Comments regarding Brent & Becky's Bulbs

They kept me posted entire time. They're almost too conscientious. Product bloomed beautifully. Great people.

Prev posts point to pattern over punctuality. I won't split hairs over a day here or a week there. Perhaps published dates are approximated or target dates. Maybe catalog date is when a season begins to ship for a product group, not when last order is completed.

Tiny variations in weather affect harvest time & quality with living &/or perishable products. Any business that has steep seasonal peaks and doldrums in sales volume is hard enough to manage without wildcards from "Mother Nature." Drop-dead deadlines are for production floors, not growing fields. Why punish such sweet & generous folks over trivial matters?

I sing their praises for great products, better than fair pricing, and for being tremendous communicators!

Posted on April 26, 2009, updated October 24, 2009
I ordered some Salmon Star lilies and Yelloween lilies from them. This is my first time with them. So far I am impressed. Good size bulbs and healthy looking. I can't wait to see them in action...
I'll be back
Thankyou!

Can't say enough good things about this company! Bulbs always arrive on time and in excellent shape, and they always bloom and provide a good show for fall, spring and summer. Great packing, great customer service and great shipping.

I ordered quite a few things from Brent & Becky's Bulbs this year, including several heat mats, a few varieties of colocasia (elephant's ears), and a few bananas. Everything is growing well. Communications with the company were excellent and the staff were very nice answering my questions. Prices were very reasonable. Overall I'm a happy customer!

I ordered some tubers and bare root plants on their end of season sale. I ordered on Sunday night and my order was on my deck by Thursday. I got emails confirming every step along the way. When I have called them in the past, they have always been friendly and helpful. I like the variety that they offer.

Just received my dahlia order at 50% off (which happens to be the perfect time for putting them in the ground here). As usual, the bulbs were HUGE and in great shape. Shipping and confirmations were very fast. Excellent company--one of my very favorites.

Recently received my order from the 50% off sale and would like to say I am amazed at the tremendous size and health of the lily bulbs that I received. Everything arrived in excellent condition. Would definitely recommend this company.

We placed our first order with B&B, during their 50% off sale. It's always a risk buying bulbs from a new company, but the good reviews and the sale spurred us on to make a decent order. Everything just arrived, on time, and looks amazing. Almost everything is bigger than standard top-sized bulbs I've received for many, many years from an assortment of companies. There is no question that B&B just became a go-to company for us in the future. We may even make an additional purchase while the sale is still going on since the product was so incredible!

Great source for summer bulbs--ordered on a Friday afternoon, and the order was on the porch one week later. Enormous tubers packed carefully in soil in plastic bags, then all clearly labeled, and then into a sturdy cardboard box. No spills, no damage, and all at a good price. Website and catalog are easy to use, ordering process and confirmation emails always let you know where you are in the process. B&B are so good that I take it for granted that the transactions will go well--because it always does go well. Thanks Brent, Becky and team...you make my garden look like I know what I'm doing!

I ordered from them in spring 2008. The bulbs arrived in the fall 2008 nicely packaged and all had plantmarkers. I will buy from them again.

3 years ago I saw B&B bulbs at the national arboretum so I ordered 50 daffodils and dwarf irises from B&B. Everything came up in the spring and are still going strong. 2 Years ago I ordered 50 hyacinths and more daffodils. They are just as great as the first lot, and have matured into huge clumps of strong daffodils. Last fall I put in another 150 bulbs including even more daffodils and 3 types of tulips-2 darwin hybrids and a varigated tulip 'juan' which was spectacular this spring. I just purchased & planted another 12 lilies and when I ordered a cultivator a few months later they combined my orders to save shipping. Every bulb I ever purchased from them has been awesome and come up the next year, even when I was lazy with soil amendments. I like the catalog esp. Brent's favorites, he us usually spot on about the best looking flowers and it is good about describing great combinations. Highly recomend these guys, they are awesome.

I ordered over 1000 bulbs from this company last fall. I am completely pleased with the quality and selection. They sent all the bulbs in full and on time. The customer service is A++++. Outstanding company, you can tell this is not just a business for them, it is a passion.

I have had terrible experience with mail order companies before but after reading the reviews here I gave Brent and Becky a shot. I had a large order that consisted of potted, bare root and bulbs. The packaging was out of this world! I didn't even have 1 bent or broken stem. The plants were larger and more healthy than I ever imagined, far from the twigs and dirt I have received from other companies in the past. This will be my go to company from here on in! I am telling everyone I know about Brent and Becky's. All plants are currently doing well, no planting shock or a single problem. I am beyond happy!

I ordered a variety of gingers from this company and can not give them a better rating than wonderful,wonderful packaging with recyclable materials and SUPERB plants.Top quality ,great service and will definitively recommend them!!!!!!

Outstanding! Large healthy bulbs, great selection, good prices, great communication & customer service: I just received my first bulb order today and the bulbs are simply spectacular! This is quality quality quality!

I ordered about 300 daffodil bulbs from this company last autumn -- 2 varieties -- one to bloom early and the other to bloom a bit later. I have had steady blooms for close to a month. Oh man, those flowers look great!

Received big healthy bulbs, exactly what I ordered in a timely fashion and for reasonable prices. I will order again from Brent & Becky's.

These folks are SO nice! The bulbs and tubers I received are not only HUGE, but are in beautiful condition. Can't wait to plant them tomorrow...

i orderd early 2 alocasia plants on this website, they were very friendly and sent my order early,the only thing ups dropped to wrong house,human error, thanks to nice neighbors,i recieved pkg, i enjoy ordering from becky,and brent, luv the selection,and great customer service,will luv to order agian, a happy customer

Will definately be ordering from Brent and Becky again. Bulbs were very big and healthy. :)

I was very pleased with the order I received from them. Everything was well packaged and labelled. All of the bulbs were good-sized and no indications of rot. Everything bloomed wonderfully and I'll definitely be buying from them again.

I ordered bulbs during their clearance last summer. DSL mistakenly delivered them to a neighbor’s house, and B&B was wonderful in assisting me to track down my package. A few of my bulbs looked iffy after baking in 100 degree heat, so customer service made a notation in my record and offered a refund if they didn’t work out. Everything did perform well in spite of the little detour. I was pleased with both the bulbs, and the friendly and professional customer service.

I've been ordering from B&B now for over ten years and have been pleased as punch. I am a daffoholic and after I exhausted the smaller suppliers like Park's and the Dutch guys B&B became my supplier of choice. I've bought all their "show-quality" bulbs and now I just "fill in" when older bulbs have petered out or gone missing for some reason. They've always been great when I call them on the phone with an order or a problem so when a bulb or two came in soft last time I ordered I couldn't complain. I also don't think I've ever received a mislabeled daffy from B&B. When people come to my garden or into my shop and see my daffies they always ask where I get the bulbs and I send them to B&B first.

We bought our first bulbs from Brent and Becky more than 28 years ago when we were new Virginians starting our first garden in Poquoson. They welcomed us to their bulb storage shed, and helped us select from their many available pink daffodils, bulbs previously unknown to us. Those large double and triple-nosed bulbs grew beautifully, as have all the bulbs we've bought from them in the years since. Their catalogs are beaufiful, full of helpful advice and culture information. We've continued to purchase several thousand bulbs and plants in the following years, and we've always found their bulbs and plants to be healthy and ready to grow. B&B maintain a wonderful demonstration garden, well worth a trip to their Gloucester location, and we visit there to purchase plants every year.

This might be premature, since I haven't seen how well they grow and produce, but I have been so thoroughly pleased thusfar with the customer service and products I have received on both of my orders from this company.

The first one was actually two separate orders placed over the weekend, but unlike one of their competitors, rather than charging me shipping for two separate orders, I got a personal email indicating that they were combining them to save me a few dollars on shipping.

The second time I ordered from their end of year sale, and while everything I have received was of excellent quality, there was one bag of what were originally one of their more costly daffs that contained some of the biggest bulbs I have ever seen. While getting bulbs with small bulblets is common, these were literally two full sized bulbs, and in the case of some, three. I was astounded to receive such a superior product, particularly at 50% off.

Yes, they may been more pricey than some others, but I guess it's true, you often get what you pay for.

I had ordered during their sale and received all bulbs promptly and in great health. I planted some at my house and some up in WA at moms house and they are all thriving! Great prompt service at a low price... I will definitely order from them again!

2nd session I have ordered from Brent & Becky. The largest lily bulbs I have found. Great customer service and packaging. Thank you.

Received my order of 5 Anastasia Lily Bulbs this week. They are nice bulbs but not exceptional. I bought these at a price of 5 for 15.95 I believe it was. If they all grow and are true to name that is a great bargin for this particular lily.

Wow! Nice stuff! Just received my order placed back in April for Fall planting and couldn't be happier! Very good quality & great selection!

I placed an order for about $150 worth of bulbs this fall, and I've been very pleased so far. The bulbs arrived quickly, and all seemed healthy. They were larger than I was expecting. (At first I was annoyed that they were charging more for some of the bulbs that my local nursery carries - but in truth, all of their bulbs were substantially plumper than those at the nursery, so I expect that they're actually offering fair value.)

Perhaps it's premature to write a review before I see my springtime display - but so far, an excellent experience.

I ordered a subsatnital number of tulip bulbs last fall and planted them according to directions. Although packaging was certainly adequate, several of my bulbs were mishapen and soft. I didn't plant those. Most of the tulips that came up in the spring were fine, but probably 1/10 of them either never came up or were tiny and not robust. In all fairness to the comopany, I never contacted them with the problem so I can't report whether or not they would have made it right.

This is the most wonderful company EVER!!! I should have ordered every bulb from them this year and will in the future. I ordered daffodils and had a perfect experience. They promptly email you a confirmation of your order and the bulbs were in my hands in a matter of days. This company deserves an AAAAA+++++ rating. First class all the way!!!!!!!

The bulbs came in excellent condition and were nice and big. This is by far the best bulbs from any company that I have received.

I haven't received my order yet. But I ordered a catalog the week of the 3rd of August, midweek I believe. Called and was told it was put into the system on the 11th and would not get sent out till the end of the week. It's now the 31st of August and still haven't received it. Maybe I am impatient, but on the phone it didn't seem like they cared whether I got one or not. They were quite casual about it, like I was ridiculously demanding. I have already placed an order so I was not asking for a free catalog. Not my idea of good customer service. I won't place a negative until I get my order and it isn't up to par. I've ordered from 4 other companies in the same time period: all catalogs received promptly and Oakes was very nice on the phone with questions. Bluestone is always great to deal with. I'm not crazy about WFF but have never had problems with my orders and they respond very quickly by email to questions. (Bluestone Perennials, Oakes Daylilies, White Flower Farm!)

Received healthy big amaryllis bulb, healthy clumps of dahlia tubers, and well- rooted healthy bareroot hosta plants from you on May 28th. Also we sent a fresh flower bouquet and vase from you to our 94 year old Aunt Peal in Dallas,Texas delivered DHL express on May 29th for her birthday. She said they were beautiful and the vase was great too. We have ordered from you before and you have never let us down!! Thanks for first rate plants, bulbs,cut flower bouquets and customer service!! Joyce in Ormond Beach, FL

Ordered bulbs during their half off sale and was pleasantly surprised at how nice and large and healthy they were.Never expected this from a half off sale.Shipping was very quick and they were packed nicely.Will order from them again.

I tried them out this year for their dahlia and must report that Bent & Becky lived up to the hype found here @ Dave's.

The tubers were good looking and while all did not sprout those that did not were quickly replaced. Those that have already sprouted are gaining size quickly.

I will order from them for the fall for sure!

I order from Brent & Becky's every year and their bulbs and plants and customer service just keeps getting better and better.
Years ago I ordered a large quantity of bulbs (100) and they came in lily crates, which I love! They're so handy for carrying things, holding up tall pots, and storage.
This year I ordered some bulbs at their end of the year sale. Usually EOTY sales have sort of "iffy" material- the plants may have overgrown their pots, bulbs may have some mold, but B&B had perfect material. They also have a very quick turnaround time between order and shipping, once the shipping season starts.
Brent & Becky's is a wonderful place for bulbs, great customer service, great sales, and oh, yes, outstanding, sometimes very unusual or rare bulbs.
I only wish I lived close enough to visit in person for their 75% walk in sale!

Wow! I ordered several crinums and some crocosmia from Brent and Becky's during their half price sale. The prices were unbelievable and when I received my bulbs I was stunned. They were huge! and very healthy. Their catalog is beutiful and informative. Their care and culture guide is easy to read and very informative. And to top it off, each plant came with a very nice preprinted green tag that can be used in the garden for years to come. I was so impressed! I can't wait to order again!