Comments regarding DeVroomen Garden Products (formerly Northwest Bulb & Perennial)

Very happy with the quality and service from this company. The tubers and bulbs I have received were top notch.

Ordered some bulbs through PNWL-great bulbs. Strongly recommend. Great company to do business with.

I was organizer of a co-op here at DG and placed an order in mid April for 125 Hakonechloa All Gold, 200 Hakonechloa macra Aureola, 75 Helictotrichon sempervirens and 100 Festuca Boulder Blue.
There was a slight delay in shipping because they had temporarily ran out of Aureola but when the plants all arrived they were in excellent condition!
These were 25 cell size and were ready to be planted, very nice size and a great root system.
Everyone was more than happy with the plants they ordered and was very pleased with Northwest Bulb and Perennial's plants.
Thanks so much!

I have ordered 3 times from the Northwest Bulb and Perennial Co. Each time I ordered 50 plants.
Each time I ordered the Double Queen hellebores.
The plants came well packed and I was surprised at how large they were. This last time the roots were a little overgrown in the pots but I teased them out.
The first batch that I ordered was Nov. 06. Those little plants grew like crazy and all of them are already blooming right now. I am pretty sure that these plants are from tissure culture.
The order that I got in the summer was sent in a refrigerated truck for no extra charge but I did have a wait a few weeks till they got a full truck to go across the country.
M. Wenger/Gainesville, GA

I've ordered twice, once in 2005 and again in 2006, and while some items were of good quality, other plants were a bit iffy and I had a few loses, but nothing really worth complaining about. But the daylilies, which had arrived wet in plastic bags, took a little longer to get established. Now that they are blooming the next year, one variety is mixed with 3 different colors and I don't see any plants that are correct. Another group of daylilies was also incorrect, but at least with this one I can identify it.

My only other complaint would be that the plants were shipped by UPS ground and each time they arrived on Monday meaning that they spent the weekend in boxes with UPS. This probably contributed to the wet daylily problem.

It certainly wasn't all that bad, but I don't think I will order again.

I did a very small co-op order from this company, 50 plants of geranium Victor Reiter Jr. Other than a small mixup on the shipping date, my experience with NW Bulb was great. The plants were heatlhy, well packed, arrived in a timely fashion, and I am very pleased with the 10 I kept to grow out myself. I would not hesitate to order from them again.

Diana

The first clue that a quality shipment had arrived is the absolute weight of the carton--alot heavier than any plant shipment I'd ever received, and there have been a few. I opened to find flats of surprisingly-advanced plant material in 3" pots with copious amounts of roots, very impressive. Not only is the material more than reasonably priced, the service is quick, and attentive (invoice sent in the mail, alerting you to the impending arrival of the order, and a super packing job). Among 75 plants shipped, only a few were dead, but we're talking about going UPS Ground on a week-long trek from Oregon to New Jersey...I will most certainly order from these people again, and tell all who'll listen to avoid the slick-catalog nursery people and head for an outfit such as this! Accolades, Northwest Bulb!--J. Wald

This company is a pleasure to work with! The customer service is great. My order was shipped in a timely fashion. I was sent notice of the shipping date and the anticipated delivery date. Most importantly, the plants were big and healthy.

I plan to order from Northwest again.

The product arrived in a timely manner, the plants were in excellent condition, accurately counted and labeled, ready for planting...it was a pleasure doing business with this company. Rene, the owner and his staff are always helpful and polite. I would chose to do business with them again on a regular basis.