Comments regarding Talbott Nursery and Poultry

Wrapped tree tightly in newspaper and shipping tape, very difficult to get out of box. The box was torn and retaped by the post office in 2 places. Tree was covered in black mold/fungus, and tons of leaves missing. Emailed them to let them know, and did not ask for a replacement or anything else, and the old man was really rude and did not offer an apology or anything. I had zero intentions of putting a review on Google, but he made me change my mind. I have dealt with a lot of nurseries, and ordered several plants and trees, and this is the worst. Too many other great places than waste your time with these people. Never again!
(Check out all their bad reviews everywhere else too. They all say pretty much the same thing. Diseased plants and rude old man.)

Bought some citrus and avocado plants in june. My mistake that I did not read the fine print but I never expected him to be shipping plants bare root in july. He finally shipped the plants a month later. I planted them in pots taking the best care possible.I have been gardening for over 20 years. I contacted him and told him that the avocados were not doing well. He said-continue to take care.Contacted him 2 weeks ago when one plant died and the other is barely hanging on. He said that he would give me 50% off another tree but I would have to pay shipping. I told him that most reputed nurseries offer a replacement tree. He responded by saying that he offers a 20% off coupon and he was doing me a favor by offering 50% off. I contacted the nursery that supplied him the plants and they were appalled that he was shipping plants bare root and that too in the summer. Oh and the funny thing was that he said "he did not want to do business with me anymore since he could not please me" Wow

Placed an order online for some orchids. I e-mailed them several times and did not receive any response as to when the order would ship. I called the number they have listed and no one answered, it went to a mailbox that you cannot leave a message on. After three weeks of no response, I opened a case with PayPal for a refund. Oddly, they gave me a refund within 24 hours, why couldn't they communicate otherwise?

I ordered 4 camellias from this company and had much back and forth communication before the purchase. The instructions provided for the plants were well documented and I followed them to "the letter". These plants, when they arrived, were small and feeble looking but I figured they were shocked from the transport (and they were shipped "dry root"). Two of these plants have since died, 1 is making a comeback and the 4th is just trying to hang on. Before purchasing Mr. Talbott said he would guarantee one of them up to a year because it was not in such great shape. When I contacted him about the plants he was very rude. Asking him to honor his commitment, he never responded despite multiple communications. I eventually logged a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and he didn't respond to them either. I would never recommend anyone to do business with this man as he is not respectable, honorable or nice. He is rude and accusatory. My experience matches what many others have said about him. I wish I had seen these reviews before I purchased the plants. I have since purchased 2 replacement camellias from Wilson Garden center in Georgia and they were shipped in pots, they are beautifully healthy and they have been a superb customer service experience (and the price was less expensive). I highly recommend them. These plants are thriving and gorgeous.

I live in zone 6 and ordered a Camellia japonica Ack-Scent from Talbott Nursery and Poultry because their website stated this camellia is hardy in my zone. The plant arrived about a week later and 2 days after I received the shipping notification. I did think it took longer than expected to ship but actual shipping time seemed reasonable. When the plant arrived it looked a bit scraggly but young plants sometimes do so I was willing to overlook this and see how things go. Ok, getting to the point of my negative review. There was an attached tag wrapped up along with my plant, I opened this tag and to my surprise it stated the hardiness of this Camellia is only to zone 8. I contacted Mr. Talbott requesting documentation that indeed the Camellia japonica Ack-Scent is hardy in zone 6 as his website claims. Long story short he did not ever provide me with any documentation but did provide me with a glimpse into his angry aggressive swearing behavior. Needless to say I will not be doing business with this company ever again and I hope in posting this review I save someone else the pain from doing business with him as well.

As an experienced gardener, I rarely have a problem with plants purchased from nurseries including online ones. Not so with Talbott Nursery. Do not buy from this Nursery unless you want dead plants, no guarantee, and a diminished bank account.
The end result of my $85.35 three Flame Bougainvillea 1-gallon size order, is one rather spindly plant in my backyard, surviving, I hope.
The order even said that I was sent one 3-gallon and two 2-gallon; however, the 2-gallon ones had no roots which meant they never did show any sign of life, even though all directions were followed as to soaking overnight, planting in a pot for three weeks, etc.
My query as to what to do was met with the response from Talbotts that "sometimes plants just die for no reason," with no attention paid to my complaint that there was no root system on two of the plants.
I was offered two plants at half off and would have to pay shipping. Of course I declined the offer having gone to the local nursery and purchased two 2-gallon Flame Bougainvillea with root balls that filled the pots ($11.95 each). They are vigorously growing while the one surviving Talbott plant is limping along.
I should have paid more attention to previous negative reviews.

OMG
Do not deal with this guy.
He knows everything and you know nothing. He cares nothing about how you feel or your customer experience.
I sent him an email which I thought was nice and reaching out to him in what I would call a civil and friendly manner.
I wasn't happy about the tree I ordered. I expressed how I felt in what I thought might help his future mailings of plants based on my experience with several other excellent nurseries.
Boy was that a mistake. Let's just say this teacher went nuclear on me. Very angry and chastising.
Knows it all, has nothing to learn and you the customer are stupid, ignorant and on and on.
Quite frankly he assumed I didn't follow instructions, threw the package in the garbage and so on and so forth. Really quite unprofessional and just an angry condescending man.
Wow! Do yourself a favor and stay away.

Sent me a diseased citrus tree (frost hardy) then said it looked like frost damage so not his problem. All dealings were creepy. Ultra negative and was a very expensive lesson.

I ordered a Bougainvillea bare root "plug" which arrived to me appearing completely dead: all brown with NO green on it. I figured it was "dormant" because they described it as a "bare root". I followed their instruction sheet to the smallest detail. This plant was DOA - DEAD ON ARRIVAL; I know this is true, because I ordered another one, which arrived with some green growth on it and that appears to be growing fine. BOTH plants are in the same pot, same soil, with same nutrients. I contacted this company and they HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO GUARANTEE on the dead plant they shipped to me. Furthermore, they insinuated I did not follow the instructions after I told them INDEED I had - AND to the smallest detail. They sent me a dead plant and they will not supply a live one. My caution to buyers: BAD business.