Comments regarding John Scheepers, Inc.

Although my Spanish Hyacinth order was kinda ratty this year, everything else was just as spectacular as ALWAYS!

P.S. I did not call to complain about the hyacinths. Everything else was just so wonderful it made up for them.

I found John Scheepers, Inc. to be a great source of
fall planting bulbs. The bulbs I receveived were top
quality and healthy. Their customer service is good.
I will definately order from them again!

NRN

Just placed my second order with them for this fall, since I was pleased with my first one. Great selection on the website, reasonable prices. Bulbs nice and healthy, though not huge (not tiny either, just regular sized).

I received my two orders of lily bulbs last week, as I requested for shipment in mid-October. I couldn't believe the size of the bulbs! Extremely large and well hydrated! Awesome! I will definitely order from this company again!!

I ordered from Scheepers because they have should glowing reviews and when I finally got the order, I just wasn't as thrilled as I had expected to be.
The bulbs were okay but really nothing to brag about. I've ordered bulbs, mainly lilies, from about half a dozen places for fall shipment and these were no better or worse then any others.
The price is fair, shipping isn't too awful and yes the delivery not as fast as others.
Still, all in all, I feel like a got my moeny's worth and would order from them again.

Bulbs are nice-sized and appear to be healthy. Shipping was a tad slow, in my opinion, for my area, but not late, either. Prices are very good and I'm sure I'll be a repeat customer.

I just received my order from John Scheepers. I am very impressed. The bulbs are all healthy looking and the lilies are well hydrated. They look much better that what I have received from other mail order companies. Great selection, great quality, good shipping time. The only draw back is the shipping is so expensive (20% for WA state). I look forward to ordering from them again in the Spring and next fall.

Wonderful bulbs.I will be a repeat customer.

I recently ordered some bulbs for fall planting (mostly narcissus, muscari, and tulips) and they all arrived today. I am so impressed! Some of the narcissus that I ordered were a part of their "Scheepers Gold Medal Narcissus Mixture" and so far only 3 of the 30 bulbs we've planted have only one nose (most have 3)! I'll be sure to post more in the spring once we see what comes up... We're very hopeful and excited to think about how these will look next April.

Quality products, website, and customer service. Very pleasant experience.

My order was received after about a week of having placed it. Nice packing, bulbs were healthy and of good size and I'm very pleased. They have a nice selection of products and the website is easily navigated. Will order again. Thanks Scheepers!
Anne

This was my first order from John Scheepers and am quite happy with it. It arrived at just the right time for planting , was well packed with good information, and all were clearly labeled.
I only had one bad bulb out of an order of 50, which is excellent in comparison to others I have tried. The bulbs were HUGE and firm.
Not only do they carry the harder to find narcissi Lemon Drops, but the prices and shipping rates were good too. I will be ordering again. I can hardly wait for spring now!

I placed a moderate-sized order with John Scheepers this year--last year I ordered from their sister company, Van Engelen, during the end-of-season sale and was pleased with what I got. This year's order was very nice--large bulbs, well-packed, fresh and un-bruised. The Fritillaria bulbs didn't have a familiar skunky smell (the result of bruising) and were firm and plump. The tulip bulbs are large. I'm trying NOT to place another order. Trying.

Zowie! In May I placed a $150 order for fall bulbs. When they arrived in early October I found them expertly packaged and the contents clearly marked. The bulbs are clean, firm and ENORMOUS. So pleased with this company!

I preordered some bulbs for fall planting. After receiving my order, I received an email as well as a postcard listing all the items I had preordered. I love that. I don't have to second guess wondering if my order has been received or if it is being processed. I will check in again once I receive the bulbs.

Last year I ordered 50 scilla peruviana from John Scheepers, mainly because their reputation was listed as extra special on Daves Garden. The plants never came up, and when I called their nursery they said that these plants were a native of South America and normally didn’t come up during the normal planting time in the United States, and asked me to wait until this spring to order a replacement. So far nine months these plants have not shown any sign of life, and I have dug in my garden trying to see if perhaps some of these bulbs were still dormant in the ground, but there is nothing there. When I called John Scheepers back to complain they told me that moles had probably eaten up my bulbs, and that I should call an exterminator and re-order in the fall.

After much comparison, Scheepers is the cheapest (Quality) bulb broker that I know of.

I suggest Tulip 'Orange Bowl for it's sheer galvanizing mass of color, and their Galanthus elwesii, of which most bloomed in January here in Colorado, but a friend of mine had a bud on thanksgiving that bloomed Chrismas day!

James

I have been ordering from John Scheepers and their sister company, Van Engelen, for a number of years. I've compared prices with other companies and find theirs to be the most competitive, their catalog to be the most thorough, and their bulbs the best quality of any single company. The bulbs always arrive at the appropriate time for my zone, and are huge, firm, and healthy. I've never had a problem with mislabeled bulbs. The daffodil bulbs are often 2 or 3 large bulbs connected together -- so I actually get more bang for the buck. The only problem I ever had was when they had a crop failure on a reverse bicolor narcissus -- by the time they notified me it was too late to order a replacement anywhere else and they were out of all their other reverse bicolors. But my money was cheerfully and swiftly refunded. I've ordered from other bulb companies, and I really think this is the best one.

I have been placing small orders to Scheepers for several years. I have always been very pleased. This year, the tulips I had been looking forward to turned out to be entirely different from what I had ordered. I emailed the company with a photo of the tulips and received an answer the same day, with a credit for my next order. Can they be more fair than that? Always great quality, and even the "wrong" tulips were beautiful! I'm looking forward to this years' catalog.

i do a daffodil project each fall on my farm & have ordered from van engelen, the sister company, for the past 6 years. larger quantity orders are priced very reasonably, especially compared to many other popular bulb catalog sources. bulb quality, selection and service have always been excellent. good prices means i can plan bigger projects, and i know i'll get beautiful bulbs. highly recommended!

I am very pleased with the size and quality of the bulbs I received from them. First time I've gotten an order of bulbs with not even one bad bulb in the lot. Their catalog is a pleasure to browse. I can hardly wait for spring!!!!!!

Have ordered and received without any problems for nearly a decade.

Very nice quality lilies. They are always very large, good quality and shipped at the right time.

My only - but important - negative comment is that they don't ship lilies which are true to name. A few years ago I ordered 7 different named lilies. After several years I have now come to realization that only 3 of the lilies were as sold. The other lilies were very very nice, but not the named varieties purchased. Please - please - please send the named varieties you sell, or inform us that you have substituted. There is nothing harder than trying to find the name of a lily after the fact.

I ordered: Mediterrannee, Arena, Enchantment, Buff Pixie, Mona Lisa, Barcelona, and Grand Cru.

I received (I think): Cartouche, Arena, "Some spotted orange lily-but not enchantment", a bright orange low growing pixie lily, Mona Lisa, Cancun, and Grand Cru.

That is 3 rights: Arena, Mona Lisa and Grand Cru, and 4 wrongs. That is simply not good enough. At least tell us when you substitute. Also, some of the substitutes are not as "nice and pricey" as the ordered (buff pixie for example is so much better than the plain orange kind. Enchantment based on it's history is a lily I really would like. Not just another orange lily)

If you are lily enthusiast I would be weary at recommending them for sources of lilies.

If you are looking for good quality, but don't really care if you get the excact name then they are a great place for lilies (always high quality, nice plump bulbs, good prices).


I made another order this year for "mixed" lilies (they can't go wrong there, you think ?). I also ordered tulips and allium. Both were very large bulbs and fantastic quality. I was especially impressed with the quality of the alliums (purple sensation and globemaster).

I would like to state that their tulips are so much better than another company who gets consistently good reviews but whos tulips have disappointed me. Something as basic as tulips you got to get right, and john scheepers have.

One minus for shipping mislabled lilies. Pluses for almost everything else.

My first time ordering this year and I was so pleased. In fact I did two orders and would have done more had they not run out of what I wanted. My fault I waited too long. The bulbs were really nicely sized and very firm. Very fast shipping and nicely packaged. They are great to deal with. Will definately order again.

Ordered from Scheepers instead of sister company Van Engelen this year due to smaller quantities. Excellent quality and quantity as always. Only two bad bulbs out of 180.

Was very happy with my order placed to J. Scheepers. Did my research here on garden watchdog and all of you gardeners did not let me down!

Placed order via internet and had excellent communication, timing, and most importantly the bulbs were in super shape and very large. Nothing was b/o, packaging was very good, and I give a very large thumbs up to this company!!!

Will certainly be ordering from them again.
Thanks J. Scheepers
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I just planted my bulbs from John Scheepers. They look really good. And VERY large. This is the first time I have ordered from them, but so far I am impressed. I can hardly wait til summer!

I was very happy with my purchase from this company. The bulbs were shipped out quickly, and were large healthy bulbs. Will definately be ordering from again.

My second order with this company. Bulbs have always been in good shape and have grown well. Their web site is very professional and efficient. Will continue to use them as a great resource for fall bulbs.

Excellent, quality bulbs at a great price. We have ordered from their website as well as land phone and are very pleased. Also we can find bulbs that are unique. We will continue to order from them.

I have ordered several times over the last five years and have always gotten healthy bulbs, good size, nearly always all in stock. Last year they sent the wrong species of anemone and maybe the wrong tulip - deeper yellow than I expected, which I only found out after the bulbs came up. Although I did not keep a copy of my order, it only took one email for them to offer me replacements this fall which have just arrived - no quibbling. Excellent bulbs, and excellent customer service.

I've had good luck with this company on several orders over several years.

I received my order yesterday in Michigan. Everything was well-packed and looked good. I am very pleased with my bulbs. I particularly liked the fact that the shipment could be tracked at UPS right through Scheepers' website. I will order again next year.

All the bulbs I ordered from John Scheepers last fall arrived on time and in perfect condition. All were fat, healthy bulbs. The ones that didn't survive had nothing to do with them and everything to do with my balcony planting arrangement and our weather last year. The ones that did, especially the tulip humilis violacea, the daffodils, and all the lilies grew magnificently! I will definitely order again from them this year.

Well, make that "positive-ish." Like some of other commenters, I was pleased overall with the bulbs I ordered from John Scheepers--they have a wide variety and some things that I didn't find anywhere else. (The "Holland Chic" tulips I ordered are beautiful this spring. Well, at least, the ones the squirrels didn't get are beautiful.) I did find a couple of rotted bulbs in each order, and the bulbs weren't as large as those I'd gotten from other sources. Not enough for me to complain to Customer Service, and perhaps one or two bad bulbs is to be expected in an order as large as the one I placed with them. Still, I'd expected a little bit more given their reputation and the other comments. It was, overall, a postive experience, but not the best bulb experience I've had. I will order from John Scheepers/Van Engelen again, but only with whatever money I have left after running wild at Old House Gardens and Brent & Becky's.

Order came quickly and as ordered. I will use them again.

Although this was a very small order, it was delivered very quickly, it was well-packaged, and - most importantly - it was accurate. I am now contemplating a second larger order.

I placed my first order with John Scheepers last fall and was satisfied with the quality of bulbs that I received. They were big and healthy and the shipment arrived earlier than expected. I will definitely do more business with them.

I ordered botanical tulips and lily bulbs from Scheepers last Spring. In October, I called the company to inquire about the order, and when I might expect delivery. The person who answered the phone was courteous and helpful, and told me they don't ship to zone 8 until the first week in November. The bulbs arrived the second week in Nov, which is fine. The bulbs were all firm, good sized, and seemed healthy. I would--and will--order from this company again.