Comments regarding American Meadows

Last April I purchased a 3” hot raspberry butterfly bush pot from American Meadows. The plant has grown over 2’ high and 2’ tall at the end of July. It has beautiful fragrant flowers since end of june.
It attracts a large number of butterflies. I enjoy the plant and it grows along with my orange butterfly weed.
I purchased both plant from American Meadows.

I received my plants last night and they are in excellent condition and maturity. The plants were packaged individually, which kept them in perfect condition. I am very happy with them.

This year was the first time I have used this company AND the first time I have ever planted Dahlias. After going all in and ordering about 100 tubers, I found reviews on another platform that were not necessarily positive. It made me nervous about what I was to find. I received the package right when i expected, all of the tubers arrived in great condition and packed well. I expected to have some fail at least when planted. Im happy to announce that every single tuber that I have planted has growth. NONE have failed at this time. They even sent me a couple of other plants as a bonus when I have planted and cant wait to see what happens with them. As far as the blooms themselves, I will report back with my results but so far, I will definitely use this company again.

I see and have read many negative reviews on American Meadows. I simply cant relate to that. I bought an Itoh scarlet heaven, it came in good shape with nice sized eyes and a good amount white roots. I planted it as directed and it is now only 8" tall and already has a bulb sitting on a terminal spike, doesnt seem possible this could be, but Im delighted.

This was my first time to order from American Meadows, and I was very happy with plants and service. They shipped my plants just previous to the FedEx incident, so my order was delayed and it was nine days before I received (absolutely not the fault of the company). I expected the worse, but really only about a third of the plants appeared to be beyond salvaging and American Meadows was very quick to respond to my message and replace plants. I would definitely order from this company again. Great prices on their perennials.

I've been ordering from American Meadows for years and love their selection and helpful staff. My Lenten Rose are just starting to bud out this year and happy as can be. I'd sent some to my parents (in a zone 7) many years ago and they come back every year bigger and better then before. Tons of blooms and so early in the spring, always a treat to have these beauties even before the crocus and daffodils.

I had never ordered live plants online before American Meadows and was nervous how these could be shipped out and survive in the mail. It's an impressive system and the plants arrive well packed and well rooted. They are smaller plants when they arrive (which is what you should expect in a 3.5" pot) but they thrive once planted.

I've planted their potted plants, bare root plants, wildflower seeds, spring and fall bulbs over the years and have been happy with all my new additions. Their amaryllis are the biggest I've ever seen too. Friendly helpful staff and tons of great online resources.

If you're looking for plants to add to your garden, American Meadows is a fantastic source and great to work with.

Placed an order for grape hyacinth and pink star double late tulips back in October. Turn around time was incredibly fast (just 2 days, and during a pandemic to boot!) and the bulbs arrived large and healthy. I especially appreciate the thorough planting guides.

I purchased an Itoh peony from American Meadows. I purchased 24 different peonys this year. The one from American Meadows hands down had the most tlc and was the biggest. When I picked up the package I thought it was a mistake because it weighed so much! It was packed so well. I definitely plan on doing more business with them. Thank you

I ordered mostly bare roots, but some bulbs. I had no problems with the ordering process, items were shipped promptly, and suitably packed. Having had poor results in the past with bare roots (other sellers), I was very pleased with this shipment. All roots were healthy, and the bulbs were large and healthy. I will definitely try bare roots again with American Meadows. Another plus—they had a nice selection of the native plants that I was looking for.

I ordered Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) from American Meadows in October 2018. I received super-premium bulbs at a good price. The communication was excellent. Shipping was also fast. I had such a good experience i ordered more for my best friend and my mom!! The Daphne bulbs are on their third flower stalk and absolutely wonderful. I'll be ordering again.

After I saw several negative reviews for American Meadows on Dave's Garden and I wanted to share my experience.

My yard is clay with essentially no topsoil but the lawn does OK. So when I started a flower garden late last year, I added a lot of topsoil.

The experiences I have had since then with mail order nurseries has been good and bad. American Meadows is one of the very best.

There were three orders from them, Lilies, Gladiolus and a mixed lot of Astilbe, Columbine, etc.

The size, condition and packaging of the plants and bulbs was excellent.

I signed up with Dave's Garden to share this experience. My recommendation is to order from American Meadows.

Just received my order for ONE honeysuckle plant and I could not be more pleased. The plant arrived healthy and ready to grow. I think it has grown two inches overnight. The box it was packed in would have held eight plants nicely. The packing was supurb. A cardboard flap folded over the single container with a slot for the plant out the top. It held the container in place and kept the growing part safe. Air pillows filled the empty spaces. It is well watered and has an excellent root system already established. Could not be more happy. I will certainly use Amerian Meadows again.. I heard they had packaging issues and were working on solving them. This plant was as perfectly packed as it could be.

Posted on February 26, 2013, updated May 24, 2018
I had a great first experience with American Meadows. I just placed my first order with them, ordering seed packets for my early spring wedding. I emailed with questions about the packets and received a response right away from a lovely customer service representative. I then placed my order, got free shipping :) and the packets just came in the mail yesterday. I am thrilled with the service I got and am excited for my guests to plant the seeds! I would highly recommend this company.

I purchased eight Hidcote Lavender plants from American Meadows several months ago for delivery in early April. When the plants arrived, they looked small and sickly. Two died within days. I emailed customer service, and Erika went right on the case. She immediately replaced the two dead Lavenders. Sadly, within a week the balance of the order went to meet its Maker. When I emailed Erika again to tell her of the funeral arrangements, she kindly offered to replace everything, all at no charge.

I can't say enough kind things about Erika and American Meadows. Not many Internet gardening firms—in which customer and seller are strangers—are willing to extend their generosity to replacing an entire order at no charge. But American Meadows' customer service staff has shown me nothing but kindness and courtesy. Gardening businesses like theirs are unfortunately too rare. I recommend American Meadows without reservation.

I am in the process of planting native plants in my yard, including Milkweeds to attract Monarch butterflies. I ordered my plants from American Meadows. They arrived quickly and were all very well packaged and in excellent shape. I transferred them to my yard two days after I received them due to weather, and there was no transplant shock and they are all doing very well. I ordered more plants this week and am looking forward to receiving them and continuing my planting. I am going to be using American Meadows for all of my native planting.

I live in CT and wanted to start a butterfly garden. I ordered as many different types of milkweed as I could find from American Meadows. The plants arrived at the correct time very well packaged. One variety was substandard and they informed me of that, credited me the cost without my asking. They were correct, it did not grow. However the others were very effective monarch magnets. It is October 25 and my tropical milkweed is still attracting monarchs with its red and yellow blooms.
They provided prompt advice when I called or emailed with questions.

I ordered for the first time from American Meadows this summer. They had good prices on Itho peonies in their online sale catalog. I ordered 2 and they shipped them promptly. I was a bit surprised since I didn't really expect them until fall. However, the plants were beautiful and so well packed that I couldn't believe it!!!! Both were planted immediately in the same bed and received the same care but, sadly, one of them just failed to thrive and withered up. The other is doing beautifully. I contacted customer service via email and received a response within 24 hours offering me a refund or credit. I truly appreciate a company that stands behind its products and plan on ordering from them again.

Posted on June 12, 2017, updated June 16, 2017
I ordered two orders of Native Pacific Northwest Wildflower Seed Mix
totaling 1.25 lbs of seed. I was not 100% satisfied with the product and called them out on their 100% satisfaction guarantee due to low germination rate and very little blooms which was two flowers at the time of the complaint, with a very little more at this point. I was met with blame shifted on the planting space and clay soil which their information stated that they grow in clay. I pointed out that we had the wettest year on record for western Washington. I had a feeling their outlandish claim of 100% customer satisfaction was too good to be true. I will be buying my wildflower seeds elsewhere and am glad I found out early on what kind of company I was dealing with as I even stated I planned on being a customer for life. Buyer beware.

"On Jun 13, 2017 9:36 AM, American Meadows responded with:

Dear Richard, I'm sorry that we didn't meet your expectations regarding the success you had with our seed. In reviewing our communications with you, I definitely see areas that we could improve upon. That said, what Sam was trying to convey in her emails with you was to not give up. Too often, we see people who don't see immediate results with seed and they want to start over. After presumably doing all the proper prep work for your planting, we don't want to see you start fresh if you don't need to.

I've asked our head of Customer Service to reach out to discuss the best next steps. We are happy to honor our guarantee and send more seed, if that's what makes the most sense to get you the ultimate results.

Thank you for your business. Ethan Platt | President "

We had an area below where we planted our orchard that slopes down to our pond that was overgrowing with mostly brush and weeds. We wanted to reclaim the area and make it more attractive. We found American Meadows online and I was impressed with the seed packages they offered for our region. We chose seeds for our region and placed an order. They arrived promptly.
After preparing the area we planted last fall. A portion of the area got washed out in a heavy rain even though we mulched due to the grade so we reordered. We are now enjoying beautiful wild flowers as the annuals have come in strong. We cannot wait for the perennials and biennials that will follow. We are blessed with a large population of butterflies and hummingbirds. The meadow will also help draw honey bees beneficial to the new orchard we planted last fall as well.
There is another area behind our pond that I plan to replant with seeds from American meadows as well. When I have had to contact them they have responded promptly and professionally. I am completely satisfied with the product range they offer and the results from the items I have ordered.

This fall, I called American Meadows to get advice on which wildflowers and perennial plants to add to my garden in North Carolina. I spoke with a lovely customer service representative who gave me some great suggestions for fall planting. I waited until now to leave my review because I wanted to see how everything grew this spring. WOW, am I impressed! Many of the annual wildflowers are already blooming and my perennials seem to be getting bigger by the minute. I am thoroughly impressed with this company's customer service, shipping, and quality of their plants and seeds. I would highly recommend them to anyone!

I ordered Itoh peonies from here earlier this year and was skeptical of on line purchases but this company is TOP NOTCH and helped in every way possible to ensure that I was satisfied with my order.I received my ITOH PEONIES and WOW they were everything and more than I could hope for.packed ext well and were much bigger than I expected. I will definitely be shopping here again
Love the service and loved the entire experience
I don't shop on line often at all but this company has changed my mind by the way they not only processed my order but would explain every detail and policies that they have that will make my plants a success story.
I will shop here again simply because of not only the ease in which it is to order but the very friendly staff that always answered my questions and kept me informed of the status of my order even after I called and added another Itoh peony to my list and making sure that no additional shipping charge would be added due to my previous order and just added this one to it.
Look fwd to more orders from here in the future and will do so with confidence and peace of mind that I won't be getting a dead stick a or a dried up root that I have had from other online venders.GOD BLESS!

"On Apr 16, 2017 9:27 PM, American Meadows responded with:

dgrhosta, thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience. It's a crazy time of year for our team, but I'm glad to hear that both our product and service exceeded your expectations. Happy Gardening, Ethan Platt - President"

American Meadows is probably one of the best organized and well-ran online garden nurseries. When I first started gardening roughly a year ago, I bought from them and planted it wrong - and blamed it on them. I admit, I was wrong to do it - it was my fault that the seeds never sprouted. Regardless, they gave me a refund! A month later, I bought two live plants and misread the label and planted them in full sun - only for them to die… They gave a refund for that too! This website has a cool live chat feature, in which you can talk to real people in real time without being on the phone! As someone who has an audio processing disability and social anxiety, this is a wonderful feature.

Not only do they have wonderful customer service, but they have wonderful products that are fairly priced! Pay attention to any product with a bad review… most the time, they may have planted it wrong - like I initially did (I think I left a bad review for the seeds I first ordered, though I never figured out how to delete it). I purchased their Southwestern Wildflower mix, and it has been wonderful! Sadly, I planted the seeds a bit too close - and now the Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea, not Salvia splendens) has taken over! It was bound to happen, since its the tallest growing and is able to grow in shade… Regardless, I’m a happy gardener with a lot of Scarlet Sage!

Native and Organic Gardening is thankfully taking off in America, and American Meadows is helping that happen. As someone who works at a nature center, I believe providing safe, native flora for our wildlife is the best way to garden. In fact, I think our milkweed packets we hand out (we have a strong “save the monarchs” agenda) are from American Meadows! I’m happy to learn that their products are Neonicotinoid-free (something that is incredibly important when growing flowers that are meant to attract insects and wildlife). I hope American Meadows will expand their native selection even more next year! I highly recommend this website to anyone who asks about native gardening at my job, and I know I will for a long time. Thank you for helping me make the baby steps to a beautiful, native garden, American Meadows!

I planted 5 Allium Globe Master bulbs in the Fall following the directions perfectly. My dog must have loved the smell because he proceeded to immediately dig all 5 up...the first and second and third time I planted them! Frustrated I tossed them back in the ground haphazardly and hoped for the best! All 5 have come up and are absolutely PERFECT! I have had the same luck with other bulbs from AM (tulips - all 50 bloomed), and plants (Liatris is coming up strong and beautiful).

Ordered some bare root perennials on sale to fill some holes in my garden. They arrived and one bag of roots was unsatisfactory, I e-mailed them and they sent out a replacement right away and they look better. They are in the ground so we'll see.

I have ordered flowers from a number of companies in the past. This is my first experience ordering from American Meadows, but it definitely will not be my last. The plants were shipped promptly and were in excellent condition. I e-mailed their customer service department thanking them and was quickly sent a reply from a very nice young lady. This is the type of service I appreciate....thanks again!!!

I placed my first order with American Meadows this year. All the other companies I have used in the past, have been poor. I received all my plants when it was time to plant in our zone and only had a problem with one. I called and an immediate replacement was sent and customer service was fantastic. My plants are now all planted and are growing in leaps and bounds. I cannot believe how fast they are growing. I really love this company and it will be my go to company from here on in.

My initial order of Siberian Iris didn't all survive. Customer Service immediately shipped replacement plants. Second shipment was lost in transit and AmericanMeadows was, once again, ready to ship another replacement. Fortunately, the previous shipment arrived in time to intercept the second replacement. (too confusing?) I was so impressed that they stood behind their plants and supplied replacements so quickly - no questions asked. The original Iris that survived are doing well and I'm looking forward to a healthy crop next year.

Excellent experience. No errors with my order, wonderful packaging, and excellent quality. Last summer I ordered Dutch Master daffodils and this Spring I was blown away by their beauty. I will definitely be ordering more. I also ordered peonies, which are doing well, and wildflower seed, which is growing like gangbusters. I'm not a great gardener, and I am challenged with lousy conditions, so only the sturdiest plants survive in my garden. So far American Meadows stock is survival of the fittest.

I ordered bulbs from American Meadows recently. The customer service experience I received was extremely nice and my questions were always answered promptly. When my shipment notice was received, I actually received my bulbs the NEXT DAY! I was thrilled to have such fast delivery.

The best of all was the quality of the bulbs. They were actually beautiful to look at - so big and healthy and I just knew they were going to all jump right out of the dirt shortly after I got them planted which was the day I received them.

I will definitely be doing business with American Meadows again because of the high quality of their product and the outstanding customer service I received.

Happy Gardening to all who read this review.

I have placed two orders now with this company. The first order included begonias which were shipped a couple of months in advance of the live plants. They were mailed with instructions and are doing very well. I ordered two varieties, and only one initially shipped, and the company was easy to contact and immediately shipped out the others without additional charge.

The live plants arrived recently and came excellently packaged. All plants arrived safe and very healthy. I was very pleased with my orders, and due to their customer service, quality plants, and packaging will certainly order from them again. Because of an emergency out of state I had to reschedule delivery and it took less than 3 minutes start to finish contacting and getting things in order with the company.

From ordering process, to shipment arrival, I was very pleased and impressed by the care taken in the packaging of plants I purchased trough American Meadows. Normally, I do not do internet reviews, but this was the best I have ever seen. American Meadows obviously takes pride in the care and packaging of their products. Recently, moved to this zone and had no clue who to start my garden with. I decided to do an order from three nurseries, and American Meadows blew them all away. Great looking, healthy plants,carefully package and protected. I am proud to start the new garden in my new home with American Meadows. I will keep you posted on the plants as they grow!!!

I ordered a large amount of seed to plant this fall after the first hard frost. I over planted the seed as I was use to planting grass seed instead of flowers. I sent email to the company asking for guidance. I got good response on what I had done wrong and the notification that the weather being so warm this year that the seed was ruined. They offered to send me the right amount of the replacement seed that I need for the ground I have previously planted the seed. They asked questions on the space and the type of seed that I needed. They are a good company with very good seed. Their help desk really is a HELP DESK.

I could not be more pleased with American Meadows. Their products are high quality. I have had nothing but success with their products. Customer service is second to none. They are definitely committed to making sure that their customers are happy and successful, despite any human error or wacky weather patterns. I am a customer for life. Could not be happier with American Meadows.

The customer service I received was the best of any I have experienced.

"On Dec 2, 2015 4:00 PM, American Meadows responded with:

Thanks, Whiterabbitrage! We appreciate you taking the time to send the kind words. Happy Holidays. "

I and very many others have enjoyed the seeds I've purchased from American Meadows, as I have spread far and wide their "Sparky Marigold" seeds to bring much joy across the country. Six years ago I started a holiday called "Spark Day" that was inspired by a little dog named Sparky who had come from a shelter in West Virginia and who had lived a rotten life of disregard. The good people at Wetzel County Animal Shelter saved him and when he came home to me, he had the good life: A home, warm bed, friends, food, comfort, vet care. He was happy. But he never made it to his one year anniversary in a home, something I had been hoping for him to have. He was a very old dog and had lived a very hard life. But he was also very appreciative. Honoring that, I decided the anniversary of his adoption should be something we celebrated rather than mourned so I decided, along with his many fans -- he had come to me with a following -- that we should celebrate "Spark Day" a day to celebrate "The Spark of Life" that abounds all around us. After all, that's how Sparky got his name: he had collapsed and the shelter director didn't think he would survive, but when he perked up the next day at the shelter, she decided to call him Sparky. We celebrate this day by doing life-affirming things. It is not a day ABOUT Sparky, but INSPIRED by him. It is not about dogs or animal rescue per se, though those pursuits are life-affirming. There are many life-affirming things that people do and so people mark it their own ways. Then at a pre-arranged time in the evening, everyone pauses and raises a glass in a toast and we metaphorically "clink" over the distance at the "Spark Moment". We have been doing this six years now. Spark Day is May 16th and 2016 will mark its 7th celebration.

As the founder of Spark Day, I searched for something special to help unify all of us in this holiday and mark the occasion with beauty in some life-affirming way. As I was shopping for spring plants that first year at American Meadows, I came upon "Sparky Marigold" seeds. I could not believe it! I bought a bunch and then bought little envelopes and made them up with special labels for Spark Day and sent them out to the people celebrating. Everyone enjoyed them and months later people would send me the pictures of their Sparky Flowers! I mixed Sparky Marigolds with some wildflower blends they had that included perennials as well as annuals, thus the mix included seeds that burned brightly but briefly like Sparky and some that would return, like Sparky's message of behaving in a life-affirming way.

Spark Day has grown over these years and in 2015 people in 17 states celebrated on May 16th, each person receiving a seed packet of Sparky Marigolds mixed with a variety of seeds from the different pollinator blends American Meadows sells to support those creatures who help support the life that's out there. Each year I made up a Spark Day card and send it out to those on my list, but more people receive Sparky Seeds than just those to whom I send them, as the shelter, Wetzel County Animal Shelter in New Martinsville, WV , also sends them out as thank you gifts to those who participate in their annual Spark Day Fundraiser to help old dogs like Sparky. I make out a supply of packets for them to use and they share them. I also have sent a supply of seeds to a pre-kindergarten teacher I know who did a whole Spark Day unit with the four year olds in her class. Those little kids took great care to grow personal Sparky Pots for their mothers to receive on Mother's Day as well as tending to a Sparky Garden they planted at their school and they took extra seeds home to plant, some families deciding to plant them in community gardens to share with still more people. This year I made up 573 Sparky Seed packets. I mailed out 243 packets to all those different states and then took 330 into work with me on Spark Day Eve.

I am a high school teacher and over the years have used this holiday to teach beyond the standard literary curriculum to encourage community involvement and to help them see avenues to apply the lessons literature teaches. Over these past six years, both students and staff have come to anticipate Spark Day, sometimes asking me well in advance for the seeds. They have brought comfort to many going through tough times (e.g. cancer, loss of a loved one, personal stress, etc.) and have brightened the days of so many for months to come. People I do not even know by name stop me in the halls to show me pictures of their Sparky Flowers on their cell phones. It's wonderful! I went into work on Spark Day Eve with 330 seed packets; before the next week was over, I had no more left. I gave them to people at work, at the pet stores where I shop, at the banks I use, at the restaurant where I celebrated Spark Day with many friends. All of these people are planting these seeds and months later they send in pictures to post on the shelter's Facebook page for all to see. There is a SmileBox there that showcases many of this year's batch.

I hope American Meadows will never stop selling the Sparky Marigold blend. They are wonderful and light up the days of so many -- my blooms are still going strong now at the end of November!

Sincerely,
Michele Krause

"On Nov 23, 2015 8:58 AM, American Meadows responded with:

Michele - thank you for sharing the story of Spark Day. All of us at American Meadows love knowing we are a part of such a worthy cause. It seems as though Spark Day has grown enough that it's time to come up with a custom seed packet for the event. We will be in touch! "

I needed to purchase 50 flower seed packets to give as favors to the guests of a Victorian Tea I was hosting. I called a few local stores and was told that this was not the season to buy seed packets. I went online and found American Meadows. I spoke with a lovely woman and I was able to order 50 wildflower seed packets right away. There was no shipping; I placed the order on a Thursday and received it on that Saturday! I was surprised at how quickly I received them and the woman I dealt with was so nice. I will definitely order from American Meadows again. Thank you, Kayann Donaldson

"On Oct 12, 2015 8:46 AM, American Meadows responded with:

You're welcome, Kayann! We specialize in packets for all manner of events and promos and know that speed is often of the essence! Hope your event was perfect! "

I have ordered many plants, seeds and bulbs from American Meadows. Every experience and product has been superb. The staff is friendly and responds quickly to any question I have. This has always been and will be my first choice when I need anything for the gardens.

"On Oct 9, 2015 11:07 AM, American Meadows responded with:

OldeTurltle - Thank you for your loyal business and the kind words. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences. Happy Gardening! "

American meadows is a top notch source for seeds and bulbs.They have very reasonable prices.I order frequently from them.

I ordered "Summer Splash" wildflower seeds last summer. I didn't use all of my order so I brought what was left back to Leesburg Fl to plant in my bed along my fence (@ 3 ft by 60 ft. I was blown away be the selection of seeds and had wonderful changing color and variety of shapes until I left Fl to return to my summer home in ME. It was fun doing research to identify my surprise flowers. From @ Nov 15th when I cleaned the bed up until April 5th it was a blast. Of course summer heat will decimate my garden, but I will do it all over again come Nov. And I will do it here in ME. as soon as my "Summer Splash" arrives.