Comments regarding Garden of Delights

Good guy. Very knowledgeable. I stopped in and chatted with him a few months back when I took a drive across to the east coast. He knows his stuff and is more than willing to help. I would recommend.

I ordered two grafted loquats and they came in great condition and good size just as described on the website. It is very difficult to find named grafted varieties of loquats in nurseries so I'm very happy to get these.

Never sent tree that was ordered. Will not return calls or refund money. This is not a good place to buy plants. He will delay you till your credit card refuses to reverse charges. (60 days)

Well...this is my first non positive review..

The situation: I ordered a wooley-leafed sapote to be sent to my apartment address. It's been over two weeks so I finally emailed them. The response is in so many words, "You should have it by now". I emailed them back because I realize it could be a problem with the shipping company and not them. I requested a tracking number but so far haven't got a response.

As I am unsure if it is the nurseries' fault or the shipper (who may have failed to provide me notice), I will give them the benefit of the doubt but only just.

Needless to say, I am disappointed with this entire situation :(

From the postings, It looks like the fruit trees aren't arriving in good shape. I Ordered 4 Amorphophallis from them. I recieved like 10, all were in perfect shape. The guy was friendly & the shipping was swift. The plant cost & shipping charges were reasonable. I'm a plant nut, if there was ANYTHING done wrong I would have picked up on it, but my order was perfect! The extra plants were an added surprise, and a huge bonus because I re-sell them. I would (and probally will) deal with them again.

(I ship plants too, If i was this guy I would get some longboxes from uline.com , wrap the rootball (or pot) with a bag, and fill the box with packing peanuts. the weight will make the box stand upright and it will be easy to handle. I swear by the peanuts.They make a huge difference!)

(P.S Never use the free "triangle boxes" provided by UPS or USPS , they are made of 100# test non-congruated cardboard. Normal boxes are made of 200# congruated cardboard. I learned this lesson the hard way (complaining customer) Those triangle boxes almost always get snapped in half about 80% of the time.)


Sorry about bad luck the rest of you had with GOD.(gardens of delight) but currently im in favor of G.o.d.

In early 2002, I ordered a grafted carambola variety and a grafted mango. The owner was very knowlegable and helpful in selection when I spoke on the phone with him. The plants arrived in wonderful shape. The mango was blooming a month later.. The carambola grew strongly through the summer, and this winter began to bloom like mad. I have 2 nearly full-sized starfruits ripening on the tree, and it is exploding with blossoms again. Both trees are in pots, grown indoors under lights in the winter. I am extremely happy with my experience with the nursery and as soon I can construct more space for plants in my house, I plan to order more. He has an amazing list of tropical plants, many are grafted, known varieties, not seedlings.