Comments regarding Longfield Gardens

After decades of gardening in New Jersey (6b–7a), I can say without hesitation that my experience with Longfield Gardens was deeply disappointing. The bulbs I received were consistently small, soft, and in several cases outright mushy, a clear sign of poor storage, weak culling standards, or both. In our climate, bulbs must survive freeze thaw cycles, cold winter soil, and then push hard in early spring and this kind of stock simply does not perform. Several bulbs failed to emerge at all. Oothers produced weak, anemic growth that collapsed after a late frost. A healthy bulb should be firm, heavy for its size, and stable in the hand and these were none of those things!! Descriptions on the site also gloss over real-world hardiness concerns, offering vague guidance that ignores how unforgiving New jersey soil and weather can be. I should not have to pre-soak, fungicide dip, or baby bulbs just to give them a fighting chance. That’s not gardening .... that’s damage control. For a company selling to northern gardeners, sending out underdeveloped, questionable stock is unacceptable. What arrived at my door felt rushed, careless, and frankly not ready for planting. I’ve grown thousands of bulbs over decades, and this was the kind of material that sets a garden back a full season.... or worse. Serious gardeners deserve better. Poor quality like this isnt a fluke, its a pattern, and it shows.

"On Jan 16, 2026 2:57 PM, Longfield Gardens responded with:

We apologize for the quality of the bulbs you received that did not perform. We offer a 100% guarantee. Please contact us at info@lfgardens.com so we can resolve the matter. Or if you would like, you can contact our Customer Service Department directly at (855) 534-2733, and we will be more than happy to help you."

I have been ordering from Longfield Gardens since the pandemic. The quality of the bulbs in my 2024 and 2025 orders was terrible and I received moldy and mushy bulbs and some dried up bulbs. In 2025, I complained immediately about several bags of the bulbs I received and they did send replacements. However, the replacements were also moldy and mushy or dried up! Plus one of the replacements was the wrong variety. It's very disappointing because the first few years I ordered from them the quality was great. I will also note that Costco also offers bulbs from Longfield Gardens in their stores. The bulbs I have purchased in store have always been great but that doesn't really work for me since I want specific varieties.

"On Jan 16, 2026 2:59 PM, Longfield Gardens responded with:

We apologize for the quality of the bulbs you received that did not perform. We have a 100% guarantee. Please get in touch with us at info@lfgardens.com so we can resolve the matter. Or if you would like, you can contact our Customer Service Department directly at (855) 534-2733, and we will be more than happy to help you."

Extremely positive experience with Longfield. Beautiful tulip bulbs arrived well packaged and labeled. Used some “Ziva” daffodils as Christmas gifts and they were perfect. You might pay more, but you also get a better product.

Purchased a bunch of bulbs during end of season sale. Arrived quickly in great condition. Preordered some Dahlias and looking forward to getting them.

Tulip bulbs... the bulbs arrived looking like they’d been through a wood chipper—cracked, dry, and covered in mold. Still, I gave them the benefit of the doubt. I prep my beds meticulously: well-draining soil, organic compost, and a balanced fertilizer. I am in zone 5 and followed the planting depth and spacing recommendations to the letter. Come spring, only a handful of spindly, pale green shoots emerged. Out of the 50 or so bulbs I was able to salvage, 6 sprouted, and only 2 actually bloomed—wilted flowers that looked more like they were auditioning for a Halloween decoration.

The rest? A depressing graveyard of rotting bulbs. I excavated the beds to see what went wrong, and most of the bulbs were soft, disintegrating, and riddled with pests—something I’ve never experienced with other suppliers. The bulbs were either diseased or stored improperly before being shipped.

I called customer service. They suggested it was "my soil" or "improper planting techniques." Let me tell you, after 25 years of flawless tulip gardens, the issue isn’t my soil—it’s your low-quality product.

"On Jan 2, 2025 3:41 PM, Longfield Gardens responded with:

Hello,

We apologize for the quality of the bulbs you received that did not perform. We have a 100% guarantee, please get in touch with us at info@lfgardens.com so we can resolve the matter. Or if you would like you can contact our Customer Service Department directly at (855) 534-2733 and we will be more than happy to help you. "

I ordered 2 sets of Bearded Iris Victoria Falls and 2 sets of Bearded Iris Easter Candy from Longfield in July 2024. They were shipped in late September. The size and condition of the Victoria Falls Iris was very disappointing. They were very small and dried up. I have doubts that they will survive but planted them anyway. The Easter Candy rhizomes were literally 3 times as large and much more healthy. I would have much preferred that Longfield reach out to me to ask for my preferences if the crop of Victoria Falls was poor (which it appears was the case). Simply shipping some very small and shriveled up rhizomes sends the message that they hope I don't care and will not complain. I won't use this company again.

"On Oct 8, 2024 2:30 PM, Longfield Gardens responded with:

Hello! Thank you for your feedback, we have reported this issue to our quality control team. We guarantee our product 100% and are happy to offer a replacement or a refund. We will reach out to you via email."

I have ordered from Longfield Gardens for the past three years, primarily dahlia tubers. Some of the dahlia tubers were correct and grew and bloomed well. However, every single order has had at least a few duds, as well as at least a couple of dahlias that bloomed and proved the wrong tubers had been sent. I think three years is a fair trial, and that since every single order has had mislabeled tubers, it’s time to seek out a better source. The final straw this year was ordering oriental lily bulbs “Salmon Star” and getting some hot pink variety instead. They need to work on their accuracy.

I mainly have ordered dahlias from them, so ymmv, but both the quality of the plants and the customer service has been excellent!

I bought a lot of dahlia tubers this year from several different places, including several varieties from Longfield Gardens that were sold out/unavailable at smaller mom & pop type dahlia suppliers.

I'm rating my experience as neutral because, on the positive side, they sent two clumps of tubers per variety for the same price I've paid for one single tuber elsewhere. On the negative side, every single clump had some loose tubers and broken or very dried out semi-attached necks that are probably not viable. However, because there were so many tubers per clump, I'm pretty confident I'll get at least one viable tuber per variety, which, for the same price, is all I'm really asking.

The packaging and less careful handling of the tubers does make me a bit nervous to order from them in the future, but under similar (last resort) circumstances I may chance it anyway.

I’ve placed five orders from Longfield Gardens over the last three years, and I’ve purchased their products in a local store. I’ve been very happy with the tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, crocus and alliums. All have been healthy and true to variety. The only bad luck I had was with dahlia tubers I ordered online. The dahlias I bought in the store were fine. I requested a replacement for the dahlias ordered online and they were very good about it. I will say this about the shipping - almost all shipments have been timely and well-packaged. My most recent order is from the 40% off end of season sale with free shipping and there have been significant delays with the carrier. The bulbs were an extremely good deal, and one can’t argue with free shipping. Just be aware it could take a long time to get your order.

I ordered tulips from Longfield's for the first time in 2021. They shipped promptly, appeared healthy, and they all bloomed beautifully in my zone 5 garden. The ones I ordered this year arrived quickly and also look healthy. I look forward to seeing them bloom next Spring!

I live in Central Florida. I ordered three different types of bulbs recommended for this zone (9). I was very happy with the bulbs I received; they were healthy and nicely sized and well packaged. They all grew up and bloomed beautifully. The mix of gladiolus colors was beautiful. I hadn't ordered from this company before and am pleased to find a good source of bulbs for this zone. I recommend Longfield Gardens.

I have ordered dahlias from Longfield twice now, first in 2021 and then again this spring 2022. I ordered from them because they have a particular dahlia variety that I want. In 2021 the dahlia tubers where shipped very poorly packaged. They arrived very broken. About half were not usable. They did offer a credit for the damaged items. I thought this might be a one-off so I ordered dahlias again this year. Again, dahlia tubers arrived broken in many pieces, most not usable. I won't bother to ask them for a credit, because I don't want to continue to be a customer. In fairness, I also received some astilbe and a peony that seem to be fine. It's a big deal though that they can't be bothered to properly package their dahlia tubers two seasons in a row. I recommend you shop elsewhere.

I ordered from Longfield Gardens for the first time this year. I ordered a colocasia, a package of nine Pablo dahlias, and a package of three Labyrinth Dahlias. The order was shipped in a timely fashion. The colocasia bulb was much smaller than advertised and also looked dried out. I emailed requesting that they send another, but apparently they were sold out and they promptly refunded my money for the bulb. (I did plant the bulb and it did not grow.) All of the dahlia tubers looked beat up and had broken side tubers, but the main necks were intact so I planted them. Of the three Labyrinth dahlias, only one grew. Of the nine Pablo dahlias, eight grew. Of those eight, two came up very puny and took a long time to mature, but eventually did. All were true to name.
So I have mixed feelings about this company. They had varieties that I wanted and their prices were reasonable. The customer service was good. But the actual quality of the product is hit or miss. I would order from them again only if I had no other source for an item.

I really wanted to love this company--they have such a nice inventory of bulbs. However, the bulbs I received did not look healthy. I planted them anyways, and the ones that did come up looked dreadful. They were planted with bulbs from other companies and I am a master gardener. This was really a huge disappointment.

Ordered dahlias this year and was so pleased with the experienced ordered 4 more times. The Oriental lilies bulbs I got were huge and everything was packaged very nicely.

Longfield Gardens never disappoints me. I order Dahlias and other bulbs, and they stand behind their products. MaryAnne is a big help. I also rely on their blog information.

Very pleased with my experiences over multiple years with longfield. They are 'local' to me in south jersey, have prices that beat competitors (looking at you breck's) at their retail prices not to mention sales. Very nice customer service for one incident of mushy/moldy bulbs which I received a replacement for but did have to pay shipping. One incident of mislabelled hosta which I didn't realize until months later when it had grown somewhat, did not ask for return as it wasn't a big deal. Otherwise bulb quality has been great. Medium sized but still neat selection, great collection of tropicals. strongly recommend.

I ordered dahlia tubers and lily bulbs this year from Longfield, and they were all were fine except for one set of 3 dahlia tubers (Melody Mambo). Two of the three failed (one didn't sprout, one sprouted then wilted). As I'm an experienced gardener and all my other dahlias thrived, I contacted Longfield.
They were very responsive. They said they were all out of that dahlia for this year and offered to replace them next year or provide a refund. I chose the refund and they credited my credit card promptly.
Very nice customer service.

Posted on June 11, 2020, updated June 12, 2020
In 2018 I ordered a Buckeye Belle peony. It is blooming in 2020 finally and is not even the correct color! My flower bed was designed around a dark ruby red, not a magenta with white markings at the base. VERY disappointed. I had the same experience with another mail order supplier of dutch bulbs...a white "cora louise" that turned out to be a yellow bartzella. There is a dutch supplier to these companies that doesnt care.

Received an order of Canna and caladium bulbs. The bulbs are large and well packaged. Thank you. The only problem is that I did not specify shipping next month. My bad. I am now trying to gather together enough pots to help them get a head start.

I buy lots of Daffodil bulbs from several companies and this company has the best daffodil bulbs i've seen. Most r very larger bulbs with smaller ones attached. some times 2 attached.. Will definitely buy again

I bought some Dahlias from Longfield in 2018 and they did OK. This year I ordered a different variety with much worse results. 1. The package was supposed to contain 3 plants, but there were only two there, plus a couple loose tubers. 2. Although the tubers themselves looked healthy, their necks, where they joined the stem, were very dry and frayed looking. 3. I planted the 2 Dahlias but only one came up (and appears to be doing well). I have not contacted them about any refund. I am unlikely to order from them again.

"On Jun 24, 2019 12:55 PM, Longfield Gardens responded with:

Hello! Thank you for your feedback. I apologize that you had a negative experience. We take quality very seriously and guarantee our product 100%. I am going to send you a direct message now."

I ordered dahlia and gladiolus from them this spring. The dahlia tubers are quite good. They came out fast and are growing vigorously. The gladiolus tubers have some minor mold and are not the largest, but they mostly sprouted well. Will see how they flower. I would say they are slightly above average among the bulb vendors I've worked with.

One advantage of them is that they ship earlier than others in spring. For warm places like California we want to plant summer bulbs in March or even Feburary, while most bulb vendors don't start to ship until April. My order with them was shipped on Feb 26th.

I do wish they sell some smaller packs like the Brent and Becky's. For someone with a small garden 3 dahlia or 20 tulips are really too many of a good thing. I have to discard many bulbs because I don't have enough acreage. What a pity.

Longfield Gardens has the best customer service. If you have an issue with any of their products they will reply promptly and get replacements bulbs sent out to you. They don't make you dig up the bulbs and take multiple picture like some companies. Even if you only have issue with a couple of bulbs, they will send you a full replacement package.

I order Narcissus bulbs from Longfield Gardens that were planted fall of 2017.
The shipment arrived in good shape, the bulbs were large and healthy. The bags were marked with the exact names I had ordered
100 Ice Follies
100 Dutch Master
100 Mount Hood.
The bulbs bloomed very well in the spring, however, they were not the varietys I had ordered. I had maybe 15 yellow blooms, 15 white blooms, and all the rest were some sort of double blooms, solid white. I could not find a photo of them on their website. I have no idea what variety they might be, but I don't expect much in the way of long term blooms.
I was very very disappointed. I tried repeatedly to call Longfield but never got an answer. I finally just gave up. No way to resolve the issue if they won't answer the phone.
Planting 300 bulbs was not an easy task for a 67 year old woman. I was expecting spring blooms for years to come.
I don't think that any company should substitute bulbs without asking the customer first.

"On Aug 6, 2018 9:46 AM, Longfield Gardens responded with:

Hello!

Thank you for your note about the Daffodils. We are very sorry that you received the wrong varieties. We guarantee our product 100%. I am going to send you a direct message now! Also, I'd like to apologize for missing your calls - we take customer service very seriously and normally respond within 1 business day."

Placed my first order with Longfield Gardens last week for some dahlias and peonies and promptly received the order just a few days later. They were well packed, and looked healthy and plump! I had bought a few dahlias from a local store and the Longfield were so much better. Just placed a repeat order for more and am looking forward to watching them grow.

I bought 15 dahlia tubers from Longfield Gardens, based on the positive reviews I read on this site. Unfortunately, only three of the 15 tubers were possibly viable. The tubers were a mass of tiny, baby finger like appendages with broken necks. I called them right away and they said they would send me new tubers, but I have not received them yet. Since I start my dahlias early in pots, getting them soon is important. I will consider changing my rating if and when I get some decent tubers. I have read on my Facebook dahlia page that someone else ran into this same problem and they did get new, slightly better tubers.

"On Apr 18, 2018 8:22 AM, Longfield Gardens responded with:

We apologize for the state of your tubers. We have shipped your replacement, if you do not receive them shortly please contact us immediately. All of our product is 100% guaranteed.

Jennifer Pfau
"

Dahlias - very healthy, robust plants with lots of blooms.
Tubers arrived, well packed but they were the most dried out looking of the 3 companies I ordered from. I had low expectations for sprouting but ... they turned into healthy, vigorous plants with lots of blooms. So I'm happy! Surprisingly, the tubers from Longfields actually out performed the single, giant tubers sent by Swan Island.

I contacted Michelle at customer service today to forward photos of a white rimmed gladiolus that had bloomed and was supposed to be crocosmia. Somehow the package had been mislabeled. Shortly later, I received a friendly apology and a promise to send a replacement in the spring. It is such a pleasure when customer service is done in a cheerful manner without an extraordinary effort on the part of the customer.

Purchased multi pack of clematis via Costco this Spring, all grew beautifully except one variety. Contacted Costco for replacements and was told that Longfield did not have that particular variety left and could they send a similar one. I was fine with that, so they did - they also sent about 20 mixed phlox plants too! Very impressed with the customer service and the quality of the plants sent. Will definitely buy from them again.

I have been doing business with Longfield Gardens as a result of the recommendations here on Dave's Garden. I am so happy I found them. The photos on their site are very accurate to the plants, the bulbs are top quality and larger than those I've ordered from so-called "Dutch" companies, and highly reliable to bloom. But for me, the one thing that sets LG apart is the service. The shipping is lightning fast - granted, I am in NY, and they are in NJ - but I have found that they don't waste a minute processing your order and getting it shipped. Out of a number of successful orders...incredible tulips, hyacinths, allium, clematis...I had one issue with a fair quantity of hardy pink geranium that didn't live through the first season, even though they were planted with other hardy geranium that have performed perfectly year over year. However, I waited to see if they would come back this year, but they did not. I had saved my online receipt, but it had been slightly over a year when I contacted them to ask about what options I might have. The customer service could not have been better. Stellar, in fact. I explained what happened and they promptly issued me a full refund. Unquestionably one of the best bulb companies out there, and in my 40 years of gardening, that's saying something.

I have been purchasing plants from LFG for many years. I've ordered from dozens and dozens (that is a low end estimate) of online garden retailers and each year LFG remains my constant. Not only is their customer service exceptional but their products rarely fail me. And if it does, they are quick to remedy the situation.

I thought this was going to be a bad dahlia year, I lost a bunch of tubers over winter due to a flooded basement and when I reordered from LFG the tubers were a bit smaller than previous years, less eyes, overall they just didn't look good. I had nothing to lose so I potted them to start and wouldn't you know every single tuber is growing. And this was on probably 20-30 tubers, which are pretty good odds! This was a few months ago at this point, and the LFG plants are currently almost twice the size of the dahlias I purchased from other shops. They don't cut their tubers up, so I'm sure that helps.

Another note worth mentioning is about their customer service. Last year I was talking to a CS rep about another order I had placed and she mentioned the mixed bag of peonies that just went on sale. They were rock bottom prices so I had her add it to my order. I think I got around 10-15 total. This spring came around and I had a bunch of surprise blooms. I was able to identify most of them but was uncertain of one variety. I emailed LFG, and within a day, a rep reached out, and she positively identified the plant for me. For a company that size, I was really pleased with the level of service and the response time.

Those are my two most recent LFG experiences but every year I have the same positive reaction. I recommend LFG to all my family and friends. I just wish they'd offer the same great coupon codes to returning/loyal customers that they do to first time buyers! ;)

Posted on October 22, 2016, updated March 17, 2017
I am a big customer of bulbs, unable to resist them whether walking past them at nurseries or placing online orders from my usual trusted sources. I only found Longfield because they are apparently the partner that Costco sells bulbs from, and I trust Costco more than just about any other retailer I know. So even though I had already ordered my bulbs for this season, I was unable to resist Longfield's exceptional pricing, wide variety, nonexistent shipping over $50 (that could easily be $10 to $15 elsewhere)! and figured I had the Costco return policy in my back pocket.

Imagine my surprise when my order shipped the day after I placed my order, and arrived only 2 days after that. And this was for no shipping fee! And the bulbs... Oh my goodness, it is hard to find bulbs like these. Huge, healthy, not a single dud! I feel that the low pricing at Longfield is misleading when it comes to the exceptional quality and service they provide. Definitely my go-to source from now on, and that is no small thing for me!

Posted on November 7, 2015, updated December 17, 2016
Posted on May 25, 2015, updated November 7, 2015
Ordered liatris bulbs. Well priced. They arrived on time last week.The box had air holes. Great. Out of 24 in the bag, only one felt kind of mushy. Am planting today. Will order again.

Posted on November 25, 2015, updated November 22, 2016
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Posted on April 2, 2015, updated November 25, 2015
Beautiful website. I had followed their website, and they closed their fall bulbs sales without notice. However, I sent an email and was contacted that I could order. I also was able to talk to a live person.
Nevertheless, I ordered around 100 Tulips, and I chilled them for several weeks before planting, it is now April and they have mostly bloomed.
The Stunning Apricot tulip is Stunning, the Sky High Scarlet Tulip is Sky High and the Purple Dream Tulip looks like its from a dream.
Thank you Longfield!

This was my first time ordering from Longfield Gardens. I must say--it was a pleasure to do business with them. Though there was an error with one of the items sent, it was corrected immediately. The replacement arrived at my door within 2 days. I am very happy with their prompt service. The prices were reasonable, and the dahlia tubers I ordered were the nicest I've ever bought.
Thanks , Longfield!

I recently placed an order with them for assorted tulip and allium bulbs. The bulbs were shipped right away with excellent packing too. I was so pleased to receive big, top-grade healthy bulbs. This is my first order with them and I will certainly be ordering in the future.

Posted on June 20, 2014, updated May 7, 2015
Longfield gardens is a great resource for the tissue cultured cannas. I am always skeptical when I am buying rhizomes but these are growing so well and are so healthy I am now a customer for life. Some of them are actually growing too well and I may have to give some to my friends as 2 pots of Tropicana Black have so many canes coming up they would probably tip over in a few more weeks. Only put one rhizome in a pot up to 20 inches because each rhizome is sending up multiple growth. In 35 years they are in my top three of canna resources in this country. Their customer service is also fabulous. Nice, friendly , honest people. What a great company.