Comments regarding Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com)

Posted on September 15, 2009, updated May 6, 2010
Ordering from Spring Hill was my first plant via mail expierence.

I decided to take advantage of their 1/2 off your order deal to order a large amount of plants for half of the price.

On April 12, 2009 I placed an order for $132.90 after the 1/2 off. Since the catalogs say ESS (expedited shipping service) I assumed that my order would arrive soon. It didn't arrive until the end of May/early June. After many calls to the company it seemed that certain items were on backorder then those would be in, and other items would be on backorder. However, I dont know if this is the norm for a large order placed during a time that an influx of orders was happening for the company. Not a complete negative it wouldnt stop me from ordering from them. I just plan to order earlier. Also, I recieved excellent customer service.

Items that I ordered that tanked were Mixed Dwarf Lupines, Brilliant Miniature Hollyhock, Blue Butterfly Delphinium, and Burgundy Gaillardia. It was easy to place a call (recieve excellent customer service), and have replacements or different items sent in their place. Replacement plants are due to arrive early October.

The Gay Butterflies Butterfly Weed was less than impressive. I recieved 3 plants one is white and grew to 24" tall. The other two are 6-8" tall and orange. I believe that they are regular/native butterfly weed. Which grows wild here in fields, and is identical to the mini plants I have.

Desmond carnation didnt bloom this year, and are slow to grow in general. However, I read on their customer reviews on their website that this is norm for people who had them blooming the 2nd yr.

Balloon flowers awesome!!! Ordering more with pink ones in the mix too.

I ordered the Blue and White Phlox Duet which was supposed to be potted. They ran out, and bareroot was sent. It is supposed to be 2 Caroline Vanderburg and 1 David phlox. I recieved two hot pink phlox that was supposed to be blue Caroline Vanderburg. The David has grown little, and hasnt bloomed so I shall see on the color. I didnt complain to company as pink is nice. But it wasnt what I ordered.

The Candy Lily hasnt bloomed yet either. Still waiting to see that plant in action.

Overall, Spring Hill has excellent customer service. Good sales/prices, good variety of perennials, and they were all shipped to me in excellent condition.

I would order from them again, and have.

Zone 7a

"On Sep 17, 2009 9:59 AM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

Dear Valued Customer:

Thank you for your kind words; we greatly appreciate you taking the time to post this. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction. We are always here to answer any questions you may have or assist in any way we can. We look forward to serving you in the future. Happy Gardening!"

I have ordered plants from Springhill for the past 4 years. Please remember that you get what you pay for. Springhill's plants are young and usually not established. This can work nicely to your advantage - the plants will grow, and usually thrive, in your native soil. Please refer to the plant size in the catalog. You will NOT receive gallon size plants. The plants will take a year or two to achieve their full potential. Springhill has always stood behind their plants. If something has failed to thrive, even two years after planting, all it takes is a phone call to their customer service center and new ones are on the way.

One thing to remember when planting bareroot plants, they have been out-of-the ground for quit a period of time. If you will soak them in water for at least an hour, it will hydrate them and they will not be so "shocky" when planted.

Please remember when you call Springhill that you are calling a call center. The representatives generally do not offer gardening advice. However, they have been kind, and courteous.

"On May 6, 2010 12:57 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

Thank you for posting and your kind feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to let us know your experience with us. Happy Gardening!"

I ordered few items with SpringHill Nursery. Bargain bag of 6 ground covers - got 6 plants, but only 3 varieties and plants were in bad condition. 5 new heurcheras mix - 5 pots but only 2 or 3 varieties, very unspectacular, the pots not labeled. What I found really bad is that when I tried to post a negative review on these items it did not work, though I tried several times!!! Will not order from their site again and would advice not to believe the reviews posted there, maybe they do not post negative ones.

"On May 5, 2010 10:23 AM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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Positive rating based on 2007 experience. I purchased from SH in 2007 and my experience was very satisfactory. My order included many of the pre-planned sun gardens they had at that time as it was my first undertaking in gardening, was I glad I did. The pre-planned gardens made it so easy to create many nice professional but not run-of the-mill looks. All of my gardens have done very well and getting prettier every year. In additional to the pre-planned gardens, I also purchased several collections of their mini roses and freedom hedge roses, all are great show stoppers and almost carefree performers. Of cousre not all of what I ordered survived the first planting, but SH replaced them without hassle, as the season heated up, although some of the replacements arrived DOA, I didn't request for more replacements as it was alright for me since I was already happy with my more than 90% success rate from these plants.
Now in 2010, I'm a little late but ready to undertake another huge garden project again and placed a small order from SH and a rather larger order from its sister company Michigan Bulb (first time with these folks). These orders were placed just last week, so far the delivery estimate dates have been pushed back on a daily basis.....so I'll report back as this develops further, hopefully my rating will stay "Positive".
I also put in an order with BulbsDirect, great prices but yet to determine how the bulbs and service will fair. Will provide feedback on all separately when my orders arrive.

"On May 3, 2010 6:20 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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This is my first time ever ordering plants online. I placed an order on April 20th using the promotion code for 20 dollars off of 20 dollars to try them out. The money came out of my bank account 2 days after I placed my order. After seeing my arrival date move back day after day I emailed customer service to see if I could get a date my plants would be shipped and got no response. I waited a few days and emailed them again. I finally got a response today to my last email which was 5 days ago. The email reply I got was to let me know that all the plants I ordered where on back order and they were currently unable to provide an estimated ship date.
I replied back to the email to cancel my order and I do expect a prompt refund to my bank account since they don't know when they would get the plants in that I ordered or when they would ship once they did get them in. I am highly disappointed that I will not be getting my plants since one of them I have never found in local nurseries and was very happy to find it on their website.
I am sure they get quite a bit of orders but it should not take five days to reply to a customers email about their order. Also if you want to call them to find out about your order you have to call long distance. I don't understand in this day and age why they do not have an 800 number for customers to call to check on their orders?
One would think that a company that has been in business as long as they have would understand supply and demand especially when they do a promotion like the one I ordered under to get new customers. Over all not a good first time experience for me and I will stick to buying my plants locally.

"On May 4, 2010 3:12 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We appreciate you taking the time to post. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction. We are always here to assist any way we can. A customer service representative will be contacting you for your account information."

Have ordered twice from them this spring. First time the plants came very quickly. All the plants were well labelled and easily identified. All the plants had good healthy roots and two were already sprouting. I put three of them in one gallon pots, since the garden they are going in isn't ready, yet. One I planted in place in my mailbox garden. All four came up well. The geranium has already bloomed beautifully for such a tiny little plant. The gallardia, which is out by the mailbox, has a bud on it right now.

Second order took longer to receive and have only received part of it. However, it is the peak season for nurseries so sort of expected that. I checked online once and was easily able to see that my order had not been sent yet. As soon as the first half of my order shipped I received an email so I could be on the look out for the package. Received the package today. All the plants look a little weary from the travel, but all have fine healthy roots. I have put them in pots also, as I have a lot of soil prep to do, but when the plants are on sale you have to buy them and then take good care of them until their new home is ready.

I have ordered from Spring Hill several times in the past. Once I lost most of the plants. They immediately replaced all of them without any hassle.

I think this is a great company. They do their best to send out healthy plants (can't control what happens to them in transit). Have replaced them without any hassles when they failed. They offer great sales several times a year and have a nice selection of plants. The information about the plants on their web site is accurate, to the best of my knowledge, and I used to order perennials for a garden center.

My only nit is that they are selling a few plants that in some areas of the country are considered invasive. They should mark them so that people in those areas won't buy them.

"On May 4, 2010 3:06 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We appreciate you taking the time to post. We do our best to ship the best quality items to our customers and your feedback helps to ensure this. Thank you and Happy Gardening!"

All i can say is shipping from here sucks!!!!!! I ordered a couple of trees about 2 weeks ago and they still haven't even sent them out yet. They charged my card 2 days after the order but now it has been 2 weeks and I still have no idea when they will be sending my stuff to me.

Seems to me that they don't want my buisness with services like this.

"On May 4, 2010 3:14 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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I ordered a number of items from Spring Hill in the spring of 2004 - a variegated weigela, a hardy carnation collection, and several clustered bellflowers.

I planted the weigela in what should have been favorable conditions according to both the info from Spring Hill and independent internet research. For some reason it died. Spring Hill sent me another one the following spring, which I planted in the same place, and which also died. Spring Hill sent me yet another one, which I planted elsewhere, in what should have been less than ideal conditions. It's living, but it hasn't flowered as much as I would have liked, but I think that's probably mostly due to the relative neglect with which it's been treated. Anyway, despite my being somewhat embarassed or reluctant, I asked twice for a replacement and Spring Hill sent me one. Kudos to them.

I also had to ask for replacements for some of the carnations as they did not survive the first year. Spring Hill sent me those replacements the following year, easy as pie - just called them and told them that some of the carnations died. All of the carnations died that next year, but I didn't bother calling for replacements because I decided I didn't really want them anymore.

The clustered bellflowers have been doing fine every year since they were planted.

I had a good enough experience with Spring Hill that I ordered (I think from them) a miniature rose bush collection a year or two later. I recall some of those dying and being replaced, too. Most of those are dead now, but that's a combination of rabbits and letting my wife be in charge of them.

"On May 4, 2010 3:04 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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Honestly I'm having a hard time choosing Positive or Negative on this company so here I am Neutral. I have just as many good things to say about this company as well as bad.

Positive
They are a 24 hour customer service line.
They stand by their satisfaction policy.
They use UPS shipping and give tracking numbers.
They send you an email letting you know when your item was shipped.
75% of most bulbs and bare root plants they send you do grow.
Yes I will still do business with them again.

Negative
Don't buy trees from this company without knowing the following:
1. If you think your going to get a nice thick healthy tall tree. Your in for a rude awaking. Buy your trees where you can see them in person.
2. Most plants they send are bare root. That means they send you a tree that is sleeping. It arrives as a twig/stick with NO dirt. This can be quite alarming if you never ordered before.
3. Their shipping / quality assurance department, You would think they have the visually impaired working for these departments. The quality of the trees are very poor. And often arrives broken, dis-formed, shorter then advertised or dead.
4. They do stand by there satisfaction policy however it takes awhile for the item to be reshipped.
5. I had my order reshipped quite often from this company and it's partner company's 4 to 5 times. The percentage rating I give is 3 out of 10 or a 30% chance of getting a tree that will be satisfactory at best.

Check your time zone if you want a clear, knowledgeable speaking person on the phone. They out source there calls.

All the positives are good enough for me. Buying tree's are a nightmare. There customer service can be a little more knowledgeable but over all there policy and hours make up for it.

"On Apr 28, 2010 1:37 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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Posted on April 25, 2010, updated April 27, 2010
Posted on April 23, 2010, updated April 25, 2010
I have placed several smaller orders from Spring Hill over the last year. The plants have grown nicely and I wouldn't hesitate to place further orders. I had one plant that never came up and it was promptly replaced. My only suggestion for Spring Hill would be to speed up the response to customer service e-mails. It generally takes several days which, in my opinion, is longer than it should.

"On Apr 26, 2010 6:07 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We appreciate you taking the time to post this. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction. I am sure that this can be corrected. A customer service representative will be contacting you for more information. We apologize for the inconvenience."

DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY. I placed a large order last spring. The plants arrived looking half-dead and very small and unhealthy. I tried to revive them by planting. After awhile, most of the plants wilted and died. I contacted SPRING HILL and asked for a partial refund of $69. They emailed me and said the "checks in the mail" To make a long story short, it has been more than 6 months and I have not received my refund. Worse yet, they now do not reply to my emails. On several occasions, they told me that the check was issued and mailed and the check was reissued and my address verified. I never received. They obviosly were hoping to wear me out by giving me this ridiculous explanation. Obviosly they never were going to send me my refund. Stay away from SPRING HILL. There are many other reputable dealers on the internet that stand by their guarantee. DON"T BE FOOLED AND BECOME A VICTIM OF THIS UNREPUTABLE COMPANY!

"On Apr 28, 2010 1:43 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We appreciate you taking the time to post. A customer service representative will be contacting you for more information and make sure you receive your refund."

I have purchased from SHN in the past, but this year, I have been really disappointed. I purchased coneflowers which have failed to sprout. I also purchased a angel trumpet collection. One was practically dead when I received it, and was replaced promptly by SHN. However it is very frustrating to have to keep contacting them to get replacements.
I will not make the mistake of ordering from them again.

"On Apr 26, 2010 6:03 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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Posted on April 18, 2010, updated April 24, 2010
I live in an inner-city environment, and wanted to plant some small perennial gardens on my tiny patch of green. There aren't real nurseries less than hour's drive from my house, and those that exist charge a premium because of the lack of competition. In addition, their selection was limited and the staff seemed to busy to help someone like me who really didn't know what she was looking for.

I became interested in ordering from Spring Hill Nursery instead of buying locally because the webpage was easy to understand for a novice gardener like me. They had many specials that allowed me to order all the plants I wanted for my garden, and the selection to let me substitute some plants that were out of my price range.

I decided to order from SHN because when I called to ask a shipping question, I spoke to a real person who took the time to answer all of my questions. Again, I live in a city environment, so I was very worried about the delivery man leaving the plants on my stoop. The customer service person explained to me that all the plants are very small, how they are packaged and shipped, double checked the appropriateness of the plants for my growing zone, and helped me figure out a delivery plan that worked for my job schedule. Every call to costumer service since then has gone without a problem.

I will post again when I receive my plants and can see the condition they arrive in. But so far I am very happy with the experience.

"On Apr 19, 2010 4:44 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

Thank you for taking the time to post. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction. We are always here to answer any questions you may have or assist in any way we can. Happy Gardening!

Visited the site and was offered a deal I could not pass up. $10 off a $20 order and free shipping. My three bushes came (for $3.41 cents each delivered) and they look very green, moist, and healthy. They are a little bigger than I was expecting based on the price, about 3/4 foot bushed out and all in their pots with dirt. Even the rose bush looks fresh and has green leaves all over it. I feel like I got a great deal. I am trying out different companies this year, and to be honest, these plants from Springhill are actually the best looking and best value I have received so far.

"On Apr 26, 2010 6:01 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to post this.Thank you for your feedback and Happy Gardening!"

My daughter ordered a pre-planned shade garden for her yard 2 years ago from Spring Hill, and all of the plants are doing great. I was ready to replace sod with perennials this year and I ordered a very large number of plants for the first time this year from Spring Hill Nursery. The plants I received are beautiful. I wanted the pre-planned perennial gardens as I didn't want to take the time to design my own, or spend the time (or gasoline) shopping for plants to duplicate the garden plan I had seen.
The pre-planned garden offered in the catalog was just what I wanted. I am in the middle of planting, and the plants are beautiful. I received them about 4 days ago, and they appear to have grown just since I received them.
I also had no packing slip or planting directions in the box (it had been opened for inspection and apparantly the paperwork was somehow lost in the shuffle). I emailed Springhill and within 48 hours I had a copy of the planting instructions for both of my pre-planned gardens, with a note to remind me that all of the plants are guaranteed. Their quick response, and the beautiful condition of the plants is greatly appreciated!

"On Apr 19, 2010 4:40 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to post this. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction. We are always here to answer any questions you may have or assist in any way we can. Thank you and Happy Gardening!"

I was leary of ordering with all the negative ratings here on Watch Dog, but with their coupon, I thought I would give them a try. I ended up being very pleased. I had fantastic comunication, they shipped fast and everything came well packaged and healthy.

One of the plants I ordered was a Pee Gee Hydrangea, it has a good root system and is larger than I expected, a good 4 ft.

I would order from them again.

"On Apr 19, 2010 4:36 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to post this. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction. We are always here to answer any questions you may have or assist in any way we can. We look forward to serving you in the future. Happy Gardening!"

I purchased a weephing lavendar redbud. The picture looked so pretty, but the tree was $69. I used a $25 coupon, which brought the price down. The stick arrived within a few days of notification. The stick was pliable, so I went ahead and planted it. It has been several weeks, and I think I am finally seeing something where the branches had been cut. Considering the cost of the tree, and the size, I cannot say it was a good value. I will have to wait and see how it does over the next few months and decide whether to change my review from neutral to negative or positive. I am a little reluctant to purchase anything else from them, but really wanted a weeping lavendar.

"On Apr 19, 2010 5:03 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to post this. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction and have a lifetime guarantee on our plants. We are always here to answer any questions you may have or assist in any way we can. "

I called this company to ask why I should order from them and pay 2-5 dollars more per plant than my local nursery, plus shipping. The salesperson curtly replied that she couldn't answer that question and that the decision to purchase from them is entirely up to the consumer. When I asked whether anyone at the company could answer that question, she said no. A business that cannot articulate why their product is better and worth the additional cost is suspect. Say something, say anything, but don't say 'no comment'.

"On Apr 14, 2010 3:58 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

Thank you for your feedback. Spring Hill has been America's favorite mail order garden center since 1849. We guarantee all of our plants to be true to name and to reach you in perfect, healthy condition. If, for any reason, you aren't pleased with any plant upon receipt, after planting or once it grows, just contact Spring Hill anytime - no time limit- for as long as you garden. No need to return any plant. We will refund every cent you paid for that plant or send you a replacement without charge - whichever you prefer. This guarantee, as well as our 160+ years experience and excellent reputation is something many local nurseries can not offer.

Way to go Springhill. This year is far better than I've ever had doing business with them. The plants were strong, healthy, beautiful! The packaging was impressive! Communication was terrific!

I had ordered several Salvia and Aruncus...both species...ALL plants were perfect!

I WILL order again! :)

"On Apr 14, 2010 4:12 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

Thank you for your feedback. We do our best to ship quality plants to our customers and we do offer a lifetme guarantee. Happy Gardening."

I ordered 6 golden sedum plants. They arrived well packaged and in good shape.

"On Apr 14, 2010 2:40 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

Thank you for your feedback. We do our best to ship quality plants to our customers. Happy Gardening."

Posted on March 11, 2010, updated April 11, 2010
Posted on March 10, 2010, updated March 11, 2010
I just placed an order for 21 Bare Root Freedom Hedge Roses from Spring Hill Nursery yesterday. I'm a little concerned considering all the negative reviews about dying plants, late shipments etc. I'm not sure if I would of placed an order if I would of seen these reviews first. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best and will keep you up to date. The plants are scheduled to ship the week of April 14th. I'm not exactly sure what to expect for the size of the plants, but I'm hoping after a nice long soak and planting in humus enriched soil that they will begin growing fairly quick. More to come...

"On Mar 11, 2010 11:42 AM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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"

Be extremely wary of this company!!

We ordered from SH ten years ago, despite my husband's misgivings, because we had a shady area in our yard and I wanted an easy-care garden at a reasonable cost. We ordered a shade foundation garden and it is still gorgeous.

Based on that experience, we ordered three ornamental grasses from SH last year. When they arrived, after a long shipping delay, they were just dry, dead-looking bundles of roots. Nevertheless, I planted them according to instructions and kept them well-watered, but a month later they had shown no sign of any growth at all. I called SH and the customer service rep would not even consider issuing a refund because "I hadn't given the plants a chance."

We went to a local nursery and bought three similar ornamental grasses and planted them near the SH grasses so our planting area wouldn't look so empty and ridiculous. Another month went by and the locally-purchased grasses were thriving and growing well and the three SH grasses were still dead little bundles about two inches high. I called once again and another customer service rep refused to discuss a refund. At that point, I gave up because we weren't out that much money.

This spring, our locally-purchased grasses are gorgeous and quickly sending up lovely green growth, while our SH grasses are - you guessed it - still tiny little dead bundles. I'm giving up on the SH grasses and the company itself. It's really a shame because I love my shade garden so much but I'm not risking any more money with Spring Hill.

"On Apr 14, 2010 2:44 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We appreciate you taking the time to post. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction. We are always here to assist in any way we can. A customer service representative will be contacting you about your order. We do offer a lifetime guarantee on all our plants."

Posted on April 8, 2010, updated April 9, 2010
After some heavy debate, some encouragement from a friend, and placing an order last year then canceling it due to fear of what I had read about the companies. I placed a mail order with Springhill and Brecks Nurseries in early to mid March of this year and received an email shortly after with my order information and a link to check the status of my order from Brecks. When I checked the status it stated that my shipment would ship on 4/8/10. a couple days later after not receiving an email from Springhill I called and asked if they had received my order form. After looking in their computer system she stated that she had an order and continued to tell me what was in the order...It was what I had ordered with Breck's NOT what I had ordered with Springhill (I did not know that these companies were sister companies) I told the representative as much and she stuttered completely to only state that they had NOT received the order for S.H. The next morning I had an email confirmation. I also checked the status of this order and it stated that it would ship on 4/8/10. I was happy and thought WOW that IS pretty fast. To my disappointment the next morning the delivery date had changed. Then the NEXT morning it changed again .I then sent an email to both companies asking for a solid delivery date and I received a email back from both companies that were verbatim to the other. Here's what they said. Private info has been deleted.
"Dear E., Thank you for your email. I apologize for the inconvenience. I have reviewed your account and see that you should receive your order by mid April.
If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us. Sincerely, Customer Service"

The very next day I checked the status' again to only find that the delivery dates have been changed again. Now I am looking at getting some plants in very late April and early May. I wonder what the need to changed the dates were since this question was asked in my email but never answered. I would like to develop a good relationship with these companies but I do not see that happening at this point. The longer I wait for these plants, the hotter it gets. I could have already bought my plants at a local (very reputable nursery) and been done with my gardens. We will see how this turns out and if I remain a customer.
E.

"On Apr 9, 2010 1:55 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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I love spring hill nurseries!! Plants can take a lot of abuse in the mail. With no water, too much heat, and being thrown around in the mail sorting warehouses. The wonderful thing about spring hill is they will send you another shipment anytime no questions asked. They even send some other small token as a gift for your patience. I have bought many Plants from them and will continue to do so even when I have no more ground to plant. LOL!!

"On Apr 9, 2010 1:52 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

Thank you for your feedback and we appreciate you taking the time to post. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction and pride ourself on our lifetime guarantee."

I've ordered from Spring Hill Nursery for many years, and the flowers and shrubs I've received from them have always grown into healthy plants. They ship rather quickly, and the plants are healthy and packaged well. I will certainly continue ordering from them for future landscaping projects!

"On Apr 9, 2010 1:56 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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I have been ordering from Spring Hill for years and have never had a bad experience. All plants always arrived in great shape! I have had some plants die, but once I contacted the company, they sent replacements, without any problems. As long as I'm gardening, I will purchase from Spring Hill!

"On Apr 9, 2010 1:58 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction and thank you for your feedback. We are always here to answer any questions you may have or assist in any way we can. "

I've purchased from Spring Hill, Breck's, Michigan Bulb, Gurney's and Henry Field's several times. Sometimes the plants do not look good when they arrive, or for some unkown reasons plants just don't grow. When that happen, I just have to drop them an email asking for a replacement. No question asked. It's that easy. Some other online nursery I've purchased from even asked for an original shipping label to be send back by regular US mail in order to excercise their one year warranty. I have not used regular US mail for a long time that I have to check the current postage for 1st class mail.

Spring Hill's lifetime guarantee really gives me peace of mind. In fact I just got my replacement daylily from Spring Hill today. What a nice policy. I will give them two thumbs up for this. Keep up the good work.

"On Apr 9, 2010 1:50 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We appreciate you taking the time to post. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction and we pride ourself on our lifetime guarantee. Thank you for your feedback."

After reading the negative comments, I too was hesitant to order, however, their specials were too good to pass up. I was very pleasantly surprised at the size and vigor of all the plants I received-very promptly and without any backorders. I will not hesitate to order from them again. Thanks, Spring Hill Nursery!

"On Apr 9, 2010 1:38 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We appreciate you taking the time to post. We appreciate your feed back. Happy Gardening!"

4 years ago when I was new to mail ordering plants I had several bad experiences with Springhill so I stopped purchasing from them.

I saw an advertisement for the $20 of plants for free and decided that I would try them again. On 3/27/10 I ordered 3 vvarigated weigela thinking that if I got 1 good plant out of the 3 then it would be worth the $7.95 I paid for just shipping.

Well I was surprised today when UPS delivered a nice big box of beautiifully packaged and healthy plants. All 3 are beautiful and a nice size not itty bitty bareroot non-sense that I have gotten before. I am impressed. I hope they keep this up and be consistent with the quality of their plants and shipping practices.

Dorothy

"On Apr 8, 2010 11:33 AM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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Posted on March 26, 2010, updated April 2, 2010
I haven't received any of the plants that I ordered from this company yet, so I can not say anything for or against that... However, I'm finding it odd that I got an "expected delivery" date and every time I check the status of my order the date becomes later and later. Originally it said I could expect the items at the end of this month... a couple of days later it was the beginning of April... and now it's pushed back to late April/early May! I understand supply and demand, but they shouldn't have an expected date that changes every time you go to look at your status. It would be better to originally give a late delivery date ,then if the order comes "early" it would be much more exciting than the disappointment of the delivery date moving further and further away.

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I have made a few orders with Spring hill. I especially like the quality of the rose's they sell. They discribe them correctly and price them fairly. I will continue to buy from Springhill when I can not find what I need from my local growers. Great Job Springhill

"On Apr 8, 2010 11:23 AM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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I am new to gardening but was pulled in by a $20 offer for free plants, only to pay the shipping costs. At first was concerned because I had read some of he bad reviews but decided to give it a shot.

Right after placing my order, I had to contact their customer service department as the $20 offer didn't reflect in my checkout and my payment was $20 higher than I had expected. At that point I was really worried it was a scam.. However, my call to customer service went through quickly and the reperesentative was so nice about getting the problem corrected.

I received my plants really quickly. I'm no expert on quality of the plants or anything but they seemed to be just as healthy as I purchase at local nurseries with only one exception. Out of the 12 plants I ordered, was extremely happy with 11. I got a bunch of things I had never seen before and the vast majority of the plants seem to be thriving.

Will definitely do business with again to get something I really like but just can't find locally.

Highly recommend. Will review again on second order.

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It has been sometime since I ordered any plants from Spring Hill Nursery. I had stopped buying from them because of a problem with price and quality a few years ago. Then I found a special that they had on the internet where they would give you a $20 credit towards a purchase of plants and all you had to do was pay the shipping. I decided to try and give them another chance. I ordered 2 honeyberry plants and paid about $7 in shipping. When the plants arrived they were very healthy and larger then I expected for the price. The price from Spring Hill Nursery was $10 less per plant for the same size plants that I had bought from different nursery. I had paid more money for the plants and shipping from the other vendor then I did with Spring Hill. I am very glad that I gave them a try. I will order more plants from them in the future. They were responsive, fast with their shipment and had quality plants with good packaging.

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WE HAVE NOW DEALT WITH THIS COMPANY AND HAD VERY GOOD LUCK WITH THE COMPANY BACKING UP WHAT THEY SELL. LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED PLANTS THAT DID NOT DO WELL AND WE CONTACTED THE COMPANY ON THE PLANTS. THOSE THAT COULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY WERE AND THE OTHERS WERE SHIPPED TO US FREE THIS SPRING. THE PLANTS THAT DID DO WELL HAVE PERFORMED EXCEPTIONALLY. WE ARE SOLD ON THIS COMPANY.

"On Mar 31, 2010 3:02 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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I was somewhat reluctant to order from Spring Hill after reading some negative experiences, but I wanted the plants (Salvia Nemorosa Plumosa) and the web site deal was too good to pass up. Well, the 8 plants arrived (by UPS) 7 days after I first placed the order, were beautifully packaged and all were healthy. I am very pleased and will order from them again without hesitation.

"On Mar 25, 2010 1:27 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We do pride ourselves on our lifetime guarantee and our customer service "If you are not happy with any item you order from us, or any item does not grow and flourish to your complete satisfaction notify us anytime for a reship, replacement certificate or refund, whichever you prefer. Thank you and Happy Gardening!"

I have ordered from this company before and I really like them. I did have plants that didn't make it after they were planted so I contacted the company and they replaced them with not one bit of hassle. They guarantee their plants for life how could you go wrong! I have had plant questions and they helped answer them. They even have sales and discounts which is wonderful. I just wished they carried every plant I am looking for. I would buy from them again without any hesitation.

"On Mar 25, 2010 1:39 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, we really appreciate it. Happy Gardening!"

I want to thank everyone who took the time to write about their negative experiences with Spring Hill. I consider myself a decent gardener, but up until now I have purchased only from my local shops. I want to branch out and get more exotic varieties of shade perennials. I have $300 worth of selections in my shopping cart with Spring Hill as we speak. I have some serious concerns now, given that this company's pro to neg ratio is about even. I understand that it is tough to please everyone but the vitriol and disappointment expressed here in some of the negative reviews concerns me greatly. I plan to be very conservative about what I purchase from Spring Hill. (I can imagine that meeting supply and demand when you deal in living things is quite difficult.) I am not sure what to think, but I appreciate being forewarned.

"On Mar 9, 2010 2:35 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

We appreciate you taking the time to post this. We strive for 100% Customer Satisfaction. We are always here to answer any questions you may have or assist in any way we can; just give us a call or email us. We also offer a lifetime guarantee on all your plants. We look forward to serving you in the future. Happy Gardening!"

When I read the negative comments about this company, I think there is a misunderstanding. They do guarantee that their plants will grow. And they do replace what doesn't make the grade. And they take our word for it. And they have never set a time limit. That's a good a guarantee as there is from any mail order or on-line company. When I have called to inquire about how to redeem credits or when I have any trouble with their on-line access, they could not be more cooperative.

Their prices are competitively low, but you get better than average sized bulbs and more mature seedlings. The quality is so much better than the dried out prepackaged plants at the discount stores or the really inexpensive mail order or on-line catalog companies.

I have to admit that some of what I receive does not prosper the first year, and a few items have not been as hardy are their catalogs suggest. I order something from them every year, and never have I had to ask more than once to get a replacement or credit. So sometimes it takes two years to get the plants started, but after four years I now have an exceptional bulb and perennial garden. Patience is just a virtue when working with small and immature plants. But Spring Hill is giving adequate support. Try Plantron sometime if you do not know how difficult it can be.

"On Feb 26, 2010 11:38 AM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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I've ordered with Spring Hill and Michigan Bulb Co. and I noticed something unusual: 1) they use the same account number; 2) when logging in, they ask for the same info (acct. # and zip); 3) when I try to order, I often get the exact same error message (their web site(s) are awful.

The biggest difference between the two sites: Michigan Bulb Co. products were almost always less expensive. Go figure!

"On Feb 26, 2010 12:45 PM, Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) responded with:

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