Skittles S.
Don’t Be Tempted To Order Buyer Beware
Worst experience with ordering trees, flowers, shrubs and bulbs. I’ve been using Springhill Nurseries and their sister companies for over 20 years and have had the absolute worst customer service experience this year. They’ve always had a Lifetime warranty on everything. I called to discuss a rose bush that I was having issues with the last two years. I wasn’t asking for a refund just some help understanding the two rose bushes. I spent $69.99 for each bush as jumbo bare roots. Both rose bushes were supposed to be Grand Dame which are a deep pink rose. Both of my bushes have reverted to the original rose roots which are Dr Huey and they’re known for killing off the graft. I didn’t understand this when I ordered my roses and didn’t understand it until I did further research after contacting Springhill for help. Customer service told me roses don’t magically change colours and I obviously was trying to get free roses. I wasn’t asking for a refund or new roses, I just wanted to understand what had happened. The representative went on to say they only do a No Risk Guarantee that says you will receive a healthy bareroot and if you don’t immediately complain there’s nothing they can do. Representative wouldn’t even help me to speak with one of their master gardeners or even a supervisor. I had also ordered plants this year that arrived dead or they completely substituted with items that weren’t even close to what I was ordering. Plants took over a week to arrive and when I complained that they were dead, representative tried to tell me they didn’t ship a live plant and I needed to wait for eight weeks and give it a chance. I received a potted dead plant and the description even stated it was shipped in a four inch pot. I would not recommend anyone use Springhill Nurseries nor their sister companies. Also beware ordering Hostas as they have the HVX virus!


