GrowJoy.com is an online plant nursery that has been filling gardens across the United States for over 15 years. As a small, family-run business, GrowJoy takes pride in cultivating and offering happy, healthy starter plants for vegetable gardens, flower beds, and containers. With a commitment to both quality and sustainability, GrowJoy stands behind its plants and aims to be a positive force for the environment. Customers are encouraged to shop with confidence on their website, which features a diverse selection of plants.
GrowJoy (growjoy.com) has 372 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 3.1 out of 5.
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growjoy.com
Website
growjoy.com
Category
Garden & Pond
Location
Berne, Indiana
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Horrible. $25 per plant. Bought 4 Clematis. Came almost dead. Planted and aren't going to make it. Terrible quality. Go to Home Depot. You will save money and not be shocked at the dead plants they ship to you.
Response from GrowJoyAug 13, 2021
Hello Robert, It looks like you contacted us the same day you posted this review and we added reward points to your account for the dead Clematis. If this is not the case please let us know. Sincerely, Ashley.
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DJ L.
Horrible Non-Existent customer service
I am giving 1 star only because you have to select at least one to write a review. I ordered 2 tomato plants and 2 basil plants on May 10th. To date, I have not received them or any response to the several emails I have sent. I would like a complete refund since I can't plant these this late in the season. Very disappointing experience. I tried calling but phone number is disconnected I got tomato plants from here last year and was very happy. To be honest if someone would have just responded and explained I would have understood. Horrible non existent customer service.
Response from GrowJoyJul 14, 2021
Hello DJ Lackner. I am sorry to hear we missed your order. You will be receiving an email from us shortly on the refund. Joe
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Matthew M.
Plants DOA
Ordered five plants from the site with it being the first time doing business with them. Two showed up in good condition two showed up dead on arrival and one didn’t show at all. I was given a credit for the one that did not show but I’m not eager to use it when 50% of the plants are dead on arrival. I have emailed pictures and called the company with no response. Seems as though the best way to get a response is to post a review here.
Response from GrowJoyJul 15, 2021
Matthew, I am sorry to hear this. It looks like we have contacted you and processed a refund. If this is not the case, please let me know here. Joe
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BILL D.
I have been a loyal customer of…
I have been a loyal customer of GROWJOY. This past season has been disastrous. My orders arrived incomplete and some plants DOA.
I have called and no one answers. I just called again and I get the voice message that GROWJOY is not taking calls. I was advised to email them. I have done this also. No response. Never. Nothing.
I even went to YouTube and found a recorded message from one of the owners (since deleted) that described their ruinous move to Alabama. They had their contractor run away, never completing their building project. They also had hiring problems with employees leaving before and during the season.
I feel bad for them, but they should have hired a professional damage control expert.
I have asked for a refund or reshipment of one of my $50 orders, So far, no response.
I will now make a complaint to the BBB.
I will not likely ever order from them again. What a fiasco this has been! Shameful, actually. They had a thriving business and they let it sink. Shame on them.
Response from GrowJoyJul 15, 2021
Bill. I am sorry for the frustration you have went through regarding your plants. It looks like we have contacted you and issued refunds. If this is not the case, please let me know. Joe
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Susan H.
Very late, sickly and WRONG PLANTS
Ordered 4 plants, received two as promised but they where in bad condition. Did not receive the other two until 14 weeks past their stated ship date. Emails are only auto responded and phone calls where unanswered. Both of the second plants are not what I ordered - hand written plastic stick labels them as something else. Buyer beware, I will not buy from here again.
Response from GrowJoyJul 13, 2021
Susan, I am sorry to hear of the plant issues on your order. We will be emailing you shortly to follow up and get this resolved. Sincerely, Joe
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R J 2.
This company should be shut down
This company has refused to refund more than $150 that they owe me. They never answer the phone, emails or snail mail! They are criminals!!
Really? 385716
I emailed 6 times. Why didn't you answer the emails and refund 2 months ago? $148.50 is what you owe me.
I don't care about your issues. I canceled this order in April. It's now 7pm and, BIG SURPRISE, NO ONE CALLED ME. I WANT MY MONEY YOU THIEF!!!!!
This company pretends to contact us but never does. I'm surprised someone hasn't driven to their physical site and kicked the spit out of someone.
You're playing games and I've filed charges for internet fraud with the FBI. Good luck getting out of this one you thief!
fbi gov scams reporting.
Oh look! A fake tracking number. And I've had the same email address for 20 years so this BS about not being able to send an email is ridiculous.
Furthermore, do you not have a business account with online banking? Really? Sure.i believe you have to physically mail a check. Not.
Response from GrowJoyJul 12, 2021
UPDATE: RJ, you just left another review (where I posted the tracking info on it for the check we sent you for the second time). If you cannot find the tracking in my email from earlier today and from my reply on the review you just did 5 minutes ago, here is the tracking: https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=EJ%20712%20608%20013%20US
Be well, Joe
We DID contact you RJ....via email. Maybe your email address changed? The refund check was put in the mail since we cannot refund your original payment method.
Dear R J 283, I am sorry to hear that you have an order with an issue. It appears you have not received any of our correspondence on the issues we have been facing. We are coming out of a severe shortage of workers that had severely impacted operations. Again, I apologize for the frustration we have caused you. We will contact you yet today. Sincerely, Joe
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Pete F.
Unethical company!
I placed an order with Growjoy on 6/23 with the expectation, per their confirmation email, that it would be processed by the 27th and their site states they would send a shipping confirmation email once processed and shipped. On the 30th I sent a follow up via their website asking for an update on my order. They sent an email with a video from Chris the owner about the challenges their company is facing. I sent another email asking, again, for an update on my order. I received an auto reply that it could take up to 2 weeks to receive a response and referred me back to their site for shipping timing, which was the same exact dates that was on their site when I placed my order. I haven't received any other updates. I sent another email stating to either provide a definitive date for delivery or a refund, and if I didn't receive it I would contact the State AGs in Indiana and Georgia. Still no response. I filed a complaint on this company with the Better Business Bureau this morning. I understand business can have challenges. What I don't appreciate is them not being forthcoming, first on their website by publishing timing details they know they cannot remotely meeting, and secondly, not providing any level of follow up with their customers, other than a generic video posted to YouTube by the owner. Interestingly, they turned comments off on the video posted. I would not buy from this company. My gut feeling is I may never see my order nor receive a refund. I think this company is in serious trouble, more so than the owner Chris suggests in his video.
GrowJoy - The order was placed under my given name Frank Farley, Order #502335, ORDER CODE: SJO7147546038. Somewhat of a sad commentary that you will respond to a review but not to inquiries made directly through your website. I'll look forward to your reply. I would prefer it to be sent to my email, which you have, rather that an open forum such as this, but I would be happy to just get a reply, irrespective of how. Hopefully it will be an honest response and not the shenanigan's you pulled with my other inquiries. Thanks
Response from GrowJoyJul 8, 2021
Pete, we cannot locate an order using your name. Could you supply an order number that would allow us to look up this order and respond accordingly?
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jeanne B.
Ashley - my credit card company handled my issues and I received credit where it was due. Grow joy did not assist me T
I am beyond frustrated with Grow Joy and their horrendous and dishonest business practices. I have filed a complaint with the BBB, left many reviews on various consumer sites, and filed a dispute with my credit card. I have tried to contact Grow Joy too many times to count. They charged my credit card and also a gift card for over 300.00. For that, I received one box of plants. In that shipment, five plants were missing, each one of those plants were 14.99. I also received two dead plants with a price of 8.95 a piece. I then wrote and called their customer service department to cancel whatever orders were still not shipped and to seek credit for the discrepancies of the one order that I received. They sent a mass email stating that they could not respond to my concern and would contact me at a later date of maybe 3-6 weeks. When I received notice weeks later that another shipment was coming I called and emailed again that the order was cancelled and not to ship. Another 2 weeks later, UPS tried to deliver that cancelled order. I refused delivery and opened a dispute with my credit card company. Today, I received a partial credit from grow joy for 10.00 less because of my refusing the delivery. I wrote the dispute department for my credit card and included copies of my correspondence that was never answered, pics of dead plants, copy of items received and items that were not sent and were cancelled by Grow Joy on the packing slip that they did not credit my card for. The owner posted a video on YouTube explaining why the company failed its customers. He was so disingenuous and smug, never once accepting any responsibility for his dishonest actions. He knowingly took money from customers, shut off the business phone, removed the business social media pages, leaving his customers with no recourse to get their funds returned. He never once spoke of rectifying any of his customers claims. He actually asked on video to please keep patronizing his business. I hope no one else is deceived by this terrible nursery and please buy your garden needs elsewhere!! My fight is still ongoing and has been since May.
Response from GrowJoyAug 26, 2021
Jeanne, I am truly sorry for the issues we have caused this year. Joe the owner created a ticket for you on 07/08/2021 sending it to the email address on file. He apologized and asked for your order numbers and a list of the issues so we can get it taken care of. We never received a response back. We would still love to make sure this gets taken care of. Sincerely, Ashley Reece.