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Positive | fern4 (14 reviews) | On Oct 8, 2019, fern4 Portland, OR wrote: I was impressed with the size of the Siberian Iris that I recently received. I would order from this company again. |
Positive | wahle (3 reviews) | On Apr 29, 2019, wahle Glen Carbon, IL (Zone 6a) wrote: Received exceptionally nice Siberian iris rhizomes...4-5 fans each with abundant healthy roots. Packaged with care...moist paper and plastic bag around roots to keep them hydrated during shipping. Received a shipping notice so I knew to look for them. Included detailed instructions on how to care for, before, during and after planting. Will order from again. |
Positive | Rondo212 (7 reviews) | On Aug 27, 2017, Rondo212 Brookfield, CT wrote: I received my order of siberian iris a few days ago. They were very healthy, large, well packaged and labelled. Many could have been divided into 2 or 3. Will definitely be ordering again. |
Positive | marylinehan (2 reviews) | On Aug 16, 2012, marylinehan Marysville, OH wrote: Just received my order from Ensata Gardens of two daylilies. They were very large and I could see they were freshly dug. The shipping was very fast and I am happy with the order. Will buy again next year from them. |
Positive | daffodilily (1 review) | On May 25, 2012, daffodilily Somerville, AL wrote: Last October I ordered and planted 2 varieties of Japanese iris and 2 of daylilies from Ensata. I was so impressed with their catalog offerings that I ordered, even though most of the reviews from southern gardens were not positive. |
Positive | wetdogfarm (8 reviews) | On Aug 20, 2011, wetdogfarm Eveleth, MN (Zone 3a) wrote: I faxed an order in for 5 siberian iris varieties. All went well, order was filled promptly, shipped well packed with good instructions. Large healthy pieces were sent. All in all recommended. |
Positive | islandview (6 reviews) | On Oct 23, 2010, islandview Middletown, DE (Zone 7a) wrote: Reading some of the comments posted a couple years ago, I hesitated to order from Ensata gardens, especially it was the end of the season. But ultimately I decided to give it a shot. I ordered 15 ensata irises. The communication was quick and they let me know what was not available and allowed me to make adjustments accordingly. I was pleasantly surprised to get the irises within a few days and the rhizomes were very healthy looking and generously apportioned. I was very pleased with my experience with them. |
Positive | pollyk (83 reviews) | On Sep 2, 2010, pollyk Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a) wrote: Posted on March 25, 2005, updated September 2, 2010 On May 11th, 2006, pollyk added the following: Another year, more great plants. Their Japanese Iris collection is so affordable and such a great deal. Everything large, fresh, great root system. Plus really nice helpful people, I was looking for something special, they thought they were out of it, and then emailed me they found they had enough to sell (Aichi No Kagayaki, that has bright chartreuse foliage). They even told me other iris that had the same trait (will order next year). I can't say enough good things about this company. If you have not ordered from them, please give them a try. They sell Japanese and Sibirian spring and fall. Polly Kinsman On June 7th, 2006, pollyk added the following: 6/1 second order this year rec'd. All excellent as always. On September 6th, 2009, pollyk added the following: 9/3/09 received another order from Ensata. Divisions were large and very fresh. I had great communication with John Coble. There were a few sold out, and he let me know right away which ones were so I could make subs. I purchased some of their new intros last year, and they were definitely the star of my iris show this year. Fantastic hybridizers, and just overall great folks. On September 2nd, 2010, pollyk added the following: Once again, great divisions, large and healthy. They were not sold out of any, I received my full order. For a bonus I picked a book, so I didn't receive bonus plants, but instead a great discount on a book. Good job guys! |
Positive | gloriag (8 reviews) | On Feb 7, 2010, gloriag Floyd, VA (Zone 6b) wrote: Ensata Gardens, |
Positive | Adaylilyfan (6 reviews) | On Feb 5, 2010, Adaylilyfan York, PA wrote: Posted on May 11, 2006, updated February 5, 2010 On February 5th, 2010, Adaylilyfan added the following: I just finished placing a third order of daylilies with Ensata Gardens. I worked with John by e mail and was delighted by his prompt responses. I received as good customer service from him as I have ever received from anyone, anywhere, anytime. It was pleasure to order from him. In the past, I have been satisfied with the quality and shipping method of the daylilies I received. They were all true to name. I am also happy that shipping costs are still reasonable. Thank you, John |
Positive | crazy_gardener (42 reviews) | On May 22, 2009, crazy_gardener Wainwright, AB (Zone 2b) wrote: Three of us gals from Canada did a Siberian Iris group order to Ensata this spring. John was very pleasent to talk too over the phone, we received some nice fair sized, healthy fans/roots. Order went smoothly and received in good shape. |
Positive | onegoodman1955 (20 reviews) | On May 15, 2009, onegoodman1955 Normal, IL wrote: I purchased 40 Siberians this spring, taking advantage of Ensata's Anniversary sale. The order was sent appropriate to my zone for spring planting. Because plants are small, each has been planted in a 1 gallon pot to grow a year prior to permanent planting, have continued to grow since arriving, and many are beginning to put up blooms. |
Positive | Dylilylover (2 reviews) | On Aug 12, 2008, Dylilylover Machesney Park, IL wrote: I just received my Daylily order from Ensata Gardens. |
Positive | daredevil (16 reviews) | On Mar 5, 2008, daredevil Niagara Falls, NY (Zone 6a) wrote: They go out of their way to make the customer happy and have always sent a speedy confirmation of my Iris orders. And you can't beat their bonuses! |
Positive | daylily970 (42 reviews) | On Dec 10, 2007, daylily970 Coshocton, OH (Zone 6a) wrote: ordered from both regular and sale plants, was pleased with both. received nice bonuses. On April 20th, 2009, daylily970 added the following: order the siberian collection, also siberians, japanese and a veriscolor irises; nice plants but no bonus. |
Positive | lmurray2222 (1 review) | On Jun 30, 2007, lmurray2222 Cuyahoga Falls, OH wrote: I waited a season to comment on Ensata Gardens since I wanted to see how my iris performed in the first year. I was delighted to find great blooms the first blooming season indicating good quality mature tubers. The service was prompt and everything arrived in good condition. |
Positive | larlienda (35 reviews) | On May 23, 2007, larlienda Strasburg, VA (Zone 6b) wrote: I just received my order from Ensata. I bought daylilies from their clearance sale and i have to say they look great. There are extra fans and everything looks ready for planting. I plan on trying their irises and i have no hesitation about ordering from them again! On July 11th, 2007, larlienda added the following: I placed and received a second order a few weeks ago and again i received wonderful plants for a good price. No disappointment on this end! Lynda |
Positive | bbrookrd (36 reviews) | On May 9, 2007, bbrookrd Nantucket, MA (Zone 7a) wrote: On Feb 16, 2007 I placed an order for Siberian Iris and Day lilies that were on sale at a very generous price. When I later contacted them to see if the varieties that I had ordered where available, I received very prompt response. Now the order has arrived at the requested time and Siberian were very big and health and the DL were very vigorous, so I was pleased with them too. This was an exceptional sale. I was very happy with the packing, size and the companies communication and instructions. Nice folks. I will order again from them. Patti |
Positive | tj0504 (13 reviews) | On May 5, 2007, tj0504 Saint Louis, MO wrote: First, I ordered with a promised ship date of "early April". It was only slightly later, in spite of their late snow and frozen ground. Second, the iris arrived in absolutley perfect condition with the roots very damp. They went through no transplant shock and began growing soon almost immediately. E-mails were answered in a timely manner, if not immediately. They were great at answering questions even those regarding JI not purchased from them. I had an excellent experience, and will do business from them again. |
Positive | tbuff (38 reviews) | On Oct 12, 2006, tbuff Nellysford, VA (Zone 6a) wrote: After seeing the recent negative ratings, I was hesitant to place an order. What convinced me to do so was the discussion I had with one of the owners, John. He was very forthrigh about the business transactions in question and did not berate those customers, which I thought very professional. |
Positive | arthurgoodwin (17 reviews) | On Sep 11, 2006, arthurgoodwin Denver, CO wrote: Ordered 14 Siberian Iris in mid-August. Not-withstanding late date of order they honored my request to ship in early September. All iris arrived well packed, in great shape. Nice, healthy rhizomes. On my order I had listed one expensive new iris erroneously at a low price and they sent it to me anyway with a note that the difference between my wrong price ($6) and the true price ($25) was my 'extra' for the order. I'd order from them again with no problem. |
Positive | laurief (6 reviews) | On Aug 6, 2006, laurief Deer River, MN (Zone 3b) wrote: I have ordered from Ensata twice, Siberian iris collections both times. They went above and beyond to select plants for my collections that were not duplicates of those I already grow, which I truly appreciated. |
Positive | tootsiepotts (5 reviews) | On Jan 7, 2006, tootsiepotts Harmony, PA (Zone 5b) wrote: I ordered from Ensata last May (2005) and was truly impressed. Great prices. Huge roots. Within a few weeks, I was e-mailing them to let them know that not only were all |
Positive | tabasco (13 reviews) | On Sep 17, 2005, tabasco Cincinnati (Anderson Twp), OH (Zone 6a) wrote: I just received my box of Siberian Iris from Ensata--I ordered two collections (twenty plants) of Siberians because I am just a novice gardener and wanted to try a range of plants (at a very good price, to boot.) |
Positive | flowerfrenzy (42 reviews) | On Aug 26, 2005, flowerfrenzy Vancouver, WA (Zone 7a) wrote: I ordered siberian irises from this company. The customer service was excellent. I added to my order twice and was never treated like it was an inconvenience. The second time I made an addition, I called and they had already boxed up my order to be shipped. One of the owners opened up my box for me, added the newly requested iris, and said he was happy to do it. They even mailed it out that very same day! |
Positive | Leo_d (2 reviews) | On Jun 10, 2005, Leo_d Saint Augustine, FL wrote: I ordered Japanese Iris and some daylilies and they were everything I expected. I was very pleased with their service. |
Positive | sybiltwo (25 reviews) | On May 13, 2005, sybiltwo Excelsior, MN (Zone 4a) wrote: I received my daylily order from Ensata Gardens yesterday. This was the first time I had ordered from them and I ordered from their bargain "closeout special" at $3.00 per daylily. At these prices, I didn't have great expectations. Boy was I surprised! On May 13th, 2005, sybiltwo added the following: |
Positive | Windhaven (19 reviews) | On May 2, 2005, Windhaven Galva, IL wrote: I placed my first order from Ensata after seeing their positive reviews here. I was very impressed with the meticulous packing for my 5 Siberian Iris and the health of the plants. I will surely order from them again and give the highest ratings to all aspects of my dealing with this company. Thanks for great looking plants and packaging! |
Positive | mayflwrhem (3 reviews) | On Nov 11, 2004, mayflwrhem Wareham, MA wrote: I probably inconvenienced these folks by ordering very late in the season, but they accomodated me by digging in cold weather. I received daylilies with hefty, healthy root systems and many of them had 3 fans! They sent an extremely generous bonus from my substitute list. Very good prices and selection, and they have hybridized lovely iris (I can't wait to see my double siberian bloom). I am very pleased and will most certainly be ordering again from these talented gentlemen. Thank you Ensata! |
Positive | maga1 (2 reviews) | On Jul 24, 2004, maga1 wrote: I'd like to commend Ensata Gardens on their fine mail order business. I received my order in a timely fashion, all the plants were very healthy, carefully packaged and beautifully labeled with clear instructions for planting. It has been a pleasure dealing with them. |
Positive | GingerMA (13 reviews) | On May 27, 2004, GingerMA West Springfield, MA wrote: I have originally placed an order with Ensata b'cos it's the only company that has the specific Siberian irises I was looking for. The plants are reasonably priced, and website has most pictures of the plants the company sell. I received my order from the company today. Have to say that I am very pleased with the plants. The plants are large and healthy, and are carefully individually packaged and labeled. This is definitely my source for Siberian irises. |
Positive | joyceh (5 reviews) | On May 23, 2004, joyceh Stewart, MN (Zone 4a) wrote: I ordered 13 of a single type of daylily for a planting our garden club was doing at our local post office. I recieved a letter saying only 4 of that variety were available. I called them to ask about other varieties and also to ask if they could hold the order till I conferred with the club. I e-mailed them to say we would take the 4 that were available. I recieved a response asking if I would like them to to try to get more at an upcoming auction. I'd said I'd take whatever they could get for me. A few days later I received an e-mail saying that with those and more digging and dividing they were able to fill my complete order and let me know when they were shipped. Two days later the daylilies arrived and they were beautiful, healthy plants. Each plant had two large fans. These people should be the poster people for good customer service. I'm reccomending them to my entire club and anyone else who asks about great plants at a fair price. This plant was priced at a resonable $10.00 @. The same variety was $20.00 @ at another nursery and $25.00 @ at two other places. I will definitely be a repeat customer. |
Positive | Honey_MI (1 review) | On May 18, 2004, Honey_MI Northville, MI wrote: What a fabulous company to deal with. Definitely one that knows how to run a business and please a customer. My plants arrived in excellent condition once again, and included a free Siberian as well -- the exact one I told them I just loved when I placed my first order. The owners man the phones, are courteous, personable and helpful. They have an beautiful selection of Siberians. My order was carefully packaged and sent priority mail. I got more plant for less money than at my local nursery. I joined GW just to post an accolade about this company. I can't say enough nice things about them. |
Positive | ladybugfarm (2 reviews) | On Jun 24, 2003, ladybugfarm wrote: Stumbled upon their website (prior to learning about watchdog). I found their selection of daylilies, iris, and hosta to be quite large and ordering is done by a quick call, fax or printable order form. I gave them a call and found Bob to be very knowledgable and concerned my shipment would sit in a delivery truck over the weekend (this was a Wed. night call). Delivery was sent the following Monday and was recieved in great condition, each daylily and iris contained at least 2 fans and were impeccably wraped. Check out their website regarding bonuses, what a great deal. Will do business with them again. |
Positive | Coolplanter (4 reviews) | On Jun 13, 2003, Coolplanter Fayetteville, AR (Zone 6b) wrote: These gentlemen do an excellent job in promoting Japanese iris (i. ensata) and it is one of those rare situations where the quality of nursery is equivalent to the plant material they are promoting. It's taken me a few years, but I now feel comfortable enough with their cultivation to promote Japanese iris in my area. The process is so much easier when you can recommend a quality source of plants. |
Positive | connerjn (4 reviews) | On Jun 12, 2003, connerjn wrote: I've had the pleasure of visiting the gardens, meeting the owners, and buying and growing their plants. |
Positive | cowpoke (2 reviews) | On Jun 3, 2003, cowpoke wrote: I purchased several different daylilies from Ensata Gardens. They arrived very well packed and in excellent health. I am very pleased and recommend this company to other gardeners. |
Positive | tjgillham (11 reviews) | On Jun 2, 2003, tjgillham Madison, WI wrote: I ordered from this company for the first time this year - three daylilies. The daylilies I received were in excellent condition and quite large. I plan on ordering from them again in the future. |
Positive | grenouille (18 reviews) | On Jun 1, 2003, grenouille montreal, Canada (Zone 5a) wrote: Great iris selection and very good service |