Comments regarding The Gardenstore

I also have had excellent luck with "The Garden Store" catalog buys, located in Grand Rapids Michigan, but wish they would do on-line orders.

I was a bit surprised to see the negative comments about The Gardenstore. We just received our first order from them this spring and very happy with everything. We ordered two trees, which are now leafing out and several perennials, which arrived in good shape and are now growing. If they continue to perform as they have so far, we will definitely order again next year.

I placed a small initial order from this outfit in March 1998. It arrived within days of my Springhill and Dutch Gardens orders. I was pleasantly surprised - packaging was comparable, only 1 of the 21 items received was unacceptable. And overall, I got better results than with the other two outfits! Two additional items failed shortly after planting, but all were refunded promptly with the correct documentation. One caveat - each shipment arrives with a planting instruction booklet which includes one replacement/refund form. Be patient; request your refund (if needed) after you're reasonably sure all your plants are performing. Fingers crossed, I am ordering again from them this spring.