Romence Gardens & Greenhouses

I have always been very happy with everything I have ordered from Romence Gardens. Their plants are a good size, well priced, and always arrive in good shape. The plants that I have ordered gave done very well. I will order from them again.

I ordered several perennials on sale earlier this fall. I was delighted when they arrived--the plants were unexpectedly large, and the pots were filled out completely with vigorous plants. If you order a lot of plants mail order, as I have for years, you know that most of the time the plants, even shrubs, are very small. Romence is on my list to order from next spring 2023. My experience was all positive, including the speed of shipping and communications regarding arrival date, etc.

In August 2021 I ordered two phlox "Cloudburst" from Romence. They came, looked good, & I planted them. They grew well, but they bloomed pink, not the purple in Romence's website picture and description. I emailed them pictures of the phlox & said that I wasn't happy, that I didn't order "pink," I ordered "purple." They said that "the plants are blooming correctly" and "we cannot issue a refund at this time." I've been gardening for 30 + years and know the difference between pink and purple. They bloomed a light to medium pink, and the picture on their website was a vibrant purple. (I tried to post pictures here, but was unable). Romence refused to take responsibility that MAYBE they had sent the wrong plant. Again, this was no small variation. It was an obvious color difference. This is just bad customer service. Really disappointing.

Outstanding! Roses are beautiful and great communication from them

This is my second year ordering from Romence and I couldn’t be happier with the speed of shipping (plants arrive literally within 1-2 days) and plant quality. Prices are reasonable as well. I only wish they offered larger sizes, especially for shrubs.

I’m finding this plant too high maintenance for my garden. For me, it needs to be in a spot where it gets zero supplemental water; otherwise it’s going to rot. I think mine are too far gone but I may try moving them (now mid-summer) to a spot where sprinklers do not reach it.

I have been buying plants from them over several years and I am quite happy.

Made my order with Romence for the first time this Spring, I could not have been happier, all the plants arrived very well packaged, they are of a very good size, arrived very timely. Shortly after the purchase I was contacted by their wonderful staff to inform me of estimated shipping time, they tried their best to ship the plants to me earlier! I am just thrilled with their service, the quality of their plants and the speedy delivery. All the plants are thriving in my garden now, I tend to write a review after the plants are in the ground, I want to write a honest review base on all the aspects, Romence is superb and I will be a loyal customer with regular purchases. Thank you so much Romence!

First order from Romence but it won't be my last, assuming I'm still vertical and above ground. Plants are about the largest and healthiest I've seen in 50+ years of mail and online ordering. Prices and shipping very reasonable. Perennials larger than I've ever seen at any local nursery. Packaging appears to be a method of their own design and well thought out. Even FedEx wasn't able to do their usual trick of getting soil out of the pot and into the box. Romence will be at the top of my online sources.

Plants arrived in wonderful shape. Packed securely, big and healthy. Shipping was inexpensive compared to many other plant nurseries. I had a question about one of the plants and received an answer right away - great customer service. My only regret is that I didn't order more plants! I certainly will place future orders.

My plants were well packed and all were really healthy. Will definitely order again from Romence Gardens!

Received 3 Aquilegia that were supposed to be 'Earlybird™ Red White' and were labeled as such. However, they were dark pink and yellow. Also received 3 plants labeled as Dicentra spectabilis 'Valentine', which were supposed to be "bright red." They were pink. A week after writing to the vendor, I've received no acknowledgement of my email, much less an offer to correct the $84 error.

Beyond impressed. The shipment this year went above and beyond about anything I've ever received from anyone. The plants were large and fully grown, not plugs sitting in potting mix. The plants came in a large box with domed inserts so as not to mash down the tall foliage (such as on a Pennisetum Setaceum grass). I'll be a return customer for sure if they keep this up.

My plants (five Platycodon, two Delphinium) arrived as scheduled, and pretty well-packed. The delphiniums were a little ragged from their journey, but these things happen. All seven plants are healthy. But all five balloon flowers are absolutely tiny: their root systems didn't fill more than 20% of the quart-sized pots they were packed in. (At my local nursery, for what it's worth, I can buy Platycodon in a 4 1/2" pot, with roots sticking out the bottom, for half the price I paid at Romence. I ordered online because I assumed I'd be getting larger plants.) It strikes me as dishonest to market such small plants as quart-sized. If the plants all thrive, I'll amend my review to positive. But I don't plan on ordering from Romence again, for now.

Wow! This was the first time I have ordered from this company and they exceeded expectations. Quick shipping, really good design for shipping container ( The FedEx guy carried it upside down and sideways and none of the pots lost dirt or came undone) and plants were really green and healthy looking. None of the plants were dried out or limp. Nice healthy plants and bigger than I expected for the price. I like these sizes better than what comes from a Big Box Store because they seem to do better. I wish they had a few more of the salvia I want but I will order from them again.

I finally ordered from Romence this past spring, after noting their exceptional reviews here for years. The plants I ordered from them did beautifully, particularly the monkshood and callilcarpa. I plan to order another monkshood for this coming spring, and branch out to order more from them. Absolutely healthy and beautiful plants, well worth the cost!

I placed a rather large order this spring (2020). Due to the virus, they were short-staffed and apologized that the order would take longer than usual. Then Fedex chose to ship the boxes on different trucks so the final part of the order arrived about 4 days after the initial part. Despite that everything arrived in good shape. It was the best packing job I've had from any online nursery so no plant damage at all and I live in Oregon, so it was a long trip. Plants are all doing great.

Like the positive responses before me, I can say that Romence has always sent the best plants--very large, quality plants. I am not always thrilled with Fed Ex and their treatment, but the company itself is the best I have ever dealt with. I understand when plants may be a new variety or in a new growth period and not as large as others, but usually they are as large as you could get from a nursery. I won't waste my time on the other companies now that I have enough experience with Romence.

I loved my experience with Romence Gardens and Greenhouse! One of the boxes was damaged in shipping and returned to the seller. The owner quickly created an order with no expense to me and my precious lavender plants were shipped and quickly received. I did expect a delay in this turbulent time, but with Romence it felt like there have things figured out with the pandemic somehow. We have ordered plants and seeds with other companies this spring and none of them was as good as Romence.

I have ordered several times from Romence, and I can’t say enough good things about them. They are the fastest to respond with any inquiry. They send excellent quality plants that are well packaged for shipping. Only once, which was this year, did I ever receive anything that I wasn’t excited about. I bought some andropogon Blackhawks grasses and they arrived quite small. You could tell the quart pot was just stuffed in the gallon pot and then shipped. I’m giving them a pass on this as everything else has been great in the past and this is a rough year for nursery’s and the immense amount of online orders they have to deal with. This was also the first time I didn’t have a plant make it with them and they immediately refunded my money no questions asked. Would recommend and will continue to purchase from them.

Based on the good reviews here I placed a few large orders. Free shipping (on most plants) over $75 helps a lot, and they don't charge you until it ships. Almost every plant is a trade gallon or at least a quart size. Plants were packaged very well, and I did not receive a single broken plant. They do not try to cram 50 plants in one box -- kudos! Thanks goes to FED EX for not throwing the boxes around. Plants were large and healthy, the largest I've received from anyone. Communication is good, and very prompt with Chris Romence. Two plants I did not receive as they had a crop failure, I was told about it and refunded promptly. I complained about one plant being way too small and not rooted at all in it's gallon, and Chris responded right away with an apology and a refund. Great company all around and they will be my first choice for mail order plants from now on.

Posted on April 26, 2019, updated May 21, 2020 Posted on May 30, 2015, updated April 26, 2019 Posted on April 23, 2014, updated May 30, 2015 Posted on September 25, 2013, updated April 23, 2014 Posted on May 22, 2013, updated September 25, 2013 Based on the positive reviews, I placed my first order with Romence Gardens. I received the biggest Japanese anemones I have ever received (four different companies over the years) with great packaging, quick delivery, and excellent communication. They are bigger than the anemones in my garden! I am so impressed. I don't quite know how they deliver such wonderful plants at so low a cost. They are just excellent.

Posted on May 19, 2020, updated May 19, 2020 I ordered impatiens 4/14. Today after waiting more than a month- 5/19 I was told there was a crop failure, and I would be refunded. Should have been asked If I would accept a substitution. They must have know well before now they had a problem. Disappointed.

This year I placed my first order with Romence Gardens, it will not be my last. Fed Ex delivered seven large boxes- seemingly too large for my order. Opening the boxes was an exciting exercise. My professional career was in art conservation - this packing transported me back to unpacking a shipment of art - all possibilities for damaged were anticipated and addressed. As an added bonus, 95 percent of the packing materials were biodegradable or recyclable! The plants were in beautiful condition with well formed root systems. Thank you!!

I began ordering from Romence Gardens of Michigan in the early Spring of 2019. WHAT AN EXCELLENT ONLINE NURSERY! This company believes in the quality of their plants and packaging! Plus their customer service is excellent! I ordered a large number of perennials to be sent to 2 different properties in Spring 2019. Unfortunately, we found out a family member was diagnosed with a life threatening illness and we would be unable to have the plants delivered to either property. The owner of Romence was wonderful and was able to change the shipping addresses to a different state where a family member could plant and care for the plants. All the plants were superbly packed to withstand the rigors of delivery and all plants were completely healthy and a better size according to our family member. They survived the initial plantings and later transplanting during the summer to one of the properties. Now, Fast forward to this past Spring 2020 where I again ordered perennials in the Fall of 2019 to be sent to one of the properties in the North and then the Covid-19 virus came... Again, Romence Gardens had to switch gears and direct our northern plants to our Southern residence and ship some of my order AGAIN to a family member this Spring.. The owner provided the flexibility and assistance I needed. I began receiving the perennials excellent packing and some of the perennials actually had buds on them. Every plant was green and healthy and are currently thriving happily in our backyard garden. That is why I’m a loyal Romence Gardens customer! Plant quality, quality packaging and excellent customer service!! And that is why Romence Gardens is on the Dave’s Watchdog 30 as one of the top 30 on-line nurseries.

I placed my very first order with Romence Gardens spring of this year, encouraged by their standing on the Watchdog 30 list and the great reviews by DG members and I'm so happy to say I was thrilled with my order. All the plants were large and extremely healthy. In fact they were larger than any plants I've ever received from any other nursery and once planted, they took off right away with virtually no transplant shock. I grow mostly plants that appeal to hummingbirds, butterflies and pollinators so that was my first priority when I ordered an assortment of plants. Unfortunately after years of cultivating Lobelia Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), a hummer favorite, by letting the seeds drop year after year, we just had too much flooding this past spring and they all rotted. I decided to order more, fully expecting, based on past experience, that they wouldn't bloom until the second year. So imagine my excitement when the 6 Lobelia plants I received from Romence were tall and healthy and well on their way to producing buds. And they bloomed like crazy this year! I also discovered a new favorite from Romence...Salvia Black & Bloom. It's sort of a next generation of Black & Blue, but more prolific. It was already blooming when I received it and continued to grow larger and larger as the season progressed. As of this review, Sept. 2019, they are huge and completely covered with blooms with new buds everywhere. The hummers just can't get enough of those blooms. They absolutely love this plant and visit it all day long. It's not hardy in my area so I plan to buy more from Romence next year. I highly recommend Romence Gardens without hesitation and I definitely plan to order from them next year. They are my new favorite nursery. Thanks Romence Gardens!

Posted on June 30, 2016, updated July 1, 2018 With my first order from Romence Gardens, I received very large plants that are all very healthy and extraordinary including the series of Ellagance lavandulas, a variegated thymus and 2 beautiful mature Buzz Buddleias in 2 gallon pots. Two of the lavandulas were already flowering heavily and both buddleias were covered with emerging buds. Packing was top notch and shipment was almost lightning speed. All are thriving and vigorous .I also received very personal and extraordinary customer service directly from Chris Romence. Thank you. Perfection.

Beautiful plants and excellent customer service. I especially appreciate the exceptional communication I've had from this company.

Still tops! In five orders this year and last, plants were all healthy and large. Prices are fine, including a reasonable charge for (fast!) shipping using the best packaging in the business. Today I received one item that had slipped from its moorings and had broken stems. I called, and was immediately offered a replacement, free, no hesitation. The best!

Posted on June 12, 2014, updated May 23, 2018 This is far and away the best plant mail order experience I have had in 30 years. The plants were packed ingeniously. I received a 1 gallon Abelia, and 6 other plants that were healthy, large and well-rooted. One of the plants was Ginger - I received a note from Romence that they apologized that the plants were not larger, since they are slow to spread. Meanwhile, they arrived and were 3x the size of the plants I received from another nursery. These plants looked very much as they should have. The communication was great all of the way - I phoned after placing my order to find out when they would ship and was told that shipment would take place the following Monday. Sure enough, I received an email confirmation from the carrier and the plants were delivered on the following Wednesday. As I said earlier, I've not seen this level of customer service and quality - even in the days when Wayside and White Flower Farms had captured the "premium sellers" market. Bob

I ordered 6 plants in gallon size. 5 of the 6 had hardly any roots. They were essentially plugs stuck in a gallon containers.

THE BEST I've bought from multiple Dave's Garden vendors. And although I've received great service from all of them, this is clearly the winner. Plants were 3x the size of everything else I have gotten at the same prices. Packaging was top quality and plants arrived safely. I also love that they include the tags with the plants so you can save the directions for later. The best packaging I've seen thus far. I landscaped my front and backyard both this summer. I've bought probably over 100 plants from 5-10 top rated internet nurseries, and I can definitely say this was the #1 shipment. All my service will be directed to these guys in the future where possible. Extremely pleased.

! R E M A R K A B L E ! I have been purchasing material since the days of snail mail, unique and rare, paying top dollar for the privilege of receiving some puny, struggling, little cutting. In hopes that someday, within 3-5 years, with much attention, it may flower. CHRIS is the man with the green thumb. He and his team produce marvelous specimens. I am painfully selective, RGs material is as fine or finer than any i might find at a nursery center. i.e. if I were to be out shopping and have a lineup of 10 specimens, the one I would select would be just like the one i received in my RG order. regarding shipping: I have received material at the height of the season (July) without so much as heat stress or a bruised leaf make purchases with confidence VERY VERY WELL DONE YOU !

I couldn't have been more pleased! Beautiful, healthy, BIG plants. I have ordered before, and will keep Romence Gardens at the top of my list.

Absolutely love Romence Gardens online experience. I purchased Phlox, Coneflowers, Lavender, Anemone, and lovely shade plants. All arrive via FedEx packaged to protect each plant. Last years plants all returned in my gardens. Also all my gardening questions are answered within 24 hours. The website is easy to navigate using the common plant name or the botanical name. Pictures and descriptions are very concise and helpful. In a nutshell, this garden center is EXCELLENT.

Posted on May 18, 2016, updated May 29, 2017 My experience with Romence Greenhouse was super-duper! I placed my first ever order this spring based solely on reviews from this site. There was a mix-up on one item from my order (it happens) and they were very quick to get the right item sent. The quality of the plants was superb. I have ordered from other places that were good and I was happy with, but these were the best ever. Was also thrilled that my plants only took 2 days to arrive which was almost unbelieveable. Other places have take anywhere from 7 to 10 days. In addition, this greenhouse has a great selection to pick from. I highly recommend Romence Gardens and they will be getting future orders from me.

Posted on May 20, 2017, updated May 25, 2017 Posted on May 29, 2016, updated May 20, 2017 Placed my first order with Romence this spring based on all the positive reviews. My plants shipped on 5/5/16 and I received them on 5/6/16 WOW! they were large, healthy and well packaged and the shipping was only $9.95 again WOW! Romence is now one of my top two places for mail order plants

I received a large order of sunpatiens and they arrived perfectly packed and very healthy. I am very happy to have found this company online. I have ordered from other companies and romence gardens beats all of them with the quality of their plants. I already recommended them to my neighbors. THANK YOU.

Just received my fist order. What nice plants and packaging that is fabulous. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them again. When I ordered over the phone they were so polite and helpful. I am extremely satisfied.

Made a $200 order last spring and everything arrived in great shape. The largest pot size for perennials I have ever gotten from mail order nurseries, and when you consider their low shipping cost, they offer great value. Customer service was also great: they sent one wrong plant and when I notified them they immediately sent me the correct plant. Will definitely order from them again.

Ordered two Carolina Jessamine. Came quickly and in good shape. Plants still doing well despite my black thumb ☺

I recently ordered thirteen tall garden phlox plants in four different varieties, they all arrived healthy and were a nice size. Shipping was so fast and all of the plants were packaged so nicely. I will definitely order from Romence Gardens again in the future. Your company is the best! Thank you.

Posted on June 8, 2016, updated July 12, 2016 Posted on June 4, 2015, updated June 8, 2016 Posted on May 21, 2014, updated June 4, 2015 Posted on September 7, 2013, updated May 21, 2014 Posted on June 20, 2013, updated September 7, 2013 Posted on May 30, 2013, updated June 20, 2013 Posted on May 23, 2013, updated May 30, 2013 Posted on May 10, 2013, updated May 23, 2013 I ordered eight petunias with colors I could not find in my local nurseries. All arrived promptly and perfectly packaged. Each was loaded with flowers and in the peak of health. Outstanding experience!

I love this company! I had a issue with 2 Cherry Cheesecake Rose Mallows that I ordered last year, I'm not sure why but they didn't come back. So I called and spoke with Chris and he sent out replacements. Now that's great customer service! They now have a customer for life and I just placed another order of flowers. Also they were the only nursery who had them in stock. If you order from this company you will not be disappointed. Thank you Romence Gardens!!!

I have ordered from Romence Gardens for years because their selection is great. The quality and size of plants is tops, the packaging nearly flawless, and the customer service outstanding. There was one plant damaged in shipping last year and without hesitation a replacement was sent the very next day. Chris helped me to track down a rare Catchfly the deer had sampled,was attentive enough to inquire on my order by check, and upon finding it had arrived, sent my order that same day and yesterday I received another shipment of beautiful, lush plants.

Placed an order earlier this spring and have re-ordered 2x since. Great selection of plants at great prices. I live in CA and each shipment has made it here in record time ~4 days so I haven't had to worry about plants sitting in a shipping warehouse over the weekend. Plants have arrived in great shape, some already blooming, and I have not lost one yet. I have ordered thousands of dollars in online plants for landscaping over the years and the plants from Romence Gardens & Greenhouses rank among the best.

I have been searching for the Oenothera Lemon Drop and found it at Romance. I purchased three in gal pots. I promptly received them and was very pleased to discover the excellent packing job they did and then to find such healthy plants. Best experience that I have had with ordering plants! I wish I were in Michigan to visit their nursery.

I highly recommend Romence Gardens for mail order plants! My experience with the staff, including Chris Romence, was top notch and very professional. I was looking for Pearly Everlasting plants on-line and Romence carried them. I had never ordered from them before and had no referrals but their prices for plants and shipping were reasonable so I thought I would give them a try. When my plants arrived I was dumbfounded! Amazingly well and securely packed. And the plants -- well they were nothing short of amazing! Nice and healthy and way larger and bushier than I expected. I will definitely look to Romence for any future plant needs.... Thank you!

WOW. The three hard-to-find Forever Purple Heucheras were AMAZINGLY large and healthy! Also the 36-plant flat of Durango Yellow Marigolds - which I’d added to my order as an afterthought – made me decide to stop growing my own every year because Romence’s plant quality far exceeded my own plants at a price cheaper than the cost of supplies, seeds and time to grow these myself. Romence packaging is EXCEPTIONALLY praise-worthy. Plants were packed with ample space, and secured so that I had no “poppers” to rescue. This was my first order with Romence, and I couldn’t be happier. I just put my 2nd order in today! To the Romence Gardens Crew – TERRIFIC work! I’ll be back soon!

I just received an order of 8 plants from Romence Gardens. They were very carefully packaged in a well-engineered system, delivered on the promised date, and are all healthy and huge compared to what I have received from several other mail order companies. This is my second time ordering from them, and I was similarly pleased with the first. Highly recommended.