Comments regarding American Meadows

We ordered several varieties of irises. The specimens were some of the worst I've ever seen. Extremely small and absolutely dried out -- about the quality you'd see at a "bulb clearance" in your typical Walmart store. A waste of money - I would NEVER order from this company again.

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So sorry your irises were unsatisfactory. This is rare for our irises, but we are anxious to replace them for you or issue a complete refund including shipping. Please let us know which type of iris you ordered.....Ray Allen, Pres. of AmericanMeadows.com."

I ordered three lily bulbs and one Dahlia (2-pack) from American Meadows. Of the four items only one item did not have an issue.

Of the three lily:

One died within a week.

The second arrived completely moldy - I called them and they replaced it. The replacement lily came in packaging that stated the correct name, red tiger lily, but when it bloomed it was orange. So you can't rely on the bulb matching with the labeling/packaging.

The third has not bloomed, has not even set buds, so I don't know if it is the correct color, but it was the only healthy bulb of the whole order.

They sent me the wrong Dahlia. I called them back and they sent me the correct one. The Dahlia come packaged two per package. I now had two incorrect Dahlia and two correct Dahlia. Of the four Dahlia, only two grew, two never even sprouted any growth at all. The Dahlia have not flowered so I don't know if they are the correct color.

American Meadow's customer service was very nice and helpful when I called them twice. Not only did they replace the moldy bulb and the incorrect Dahlia, they also refunded my money for the entire order.

Though I received my money back, I am very disappointed with my order from American Meadows. Only one out of the four did not have an issue – that I currently know of (some have not yet bloomed). To receive moldy bulbs, mislabeled bulbs, and two out of four Dahlia not grow at all ... I will not be ordering from American Meadows.

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I have tried to contact this customer on August 4th to address the problem....Ray Allen, Owner, AmericanMeadows.com

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My expewrience with American Meadows has not been a good one. They always have an excuse for item being shipped late and its always the carrier that damages their products. I have not received anything on time yet.

I made several orders with AM, but when I received the first one, I immediately cancelled the others. They didn't send the correct plants, and the ones they did send were near death. I thought they had a really good rating, but this was awful. I won't be ordering from them again.

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Apology and full refund including shipping has been offered. After 25 years of successfully shipping seeds and bulbs, this spring was our first year shipping live plants, due to many customer requests. The plants sold out quickly, and most people were happy with their shipments, but some were not. The plants all began in great shape, but some serious mistakes were made in shipping. We are truly sorry, and if we handle perennials again, our system of shipping will be completely revamped. "

I agree with the last post. I order 2 clematis from this company and both of the plants I recieved were dried out, broken and looked dead. I am hoping that maybe I can coax some life out of them. What makes me sick, is 2 weeks ago, I bought a clematis from the grocery store that was 1000% better (it even had flowers) for half the price of these.

Never again.

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Apology and full refund including shipping has been offered. After 25 years of successfully shipping seeds and bulbs, this spring was our first year shipping live plants, due to many customer requests. The plants sold out quickly, and most people were happy with their shipments, but some were not. The plants all began in great shape, but some serious mistakes were made in shipping. We are truly sorry, and if we handle perennials again, our system of shipping will be completely revamped. "

About Vermont Wildflower Farm -- I was disturbed to see how many of their "wildflower" seeds are actually alien plants. Some of these are considered invasive weeds in wild areas, where they displace native wildflowers. Of the twelve annuals and perennials listed in my invasive plants book, this company sells five of them! (For reference, the book is "Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden", put out by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The five plants are cornflower, birdsfoot trefoil, crown vetch, foxglove, and dame's rocket.) It's not that I think people should never grow cornflower, etc, in their gardens. I just object to a company encouraging people to spread around invasive alien plants in large numbers. It suggests that this company either doesn't know much about wildflowers, or doesn't care.

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Vermont Wildflower Farm is no longer owned by American Meadows. This is a very old posting, and I have searched high and low for this customer, but she must no longer use this email. I'd like her to know that our current website lists the native area of every seed we sell, and we now have All-Native Wildflower Mixtures for each region in North America. She needs to know that a species that may be considered invasive in one region, may not be a problem in another. Our site now has extensive original information on how plants are regulated in the US, which are invasive, endangered, etc. --Ray Allen, Owner, AmericanMeadows.com"