and quality - all arrived fresh and clean looking with decent roots. I was hesitant to order bulbs online again as the last two companies I used sent rotten bulbs which all but one actually came up. Now that I have found a great place to order bulbs my only suggestion would be to please increase variety of oriental and asiatic lilies as I would like to try some different varieties next year.

Posted on June 5, 2017, updated June 13, 2017 I'm not sure about this company. I've ordered from this company 4 times so far this season alone. My hostas that I ordered were healthy BUT I don't think the majority received were what I actually ordered. Beach Boy is coming in very solid blue with no light green at all, Tokudama is also coming in very solid green, my cherry berries are not coming in with white center but a very yellow one. The only one that looks close to what it's supposed to is First Frost. I'm trying really hard to give them a chance so I ordered some begonias, freesia, raspberry plants and concord grape vine. The berries and grapes are supposed to be dormant but they look dead. Not one has sprouted. The asparagus roots seem to still be alive and fairly healthy. the shallots were healthy. I hope I can call and address this issue with the hostas and the dormant plants.

Posted on May 9, 2017, updated June 2, 2017 Posted on May 8, 2017, updated May 9, 2017 I ordered four plants on 2/15/17. The quality of the plants was acceptable. However, at least two of the plants ordered are not as labeled. 1. "Stuttgart" canna has sprouted with RED leaves. The true Stuttgart is green/white variegated. 2. "Beach Boy" hosta is growing well, with SOLID BLUE leaves. The true Beach Boy is variegated. The other two plants are clematis, so I'll have to wait until at least next year to see the blooms. At this point I'll be surprised if they are as labeled either. Buyer beware!

My first experience, and already I LOVE this company! I was looking to buy astilbes to plant this season. I searched on a number of websites, but many of them had bad reviews. Then I read the many positive reviews for Holland Bulb Farms and figured I'd give it a shot. What a pleasant surprise! I placed my order a week ago, and a few days later, it was delivered to my doorstep. The plants were lively and healthy, with a few exceptions. I chatted with customer service to explain the situation, and here is their response: "I've pulled your order up. It sounds like we owe you another package of mixed Astilbe. I can get that shipped out today. My manager will check and pack this shipment to make sure these are viable roots." This is customer service as it should be. I will update my review when I receive the new shipment, but in the meantime, Holland Bulb Farms is now my go-to company for live plants, bulbs, and other gardening needs.

Over the years I've ordered many bulbs from Holland Bulb and I have always been more than happy with them. They send very healthy and large bulbs at a great price and value. Many other mail order plant dealers play overinflated musical chairs with their prices but Holland Bulb always has excellent prices and great quality products. The only thing I'd really wish for from them was a bigger variety, their catalogue of more exotic and flashy items is rather small, yet what they do offer has always arrived top notch and grown beautifully for me. However, when it comes to quality over quantity or variety they win hands down - and if the variety is smaller than so be it, it's well worth it to order beautiful hearty specimens from them every time!

I ordered several varieties of tulips last fall from Holland Bulb Farms (Ronaldo Triumph, Carnaval de Nice, and Exotic Emperor), and they are all blooming beautifully this spring. I would recommend this company to other gardeners.

Posted on March 28, 2015, updated July 18, 2015 Holland Bulb Farms exceeded my expectations. I ordered around 5000 fall bulbs mostly tulips and daffodils, through numerous fall bulb companies. I would recommend this company to anyone in the south that does not mind pre-chilling their bulbs as they were disease free. Although my 3 order were small, I ordered in Dec and early January and they arrived in very good condition. Being in College Station, Zone 8b of Texas, I did chill the bulbs in a separate fridge at the very minimum of 6 weeks ( around 40F and kept the humidity low), some of the more unique Tulips I chilled 8 weeks. Almost all of them are blooming now in late March (thankfully we did have cool soil temperatures with below normal temperatures during the rooting period). The best deal may have been the fall grab bag that included 20 Double Hero Tulips, and the Double Akebono tulip. I only recommend the 12cm or greater size Tulip bulbs, however the slightly smaller mixed Triumph bulbs in the fall grab bag have bloomed, just not near as large as others. Will likely try another larger order in the future.

I ordered about $300 worth of 'White Feather' hosta from this company last summer. Every single one of them was packaged professionally, and ended up being what I ordered. The delivery was extremely prompt also. Will be ordering from them regularly in the future

I made my order last week for a variety of bulbs, as well as a daylily, and a hellebore. It was delivered today and everything I ordered arrived safely. I'm pleased with the quality of the bulbs. The daylily root also looks good. The hellebore seems questionable at best (at first, I couldn't even find anything in the bag of peat. After spreading it out, there's a little clump, smaller than my pinky, which looks like a tiny nub with little black hairs. I'm assuming this must the root, unless it really is just a clump of peat and they forgot to put the root in the bag). Aside from the hellebore, a good experience. Reasonable prices, a good variety, quick shipping, and nice-looking bulbs. Hopefully everything will come up.

I ordered several hundred gladiolus bulbs of various colors in 2014. I planted them and the red and white ones did not bloom when the others did. Since I couldn't tell if the other stalks were the new ones that hadn't bloomed or preexisting ones, it appeared that I had not received the red and whites. I called to complain and was advised the red and whites may just bloom later. The rep said they would document the concern and call this spring to find out what happened. The red and whites did bloom about two weeks later, but I never received a call this spring. Instead, I received 180 red and white replacement bulbs at no cost on my porch. I felt very bad and called to apologize and offer to send them back or at least pay cost. I was told they guaranteed their product, and I was free to keep the bulbs. This is about my 7th dealing with this company, and I would highly recommend them as honest and friendly. They are a model small business.

Posted on May 17, 2014, updated October 22, 2014 Posted on October 5, 2011, updated May 17, 2014 ordered 5 bags of tulips and some dutch iris. The bulb size seems normal - the tulips are the very early kind so I expected them to be a little smaller than the larger later ones.

I placed a fairly large order for bulbs near the end of the spring growing season. When I received the box from Holland Bulb Farms I received fewer salvias and calla lilies than I had ordered. The reason: HBF ran out of inventory. This is a big problem for me, I had placed the order for a specific quantity and color combination because I have a specific space I am trying to fill. Having fewer items is a big problem. I can no longer fill the space and the color motif no longer flows. No one from HBF ever attempted to contact me to let me know that they had run out of a number of items! It should be noted that the items I ordered showed specific and sufficient availability when I ordered them (e.g. "11 bare roots left"). Obviously this is frustrating because now I have plants I cannot use and I could/should have just ordered from another company two weeks ago. Now my window for planting is closing/closed. I wrote to HBF to request a postage-paid mailing label so that I could send back the bubs I could no longer use. They said they would not do that because they have a written policy on the website to fulfill all orders regardless of how much of the order they can fulfill. This seems like a TERRIBLE policy for a company like this. Who wants half a garden?? Plus, who reads every policy a company has on its website. I should be able to expect HBF to: 1) simply be reasonable and 2) have an accurate handle on its inventory, which is the impression the website provides. A two-minute phone call from them two weeks ago would have verified that I did not want half an order. DO NOT BUY FROM HOLLAND BULB FARMS!

I have been ordering from Holland Bulbs for years. The bulbs always arrive in great condition (especially the lilies). I get beautiful blooms. Shipping is fast and accurate. Customer service is excellent. Holland bulbs is the best source for lily bulbs--much better than more highly priced vendors. Their prices are so reasonable that you can naturalize with Stargazer lilies. Some of the bulk mixed glad bulbs (which are very, very inexpensive) arrived with a touch of blue mold this year but they came up nice and healthy anyway. Holland Bulbs is a great place to get great quality bulbs at very reasonable prices. It's number 1 on my list of on-line vendors.

I am completely in love with this company. I've ordered from them several times, and have been pleased with the overall quality of the bulbs I have received. Barring the very occasional withered bulb, their products are healthy and have thus far managed to make their appearances in my spring garden (and they sure look beautiful)! We just purchased our first home last summer, and out of all the mail-order companies I have purchased from, Holland Bulb Farms is my favorite. They definitely keep me coming back with their sales, specials, and offers for free or discounted shipping, and their prices are right. I've recently purchased a bunch of spring-planted bulbs, some grape vines, and seed packets, and I will be excited to see how these perform! I would highly recommend this company.

They have great prices and amazing variety. In the end of the fall everything becomes so cheap that I am tempted to buy more every year. The plants have been great and I did get replacement (actually credit) for plants that did not make (just some poppies planted last fall). This season they shipped me the wrong order but promptly sent the correct stuff (unfortunately some of my items had been sold out by them). I will keep buying from them.

Recently I ordered 2 of their Halloween special Boogeyman Bulb Bag, which promised to have at least 250+ bulbs for $50 with free shipping. The order was shipped the next day and the shipment arrived yesterday. Guess what? They sent around 750 bulbs!!! That's like I got an extra order. I got so many tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, alliums to plant now. I spread all the bulbs out and just gleefully looked at them. All the bulbs seemed healthy and firm. This is a HUGE bargain! I really can't thank them enough. That's why I go online to write them a nice review now. HBF frequently have sales and I'm always tempted to order every weekend :) Their end-of-season sales with free shipping have particularly the best bargain price compared to any other online companies. I've ordered several times and spent hundreds of dollar at HBF this year (2013) and all the orders have been shipped quickly. The bulbs were in good shape and grew well in the garden. Customer service is also very friendly. From all this positive experience with HBF so far, this company simply has become my top 3 companies to order from.