American MeadowsReviews of americanmeadows.com

I ordered for the first time this year from American Meadows, and I must say I am totally impressed with this company and their excellent quality plants. I ordered around 250.00 worth of plants, mostly for attracting hummingbirds, after having some hummers visit last year. Their plants shipped when promised, were exceptionally well packaged, everything was still well moist upon arrival, and all of the different plants were very healthy and are thriving very well and growing fast with all of the rain my area in the upper Midwest has had this Spring. What an excellent experience I have had with this company, and I will certainly buy my plants from them again next year. Best greenhouse I have ever found, with lots of hard to find plants that I just don't see at other greenhouses, and all of high quality to boot. I have been gardening as a hobby for decades, and I can't say enough good things about this company. Thank you. Michael B

I don't understand the bad experiences people have had. all mine is good. I ordered some Bearded Iris Bulbs 3 years ago and the are doing great. I ordered milkweed plants to plant in the fall while dormant. they look dead but they grew the next spring.

Ordered plants. Four of them arrived dead. I wrote noting their guarantee, and then sent me two plants (not four) to replace them. One of the two replacements arrived dead. So I’ve learned my lesson: just go to the local garden store!

First and foremost, I started after school as a landscaper and learned from a master gardener with a 40 year clientele. Upon switching to manufacturing, I had a "side" business of landscaping for 20 years. Bottom line is that I know how to plant and nurture living things. I acquired the 2 acre lot next door that was 90% turf and decided to establish a meadow and got Mike Lizotte's book and read it twice. Ordered $90.00 worth of seed after using a Troy Bilt Horse tiller to make a perfect bed for seed. Mixed the seed in equal batches with sand and sowed it evenly, rolled it cross hatch and it looked great. This was in late November here in Central NY after 3 hard frosts. The small plot I established to make sure the rebuild on the tiller is doing amazing. Seeds bought from another company. There is maybe 5% of the seed I sowed germinating. Photos sent - phone calls made. Obviously, I'm not pleased and to rub salt in the wounds receive promotional emails daily from them.

I was not impressed and will not purchase from them again. Some of the plants did not look healthy, were tiny or sparce, look wilted or dry, the soil of some plants was dry, and the packaging was terrible (I sent pictures). Tall plants were actually bent over and placed in a shallow box and stems completely broke off. There was a lot of breakage throughout. I wrote customer service and they did not address the bad packing. They simply said to check the roots, etc. If you watch their packaging video and how they express their great packaging, it's not true. I experienced careless, if not somewhat frenzied, packaging. I am dissatisfied especially that they did not acknowledge the terrible packing.

I have the same experience as other reviewers - my tiny little plants were in a tray covered by something like a hairnet, so they were tossed all over, some were tossed out of their pots. In addition, the plants are so tiny - many just a 1 or 2 inch stem. I understand we are supposed to value the roots, but when i order a plant in a pot, even just a 3-inch pot, I expect a plant. This was a large, expensive order for me, it took a long time to get delivered, and i am not sure how many of these plants will actually survive. I have ordered from a number of other companies over the years and plants from other companies are actual plants, not just a tiny stem, and they are packed carefully with cardboard and plastic, so I know it is possible - but apparently not by American Meadows. I will not order from American Meadows again, and i do not recommend that anyone else order from them.

Purchased several plants last year (5/2023). They arrived quickly and very well packed, and were actual PLANTS (not roots or sticks like some companies send). They all took immediately and thrived. In Spring 2024, a couple did not come back. Their plants are guaranteed, so I was given several options; I chose a store credit, which I was told is good for 18 months. Even though it's their busy season they took the time to speak with me about my garden issues to help ensure future success. Excellent products, excellent service, and they truly care. You rarely find that nowadays! And their plants are competitively priced. Some may be a couple bucks more than cheaper companies but it is WELL worth the cost and you get so much more bang for your buck! I will only purchase from them from now on when doing mail order plants.

Never again... I placed 3 orders over a period of 3 weeks, total about $600. Receive only one of 3 correctly. One order was packaged well, but 2 plants were the wrong thing entirely. Another order was lost in the mail. The "lost" shipment did finally arrive 20 days later. The box had no indication of which side was up. The plants were stuffed into a flat and they had been tossed, dirt everywhere. I called 3 separate times (45 mins-disconnected, 1hr, 10 mins - need to wait 10 days after shipment before they are willing to help, 1 hr 38 mins - agreed to replace lost and incorrect plants). The lost order once again came on a flat with plants tossed, dirt everywhere, some are on life support and shipment only took 3 days to get here. The replacement plants arrived alive and well and well packaged. So, the do know how to ship plants, just choose to do it poorly for large orders. For a premium price, you'd think they would care that the plants actually arrive alive and well. Nurseries usually care about plants, but based on my experience they do not.