Comments regarding Select Seeds Antique Flowers

have ordered live plants from them 2 years in a row, all came healthy and ready for planting. Plus, they deliver at best times for your zone.

Good customer service, they called to let me know that one of the plants I had ordered hadn'r grown as well as they hoped so they offered me another variety.

I have also ordered seeds from them and those have done well too.

Nice web site and lots of variety to choose from.

After my last year’s disappointed experience of Bluestone Perennials plants, I was skeptical about ordering plants online (FYI, none of my plants from Bluestone grows back this year except the grass). So, I only placed my first, small order with Select Seeds on the first week of April. The package arrived on the week of April, 16 as expected. The plants were well packed and arrived in healthy condition and in good sizes. I did not plant until a week later. There was no bud when I received the plants. It is now the second week of May—less than a month after planted, my plants have buds. The customer service was excellent. They promptly responded to my email and answered any questions I had. I will definitely buy from this vendor again.

I received the 53 plants I ordered from Select Seeds about 2 weeks ago. They were all large healthy plants securely packed and are now doing very well in the ground. I got them the week that I requested that they be shipped. And the price was very reasonable--it averaged out as around $5.00 per plant including shipping. Gardening by mail doesn't get any better than this!

Other mail order companies should learn from Select Seeds with regards to packaging. I recently received a large order with all plants intact and in good shape. The same day I had received an order from a different company and the order was a mess - broke and bent plants - dirt everywhere and the added bonus of some type of flying critters!

I ordered from Select Seeds a couple of years ago and I was delighted with the packaging and prompt service. I will definitely buy from them again this year. They have excellent high-quality seeds and many varieties that are hard to find elswhere. I also love their catalog, which is profusely illustrated with accurate, undoctored photographs and chock-full of information and neighborly anecdotes.

I just received my order today from Select Seeds. This is my second year ordering from this company and I was just as delighted today as last year. I ordered only plants this year and they arrived in great shape: healthy and strong having been beautifully packaged. Their catalogue offers unique items such as a white gas plant, which is hard to come by. My last one ordered several years ago from another company died almost immediately. These from Select Seed look very healthy! A wonderful company!

This was my FIRST experience not only ordering online, but ordering from Select Seeds...After checking out their website, and drooling over their catalog, I ordered 12 Fragrant Heliotrope plants.
My order came at the proper planting time, and the plants were nested in cardboard, the cardboard cleverly held each of the 4" pots' soil, whilst wrapping around and protecting the stem of each plant.
The plants are the chubby, deep green, and look very healthy. Upon planting them, I found the root system was well developed, not potbound, or non-exisitant.
I now feel confident to order MORE from them.

I just received 6 Manettia, Firecracker Vines. They are in beautiful shape, very healthy. One actually has a flower. As in all my dealings with Select Seeds to date, I am very pleased.

I have ordered seeds on several different occasions from Select Seeds, and have always been happy with the speed of delivery and germination of my seeds. They have a great catalog and website (very easy to navigate). They have a wide selection of unique and interesting plants.

This is an excellent catalog for heirloom flower seeds and plants. My only real problem with it is that so many of the options sound so tempting that I order way too many seeds and find myself surrounded by flats in the spring. I've mostly ordered seeds from Select Seeds, which are of excellent quality and variety. I have ordered a few plants: the plants themselves were well cared-for and strong but the packaging wasn't ideal, and was falling apart in the box, exposing the rootballs. This was two years ago, however, so I wouldn't be surprised if they've already addressed this problem. I recommend Select Seeds highly.

I've purchased from Select Seeds for a couple of years. They have some unique varieties. The web site was easy to navigate and my order arrived very quickly. They also send a free pack of seed. I will order from them again.

I recently needed to contact Select Seeds about an underfilled seed packet. They responded courteously and quickly and had the replacement seeds to me in no time at all (and with another packet of free seeds included!)

They sell quality seeds in generous quantities at a fair price, and now I know that their customer service is wonderful as well!

I ordered seeds from 'Select Seeds' on January 4th. I never received confirmation for my order. When I called the first time there was no record of the order so I left my number. Someone called and left a message that they had found my order. I never received an email confirmation and when the seeds still hadn't shown up on the 12th I called and they said my seeds were being shipped that day. I still had not recieved my order on the 24th so I called again. They said they would re-ship my order and that I should mark 'refused' on the package if the original order ever came. I ordered seed from three other companies the same day I ordered from Select seeds and most of them have already sprouted. All three of the other companies have sent email confirmations as well as times the orders were shipped etc. To this day I have no seeds and no email confirmation and it's almost been a month.

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Everyone here at Select Seeds wants your garden and your experience in buying our seeds and plants to be the best it can be! Unfortunately, something did not work as planned in the online order and email confirmation process. Every order does get a confirmation email sent, however we do not send confirmations when orders ship. Once the order leaves here, (currently the second day after receipt), we trust in the USPS for delivery. Occasionally packages in the mail stream get delayed or diverted. We certainly hope you have your 2nd shipment shortly and apologize for the inconvenience. As gardeners, we understand the need to plant now especially as spring advances ever nearer! Thanks for your order, and hopefully, your understanding. Marilyn Barlow, Owner of Select Seeds"

Wonderful company! I ordered a variety of flower seeds
and received them today. Excellent packaging. I can't
wait to see my flowers bloom! The customer service is out-
standing. I had a question and it was answered quickly.
Great catalog. Will order again soon!

c&nn

Online catalogue is incredibly user friendly. Both reviewing the plant characteristics and ordering is quick and efficient. Kudos to their webmaster.

Everything I have ordered from Select Seeds has been terrific. I have purchased both seeds and plants, and the quality has been outstanding. If you ever want a fantastic plant, buy their polyganum orientale variegata (Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden Gate), available in both seed and plant form. Gets to be about 8 feet tall by summer's end, with gorgeous variegated green and white leaves and red ruffled stems, topped by another 2 feet of pink flower plumes. Truly fabulous!

Viable, unusual, and highly appealing seeds.

Little baby plants that (I warn you) are garden-bent on becoming big, healthy plants equipped with warpspeed.

Try their Passiflora 'Lady Margaret' if you can; she's a pot-lover who will (no joke) not stop blooming after her first flower.

I am counting the days until they send out their December Catalogue. I don't know if I can manage until then!

We are lucky enough to live just a few miles from Select Seeds, so we pick up our plant order in person each spring. We organize the plant selections for our pots by pasting the catalogue photos into pleasing groups. Never have we been disappointed! By far, theirs are the healthiest plants in our garden. Greatest compliments to this company.

I have ordered from them for two years and my plants always come packaged well and do wonderful in my garden. I did order seeds of Dianthus superbus and when they flowered they were dark pink and stood out in my "white garden". However, I will continue to order from them because I considered it one of Mother Nature's little jokes and am otherwise satisfied with them.

Excellent! :-)

I love her catalogue! It is wonderful to peruse when your stuck inside pining for spring. I only ordered seeds but everything arrived promptly.

Wonderful experience. Plants arrived thriving over 2 months ago and they are doing excellent now. They were packed extremely well and were shipped on the day promised.
Will definitly do business with them again it was a pleasure!
AAA+
Donna Sujkowski
Pocono PA

I ordered clematis, columbines, foxglove, hollyhock, obedient plant, phlox and Moonflower (my mistake, didn't read the hardiness zone info). The packaging was similar to and almost as good as Whiteflower Farm (an in-state rival?), but the prices are significantly lower than Whiteflower. Everything arrived in great shape and everything has been in the ground for 2-3 weeks and growing well. Even the moonflower is doing well (which I guess I'll consider an annual here in zone 6). Highly recommended.

I ordered a torenia (amethyst) from them at first I thought it was a little small but it perked up almost over night.It has been blooming like crazy and has grown quickly.

Just received 2 very healthy, good-looking clematis; they got to me within one week of the order, great shipping protection-

Excellent plants and good protective, moisture-holding packaging; everything came through in good condition, although unpacking is very time-consuming and there's quite a mess to clean up afterward.

I think I got bacopa from them a couple of years ago, but it's no longer in the catalogue and I can't find it anywhere else ... it seems like they have cut down their plant selection over the last two years which is a shame. Still I'm very happy with the quality of their plants and seeds and would recommend this nursery without reservation.

A wonderful catalog! My order arrived promptly. My plants are perfect ... they are also larger than normally received from mail order. I am very please with my experience and plan to order much more from them. My only wish is that they had more plant selection (I know they are a seed company but I can wish, can't I?) because these plants were so much nicer than anything I've ever received from anyone else. I highly recommend them.

They let me pay with a money order. My Hollyhock plants arrived on time. They looked wonderful! This company also included detailed instructions on how to prepare the soil and take care of my plants after I transplanted them. I will go with this company again.

This is my priority company. The seed selection is right up my alley, and germination is excellent. Really enjoy their catalog, and the website is well-designed and (not to be underestimated) actually works well, consistently. My favorite.

I think Select Seeds has a great selection of plants and seeds. Germination rates seem very good and the plants I've received have done well in my garden. Last year I also ordered a small pot which I love and that was delivered in great shape too. And of course, free seeds! Got to love that.

I have ordered several times from Select Seeds Antique Flowers and have been pleased. However, since I live in the deep south it would be very helpful if they would put the zones on more of their selections. When I first ordered they did not list any by zone and they have started putting it on some. Many seeds just can't take our hot humid climate and I hate to try things that have no chance.

I love their selection and descriptive catalog. The germination rates are good, and they have specific instructions with each type of seed. When I ordered, I mentioned a problem I was having germinating one kind of seed, and they were able to tell me exactly what to do this year to get them to grow. They get my first and largest order every year.

Seeds were received quickly and they sent a very nice 'free' seed packet of Columbine. (I have a terrible time growing columbine, so getting free seeds gives me another chance at it!) Packets had clear planting instructions and description of contents. No photos, so I cut out the pictures from the catalog and taped to the back of each packet. Very happy with the experience.

I just received my seeds today and once again I am most pleased with the speedy service and complete attention this company gives to your order. I don't know about the germination yet, but I have had good success from their seeds in the past and expect to again this year. This is one of the few companies that I feel confident from ordering flower seeds from and that also has a very nice selection to choose from. Keep up the good work!!

I ordered the "Ballerina Purple" datura seed, a Creme de Cassis hollyhock plant and some various other bedding seeds (this was last summer). The hollyhock was very healthy, and I had good germination from the seeds. I recommend them for rare plants and will order from them again.

The excellent selection (and beautiful catalogue) prompted me to purchase seeds--fast service, well packaged, and a free packet of calendula. I will order from this company again.

A great transaction.

I love growing the "old flowers" and was looking for a source of seed to supply my habit. I researched this site, found Select Seeds and requested a catalog. They put out a beautiful catalog with a really nice selection of seeds and plants and the symbols really made it easy to make my choices. I placed my order on August 27,2004 but because of Labor Day they didn't arrive until September 7,2004. The only thing left is growing them out,which I really look forward to doing. They will bring many smiles at the nursing home.

This was my first order from Select Seeds and I am quite pleased. The plants were well-packed, shipped on schedule and all healthy-appearing from the start. They've grown beautifully. I did order some diascia that didn't survive the trip; they were promptly replaced, but still weren't great. For unusual plants, definately order from this company.
I tried 3 new mail order nurseries this year and was very pleased with 2 of the 3. Along with Select Seeds, I'd recommend Earthly Pursuits for beautiful, strong plants and great customer service.