Gurney's Seed and NurseryReviews of gurneys.com

I've used Gurney's off and on for quite a number of years (never with a positive outcome); thinking that maybe they've improved their products and service. And every time I feel like a fool and should slap myself in the head! This last time it was a Canna that was SUPPOSED TO BE a Phaison and after growing for several months, it was clear that it was not! In fact it was totally different and mundane, cheaper variety. They agreed to give me credit, not return $, so I ordered a little pH tester; you know, the kind you insert into the moistened soil and get a pH reading. The site description says: "Just place the prongs of your pH tester in soil sample, wait 60 seconds and read the pH measurement on the meter." Well, I got this little piece of garbage made where you might think it would be, and instructions that required you to dig the soil, totally clean the soil, put the soil in a container, add water, submerge meter probes completely into the soil, pack the soil around the probes then wait one minute. Really?? I called to return this meter, got "overseas" customer support person who could not understand why I was returning it (language barrier), but eventually agreed to taking the return at my cost for shipping. Hardly worth the effort and cost. The pH analyzer is going directly into the trash. NEVER AGAIN DO BUSINESS WITH GURNEYS!!!

They sent me a tiny damaged plant where they clearly pruned most of it to use it to propagate. It was also covered in moss growth and head dead branches all over it. I paid around $70 for two honeysuckles that came in 4 inch posts that had clearly every single branch amputated. Many of what remained were dead. This is just pathetic

Potatoes didn't even begin to grow. They turned black and shriveled. Cucumbers, well, they aren't. Some other seed was in the packet. First all seemed right when seeing full leaves, then flowering, and then...well what are the yellow balloon things? Also, is the fertilizer what it says it is? I'm not sure. So far the muhly grass is slowly growing. I'll see how long and how high in the coming weeks. This is like ordering a fine red wine to get grape juice in the mail. Deceptive practices.

I have never been so disappointed with a vendor as I am with Gurney. We ordered specific tomato plants that were sold out at all of our local nurseries. The ones we bought came in a bundle of 3. Freight was the same as the cost of the plants, but we loved these tomatoes from another company and felt they were worth it. We were assured they'd be shipped at planting time for our area. They came late, root balls were approx. 1" square, bone dry, dead leaves and stems. One plant was less than 3" with 2 partially green leaves,and the other 2 were just about 3" with dried brownish green leaves. We did everything required and watched them die, regardless of what we did. They were awful and I would never recommend this company. How they could have sent us what looked like dead weeds is beyond me. This was not an error. It was poor business practice pushing tiny, dry, dying plants.

I ordered two blue-berry plants and three strawberry plants. I have been gardening for over 40 years so I have some experience with planting. I paid over $100 for these plants and none have grown. Terrible product. Do not buy from them!!

They stink. Not for people that are serious about their gardening they source out to India for phone calls who know nothing about the farming or planting in the USA if you try to do an online chat it’s with a computer and no one answers the customer service in the USA after being cut off twice by people in India, the third person kindly connected me to the US and I waited for over a half an hour on the phone to ask my Fairly simple question About planting times for one of their products. 🤨

I ordered strawberry plants. Not one grew. I followed the instructions to the T. Terrible customer service. I wanted to leave a review, so other customers might consider my experience before they ordered them. The website will not let you review the product. I feel this is a very bad business practice, and very deceiving.

They deserve a zero star. You'll buy something from there and it'll be on backorder forever. Their programs can tell you it's not in stock but they lie to their customers so they can get your money. To all my fellow veterans and first responders never buy from the scam business....NEVER!