Comments regarding The Tasteful Garden

I received a very nice email yesterday from the Tasteful Garden. Their unattributed posting of my garden photos on their website was an error. They will add a note to indicate the photos are from my blog. And they sent me a coupon code for free plants! I'm very excited to try out their plants.

Ordering on line was easy and efficient. Plants arrived in great shape and for the most part are doing fabulously. The eggplant only produced one eggplant so far and the flowers have been falling off...something I have caused I'm sure, not the plant. But, I'm new to growing things other than better boy tomatoes so a lot of this is my own learning experience. The two heirlooms are doing great and hopefully they will ripen in the next week or so. Beans are also flowering so I'm waiting on them as well as the squash. The squash I planted from my seeds has fizzled - flowers but no fruit - but the one from the Tasteful Garden seems to be producing squash from the flowers now so I am anticipating some good eating. I have ordered fall veggies and can't wait for them to arrive. I'm learning which plants like which area of the garden - next year things will be even better! You have gained a loyal customer!

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Just a note about the Eggplant--It sounds like the heat is causing the flowers to fall off. Temps have been very high this year and can cause flower drop on both eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. Mulch well to protect the roots from the hot summer heat. Thanks for your comments!"

I have to give The Tasteful Garden 5***** for incredible plants and service! I ordered 2 different tomato combos (12 plants total). I have never seen such WELL PACKAGED garden plants before in my life, and I have ordered many! Each was well protected & though shipped 6 days before arriving, they were better than fine! (I was pretty worried they would dry out) But each was STILL MOIST, VERY HEALTHY and BIGGER than expected. Each one is at least A FOOT tall! I planted them 5 days ago & they're doing GREAT! BUT BE CAREFUL unwrapping the plastic around the pots - I accidently broke a stalk clean off pulling at it, rather than just cutting it off.

My tomatoes arrived packaged superbly....healthy, just wonderful. Thank you for making me smile when I opened up that box.
Will definately order again in the future.....

GORGEOUS herbs and tomatoes! My bareroot strawberries haven't done so well, but that's probably user error.
All my plants arrived perfectly packaged and on time.

Well it's really easy to see why this company is in the top tier on this website. If my first order is a valid indicator of the quality of this company's plants and service, it is hard to see how anyone could give this company even a neutral rating. I must say the parsley plants I purchased as a Christmas gift could not be better grown. I feel that the price charged is exremely low for this quailty of plants. I am so well pleased, I can't wait till spring when I can order more and different plants.

This was my first expericence ordering from The Tasteful Garden, and I plan to order again oneday. I found them to be very helpful. My plants arrived promptly and in good shape.

I have ordered plants from you for several years, this year I ordered several tomato plants they all grew like weeds, I had to prune them back at the top several times or they would have been 15-20 feet tall and the amount of fruit they set was "WOW"!!!! I kept the neighbors and my coworkers supplied and had more that enough for my entire family and they still have lots of fruit left. My favorite was the German Giant HUGE fruit very meaty and very flavorful I will be growing this again. People kept asking me how I grew such large tomato plants ,I told them where to find you keep up the good work.
Mikell Benham

I just love them and have ordered several times. The plants always arrive strong and healthy. I just keep killing them and re-ordering. The Lemongrass plant turned out to be HUGE. Customer service is excellent. They lady there was very knowledeable and helpful. I highly recommend this company and will keep using them. In my area they ship on Monday by UPS and my box arrives on Thursday.

I received my first orders with this company in a timely manner. They were packaged well and, so far, seem to be doing well.
I received email notices from the time of my order until it's arrival.
Very professional but I was made to feel special.

first time i have ordered tomatoes online. what an amazing experience. the plants were beautiful and they are thriving. i am so happy. thank you

I have no experience in garden but i enjouy in your site, and I want to know more,

Six weeks ago, ordered a couple of tomato plants. Two Cherokee Purple and Two Arkansas Travelers. They arrived in great shape and now have grown very well and are starting to set fruit. It was a pleasure working with you.

Absolutely phenominal quality and customer service....very unexpected! Not only are my tomato plants top notch, but yall even thought to make the packaging that way as well. I've never seen anything like this! I must say I was shocked to see what beautiful, huge plants I received from you guys. I was so nervous I was going to get some puny, little dinky plants, but instead, was just truly amazed at what I got...first class tomatoes! It's so nice to see that high quality products and great customer service are still around (it's hard to find). I almost want to refer to it as "old-timey," because in this day and age, everyone wants to sell lesser products for as much money as they can get. You guys have gone above and beyond my expectations, just like the good 'ole days when people actually took pride in their product and wanted the customer completely satisified. Large, perfect plants (let me say again, I wasn't expecting that AT ALL), shipped in absolutely the coolest packaging and a delivery on time, are the things that'll keep me coming back again and again. Thanks again, W. Turner

I ordered 4 tomato plants and two herb plants from this company. They shipped when they said they would and all but one plant arrived safely. The plant that didn't was replaced by the company promptly. Their tomato plants were a little leggy, but very healthy and they do a great job packing the plants so that they arrive undamaged and in one piece. I'd do business with them again.

I ordered a number of vegetable plants for planting this year from The Tasteful Garden, and a number of other nurseries. I also purchased some things locally. The plants this company sent are by far the healthiest, most substantial veges growing in my garden at this time. Next year I will be ordering all my veges from them.

First time buyer of online plants and I could not be happier with my experience at The Tasteful Garden! The vegetable and herb plants were well packaged and arrived exactly on time as promised. Only one tomato plant was damaged (out of 18 plants shipped) and when I called to ask how to care for the ailing plant, I was told that even though the plant would most likely recover, another replacement plant would be sent immediately. Healthy plants, wide selection, superb customer service...I will be a repeat customer!

I do a TV series called Garden Wise with Arlena, I received some very beautiful Herb plants from the Tasteful Garden to use on my show.
They came packed very securely and arrived just as they said they would.
I am looking forward to working with them for the segment on herbs.
http://www.arlenagwise.com .
I highly recommend the Tasteful Garden !
Arlena

Best live plants I have ever received.

STOP THE PRESS FOLKS: CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ALIVE AND WELL.
Although I have not received my order yet and can't comment on the actual plants I order last week, I can say that in the many years I have ordered plants from various companies, I have never had one personally call me about an issue with my order . I received a call from Cindy today who couldn't have been more pleasant, and helpful, and frankly was so nice that I was not in the least upset about the pepperoncini's being out of stock,(also, being from Jersey, we're a little high strung up here so I can't get mad when I hear the refreshing kindness of a southern accent).
This company truly knows what customer service is all about! I ordered from them so late because the other plants I ordered from another ##@!!! company (starts with a b-ends with an e) back in March were D.O.A and were naturally out of stock when I asked for a replacement.I will be sure to order from The Tasteful Garden earlier next year. I'll also post an update on the plants as I get them. A live person called...I still can't believe it!

This is the first time I have been to your site, and am so pleasantly surprised. I do mostly potted herbs and a few veggies with success, and enjoy herbs for cooking. I Love how you do a writeup of each herb and how they grow. It saves so much time with it all on one page. I have placed an order and will recommend you to my friends that do potted gardening here in Miami also. You made my day :)
Marilyn H. /Miami FL

My mother and I both ordered Heirloom Tomatoes, they arrived in good shape. The tomato plants are healthy and a nice size, some with blossoms already on them. Now I can't wait for them to grow! I will leave feedback again as to how they grow later on in the season.
I also ordered, eggplant, peppers, and squash. All the plants arrived looking healthy and strong.
The Tasteful Garden seems to me to be a great place to buy vegetable plants online and I have checked every site I could find.

I ordered 3 Tomato plants from this company. When I received them the box was almost crushed due to the handling of UPS. The plants were packaged very well, but were damaged by the handling. The company sent me replacements and they are in good shape. This is an excellent company and I will order from them again in the future, and highly recommend them. David Tucker Louisville Kentucky.

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Note, we ship thousands of boxes every year and this is a very rare occurrence for UPS to damage a box this severely but it does happen. Our interior boxes are meant to support the plants so that whatever happens to the outside, your plants are safe and protected."

Who would have imagined the incredible sensory experience rendered with the opening of a plain cardboard box when my heirloom tomatoes arrived from The Tasteful Garden? I was hopeful that my long sought after heirloom plants would arrive in good condition- I was delighted when they arrived in superb condition! All six were artfully packaged in protective sleeves, were well watered but not dripping and had the aroma of summers long ago. My children were astonished and we greatly enjoyed the planting, harvesting and delicious pastime of eating our fabulous tomatoes. I have waited all through a long cold winter to experience the gift of this order again. Impeccable service, products and web-presentation. This is your place for outstanding heirloom tomatoes! Best, Amy Kunstle, Pueblo, Colorado

I was very pleased with my experience - the plants arrived on schedule and were very carefully packed. All plants are extremely healthy and have survived the move to the garden. Thank you!!!!

I have been ordering from the Tasteful garden for 4 years and I love the quality and selection of their plants and the way they are packaged. I would highly recommend ordering from them, but place your order a few weeks before you are going to want it, because they frequently have a shipping backlog (which is annoying).

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Our plants are in highest demand during the first two weeks of May as most of the country hit their last frost dates and Mother's day gift orders come in. We staff up as much as possible during the season but demand is always just a little higher than we expect which creates a backlog during this very busy time. In order to service our customers who pre-order in winter months, unfortunately those who wait may be delayed a week or two during this period. We apologize to those who have to wait. We will try next year to make this better."

We ordered plants for a science project and informed The Tasteful Garden of this. All of the plants arrived perfect, the same size and healthy. Not only was the project a success but now that we have seen the results we will be ordering a full garden for next year. Thanks!

I have ordered heirloom tomato plants from you for the past 3 years[last year my son-in-law ordered them]and we could not be more pleased. Our tomatoes taste great and are beautiful and we have never lost a plant.Margaret A. Thomas

We have ordered heirloom tomato plants and herbs from The Tasteful Garden for several years. The plants always arrive on schedule, in exceptional condition, and are strong growers/ producers. In the past we had grown these plants from seed or purchased locally, but have been happiest with the results from the plants shipped from the Tasteful Garden!

My vegetable plants from Tasteful Gardens arrived last Tuesday. Due to the recent nasty weather, they are still in their little containers on the front porch where they could be covered at night. However, they are big, beautiful plants and have taken the delay in planting very well indeed. I ordered tomatoes, lettuce, bell peppers, banana pepper, cantaloupe, and watermelon. Definitely recommend these folks. I will be ordering from them again.

I have just received my second shipment from Tasteful Garden. I received bare root strawberries earlier and every one of them just took off. Thankfully, they seemed to thrive during our recent freezing weather under an old quilt at night. Our shipment today contained the most beautiful, large, healthy, and well-packaged seedlings I have ever purchased. Finally, eggplant seedlings large enough to fight off the flea beetles! And gorgeous tomatoes and peppers.

I also appreciate the prompt and thorough responses to questions I've asked of TG via email and their informative website. I'll definitely be ordering more from them and recommending them far and wide.

I have ordered my vegetable plants from the Tasteful Garden for the past three years! I love the fact that they are organic and a family operation. The fact that they are so successful at raising plants without a background in gardening gives me hope every year that I can raise a succesful garden. Their plants are the most beautiful I've seen and are as productive as can be in my area! This year I ordered some plants for my friend, too! The service is so great with Tasteful Garden that I feel like I am ordering from someone I know. Thanks for your great products and service!

Ordered several herb plants online. Plants arrived promptly as scheduled and in good shape. Only one was a little bit droopy, and it recovered quickly. All are doing well now that they are planted. Will use them again!

I have been buying plants from Tasteful Garden for 3 years and have had nothing but wonderful outcome season after season! I look forward to this years batch! Keep up the amazing work!

We found this company on the internet last year looking for heirloom tomatoes. We grew 4 plants and had so many tomatoes we were bagging them up for friends constantly. The plants were so big we had to add an extension to the top of our chicken wire frame we had built. I only wish the season up here could have lasted longer, but we picked the last bunches green and ripened them in the kitchen window at frost. You cannot compare the flavor of these tomatoes to any in the stores, I haven't tasted tomatoes this good in years. I just placed my order for this spring, with 2 plants of our favorite variety from last year (German Giant) and are trying three new kinds. Rose de Berne was also very good, sweet good for soup and sauces!

This will be my third order with the tasteful garden. The plants are healthy and perform as promised. One year, I hadn't ordered quite enough black Brandywines and purchased some at a nursery. The plants from The Tasteful Garden performed far better. It isn't always easy to time my shipments perfectly for planting, but it is worth the chance as the quality really is superior.

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Thank you for your kind comments! Being in Alabama, it is difficult for us to keep plants into our summer for your growing zone in Maine. You can always get them early and hold the plants for up to two weeks before planting. Just keep them watered and give them lots of sunshine by day and frost protection at night. Because they are in such large pots, they should hold very nicely until you can plant them. We actually recommend waiting to plant them until a few days after you receive them to get them acclimated to your area."

This is my third year buying from The Tasteful Garden; I have found the owners to be extremely pleasant & knowledgable. Thier packing is also extremely thorough; I got 3-4 large boxes of seedlings from them last year, and all 30-40 seedlings were packaged properly, and moist from being well wrapped.

A couple of the tomato plants (roma style) looked leggy initially, but I gave them a chance since I had been so happy with TG previously - as of now, the smallest of these tomato plants is 8 feet tall, in fully organic soil, no chemical amendments. I am beyond satified with those results.

All the plants have needed very little (one spraying of neem oil when they were young) to keep them bug free and healthy all season long - which is amazing, considering how "buggy" my new property is.

Chris

I experienced an error in shipping dates wich resulted in most of my order having died by the time I got back in town. I contacted the Tasteful Garden and they immediately re shipped my order which has arrived in great shape and more plants than I asked for replaced. The attention i recieved to my concern was timely and most gracious. I look forward to many more transactions with this company and some great tomatoes!

I ordered tomato and papper plants from several companies. My order from the Tasteful Garden arrived in great condition. They were packed better than any plants I've ever received by mail. They were large, healthy plants, NOT even one splindly, sickly plant. I had the best garden ever and plan to use the Tasteful garden again next year for all my vegetable plants!