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DirectGardening Reviews Summary

DirectGardening has a rating of 1.6 stars from 399 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with DirectGardening most frequently mention customer service, credit card and dead plants. DirectGardening ranks 93rd among Plants sites.

service
52
value
47
shipping
49
returns
38
quality
46

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North Carolina
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Not Direct
May 18, 2020

Direct Gardening has absolutely no customer service. Website says 1-2 days shipping. Wish I had read similar reviews before ordering. Don't waste your time or money. If I could give 0 stars I would because that is what I received from them, o.

Date of experience: May 18, 2020
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have been awaiting an order and cannot get a call or email response! I will never use this site again!

Date of experience: May 18, 2020
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ordered from three other online sources. All have arrived 3 weeks ago. Customer care email simply sends the same response every time. No answers. 4 weeks later, nothing. Will never buy from this site again.

Date of experience: May 18, 2020
Pennsylvania
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Not worth it
May 17, 2020

My roses were stuffed in a bag broken and moldy, took 2 monthes to get here and now dealing with black spot from them in my garden. Go to heirloom roses

Date of experience: May 17, 2020
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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All the hype
May 17, 2020

I have waited a month to get dried up twigs in the mail with mold on them I am so livid. I have been waiting for my plants I should of just bought local at least the would not be dried up twigs. I dont want a replacement I want my money back you should be turn in for thief this is very poor service dont waste your money buy local go pick it up your self.

Date of experience: May 16, 2020
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awful Company
May 17, 2020

I ordered over six weeks ago. Just got the plants. The company shipped plants in a plastic. They are in terrible shape. Do not use this company. They need to be $#*! down. They are awful! They sent barefoot and they all appear dried out and dead. Not in the normal way.

Date of experience: May 16, 2020
District of Columbia
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Simply the worst
May 16, 2020

I ordered common flowers that were listed as in stock. They said 2-3 weeks to ship and then based on weather, phase of the moon, karma, etc. I waited three weeks, no ship, no estimate of ship. I asked for a refund, they said they would pass my request to "that department" but there was no guarantee of cancellation because it has been sent for shipping. These are scam artists who have no idea how to run a business. Don't waste your money or your time.

Date of experience: May 16, 2020
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Awful service
May 16, 2020

I understand things are slower during pandemic but 4 weeks and my order has not shipped! They said 3-4 weeks for delivery at the time I ordered and I paid for shipping! Never again.

Date of experience: May 16, 2020
Arizona
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Horrible company. Phone number on website disconnected. Canceled order and 2 weeks later they charged for canceled order. Never received anything. Was told (canceled) order was in "shipping". Had to dispute charge with my bank. I may be out $236.84 if my bank won't reverse the charge. Horrible people/company. DO NOT place any order with DirectGardening.com.

Date of experience: May 15, 2020
New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Still waiting
May 15, 2020

I ordered trees April 7 and it is now May 15 and I still don't have them. I tried to call and number is always busy. Then I emailed and they did email back saying it takes two weeks to process. Well, that was 3 weeks ago and no shipping information. Would not buy again

Date of experience: May 15, 2020
Oregon
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Took 10 weeks to get my order. Once the order came it was a joke. Everything put in one plastic bag. The 5 in 1 trees are only 1 single stalk and just over 2 feet tall and cost 35.00 each. No proof that they have been grafted to have the 5 types of pears or 5 types of plums. No labels or enclosed papers telling how the trees are grafted to know what kind of fruit will grow from what side of the tree. Could have bought huge 5 in 1 trees for the same price at local ace hardware and other stores. My logan berry plants were also 1 single stem and only 1 foot tall. The biggest joke of a company I have ever seen, DO NOT BUY FROM THEM EVER! Their customer service is also a joke. R. Baker

Date of experience: May 14, 2020
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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See copy of the email I just sent them. Do not waste your time or money!

I just received my plants. I am very upset with my order. Not only did I wait six weeks for my order, but you shorted my delivery! I ordered 200 vinca roots. Received 8 bags that were suppose to have 25 plants in each. There were four bundles with 3 plant in each bundle. 3×4=12 not 25.12×8= 96. You shorted me over half my order. I also ordered 6 Black-eyed-susies. Three were fine, the other bag had three rotted roots. I will never order from you again! I will tell everyone I know not to order from you.

I realize you are super busy, but I would have had more respect for you if you had simply canceled my order and refunded my money.

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Date of experience: May 14, 2020
Louisiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Placed an order over 4 weeks ago and absolutely no information.
Only got busy signal when tried calling. Never got an answer.
Tired of waiting. Want to plant my order not wait all summer.

Date of experience: May 13, 2020
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Changed mind
May 13, 2020

Was going to order some plants from here but after reading the reviews I changed my mind. Will go to a local nursery near me and buy my plants from there.

Date of experience: May 13, 2020
Louisiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Run!
May 12, 2020

Save your money and RUN! They do not respond well to inquiries about botched orders, and you CANNOT reach anyone by phone. Over 50 phone attempts. E- response advised me to return original shipping label, which I did. Now, I have nothing. No response from them.

Date of experience: May 12, 2020
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Bad Seed
May 10, 2020

I should have read the reviews before I purchased my seed from Direct Gardening. That mistake is on me. I am a retired President and CEO of a hospital foundation and know good business practices. I order some potato seed from Direct Gardening and when the package showed up the 4 bags of potato seed were rotten. I called their customer service and asked for a refund or a replacement and sent the photographs of the rotten seed. The lady told me to plant the seed and if they didn't grown in 90 days call back. I emailed on their site again images of the bags of rotten seed, I said if you do not believe me send a pick up order and I would ship all four bags back. They stated if i wanted to ship back I had to endure the expense of shipping their rotten seed back. I am not one for putting good money after bad. No future business here!

Date of experience: May 9, 2020
California
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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MAJOR RIP OFF
May 10, 2020

I paid $27.00 on pure garbage potato seeds that were only small pieces and were dried up junk. I tried planting them anyway and after three weeks of warm weather they rotted in the ground. Lets stick together and drive this rip off company out of business.

Date of experience: May 9, 2020
Utah
1 review
1 helpful vote
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ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE COMPANY. I ordered almost 2 months ago. Right after I placed my order I saw some pretty bad reviews and went right back within 10 minutes and messaged them at their customer contact email to cancel my order. No response. I messaged them again the next day, no response. No contact at all from them until about 3 weeks later when I see the charge go through on my account. I try calling, the number is disconnected or something. It is NOT possible to contact someone on the phone. I email them AGAIN and tell them I canceled and to refund the money. No response. I message them several more times with no response. This company is 100% dishonest. I'd give you some review of the plants but I haven't even received those yet.

Date of experience: May 9, 2020
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scam
May 7, 2020

PLEASE don't waste your money on these people. If I could give 0 stars that's what I would give this company. I spent almost a hundred bucks for a few strands of so called roots. I wished I would've checked for reviews... I don't know how they are still in business.

Date of experience: May 7, 2020
Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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FIRST TIME IN 75 YEARS I GOT SCREWED WHEN ORDERING. I PLACED A ORDER WHEN IT GOT TO MY HOME IT WAS WAY LESS THAN I EXPECTED. VERY POOR LABELING ON THE ITEMS AND THE PLANTS WERE NOT AS ADVERTISED. ALSO I WAS TO RECEIVE SEVERAL FREE ITEMS WITCH I DID NOT GET. I SENT A EMAIL TO THEM THE REPLY I GOT WAS THEY WERE FREE. IT MADE FEEL I WAS WRONG TO QUESTION WHY I DIDN'T GET THE FREE ITEMS. THEY MAKE IT SOUND LIKE THE MORE YOU SPEND THE MORE FREE ITEMS YOU GET. I THINK THIS IS IS FALSE ADVERTISING AND, WILL NEVER ORDER FROM THEM AGAIG

Date of experience: May 6, 2020