Comments regarding Schreiner's Iris Gardens

I ordered nine re-blooming iris. They arrived beautifully packed and each was tagged with a plastic label that has a color picture of the bloom, brief planting instructions, and estimated height. The tags were of great help when I was placing them in the flower beds. I also received two bonus iris of their choice at no charge. Great service.

I can't resist their catalog. Yes prices are a little high, but the selection is wonderful and the plants are great. I wouldn't hesitate recommending them to anyone.

I placed my first order with Schreiner's last year and planted them in a new bed. I am new to Iris gardening...I had ordered a few two years before from a different company and was underwhelmed with the plants the first year although they were much fuller in year two. The Schreiner iris that came up this year are gorgeous..several blooming stalks from each rhizome. I lost four of them over the winter but I think critters ate them so I can't blame Schreiner's. They are pricey so that was an expensive meal for somebody, but if you want to be certain you will have a gorgeous display your first year...I don't think you can go wrong with Schreiner's. The catalogue is to die for but will make you want to spend your money!

Package arrived one day earlier than they predicted. Irises were very large and healthy, just like the pictures in their catalog. Everything was packed and labeled perfectly. Their normal prices are a bit high, but the sale prices were a great deal.

Posted on August 4, 2010, updated September 22, 2010
What a nice place to do business with!
I ordered 16 tall bearded iris and received two bonuses with the order which was beautifully packed and in fine condition with nice, plump rhizomes.
Their catalog is to die for and will keep me going back for years to come, if I can find room to plant more of these glorious flowers.
I really appreciate their plant guarantee and hope that I don't need it next year. Will report back in the spring to let you know how everything is going.
Colleen in Polson, MT

I ordered from Schreiner's for the first time at the 2010 summer sale, eight irises. They arrived looking healthy and plump, plenty of roots, packed well in excelsior, and all labeled. Most of the ones I ordered were black, and one of the two bonuses they sent was also black (nice attention to detail). My mother checked to be sure I'd planted them correctly and said, "That's where I used to get all my irises 40 years ago."

I ordered from Schreiner’s summer sale, and the rhizomes they sent were large to moderate in size, many with increase on them, and very healthy. They always are—I’ve never been disappointed. They were generous with bonuses, too. I once had the chance to tour their headquarters during bloom season, and it was a wonderful experience.

My only problem with Schreiner’s is their artificially inflated prices. Their base price for a rhizome this year is $12.50. To get a reasonable price, you either have to use their Red Star Discount program (order $80’s worth and get them for half price) or else buy from the summer sale. It’s customary in the iris business to introduce new irises at a high price (some of Schreiner’s new intros this year are $60) and gradually reduce the price over a period of years. I don’t begrudge them that. But to charge $12.50 for an iris that they introduced 20 or 25 years ago and have been making money on ever since—well, it just doesn’t seem reasonable to me, especially in difficult economic times like these.

I would like to see them offer some of the older irises at fair market value, right up front, so that people who can’t afford to spend $40 can still enjoy irises. If ever there were a time when people needed the beauty of irises to brighten their days, this is it. I’d like to see Schreiner’s (which really is a good company) become a bigger part of making that happen.

l placed a small order with this company this year, the first I have ever placed with Schreiners. I was very pleased with the entire process. The communcation was great and they shipped healthy large rhizomes within days. Shop Schreiner's with confidence. They are a reputable company.

suegardens2

Along with Cooley's one of the finest suppliers of Iris that you will find. Their stock is excellent, shipped strong and large. Little chance of failure and if it does in the first year they will replace. Enjoy ordering from them and will continue to do so.

Have ordered from this company one time and was very pleased with the rhizomes that were shipped. Have been looking at this years catalog for an order this year.

I've ordered from them about 6 times and have always be very happy!

Rhizomes are large, plump and healthy!

Generous with bonuses!

Great company to order Irises from!

I have ordered from Schreiner's for several years. I order by phone and customer service is always courteous and helpful. They offer a great selection and a good sale at end-of-summer. The flowers always arrive in good condition and are large and healthy, and grow well in Kansas. The bonus iris are fantastic! Schreiner's guarantees their flowers for 1 year and they stand behind it. As long as my husband allows me to keep making new flower beds, I will continue to order from Schreiner's.

My expierence with Schreiner's is above positive. My order arrived fast, and it was packaged excellently. The iris rhizomes are in excellent condition, and top quality. With my order I qualified for one bonus iris. When I recieved my order I had five extra bonus irises for a total of six bonuses!!! Plus, they send an informative booklet on irises with your purchase. An excellent company who has my business for life.

Beautiful, fat, healthy rhizozomes!!! Excellent customer service. Address mixup, (my fault), which they straightened out
while theiris were in transit. Even sent a second catalog after the first one disappeared.
Very nice folks. Will definitely order from again.
Oh....a $50 bonus iris. WooHoo!!

I picked out two irises from Schreiner's, and went to place my order only to be told they had a $15 minimum. I can't really complain about that, since I still got four irises for $20. I didn't realize they had a "free iris with any order" offer going, and didn't get the pretty blue $60 iris offered that week, but they threw in a different one anyway.

The leaves of the irises were rather brown around the edges, but you've got to expect that when you order during the closeout season. The rhizomes looked fat and healthy otherwise, and I fully expect them to survive the winter (even after being planted in September in Wisconsin).

My only problem with the order was that I paid the extra two dollars for air shipment, and it still took it six working days to arrive. Two-day air, and four days to process the order?

All in all, I would recommend Schreiner's. But if you need a fast shipment, I suggest you call them and ask questions.

I've ordered iris from Schreiner's for years, for a long time I didn't even know there were other iris companies. Have since tried many other iris companies, but Schreiner's is still among the best.

I have never seen rhizomes this large and healthy. They looked freshly dug up the day before. The packaging was superb, and it arrived in a timely manner, with instructions on planting and care.
I will definitely order from them again.
Very happy with my order!
Thanks!

I am the Host of the TV series Garden Wise with Arlena. I was sent some Iris to plant and they are absolutely gorgeous. the Rhizomes are huge and they grow amazingly. I was there this last summer in Salem Oregon to tape a feature on their beautiful gardens. I suggest if your in their neck of the woods you stop in. Or watch it on my site http://www.arlenagwise.com it will be posted to watch by next week.
Green Blessings Arlena

They had all but one variety (for which they gave a substitute even though I believe that I specified NO SUBSTITUTIONS!).

Other than that, I received beautiful healthy rhizomes.

I ordered iris from them last year and received huge healthy iris that were very well packed. I planted them and almost all of them bloomed this year.
Of course that meant I ordered again this year. Right now, I suppose it is their busiest time of year, but when I noticed a problem on an iris this month, I emailed them at their site and less than 24 hours later received a long, friendly email answering my questions and giving me helpful advice. I was invited to ask any other questions, so I did, and got another personal, long email answering my new questions.

I consider that to be excellent, unprecedented customer service, and am not likely to ever buy iris from anyone else.

My order from Schreiner's arrived in excellent condition. The quality and service were what I remember from when I ordered annually from them 20+ years ago. This is a first rate company, and I look forward to ordering from them again in 2009.

I had an AWESOME experience with this company! They sent healthy, fresh, large rhizomes in a very timely manner. They included numerous bonuses... several from the new releases, so I ended up with over $50.00 worth of freebies! Overall, a very positive experience. I will definitely be a repeat customer in seasons to come. Ev =)

i had a good experience with schreiners . the rhizomes were huge and labeled nicely . they were what i ordered . and got a 50 dollar bonus plant . that being said , i got these in their sale . 5-6 dollars a rhizome . i got equally good maby better rhizomes from other places (horton iris gardens)that were far less expensive than the regular price . for the price i paid it was a very excellent transaction though .

I received my first order from Schreiner's today. I was expecting nice rhizomes but these were really HUGE -- far exceeding my expectations. I did not place a large order (3 rhizomes of the same cultivar -- and these were half price) but received Dreaming of Rio as a bonus! This one's currently listed in their catalog at $50!!!!

I'll order from Schreiner's again!

Very disappointed that despite early order the $35 iris that was the main one I wanted was sold out and substituted with a pink intro. I would have preferred a credit but never received any communication until it was delivered.

I asked if I could return it, no response.

I will not order from again.

The plants are big and healthy but pricey and for the price I'd like to get what I order. I don't want to pay $35 for a grab bag.

Huge plants, great healthy and good service. Customer service by email takes a few days to respond, but no biggie. Appreciate that they are patient especially with the 5 order changes I made. After receiving my first order of 9 I gave about 3 away as gifts, I was so impressed I placed a third order from the sale catalog while I'm waiting for my 2008 intros to come from my second order. Just a FYI about any iris company, check Dave's garden for real life photos of the irises, sometimes the catalogs colors make an iris look a lot more appealing.

I would never buy an iris from anywhere but Schreiner's (well, maybe if it was a cultivar not available from Shreiner's I might consider it). I ordered from them last summer and received the order the last week of August. I must confess that I didn't plant them until 2 weeks later but they were all healthy and beautiful ( I stored them in cool, dry garage). This year they came up and were bursting with health and bloomed spectacularly. I ordered about 50 rhizomes and had never planted iris before in my life.
I will order more this year (wish I had room for 50 more but do not). I hope to visit their farm one day. In the meantime, I've been considering turning my front lawn into an iris field....

The irises I ordered from Schreiner's sale catalog (my first order from them) arrived at the proper planting time, were very well packaged and labeled, looked huge and healthy, and included two bonus iris (one was a $50 iris!). Now they are starting to bloom, and I am ecstatic! Not only are they large, healthy, and gorgeous, but they are even more beautiful than the photos. They dwarf all my other irises. I ordered early, mid-, and late-season irises, so I haven't seen all of them in flower yet, but I have total confidence that the rest will be as magnificent as the first four. I will be ordering some irises for my mom, an iris lover, as well as myself. I love Schreiner's!

Highly recommend visiting Schreiners. Have ordered twice from Schreiners, in 2005 and last year. in 2005, ordered very last minute at end of season, and got decent plants that have done well for me. But when I realized I was ordering more and more of their intros elsewhere, I scheduled a visit. WOW - their bloom festival is something else, and their display gardens are to die for, with lots of ideas for companion plantings. Got much info on culture, too. Wonderfully kind, genuinely want you to love their plants. So I gave them another try, ordering earlier in the season.

Their ordering acknowledgement and shipping notice emails are accurate and much appreciated. Their website is one of the best, but can be awkward to navigate. 2007 order was received fresh, with most "feet" large to HUGE, many with "pups" already growing. All have grown well and bloomed. Bonuses tend to all be new intros over a certain dollar amount of the order. They are the highest price out there, but quantity discounts are available, even on some of the newer intros, which is especially nice.

I ordered a collection of dwarf iris from Schreiner's that I planted last fall. They arrived in great shape and carefully packed and labeled. They are now blooming and are wonderful. Every one is very healthy with lots and lots of flowers--one even has eight buds open at one time! I would absolutely recommend this company.

I have purchased from Schreiners for several years and have always been delighted when my order arrives. The rhizomes are accurately labeled and arrive in excellent condition. They are large and healthy and never fail to bloom the first year they are in the garden. The bonus plant is a nice addition to your order. The detailed planting instructions would be very helpful to a new iris grower. I know I will continue to order from this company with confidence that the plants they sell will add beauty to my garden.

THis is the second year I've ordered from them. Last year's order was in the $400 range. I won't say how much except to say this year's was far higher.

I won't say they are the best--there are some very good growers out there. However they get the highest marks in every category. Selection, packing, quality and size of rhizomes, accuracy in labeling, are all great. And follow-up customer service is as well. Tom Abrego was great with answering a thousand questions regarding some problems I had with a bed--my soil not the iris. Had he not been so helpful, I might have lost every single one.

The bonus iris they offer--in addition to those listed ain't bad either!

I highly recommend them .

I've ordered from Schreiners the last 2 years and have been very pleased with the rhizomes received and the bonuses they have sent. Highly recommend them for their excellent selection and high quality iris.

I have had a great experience with Schreiner's; the iris I received are big, healthy rhizomes, and the substitute they chose for one that wasn't available is even better than the one I ordered, and is listed as being $15 more expensive (they charged me for the one I ordered, not the higher-priced substitute). They also gave me three really nice bonus iris, and sent a snail-mail shipping notice / confirmation, which I really appreciate. Schreiner's is easily the best place I know of to buy bearded iris, and their catalog is beautifully done (worth seeing just for the amazing variety and beautiful photos!).

Can not believe the size of the rhizomes/plants...can't wait to see them bloom in the spring...:o) Oh and what a great surprise.....they ran out of the bonus irises so they replaced one of the bonuses with a 45.00 rhizome!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW it was worth more than what I had ordered....I kept thinking they must have made a mistake...but I don't think so...very generous of them....Thanks!!!

Highly recommended! My first order from Schreiner's arrived today & I am wildly happy with my big healthy rhizomes, the superb packaging & labelling as well as my TWO bonus Iris!! I will buy from them again.

I ordered some iris plants last year from this company. They were large plants that were carefully shipped. They took a year to settle in before blooming, but are blooming strongly this year. I would definitely order from this company again.

My orders have always been filled accurately and mailed quickly. I live close to them so visiting in the spring is a real treat!

I am a first time purchaser from Schreiner's. I did a small order (less than $50) of their summer sale irises because I was already over budget for bulbs for this fall, but was beguiled by the photos on their website. I was very impressed with the size and condition of the rhizomes. They were clearly labeled and well packed and arrived quickly. Unfortunately, my 60 lb puppy removed nearly all the labels and flung them around a bit. Not to worry. Since they were so robust, once I had them in a canine-proof environment, they rerooted solidly and are now sending up some greenery and appear none the worse for wear. Only problem - I will have to wait until bloom to find out who ended up where!

I will be setting aside some of next year's budget for them for sure!