Comments regarding Holland Bulb Farms

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A few weeks ago I ordered 120 gladiola bulbs from Holland Bulb Farms ( 4 pkgs of 30 bulbs). The price including shipping was less than $20! The only other glads I have in my garden were a few freebies I'd acquired in years past. The bulbs looked great, and I can hardly wait to see them in bloom.

"On Nov 14, 2011 3:55 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We know it is a little late to ask, but how did the gladiolus turn out? It sounds like you were very satisfied upon receiving them and we want to be sure that satisfaction continued! If you have pictures we would love to see them. Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope we can serve you again in the future!

May your gardens be bountiful,

Holland Bulb Farms Staff

At the end of the summer 2018 growing season, I ordered one of their $100 clearance grab bags. Most of the plant starts in the box were dead wisps that never grew, but the calladiums, begonias, dahlias, hostas, lilies, and daylilies were excellent and grew (I had dozens of huge flower blooms in August/September). This year, most of the bulbs/rhizomes have sprouted (and it's entirely my fault for not lifting the calladium as they do not overwinter in North Carolina as I failed to realize since I was new to the state). The grab bag was, overall, an excellent experience and good value for the money--I got to try some items like astilbe I would not have purchased and did not bother contacting Holland Bulb Farm about the dead plant starts as I was dealing with some personal issues at the time and did not have the time.

I ordered additional lily bulbs at the beginning of Summer 2019 and have just placed an additional order for dozens more as I have a large, empty yard at my new home. I'm looking forward to receiving my next order shortly.

"On Aug 20, 2019 10:40 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

Thanks for the positive review, we are happy to hear your satisfaction! Sounds like the grab bag provided plenty of late-season color for you! We are excited to hear how the lilies turn out that you just ordered, please keep us updated! Thanks again for trying out our products, we hope to help you fill up that large empty yard:)"

had good results with their daffodil bulbs

"On Aug 20, 2019 11:30 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We are happy to hear your enjoyed the daffodil bulbs you got from out company! Thanks for the positive review!"

Just got my shipment of lily bulbs from Holland Bulbs.
Extremely satisfied with the size of bulbs and quality - all arrived fresh and clean looking with decent roots. I was hesitant to order bulbs online again as the last two companies I used sent rotten bulbs which all but one actually came up. Now that I have found a great place to order bulbs my only suggestion would be to please increase variety of oriental and asiatic lilies as I would like to try some different varieties next year.

"On Nov 6, 2017 10:46 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

HI Dude of the Lilies--

We are happy to hear your enjoyment of the lilies in your recent order, we certainly try to get the best lilies we can. We have been adding new oriental and asiatic lilies to our fall selection for the last couple of years. We will certainly continue to add new and exciting colors and varieties as they become available to us. Thanks again for your kind words.

Best Wishes,

Jenny"

My first experience, and already I LOVE this company! I was looking to buy astilbes to plant this season. I searched on a number of websites, but many of them had bad reviews. Then I read the many positive reviews for Holland Bulb Farms and figured I'd give it a shot. What a pleasant surprise! I placed my order a week ago, and a few days later, it was delivered to my doorstep. The plants were lively and healthy, with a few exceptions. I chatted with customer service to explain the situation, and here is their response:

"I've pulled your order up. It sounds like we owe you another package of mixed Astilbe. I can get that shipped out today. My manager will check and pack this shipment to make sure these are viable roots."

This is customer service as it should be. I will update my review when I receive the new shipment, but in the meantime, Holland Bulb Farms is now my go-to company for live plants, bulbs, and other gardening needs.

Over the years I've ordered many bulbs from Holland Bulb and I have always been more than happy with them. They send very healthy and large bulbs at a great price and value. Many other mail order plant dealers play overinflated musical chairs with their prices but Holland Bulb always has excellent prices and great quality products. The only thing I'd really wish for from them was a bigger variety, their catalogue of more exotic and flashy items is rather small, yet what they do offer has always arrived top notch and grown beautifully for me. However, when it comes to quality over quantity or variety they win hands down - and if the variety is smaller than so be it, it's well worth it to order beautiful hearty specimens from them every time!

"On May 9, 2017 7:12 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We are so happy to hear your excitement and praise for our company! We certainly strive to have the top size quality bulbs, at affordable prices. If you have any requests for more exotic, unusual or hard to find items please let us know by emailing info@hollandbulbfarms.com. We will see if the items you request are available as we always add at least 20 new items each season! Thanks again for your kind words about our company, we greatly appreciate them.

Best Wishes,

Holland Bulb Farms Staff"

I ordered several varieties of tulips last fall from Holland Bulb Farms (Ronaldo Triumph, Carnaval de Nice, and Exotic Emperor), and they are all blooming beautifully this spring. I would recommend this company to other gardeners.

Posted on March 28, 2015, updated July 18, 2015
Holland Bulb Farms exceeded my expectations. I ordered around 5000 fall bulbs mostly tulips and daffodils, through numerous fall bulb companies. I would recommend this company to anyone in the south that does not mind pre-chilling their bulbs as they were disease free. Although my 3 order were small, I ordered in Dec and early January and they arrived in very good condition.
Being in College Station, Zone 8b of Texas, I did chill the bulbs in a separate fridge at the very minimum of 6 weeks ( around 40F and kept the humidity low), some of the more unique Tulips I chilled 8 weeks. Almost all of them are blooming now in late March (thankfully we did have cool soil temperatures with below normal temperatures during the rooting period).
The best deal may have been the fall grab bag that included 20 Double Hero Tulips, and the Double Akebono tulip.
I only recommend the 12cm or greater size Tulip bulbs, however the slightly smaller mixed Triumph bulbs in the fall grab bag have bloomed, just not near as large as others. Will likely try another larger order in the future.

I ordered about $300 worth of 'White Feather' hosta from this company last summer. Every single one of them was packaged professionally, and ended up being what I ordered. The delivery was extremely prompt also. Will be ordering from them regularly in the future

I made my order last week for a variety of bulbs, as well as a daylily, and a hellebore. It was delivered today and everything I ordered arrived safely. I'm pleased with the quality of the bulbs. The daylily root also looks good. The hellebore seems questionable at best (at first, I couldn't even find anything in the bag of peat. After spreading it out, there's a little clump, smaller than my pinky, which looks like a tiny nub with little black hairs. I'm assuming this must the root, unless it really is just a clump of peat and they forgot to put the root in the bag). Aside from the hellebore, a good experience. Reasonable prices, a good variety, quick shipping, and nice-looking bulbs. Hopefully everything will come up.

I ordered several hundred gladiolus bulbs of various colors in 2014. I planted them and the red and white ones did not bloom when the others did. Since I couldn't tell if the other stalks were the new ones that hadn't bloomed or preexisting ones, it appeared that I had not received the red and whites. I called to complain and was advised the red and whites may just bloom later. The rep said they would document the concern and call this spring to find out what happened. The red and whites did bloom about two weeks later, but I never received a call this spring. Instead, I received 180 red and white replacement bulbs at no cost on my porch. I felt very bad and called to apologize and offer to send them back or at least pay cost. I was told they guaranteed their product, and I was free to keep the bulbs. This is about my 7th dealing with this company, and I would highly recommend them as honest and friendly. They are a model small business.

Posted on May 17, 2014, updated October 22, 2014
Posted on October 5, 2011, updated May 17, 2014
ordered 5 bags of tulips and some dutch iris.
The bulb size seems normal - the tulips are the very early kind so I expected them to be a little smaller than the larger later ones.

"On Nov 14, 2011 3:35 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We are glad to hear that you were happy with the condition of the bulbs upon delivery. And yes some of the early tulips and definitely the miniature tulips are going to be a bit smaller! We hope your spring is wonderful, we just need to get through winter first! May your gardens be bountiful!

Holland Bulb Farms Staff "

I have been ordering from Holland Bulbs for years. The bulbs always arrive in great condition (especially the lilies). I get beautiful blooms. Shipping is fast and accurate. Customer service is excellent. Holland bulbs is the best source for lily bulbs--much better than more highly priced vendors. Their prices are so reasonable that you can naturalize with Stargazer lilies. Some of the bulk mixed glad bulbs (which are very, very inexpensive) arrived with a touch of blue mold this year but they came up nice and healthy anyway. Holland Bulbs is a great place to get great quality bulbs at very reasonable prices. It's number 1 on my list of on-line vendors.

I am completely in love with this company. I've ordered from them several times, and have been pleased with the overall quality of the bulbs I have received. Barring the very occasional withered bulb, their products are healthy and have thus far managed to make their appearances in my spring garden (and they sure look beautiful)! We just purchased our first home last summer, and out of all the mail-order companies I have purchased from, Holland Bulb Farms is my favorite. They definitely keep me coming back with their sales, specials, and offers for free or discounted shipping, and their prices are right. I've recently purchased a bunch of spring-planted bulbs, some grape vines, and seed packets, and I will be excited to see how these perform! I would highly recommend this company.

They have great prices and amazing variety. In the end of the fall everything becomes so cheap that I am tempted to buy more every year. The plants have been great and I did get replacement (actually credit) for plants that did not make (just some poppies planted last fall). This season they shipped me the wrong order but promptly sent the correct stuff (unfortunately some of my items had been sold out by them). I will keep buying from them.

"On Nov 22, 2013 9:21 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

Thank you for your feedback! We are certainly sorry that we made an error on your order, but are very happy that we were able to quickly correct the problem. We are happy to hear that you will continue to order from us, and look forward to working with you in the future! Have a great Winter season:)"

Recently I ordered 2 of their Halloween special Boogeyman Bulb Bag, which promised to have at least 250+ bulbs for $50 with free shipping. The order was shipped the next day and the shipment arrived yesterday. Guess what? They sent around 750 bulbs!!! That's like I got an extra order. I got so many tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, alliums to plant now. I spread all the bulbs out and just gleefully looked at them. All the bulbs seemed healthy and firm. This is a HUGE bargain! I really can't thank them enough. That's why I go online to write them a nice review now.

HBF frequently have sales and I'm always tempted to order every weekend :) Their end-of-season sales with free shipping have particularly the best bargain price compared to any other online companies. I've ordered several times and spent hundreds of dollar at HBF this year (2013) and all the orders have been shipped quickly. The bulbs were in good shape and grew well in the garden. Customer service is also very friendly.

From all this positive experience with HBF so far, this company simply has become my top 3 companies to order from.

"On Nov 22, 2013 9:20 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

Thank you for your feedback and kind words! We are happy to be able to offer such good deals on such great bulbs--one more way help fill the earth with beautiful flowers! We feel honored to be in your top 3, as we know there are many other great flower suppliers out there! "

This is my first time on this site.
I choose to do this because there are a lot of really good on line pleaces to order from.
I have placed three orders with HBF one last spring first time ever after i placed my order on a Thursday that weekend they were haveing a 50% off sale on all bulbs when i called on Monday and said i saw they had a weekend sale and it ended on Sunday they said not to worry they would honor the sale and the free shipping well how great is that when i got my order wow was i happy the bulbs were packed perfect they sent them when i asked for them i live in Florida have a home out side of Buffalo and that is where i do my best gardening.I collect lilys for a hobby i have quite a number at this point.Anyway i placed another order this spring same great service and another for this fall they have a lily that isn't available from any more then two or three growers.The customer service i have gotten each and every time has been great and being in sales i know the difference so i just want to say HBF is a great place to order from.Thank you HBF.

"On Jul 24, 2013 3:50 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

Thank you for your kind words about out company. Treating customers with respect, kindness and honesty is always what we strive for. Along with that we are always looking for new bulbs and perennials to offer our customers:) We look forward to continuing this relationship with you:)"

Posted on September 17, 2007, updated June 19, 2013
I can't rave enough about this company. Great selection and prices, prompt shipping, and their Live Help can't be beat. I placed a large order and was very happy with the quality of all the bulbs. They are definitely getting ALL my spring bulb business in the future. Do not hesitate to order from them!

"On Jul 24, 2013 3:47 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

That is a good problem to have, deciding where to plant 200 lily bulbs!! We will probably be able to smell the sweet fragrance from your yard across state lines! "

The bulbs were priced reasonably, came quickly, packaged well, had directions, most importantly, were in good condition.
This is a company I will use again.

I placed an order last year for some cannas & dahlias. One of the dahlias wasn't going to be able to be shipped (grower issue). HollandBulb informed me and allowed me to substitute it with another. One of the original dahlia tubers was rather small, but I took my chances and didn't complain, but not much really happened with that one, but everything else bloomed beautifully. I will definitely order from them again.

I placed an order for the Purple and White Fritillaria Collection,the Frantic for Fritillaria Collection and Beth Evans Corydalis for a total of 123.00 dollars. I received a box with four purple fritillarias and a bag of 6 black tulips.Upon calling the company I found there had been a mixup and my order had probably been sent to someone else. Holland bulbs sent me replacements the same day and the bulbs were large and healthy,the white fritillaria were so huge I had trouble planting them.I did notice that most of the bulbs had begun to send out roots which has me worried, I hope they adapt to growing in the ground.Fritillarias are very finicky and for the money I spent Ihope to see them above ground in the spring.

"On Jul 24, 2013 3:46 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We are sorry for our error that happened, but glad to hear that we resolved the matter for you! Hope your Fritillaria bloomed well this past Spring for you:)"

I have made a couple orders with Holland Bulb Farm now and have been satisfied! I really want to let other members know that like a couple of the reviewers below, I ordered the end of the season grab bag for 30$. I cannot believe what a good deal it was. While not everything has come up yet, I had to create a whole new bed in my yard for the lillies and gladiolas, buy a dozen + containers for dahlias which all have healthy sprouts three weeks later. I had to give two sacks of dahlias and three sacks of lillies away! (to very happy neighbors and mother) And the extra "surprise" bulbs they put in there make me so happy--three peonies, windflowers, calla lillies, about a dozen extras came in my grabbag. The extras haven't come up yet--but I'm so happy with a yard full of dahlias and lillies and gladiolas for 30$ Seriously, can't be beat. Every gardener I know has been jealous.

"On Jul 24, 2013 3:44 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

Glad to hear you have had great success with our products, especially the end of the season mixed packages! We love being able to provide quality bulbs at great prices--it gives us great joy to bring you great joy!"

I've been burned in the past by mail order farms (Gurney's), but can attest to the extremely high quality of bulbs/tubers sold by Holland Bulb Farms. I recently purchased an end of the season pack of 350+ bulbs for $35. I was expecting tiny bulbs and roots that wouldn't mature for years, but everything I received was much bigger than anything I have purchased at my local nursery and home improvement stores. I will buy from them again.

"On Jun 29, 2012 7:48 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We look forward to doing business with you again in the future, and are happy to hear that you were impressed with the quality and size of the bulbs you received. Sounds like you have plenty of bulbs to keep your busy for a while! Have a great growing year!

Holland Bulb Farms Staff"

I want to say that the customer service from this company is excellent. I ordered a shade sampler at the end of the season which was supposed to have 82 bulbs/bare roots in a various assortment. The plants were in excellent condition, the price was awesome but the package contents had a surplus of astilbe and was missing some of the other plants described. I emailed the company, they apologized and sent me what I was missing immediately. I know mistakes can happen but if the company makes it right, it makes me a happy customer and one who will recommend them to others! Good job Holland Bulb!

"On Jun 29, 2012 7:31 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We are happy that we could make this right and you are correct mistakes do happen, but we always strive to do out very best to fix them! We hope you enjoy all the plants you will have to brighten up your shady garden areas! Best gardening wishes to you!

Holland Bulb Farms Staff"

Posted on June 12, 2012, updated June 18, 2012
On June 7, 2012 I placed an on-line order for 25 oxalis ($5.49) 30 purple gladiolus($2.49) and 30 white glads (2.49) the order arrived today June 12, 2012! The purple glad have started to break dormancy but that's fine they went straight into the ground. I'm super pleased with their speed & placed another order today. i can't wait to see what they have in the fall catalog. I'll update after these babies bloom. I'm just tickled to have my shamrocks!

I have ordered daffodils, crocus, squill, tuberose begonias, day lilies and freesia from Holland Bulb Farms and everything seems very healthy. The daffodils, crocus and squill all bloomed very nicely this spring and I'm confident that the others will do well this summer.

Posted on April 17, 2012, updated April 19, 2012
I ordered Pink Charm daffodils, but received something else. These were white with a yellow throat...grew well and looked nice this year, but don't know if they will return reliably in my climate. Bottom line is that I did not receive what I ordered, so I have to give this company a negative.

"On Apr 18, 2012 7:15 AM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

Dear Customer,

Thank you for posting your feedback in regard to how the daffodils turned out. We are very sorry to hear that you received something different than what you ordered, and we can only say that it must have been an error while the item was being packaged. If you email us with your information we will gladly issue a replacement order or credit for the value of the Pink Charm Daffodils. Thanks again for your feedback!

Sincerely,

Holland Bulb Farms Staff"

I can't tell you about their customer service - no reason to deal with them - but I can tell you that the rhubarb plant I ordered (a jumbo crimson red) was everything they claimed, came in a timely manner, and arrived in great shape; already sprouted /growing.

The rhizome/bulb was larger than my hand measuring approx. 6" in length and was extremely healthy looking.

I had ordered the same type of rhubarb last year from Burgess (a mistake I will NEVER make again - All the plants I ordered from them arrived dead/moldy or shortly died thereafter; never had that problem with other companies except Jung) that when it arrived was approx. 1 1/2" in size, and died within a week. Plus I had had to wait on it for several weeks to arrive.

I was very pleased with my purchase.

HBF is a great company to order bulbs from! I am very impressed with their Customer Service staff's professional and fast service.
They really try to make it right, if a customer experiences any problems. I will purchase from HBF again, and would recommend this company to all my friends.

"On Nov 14, 2011 3:37 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

Dear Vivian

Thank you so much for your kind words! We are very happy to hear your positive feedback, and glad that you wanted to share this with the gardening world! We will keep up the good work and you make sure to keep digging in the dirt!

May your gardens be bountiful!

Holland Bulb Farms Staff"

Yesterday, I received the package of bulbs and tubers that I had ordered from Holland Bulb Farms. I had purchased several tuberous begonias, calla lilies, stargazer lilies, and dahlias. They were carefully packed, and all of them were healthy, several already had shoots coming up. I am very pleased with my purchase.

"On Nov 14, 2011 3:40 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We are happy to hear that you were satisfied with your purchase upon receiving these items! We hope this past summers blooms from the bulbs were just as rewarding!

May your gardens be bountiful,

Holland Bulb Farms Staff
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I ordered about 150 gladiolus corms a couple of weeks ago, all of which look very nice. They are firm and domed, just like they should be and started poking through the ground in record time. I also ordered a jumbo bag of oriental lillies, all of which look fine. They are not enormous, but certainly adequate. Some had started to sprout about 3 inches, but that's OK, I got them way late in the season and they were super cheap. Shipping was fast from the time I ordered and correspondence was good. I will absolutely order from them every year and am now considering my fall order for spring blooming bulbs. I bet they have some great big fat daffodil and tulip bulbs. 100% satisfied. Thanks!

"On Nov 14, 2011 3:53 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

Wow, it appears you are very happy with the gladiolus bulbs you received, your excitement makes us happy! We hope you were able to get your supply of fall planted goodies like daffodils and tulips from us if not there is still time left this year. Thank you again for your feedback and we hope to continue to serve you in the future!

May your gardens be bountiful-

Holland Bulb Farms Staff"

I order gladiolus bulbs that bloomed just beautifully. I liked the variety of color offered by Holland Farms that I could not find in the store: yellow/white center edged in purple. And, of course, the store offered great pricing--especially, if one waits until later in the season.

My only hesitation in purchasing more is that I could find similiar "deals" at my local garden center.

First off, this company is so easy to work with. I purchased over $80 worth of bulbs, and every single one of them came last fall looking healthy. Now that it is spring it has been a pure pleasure watching everything starting to peak through the ground.

The other thing that is fantastic about this company, are their prices. I had a LOT of ground to cover, so I really went for several of the "bargain bags", and have been pleasantly surprised by all the growth and how big the bulbs were when they came.

Tish Sparr

I placed an Internet order for the Double Begonia Collection from Holland Bulb Farms in Wisconsin on March 17, 2011 and received the bulbs on March 22nd. Thank you, Garden Watchdog and Holland Bulb Farms!

Absolutely the best shopping experience. When I called with a question, the staff is helpful and nice. Shipping is reasonable and fast. Have bought quite a number of items from them. Can't wait to see them bloom. Thanks Holland Bulb Farms.

"On Nov 14, 2011 3:51 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We are glad we could help you with your questions, and provide fast and affordable shipping to you. Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with in the future! Thank you again for your feedback and we hope to supply you with many more bulbs in the future!

May your gardens be bountiful!

Holland Bulb Farms Staff

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Posted on July 18, 2010, updated July 18, 2010
The best buying online bulb experience in over 15 years was with Holland Bulb Company. I ordered gladiolas and dahlias. People constantly want to come over and take photos of the flowers.

"On Jul 29, 2010 2:16 PM, Holland Bulb Farms responded with:

We are so glad to hear your kind words about the Gladiolus and Dahlia bulbs you received from us! By the way the pictures you sent us of the Gladiolus bulbs are absolutely amazing...any time you want to send us pictures of your bulbs please do! We love to see the progress and how the bulbs turn out in our customers gardens and the joy it brings to them and us. Thanks again for your kind words!

Holland Bulb Farms"

Just received my second order from hbf. I bought dahlias and begonias on sale and the prices were great. However, the thing that amazes me is the speed of shipping. I ordered late Sunday night and received my order Wednesday morning. I really appreciate this kind of service. If these bulbs produce as good as they look I'm going to be very pleased.

I purchased from both this company and Park Seed. By far HollandBulbFarms product were much better quality (comparing perennials to perennials). I didn't order any Bulbs from ParkSeed so I can't compare the quality of those.

Also I will note that I placed my order on a Tuesday and received it by Friday when I got home from work. What a nice surprise that was!

Out of all my purchases this year this was the best. Great quaility, on time, and good customer service. Would recommend them.