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The Garden Watchdog is a free directory of 6,609 mail order gardening companies. Here gardeners share their opinions on which companies really deliver on quality, price and service.

After you review the Introduction and Acceptable Use Policy, you can share your own mail-order experiences, or use our search and browse features to find reputable sources for all your gardening needs.

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Since 1994, 3,435 companies have been reviewed in the Garden Watchdog, and 44,899 comments have been posted (31,899 positive, 5,067 neutral, 7,933 negative) by 23,465 customers.

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The Watchdog 30

These 30 companies are currently the most highly rated within our entire database. Each of them is listed here because of feedback from their customers.

Company Company

Antique Rose Emporium Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
Bluestone Perennials Brent & Becky's Bulbs
Buried Treasures Chamblee's Rose Nursery
Classy Groundcovers Diane's Flower Seeds
Direct Source Hostas ECOLAGE
Easy to Grow Bulbs Forestfarm
Garden Crossings LLC Garden Store-N-More
Gardensoyvey.com Hallson Gardens
High Country Gardens Katz Kuntry Kuttins
Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd.
Made in the Shade Gardens Oakes Daylilies
Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants
Santa Rosa Gardens Select Seeds Antique Flowers
Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) Territorial Seed Company
Touch of Nature, Inc. eFlowerGarden

Most Recently added ratings

User	Rating	Company
sjp8987	Positive	Olive Barn
razorx71	Neutral	Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc.
Vaxian	Positive	Bouncing Bear Botanicals
melody	Editor Message	Petaluma Rose Co.
goofybulb	Positive	Buggy Crazy
goofybulb	Positive	MoistEarth (a division of HICorp)
rah127	Positive	PlantKingdom.com
nygardener2	Positive	Harris Seeds
nygardener2	Positive	Territorial Seed Company
briergarden	Negative	Territorial Seed Company
YaraRoswellGA	Positive	Gardens Alive!
cowpea123	Negative	Plant Delights Nursery
plantgnome	Neutral	Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com)
plantgnome	Positive	Trade Star International, Inc. (OnlinePlantCenter.com)
plantgnome	Positive	Santa Rosa Gardens
melody	Editor Message	Goodbug-Shop.com (Integrated BioControl Systems, Inc.)
azreno	Negative	Buried Treasures
knowshofosho86	Positive	Nature Hills Nursery
icandigit13	Positive	Gurney's Seed & Nursery
whitie	Positive	Totally Tomatoes
whitie	Positive	Wuv'n Acres
keithww	Positive	Willis Orchard Company
whitie	Positive	Territorial Seed Company
Snug_As_Bug_Rug	Positive	Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd.
lhbuxton	Positive	The Lily Garden
duellyj	Negative	Wormman's Worm Farm
MartBright	Positive	Select Seeds Antique Flowers
MartBright	Neutral	High Country Gardens
justmeiniowa	Negative	Richard Owen Nursery / Exciting Gardens
alfwright	Negative	Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
siliconsolar	Neutral	Silicon Solar Inc.
angele	Positive	John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
ekmott	Positive	Rolling River Nursery
melody	Editor Message	Hyla Brook Farm
melody	Editor Message	Gerard and Greene Native Plant Nursery
melody	Editor Message	Butterfly Oasis Nursery (formerly Butterfly Bush Nursery)
gnomehome	Positive	Breck's Bulbs
Treasured	Positive	Webb's Water Gardens
gardeners_wife	Positive	MiloSeeds
cathysplants	Positive	Nicholson's Woodland Iris Garden
lesplantlady	Positive	Lawyer Nursery
Rain	Positive	Witherspoon Rose Culture
Pandora75	Negative	Seeds of Change
rah127	Positive	Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd.
ladybuggfan	Positive	Buggy Crazy
pedalann	Positive	Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants
Beebster	Positive	Vermont Ladyslipper Company
dreaves	Negative	Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens)
eatonweb	Positive	Pedricks Corner
gsteinbe	Neutral	National Arbor Day Foundation

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