Comments regarding Garden Crossings LLC

Another great purchase....Though a couple plants are on backorder, the other 3 came packaged good and healthy...I will keep buying from them, no problem :)

bought 3 ageratum and 3 agastache... what a nice experience to receive plants that look so healthy and full of growth. planted them and they look wonderful. the ageratum is setting blooms in just 5 days and the agastache is sprouting new leaves. I also bought a hydranga on the same order but have not yet received it. we've planted several hydranga and not had much luck with them yet. but I'm going to try again. will definately by from this company again.

I just had to write a comment even though I haven't received my plants yet. I have been adding to my original order for the last month. I have also asked for a substitution because I realized I had purchased a certain clematis last year. Their customer service rep couldn't have been more helpful and accomodating. Today I asked a question and had a reply within a couple hours. Their customer service is one of the best! I started ordering from this company in the last 2 years and have never been disappointed with the product or service.

I've ordered from them three times previously, and am waiting on delivery of a fourth. Vigorous plants of excellent size, well and promptly shipped. Doesn't get any better. Actually, it does -- great sales and/or reduced shipping charges from time to time as well.

I can't say enough good things about this company. Compared to the mail order places that I have dealt with before, the quality of the nursery stock is outstanding. It is the only company that provides a product that is the equal of anything I could by locally, plus its variety in its specialties is second to none.

I have ordered several times from Garden Crossings and haven't gotten a bad plant yet. The plants are good sized and well packed. However, I do wish they wouldn't use FedEx. The only problems I've had are with the shipper.

I ordered 2 Clematis, 1 muhli grass and 1Sambucus Nigra. My plants were shipped sooner as I could expect them. Packaging was excellent. The plants were large, beautiful, and vigorous. -Maybe one of the two clematis could have been stronger but it is still good and healthy. This was my first order with this company and I am very happy that I tried them.

I received my first ever order from Garden Crossings and was VERY surprised at how large the plants were and what great shape they were in...I will definetly be ordering from them again...Absolutely got my money's worth and more...Packaging for my 4 plants was superb...Thanks Garden Crossings, you have my complete satisfaction.

I've just received my first order from GC, and the experience has exceeded my expectations. I ordered 10 plants and each arrived perfectly packed -- they were each bigger and more lush, by far, than any plant I've gotten from any other online seller, including ones with the highest ratings here. As a midwesterner, it's nice to order from a company that's nearby so the plants don't have to travel across the country in unpredictable weather. They don't have the widest or rarest selection, at least not right now (Fall catalog), but I very much appreciate the fact that their standard sized plants are considerably larger than the norm for mailorder and in some cases come in 1 gallon containers. Plus, since my order was over $75, shipping was free. The plants arrived 3 business days after I placed my order. I'm absolutely delighted and wish I'd ordered more from them.

I love ordering from this company. The plants I receive are so big and beautiful, I have yet to get plants like this from any other mail order company. I just cannot say enough about how beautiful the plants are when they are received. They are healthy, big. I always get a thrill when I see a Garden Crossing box on my doorstep. And everything I have purchased from them were delived in a timely manner. I have one plant I ordered about two weeks ago and got last week and it is starting to bloom and I am so excited. It is a phlox and I have never had phlox and did not think I could grow a phlox yet there it is in the garden just about to bloom. And I also ordered Joe Pye Weed which I have ordered from somewhere else, not sure where, but which did not live long enough for me to enjoy. This Joe Pye Weed I have great hopes for. Since it is a great butterfly plant I have been wanting one for awhile. This plant has put on so many new leaves it does not even look like the same plant, this is in just over a week. And again, the plant looked awesome when I got it, now it looks even better. Only one minor flaw that I feel I must report. My last order of two plants was shipped on August 27. By September 1 I had not received the order. Now this site has an excellent way of going to your account, checking the status of your order and then tracking the delivery. So I tracked the delivery and FedEx said that the produce arrived here damaged and they were awaiting instructions from the shipper as to what to do. Finally on September 6 I checked again and the plants had been sent back to the company and I have a new ship date of September 11 for my plants. Now my only complaint is that I was never notified by the company about what was going on with my plants. The only way I new was by checking the tracking on the FedEx site. I do appreciate however that they are not willing to send me damaged goods and are doing their best to get them replaced. I would have probably just let these two plants go and not continue with my order but they are two plants I am pretty excited about getting. So just a small glitch in an otherwise awesome mailorder site. And I would still, without hesitation, buy from this one again. I probably shouldn't as I have spent too much money on plants but their plants are just so awesome when you receive them that I cannot help myself. Also the shipping seems to be a lot more reasonable than a lot of other places. I cannot stand buying a packet of 1.25 seeds and it costs 6.00 to ship. So ridiculous. But the shipping a Garden Crossing seems quite reasonable. Great company, would recommend to anyone.

I can't begin to tell you how impressed I am with this company. The plants I received were healthier, bigger,and greener than I buy at my local nurseries. I had questioned that they sent me the correct varieties and their customer service was superb...and...they were correct...and I was wrong...but they were very very patient with me! This was the first time I had ever ordered plants by mail order. I think they spoiled me and it will be hard for all other companies to impress me as this one did. I also loved the size of their plants. Because of the intense dry and hot conditions a 2 1/2 inch by 3 inch usually barely makes it here, and always has a tough time getting started here. I have a policy to use only gallon plants, however their 5 inch plants did fine...good root system for sure!

I have been gardening for over 10 years, and I have dealt with many many Garden Centers.
Then I found "Garden Crossings" on the internet, an since
they seem to have lots of unique plants, I ordered 6 Items.
Here comes this large box, and when I opened it, I found that the plants they send where almost fully grown(i.e. large Box) and in truly wonderful healthy condition !!...................
I have in all those years never received such almost fully grown plants, and in such great Health !!!............
I planted everything, and they almost instantly started to bloom, what a JOY :)
And what a wonderful suprice :)

Margrit

I ordered a 2 gallon size viburnum nudum 'brandywine' from this company. They shipped it within two days and I received it yesterday. What a beautiful big healthy plant they sent me. I am very pleased. I will definitely order from them again. A+++++

I received my first order from Garden Crossings yesterday in the midst of extreme heat and drought. Have to admit I was leary about doing it, but everything came in wonderful condition. The packing excellent and professional, the plants outstanding. No signs of stress whatsoever. Clematis, Butterfly Bush, Asters, Heucheras all great. They are a delight to deal with in all aspects. Even phoned me regarding a question. Unusual for a company to do this in this day and age. No better than Garden Crossings in my book.

I am new to reviewing companies, but not to gardening nor to mail-order nurseries. This is one of the best. Their deliveries are consistently quick, their product arrives in excellent condition and well worth the price which is comparable to other on-line companies which may not deliver the same excellent level of quality. I can't think of a single plant I've purchased from them that has not thrived in my garden. Highly recommend Garden Crossings.

I have placed two orders with this company. The plants arrived in excellent condition, they were very carefully packaged. I definately intend to place future orders with this company and highly recommend garden crossings.

I ordered 3 Black Beauty Elderberry and 3 Blueberry Muffin shrubs. All were packaged very well and arrived in great condition. Shipment was fast and as expected. The Elderberry were large, and I feel I got my money's worth. The Blueberry Muffin shrubs seemed a bit small for what I paid, but my expectations could be unreasonable because I do not have them available locally to compare size/price ratios. All in all, I would order from them again.

I have ordered twice from this company, and I love them. The plants we're large and luscious. The shipping was fast, and the plants came well protected. I have done a lot of online plant ordering and this company has really impressed me with their quality.

I placed a first time order with this company this spring and was so impressed that I would restrict my ordering only to them. The plants arrived healthy and bigger than I expected. The box could have been turned upside down and the plants would have been ok. Each plant had a cardboard protector over the soil taped in so the soil could not fall out of the pot. Each plant had two sturdy stakes in the pot to keep the plants from being crushed. I have full confidence in ordering from Garden Crossing. They are a quality, dependable organization.

I have ordered twice from this company. The email response is quick and accurate. The plants arrived in three days in impeccable condition. They were fresh, full and quite large. What a delight. The packing was also perfect.(I ordered Mallows and Heucheras). I would order from this company in a heartbeat. If these plants die, it would be my fault-not Garden Crossings!

This will be one of the only places I will now mail order plants from. This spring I had ordered a bunch of coneflowers. All of them came huge and ready to bloom. They were so healthy, and all of them are doing great in my garden. So when they had a sale on hostas this past week I decided to try their hostas. I have over 200 hostas in my collection, so I know a good hosta when I see it. I ordered on a Friday and had my order on Saturday. The hostas were absolutely huge!! You won't be disappointed with them!

I made my first purchase with Garden Crossings last end of May, ---shasta daisy summer snowball, sunset coneflower and harvestmoon coneflower. All of them came in excellent condition. Today, my summer snowball shasta daisy is giving a big show of very fantastic blooms! My sunset coneflower is showing some flower buds while the harvestmoon is trying to show some more fresh, healthy, new leaves. The first time I received these plants, I told myself I'll be back to order some more! They sent healthy plants with good roots. Thank You!

Wonderful plants!! After FedEX managed to send the box all around for a week, I finally received the plants. I ordered 3 hibiscus and 3 torenia. The Blue Satin hibiscus has BLOOMS on it!! Wow!!

Everything was wonderfully packed and none the worse for wear from their long trip which shouldn't have been.

I will definitely order from them again. Very impressed!
=^..^=

Not to pile on the platitudes but I recently received
a couple of shipments from Garden Crossings and
to say the least, the plants were well packaged and
appeared very healthy. Transportation was reason-
able and customer service answered a question
concerning the appearance of one of the plants in
a timely fashion. You couldn't ask for more from an
internet supplier. Keep up the good work and more
orders will be forthcoming.

Very well run company with good plants. I liked the larger sized plants shipped.

I ordered about 180 plants from them this year for the first time. Service was perfect, shipping flexible and secure, and plants unbelievably large and beautiful. They are better than the local reputable nurseries. These are not gallon plants, but they are bigger than all of the other gallon plants I bought. I am so happy.

I ordered 6 plants, 2 varieties, in Spring 2007. I received large, healthy plants, that were well packaged for shipment. One thing I love about this company is that they let you select your shipping date. Other companies send plants far too early in the Spring for our weather. By choosing my own date, the plants have a much healthier start in my yard.

Extremely pleased with the plants I received. I ordered 7 echinacea & 2 clematis. All were TRIPLE the size of any other plants from any other mail order company. The packing was the best I have ever seen. They were shipped in large pots with WELL established root system. The plants were completely braced so that even if the box were turned upside down, the plants remained stable. The plants were very healty looking with several stalks per pot. I will most DEFFINATELY order from them again!

I just received my first order from Gardening Crossings.

I ordered 3 Hydrengas and 3 Clemantis.
The plants werer nice size and vigorus. Very healthly.

I was very happy with the order. The packing was excellent also.

Paul

I have shopped with Garden Crossings both online (having the plants shipped) and by visiting their retail center in Zeeland, MI. All of my experiences have been excellent. Customer service is friendly and very helpful and caring. They gave us great recommendations on what to plant and how to care for any plants we had questions about. All in all, this is my favorite place to buy plants. They are 2 years old and much bigger and healthier than what you would normally find elsewhere. The shipped plants were packaged with great care and arrived in superb condition. Their retail center is clean, new, airy, bright, and a lovely place to shop. Their prices are reasonable considering the age and health of the plants received. I would rather pay a bit more for a super experience and wonderful plants. Garden Crossings - you get my highest rating. Keep up the great work!

Ordered four Baptisia "Twilight Prairieblue," they arrived in beautiful shape. Plants were at least 16" tall. Very happy would order again.

Ordered two echinacea and they arrived this morning. They are in 5.5 in. pots and are at least 12 inches tall, one has a bud. Probably the best plants I have ordered online.

This was the first time I ordered from this company. Everything, has been great. The plants arrived, all looking strong and healthy. They were all carefully packaged. I am very pleased and glad that I found this website recommending Garden Crossings. I will definitely order from them again. :)

I ordered because of the positive postings I had read, I am so glad that I did! I thought the website was easy to use and ordering was easy, deciding between all the plant choices was the hardest part. I received an email notifying me when my plants shipped & they arrived in a short amount of time in excellent condition, I am sure I will be a return customer. Thanks!!

I ordered a Fransizka Marie Clematis from Garden Crossing and was truly amazed with the plant that I received. Very nice and healthy and big!! I also appreciate that they advise you when they are shipping your plants so that you can be on the lookout. I will definitely order from them again!

I purchased several items last year from Garden Crossings and was pleased with everything. The only possible problem was when I purchased 4 bare root Black Jack Sedums late last year. I was concerned when some of the 4 showed no life. I immediately contacted Garden Crossing and was reassured that they probably had gone dormant but to contact them again in Spring if there was a problem. This month when 3 of the sedums were missing in action I contacted Chad and immediately heard back that they would replace them. And yesterday FedEx delivered 3 of the most beautiful sedums I've seen. Now that's what I call standing behind your product and I really appreciate it. You can't go wrong ordering from Garden Crossings.

Big, really big, no, HUGE well-grown plants in 5.5" pots delivered by FedEx, all in excellent condition, including several clematis, which can be tricky to ship intact. Their website is exceptionally easy to use and informative; a novice gardener may find this a very reassuring site to visit, as more the average amount of cultural information is offered.

Also, a nice site to revisit often....new offerings regularly added. (By this time of the year, the stock of many companies is pretty well depleted, but not so here.) Prices for material of this size are reasonable, unless you live here in the DC area, in which case they are outright bargains. Even if you looked yesterday and thought your wallet was safe, look again today...something likely will call your name. Fair warning!

I placed 2 recent orders for a large number of heucheras and hellebores. Excellent packing and quick delivery via fedex before the weekend. All the plants received were healthy, in large 5" square pots with well-developed root systems and have done beautifully. I will definitely be back.

My first order with Garden Crossings, all I can say is "WOW" these are the best plants I have ever received from a mail order nursery, all were very large, well packed and beautiful. I am impressed and will go back again for more!