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Positive | jmorth (14 reviews) | On Apr 14, 2006, jmorth Divernon, IL (Zone 5b) wrote: I have ordered a couple of times and report satisfaction in regards to shipping, quality, and service. The last time I placed an order I errored and emailed them, they responded quickly and rectified the problem. |
Positive | donnley (11 reviews) | On Apr 14, 2006, donnley Charleston, WV wrote: Once again a wonderful experience with this company. I received my order on the date it was expected, they were packed very well, I received everything I ordered and the bulbs were in great shape and a good size. I love this company. |
Neutral | lilyq (3 reviews) | On Apr 10, 2006, lilyq Fairfax, MN wrote: I have been ordering from them for MANY years--the plants that I recieved from them were always nice and always thrived. The only problem I've had with them was that the daylilys were not always true to name and until last year, I always had friendly service when I called. Last year however the person on the phone was pretty "snippy" but they did give me credit on my account, but as others have said--then this causes you to have to spend again on shipping for something that wasn't your fault. I don't feel it's fair for me to have to pay shipping again either for their mistakes...for the 8 or more years I've ordered from them, I've gotten about 4 plants not true to name and have had to pay shipping for replacements on all of them. It would be nice if they could resolve this problem. Otherwise, as far as my plants go, I've always recieved very nice daylily plants and all of them thrived nicely. Mine were always well marked and well packaged. |
Positive | elorasmom (6 reviews) | On Apr 5, 2006, elorasmom Princeton, TX (Zone 8a) wrote: I just placed my second big order from Gilbert H WIld, like many of the folks here I am also a huge fan of the Oakes company but I cannot afford to use them for all of my orders!! |
Positive | sacajawea (14 reviews) | On Mar 27, 2006, sacajawea Keswick, VA wrote: For three years I have purchased peonies from this company and have been more than satisfied. Everything arrived packed well with labels attached. The results have also surprised me. I really didn't expect anything the first year but all had at least one bloom. Last year...more blooms. This year should be fantastic. A friend sent me the catalog - he has an entire bed full of Wild peonies and in May it is absolutely spectacular. |
Positive | dshattie (2 reviews) | On Mar 21, 2006, dshattie Aiken, SC wrote: I just received my first order from Gilbert H. Wild & Son. I was delighted to see double and triple fans on the daylillies, suitable for splitting when I plant. The company also honored sale prices that I was unaware of, reducing my estimated bill by several dollars. My order was complete, timely and the quality of the plants surpassed my expectations. The only remaining question will be to see in a few months if the plants produce the blossoms as advertised and I have received what I purchased. If so, I will certainly order from them again. |
Positive | samting (1 review) | On Jan 8, 2006, samting Pekin, ND wrote: I have ordered over a hundred daylilies from Wildes during the past five years. Upon receiving the roots, I unpack immediately and soak over night in a miracle grow solution. Then plant in well draining,enriched soil. They usually bloom the first year . I am very satisfied and their prices are unbeatable! |
Positive | cls009 (43 reviews) | On Oct 19, 2005, cls009 wrote: I ordered some Peonies from this company this fall. They were packaged well, and all were decent sized root divisions that looked very healthy. They were shipped very promptly and I was quite pleased with my order. However, I would not order daylilies from them. I received one as a bonus plant, and I would have to agree 100% with the negative comments on the daylily plants, it was the most pathetic plant I've ever received and I promptly dumped it. It might have made it since daylilies are so tough, but it looked bad enough that I didn't even want to try. I think this is a excellent company to purchase peonies from, but I will definately stay far away from their daylilies regardless of how cheap they are. |
Positive | NeilTR (8 reviews) | On Oct 7, 2005, NeilTR Nashville, TN (Zone 7a) wrote: I received my order of eight different peonies last week, about a week after they sent an e-mail saying they were shipping. The crowns were very healthy looking and the smallest (still a good size) had four or five eyes. They were packed in damp sawdust. I'm pleased with the order. |
Negative | TuddyE (51 reviews) | On Sep 23, 2005, TuddyE Georgetown, KY (Zone 6a) wrote: I can honestly say this is the absolute worse customer service dept. I have ever dealt with in my entire life |
Negative | muffintruong (1 review) | On Aug 29, 2005, muffintruong Lewiston, ME wrote: I placed a wholesale order withis company last year. What I recieved were very small plants, but really what did I expect for such good prices. My problem started when Love Those Eyes bloomed last year, it was orange [supposed to be yellow with a garnet eyezone]. After two emails they sent me replacements. No problem, everyone makes mistakes. Last year none of the other plants bloomed, like I said they were small, no problem. |
Negative | lesandjill (2 reviews) | On Aug 9, 2005, lesandjill Middleton, MA wrote: Summer has arrived, but I cannot say the same for all of the plants I ordered last fall from Gilbert H. Wild & Sons! Last year, we received a mailing circular from this company advertising a sale on hostas and peonies for fall shipping. At that time, extensive exterior work was being done on our home and we would not have anywhere to plant anything until the project was completed in early or mid-October. Then, we would be in need of extensive landscaping. So, this was a perfect situation - "gardening marriage made in heaven." A subsequent mailing circular offered a sale on daylilies We then contacted the company and asked if we could add this order to our previous purchase and save on the shipping charges. We were advised that this could be done, so we sent a second check to cover the price of the plants. |
Positive | simpsokm (2 reviews) | On Jul 6, 2005, simpsokm Gandeeville, WV wrote: After reading some of the postings for Wild's, I ordered day lilies for my mother from another company (Oakes) with a better customer rating. The prices at Wilds were so good, though, that I ordered plants for myself from them. My order from Wild arrived with ok size and mostly ok condition (and with a bonus plant). Two of the plants had rotting crowns. I called and a very pleasant customer service rep offered me my choice of money back or replacement plants. I received large and healthy replacement plants within a couple of weeks - with another bonus plant. All in all, a pleasant and positive experience. Yes, the plants from Oakes were larger and fresher, but considering how CHEAP Wild's plants were, I'm more than satisfied with them. I just got another sale catalog and think I'll try a couple of peonies. |
Positive | RAM511 (1 review) | On Jun 14, 2005, RAM511 West Buxton, ME wrote: I came across this website after ordering G.H. Wild and wasn't sure what to expect after reading some of the posted comments. My order arrived without any problems and all plants are doing well. I would order from them again. |
Negative | GreenAtHeart (1 review) | On Jun 4, 2005, GreenAtHeart Franklin Grove, IL (Zone 5a) wrote: This Spring I ordered 28 daylilies from their sale flyer. The prices were too good to resist. The plants arrived layered in a cardboard box with wet shredded paper. All of the plants were labeled. As their permanent home is not ready yet, all were put into pots. Three of them (the costliest) were very tiny but all of the rest were really large with multiple fans. I expect that all will do well - even the tiny ones. I will order from them again. On August 26th, 2005, GreenAtHeart changed the rating from positive to negative and added the following: Well, I was wrong. The tiniest and most expensive of the plants did NOT survive and some of their healthier cousins failed also. The labels that I was so glad to see - were NOT correct. "Spider Miracle" was not a spider and not Chartreuse. It was a plain cream lily. "Pink Fireworks" was likewise a plain cream lily. Most of the plants did not bloom this year so I'll have to wait until next year to see what they turn out to be. I will not order from them again. On July 11th, 2006, GreenAtHeart added the following: The negative rating stays the same! The daylilies that did not bloom last year are blooming now. BIG disappointment. The plants that I ordered were generally two each of a wide range of mostly vivid colors. The colors of the plants now blooming for the first time range from "muddy coffee" to "dingy cream". No white, no pink, no rose ... |
Positive | alicewho (50 reviews) | On May 27, 2005, alicewho North Augusta, SC (Zone 8a) wrote: We placed 2 orders with them this spring, over a hundred daylilies. You won't get the largest fans from them, but for what they charge, you can't beat them. Most places get you in the end with extreme shipping charges or "extra" charges per fan... Wild has the best shipping cost I've found so far. One order was for 52 daylilies and the shipping was only $5.95. |
Positive | beblue3333 (9 reviews) | On May 18, 2005, beblue3333 Madison, WI wrote: I just received my order of 8 daylilies yesterday and planted them all. They look large and healthy. I’m very happy with my order. The prices can't be beaten. Will definitely order from them again. |
Neutral | kdjoergensen (19 reviews) | On May 16, 2005, kdjoergensen Waxhaw (Charlotte), NC (Zone 7b) wrote: I ordered peonies and various perennials from them fall of 2004. My experience was very mixed and difficult to give a positive or negative rating for that reason. |
Negative | plainsue (5 reviews) | On Apr 29, 2005, plainsue Somerset, KY (Zone 6a) wrote: This is my second season ordering daylilies from Gilbert H. Wild. Last year's daylilies are already growing like mad, and I've just planted 35 new ones. I'll have to wait and see what happens with the 2005 crop before commenting on their health/viability. (In 2004, one was D.O.A.). On July 31st, 2005, plainsue changed the rating from positive to negative and added the following: I'm back to change my rating to a negative. The reason is I had ordered 12 Pardon Me and 12 Happy Returns Daylilies. The Happy Returns have sputtered for months now and they are just looking pretty sad. The Pardon Me daylilies are *NOT* PM's! I don't know what on earth those 12 flowers are. I have a couple of Pardon Me's from other vendors and Gilbert H. Wild has made a substantial error passing off these 12 red daylilies as PM's. Buyer Beware! When a vendor makes this big an error on an entire field run (all the PM's had the run numbers on their name tags), that's a major faux pas. The unfortunate thing is that Gilbert H. Wild's policy is that you have 30 days to return these flowers. It took much longer than that for these 12 red *whatever* daylilies to bloom and give me an unpleasant surprise in my new, freshly dug flowerbed. On May 17th, 2006, plainsue added the following: NEVER AGAIN!!! I ordered 8 daylilies from Gilbert Wild in April, 2006. *4* of them were DEAD ON ARRIVAL! The other 4 were so marginal that I've been nursemaiding them with every bit of care I can muster (not to mention the $$$ trying to resuscitate them!). I've had it with Gilbert H. Wild's Daylilies! This company is not worth the bother for daylilies. |
Positive | cceamore (11 reviews) | On Apr 14, 2005, cceamore Hixson, TN (Zone 7a) wrote: I give them an A+ I got big beautiful fans some where over three fans per daylily and I would recommend this company to anybody. |
Positive | amf22 (2 reviews) | On Apr 11, 2005, amf22 Caledonia, NY wrote: I have purchased Peonies from Wild for 20 years (they were my first experience with mail order). In '96 I moved to a new home with about an acre of land and began ordering day lilies & iris. I have never had a problem with any order. After I relocated, I was able to return to my old house and divide some of the Peonies and transplant to the new house. It was late in the season and the beds were not fully prepared, so I planted everything in large pots, buried the pots and in the Spring transplanted everything to the new beds. I didn't lose one. |
Positive | sadie_mae (42 reviews) | On Apr 1, 2005, sadie_mae Central, KY (Zone 6b) wrote: I am satisfied with the order of Asiatic & Oriental lilies I received today. The size is as stated (12-14cm) and except for 1 bulb which had a couple of rotten scales, the remainder seem to be fine. They bulbs averaged out to be $1.45 each, including shipping. Much to my surprise, they included a double fan of daylily Cold Harbor as a bonus, my order was only $26.10 with shipping. They also shipped my order during the time that I asked for it to be shipped, did not charge my credit card until the date of shipment and emailed me with the UPS tracking number. On August 10th, 2005, sadiemaewebb added the following: Update: 3 of the 6 lilies cultivars I ordered bloomed incorrectly. I will leave my rating as positive because they have agreed to send replacements. I will change my rating if these do not bloom true next year. |
Positive | hollypi (2 reviews) | On Mar 31, 2005, hollypi Littleton, CO wrote: I have ordered daylilies and iris many times from this company. Most have been from the sales catalog for $2-3 each. All of my orders have been accurately filled, shipped at the correct time, and the tubers were plump and fresh for the most part, but a few looked a bit dry and some had a little mold. Well, you put them in a bowl of water for a couple of hours and slam them into the ground. I have paid other companies $15 for a single tuber in the past, and it didn't look any better! |
Positive | downscale_babe (23 reviews) | On Mar 1, 2005, downscale_babe surfside beach, SC (Zone 8b) wrote: I ordered the handful of hostas from them last year and was very pleased. |
Positive | digdirt (3 reviews) | On Feb 12, 2005, digdirt Blauvelt, NY wrote: I'm surprised at the negative feedback posted. I've only ordered once from GH Wild and had a good result. Their Hosta by the handfuls was an excellent price and I actually received more plants than were advertised. All 29 of them did great their first season. No complaints here. |
Positive | Old_Farmer (7 reviews) | On Jan 28, 2005, Old_Farmer Napier, WV (Zone 5b) wrote: Over the past 25 years, I have purchased a total of 102 varities of daylilies from Gilbert H.Wild and Son and have been extremely pleased with each order. My first order was a retail order and the rest were wholesale and I started my own small nursery (North Hills Nursery) with these daylilies. I no longer operate the nursery as started but now because of my age I specialize in only one plant category (Sempervivums-aka, hens and chicks). I spotted their nursery here on Dave's and wanted to tell of the outstanding service I had received from them over the years. Daylilies are the supreme perennial because they are so easy to grow. Place an order with them and you will be completly satisfied. |
Negative | zone10 (4 reviews) | On Jan 23, 2005, zone10 San Diego, CA (Zone 10b) wrote: Although my experience with GHW & Son occurred over a year ago, I feel compelled to write comments in the hope that others may be saved from the same experience. Here's my story: |
Positive | tazzy (10 reviews) | On Jan 10, 2005, tazzy Sand Springs, OK (Zone 7a) wrote: have bought day lilies from them for last years never got any misnamed or have any problems with them A+ |
Positive | DreamOfSpring (24 reviews) | On Nov 6, 2004, DreamOfSpring Charleston, SC (Zone 9a) wrote: I ordered about 80 daylilies from a pre-season sales flyer. The prices were incredible, but all 80 daylilies arrived packed on top of each other (no seperators of any kind, leaf against leaf) in a single box. All had some degree of mold on the root system, many severe. A few were hopelessly mushy. I did not contact the company, just didn't have the time to deal with returns. Few survived. On April 17th, 2005, scutler changed the rating from neutral to positive and added the following: Ahm, this is hard to say, BUT I think I may have been wrong. This year I placed another large order for daylilies, peonies, and other plants. Since the plants I received before looked so bad, I was hesitant but could not resist the great pre-season sales prices. Again, the daylilies arrived looking dissapointingly awful, BUT I changed my rating from neutral to positive because... This time I put the aweful looking daylilies in pots so that I could monitor them better. Virtually overnight the awful looking plants sprang into action and starting growing like crazy!!! I was amazed! So despite the way they look upon arrival, I had to conclude that they actually are very healthy and just waiting for an opportunity to grow! And, consequently, at these prices are a great deal. In addition, I noticed that the plants are all quite large. Another positive: all of my attempts to start Russian Sage failed until I purchased and planted the large, dead-looking "sticks" I rcvd from this merchant last year. Ironically, while the small plants I bought elsewhere looked much better on arrival, the only ones that survived and thrived were the ugly sticks from this merchant, which quickly leafed out to become large, healthy, lovely plants. AND, are more comparable in size to 1qt or larger potted plants. And I cannot say enough about the wonderful peonies. These guys must be the kings of the peony world. I have never, ever received such HUGE, multi-eyed,wonderful looking peonies anywhere else at any price. If you are going to buy peonies, you MUST buy them here! So, my advice is buy-up, ignore the way things (other than peonies) look on arrival, and treat them like the fabulous, healthy plants they really are!! On April 30th, 2006, scutler added the following: PEONIES::PLEASE READ!!! I am anything but a peony expert. All of the peonies I bought elsewhere, including those at several times the price, promptly died. The only living peonies I have are those that I purchased from this company! Now for the 1st time EVER, I have 2 BLOOMING PEONIES in my Zone8b garden in Charleston, SC! My 1st peony to bloom was Gay Paree. I RECEIVED IT FROM WILD IN FALL 2005 and IT IS BLOOMING IN SPRING 2006!!! I am told that peonies often take years to reach blooming size. My 2nd blooming peony (also from Wild), was received in Fall of 2004 and is blooming now in Spring 2006. And both were purchased at incredibly low sale prices! If you are looking for peonies you owe it to yourself to try the ones at Wild. I won't buy peonies anywhere else unless the variety is not available at Wild and then I'll really have to think about it. |
Neutral | trunnels (7 reviews) | On Nov 2, 2004, trunnels Plano, TX (Zone 8a) wrote: I received a beautiful catalog from this company and thought their prices were great. Then I checked the Watchdog and was so disappointed to see that they had a poor rating. I wrote the company just to let them know of my disappointment. Here is the response I received from the owner: |
Positive | tabbscreek (7 reviews) | On Oct 11, 2004, tabbscreek Irvington, VA wrote: I ordered three peonies from Wild this fall. They were carefully shipped and arrived in wonderful shape. All three peonies had at least 6 eyes. Their prices and shipping cost were very reasonable. I have ordered peonies from this company for many years and have never been disappointed. |
Positive | BUFFY690 (2 reviews) | On Oct 3, 2004, BUFFY690 Prosperity, SC (Zone 7b) wrote: Took advantage of their hobbist sale this year and got very nice plants. They have been in the ground about a month and already look like some of the other plants that are about 3-4 months old. I plan to shop with this company again. The prices were excellent, we ordered lots and lotes of dayliles and paid half price that is great. |
Positive | michilinecs (1 review) | On Aug 29, 2004, michilinecs Cosby, TN wrote: this was the first time i dealt with this company, I ordered 100 hostas for $100.00, I ended up with 127 and they are doing quite well, i will probably do it again next year. |
Neutral | statman (4 reviews) | On Jun 23, 2004, statman wrote: This was my second order from Wilds. Last year I ordered my first daylilies from them. This year I ordered from other places as well, so I now have a basis for comparison. |
Positive | charlesgrey (6 reviews) | On May 19, 2004, charlesgrey Champaign, IL wrote: I ordered from this company 3 times. The first order was daylilies, and they were smaller than other companies that I ordered from. The second order was for iris and peonies, and they were very nice, although shipped in late September (ordered in July), which was late for many of the iris to get established in my zone, and many of them didn't make it through the winter. I would order iris from them again, but only on the condition that they ship in August. My last order was for daylilies again. I couldn't pass up the price on a particular variety that is about 3 times as expensive elsewhere. I ordered 9 of them, expecting them to be tiny, but to my surprise they were quadruple the size of the daylilies that I had ordered before! I was very, very pleased, and expect that I will have many blooms from them this summer. Overall, I would recommend them, but I would request early ship dates. |
Neutral | Janna (28 reviews) | On May 3, 2004, Janna Mahwah, NJ (Zone 6a) wrote: I ordered bargain daylilies from them, and the order arrived pretty soon. Plants were not uniform - some huge and healthy and some tiny, dead looking. Some roots were moldy. I put them in a bucket of water and they sit there for few days since I couldn't get to plant immediately. By the time of planting ALL of them looked just great - they recovered nicely in the water. I don't know about labeling, and actually it doesn't matter this much - I made a mixed planting along the rock wall. Just want different colors. On June 10th, 2004, Janna changed the rating from positive to neutral and added the following: I just want to add that all the daylilies from the next shippment were great, and started to grow immediately. One root from the previous order died, and when I asked for a replacement, customer service was rigid and unflexible - they refused a refund or replacement, and issued a store credit, so I'll have to pay shipping costs for a replacement. I thought it was not very nice. After all it is not my fault that one of the plants was sent in poor condition and didn't make it. Shipping will cost me more that a plant itself. Well, may be they will read this and consider to improve their customer service. |
Negative | stewartiajon (3 reviews) | On Apr 23, 2004, stewartiajon Bridgeport, CT wrote: Called and purchased about 22 daylilies from this company about three weeks ago. Years ago I purchased from them had great success. I asked , at the time of the order, if they would make sure that I get what I order and the order taker said no problem. I went on line and saw this thread and some of the negative comments that I read about Gilbert and Wild. So , I emailed them and asked them if what I read ( the negative stuff) would happen to me. I was assured that it wouldn't. Well......... I got got my order two days ago. The plants were dried up and barely alive. VERY VERY few double and thriple fans as was promised in their brocure. Four of the plants were mush. A great deal of them had mold on the roots from their storage over winter ( they must dig these in September). That's over eight months in storage. One plant was wrong and they failed to ship another. NOW I am really doubtful about my second question to them , whether they will come true to color!!! These were for a friend , a neighbor, who works for a very large garden magazine. He and his wife picked out the colors. When I called the order department , the lady there mentioned that I 'might get replacements in a week' . I said that I was dissapointed and she said that I would have to pay another shipping charge for the replacements. Imagine having to pay twice to have the order right. I refused that offer. She then asked me to send the bad plants back ( shipping at my cost) . She didn't get it. Anyway , I finally talked to Gary there and he offered to refund my money. I said that I wasn't trying to beat them out of anything, only wanted what I paid for.I asked him to work with me, if I keep the plants and get replacements and they actually turn out to be what the labels say they were supposed to be , etc. I am debaiting asking for my money back and will call them today. And yes, I will probably pay for the shipping to get the plants back to them. This forum has great |
Positive | MS_Magnolia (1 review) | On Apr 12, 2004, MS_Magnolia Tylertown, MS (Zone 8a) wrote: In the spring of 1991, I placed my first daylily order with Gilbert H. Wild & Son, Inc. Since then, I ordered many times from this company and have been well pleased with their healthy plants, service, and prices. |
Neutral | Gootzie (5 reviews) | On Apr 6, 2004, Gootzie Dover, TN wrote: My order arrived today and I felt it was a poorly packed order. The order was daylilies and one hosta. The daylilies were almost smashed and the hosta looked like a chopped string mop. Considering having shipped hosta myself, I find the one I received unacceptable. They are all soaking in water, and I have hopes they will survive and grow once in the ground. I have not contacted the company as the order was small and it isn't worth extra shipping costs to ask for a replacement for any of items. On April 9th, 2004, Gootzie added the following: Update: On the plus side of their order, they were prompt, courteous, and added a bonus plant. I still feel the hosta was done improperly, but the daylilies had large roots. Despite the packing and how bad the plants looked upon arrival, the plants are surviving. I would change this rating to a positive if I felt I would order from this company again. As it is, there isn't enough enthusiasm to do so. |
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