Comments regarding Singing Tree Gardens

I too have been bitten by the conifer bug. Singing Tree has a year-end sale and I ordered a Pinus thunbergii "Thunderhead". Wonderful specimen received that is now very happy here in zone 7B. I will order again. Who could resist??

I have always believed that we should purchase the more "everyday" garden plants from out local independent merchants. But then there are those more unusual and hard to find plants. For those of us who love the rare and unusual...we mail order. Most of us have been burned by it too. I have received some pretty pitiful stuff and I am sure you have too.

Every now and then we come across a forward thinking entrepreneur that is in the business because he is a plantsman at heart and he takes pride in it. Like us. Its why we are here. I had the pleasure of finding Singing Tree Gardens and I ordered a Pinus parviflora 'Miyajima'. Its my 11th variety of pine and it is wonderful...everything I was hoping for. Some of their merchandise was sold out for the season (it is November after all), but they offer to email you when the plants you want are back in stock. I'll look forward to the emails, and ordering many more dwarf conifers in the future. Thanks Don.

My yard is a certified wildlife habitat (if you haven't considered this, please do - http://www.nwf.org). I share my sanctuary with the wild birds and animals that happen by. Its only made it better!

worked with don. the order was fulfilled quickly and we received the shipment within 3 days of the order. a subsequent email/question we sent to singing tree was answered within an hour. finally, the plants we ordered were both unavailable at most sites we searched, so we were particularly pleased to find them available at singing tree.

Great communication was provided in the shipment process and the size and quality of my Compressa Junipers exceeded my expectations. Will do business with again.

After ordering several dwarf conifers I received excellent communication via several emails about my order and the shipment.
I was concerned about shipping from CA to PA over the 7/4 holiday.
Another email reassured me that the plants would not suffer.
They arrived in perfect condition and were larger than expected. The plants are doing well and I am very pleased. I highly recommend this company.

I just received a Rhododendron from Singing Tree and the plant is huge, gorgeous, and ready to bloom. I am very happy with the quality of the plant and I will definitely order from them again.

Beautiful pine and cypress, Very good roots, fast shipping , will recommend to friends. Thank you

I placed a small order this fall. I was a little worried because it was late in the season, but the order came very quickly. All of the plants looked great, with very nice root systems. The winter heath I ordered was blooming and just gorgeous. I also ordered Juniperus scop. "Moonglow", and I could not believe I only paid $15.00 each (on sale) for them. They were about 28" tall each and the foliage was a beautiful steely blue. I am very happy with my purchase and will definately be ordering from them again.

Plants arrived today, very nicely packed. The plants are all very nice..the barberry is prickley...the pines are piney and the little elm tree is very nice.

No problem here! and of course..will order from these very nice folk again..since they have the dwarf versions of some real nice trees and plants.

I was scoping out that dianthus freynii, haven't quite figuered out what that is yet.

Thank you!

I was originally drawn by Singing Tree's collection of unusual evergreens; it makes me wish I had an acre to fill in and lived in a slightly warmer zone! Their Web site is beautifully visual and comprehensive. I ultimately ordered 5 dianthus freynii, something I have never seen or found anywhere else. Ordering from their Web site was a snap until PayPal didn't work. I e-mailed them and received a reply from Don within a couple of hours. After his helpful suggestions, I tried again, but with no success. I sent another e-mail and Don asked me to call him directly. He explained that their Web site had just recently been updated and, apparently, some glitches needed to be taken care of. Don happily took my order over the phone. A week or so later--about the time I should have gotten my order--I got a call, regretfully informing me that my order and another customer's order from Oregon had accidentally been switched. (The lady who received my dianthus freynii called them about it. She returned my order to the nursery, and we were able to abort her shipment to me.) Concerned about my plants being boxed for 2 weeks, Don replaced the original 5 plants with new ones, and I received them one week later. The shipping box was pretty banged up, but the plants had been well-protected and bound together. The plants were very healthy (and bigger than I thought they would be), with impressive, moist root balls intact. I've passed on my concerns and suggestions for stronger packaging materials. The plants are doing beautifully, and I've gotten questions from curious neighbors along the lines of, "What in heaven's name are those?" All in all, I wouldn't hesitate to order from Singing Tree again. Their customer service is excellent, their plants of the best quality, and they tried very hard to correct the mistakes that were made. Passionate gardeners can't ask for anything more.

Wonderful rhoadies from a very small company. Website has excellent photos to show flower colors and very accurate, detailed descriptions. They have many dwarf varieties available in 3- & 4-yr old sizes so the plants won't get "lost" in your garden (dwarf varieties grow very slowly) but are perfect for the urban gardener. Altho you order from the website, they do not contact you to obtain billing info until they are ready to ship the plants, so be aware there may be a lag before they call you. Unlike many mail-order companies, their instruction sheets were three full pages long of detail!

A wonderful selection of rhodies and azaleas at reasonable prices...search by size, color, fragrance, hardiness etc. I ordered several plants in fall 2001 which came in beautiful condition. Detailed instructions were included for planting. Unfortunately, some of our wildlife had a feast on the leaves over the winter before I realized they needed protection...but this spring all have leafed out again and are vigorously growing. I am very pleased and will order from them again.

Nice sized rhododendrons packaged well. Though ground delivery cross country to the East coast took ten days, all plants delivered in surprisingly good condition. Easy to use convenient Web site ( //www.singtree.com ).

I originally found this company via the American Rhododendron Society's homepage. The ordering experience from Singing Tree was positive. They were able to provide plants that I had had "trouble" finding. Plants' pricing was average for the world of rhododendrons, nice plants with well-formed roots, and packaging was adequate for the cross-country trip. The ability to order directly online was most helpful. Thumbs Up.