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Gurney's has a rating of 1.1 stars from 212 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Gurney's most frequently mention customer service, tomato plants, and credit card problems. Gurney's ranks 96th among Plants sites.

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Thumbnail of user jeffs2347
Florida
2 reviews
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August 1st, 2022

I bought many packets and I took great care w them. I live in south Florida so warmth, sunlight and rain isl not an issue. I checked on them 2-3 times a day, used very good soil and compost and yet almost nothing sprouted. I will NEVER buy from Gurneys again. What a joke! I wasted nearly two months growing time waiting for these seeds to sprout!

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Date of experience: August 1, 2022

Thumbnail of user chrisf1503
Virginia
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April 27th, 2023

I ordered over $100 worth of plants from Gurneys. They all came in different shipments, two of the plants (Gardenia and Honeysuckle) coming from "Southern Living" with the tags still attached. Are you kidding me?! They also advertised the plants as being much bigger than the ones that arrived, and none of them were "naked root" as the website proudly proclaims. All of them came with rootballs bunched from being started in a pot sans the pot. So weird. I'm still waiting on one plant to even be shipped to me. This is such a waste of resources and a dumb business model to be quite honest. It seems they're a third party that probably ships from other nurseries. Shop local instead, never buying plants online every again.

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Date of experience: April 27, 2023

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Iowa
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June 15th, 2023

Two years in a row with two different sweet corn seed and no corn! Very poor quality seed! I highly recommend buying your garden products from another seed dealer!

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Date of experience: June 15, 2023

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Georgia
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April 3rd, 2015

It took 3 months to receive the tree I ordered. The web sight change my shipping date daily to 3 days forward, every day without fail for 3 months... I called the first month and was told it would probable arrive by the end of the month. When the tree eventually arrived it was half dead, and tiny.

Date of experience: April 3, 2015

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Colorado
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June 9th, 2020

I ordered n April still do not have product received 3 discontinued cards with a 5.00 credit but will not give my money back my advice is do not order I will Not Use them again my $97.00 is gone and no flowers

Date of experience: June 9, 2020

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California
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December 31st, 2022
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I placed an order when they had a sale. None of my plants came. I had to reach out, after 3 months of the shipping date getting pushed over and over, to find out they had a shipping problem. So they issued me a store credit. Well of course I couldn't get as much now that the sale was over, but I gave it another shot. Again, delay after delay. Finally checked my order status and it said canceled. Without any contact. So I reach out. But they insisted I bought that order with a coupon so they refused to refund my money… DO NOT buy from this company. They scam and steal.

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Date of experience: December 31, 2022

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Indiana
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May 20th, 2021

Ordered on Jan. 28th 2021... Just got the bulk of the order... 5-19-2021... still waiting on sweet corn seed and some pepper plants. They sent the sweet potato plant to me a month ago... planted immediately... all died. This place is such a $#*!show... wanted to start my pepper seed and tomato seed inside... call about the order to at least send me those 2 seed packets and they refused... was talking to the hindu hotline... no place to complain or contact someone of authority on the web site... I will never ever use this place again... never!

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how much their shipping and customer service sucks

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Date of experience: May 20, 2021

Thumbnail of user michaelq487
Missouri
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April 3rd, 2022

Ordered seeds in packets and seed potatoes and Took a month to get them. They sent me a time schedule on when they were to be shipped. Then They lied and sent another time schedule for a month later. Contacted company twice to no avail. Never buy again from this company. So buyers Beware. Sad way to run a business..

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Stay away!!!!

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Date of experience: April 3, 2022

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Maryland
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July 4th, 2020

Earlier this year I ordered a dogwood and two gooseberry bushes, which were both 2" high; all three failed to leaf out and died. On 3/25 I ordered six each tomato and pepper plants with expected shipment in early May. They did not ship until 6/5 and did not arrive until 6/12. The tomatoes were 2" high and stunted, shriveled, and yellowed. The peppers were green stems with no leaves. I have photos. I would never purchase such poor quality plants from a nursery, but I am now housebound due to the coronavirus. I asked for a refund but have had no response. I am a lifetime gardener. Gurneys has probably taken every order they could and then shipped inferior plants to make a swift buck off of people desperate for plants to be shipped to them. Shame on them.

Date of experience: July 4, 2020

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Texas
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May 2nd, 2022

I am so disappointed with Gurney's. I used them for years and was always happy but we were not able to plant a garden for 3 years. I ordered this year and I'm so unhappy with them. My carrots never came up, after 2 plantings. I had 1 beet come up out of the entire package. I had to cancel my order of red and Yukon potatoes. They kept changing the shipping dates, and it was well past time to plant. I had contacted them several times but ended up fighting with them to cancel my order and refund my money. Now I'm dealing with the same issues with the sweet potatoes I ordered. They have been packaged and ready for shipment for almost 4 weeks. They keep telling me they can not cancel the order. They keep telling they will be picked up for delivery tomorrow. They have told me that for 4 weeks now. Save yourself the frusta d use a different company.
Patricia George

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I do not recommend this company. Service is a joke!

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Date of experience: May 2, 2022

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Arizona
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March 26th, 2017

I've been a customer for many years. This year, things changed. My order on 2/28/2017 has not yet been shipped on 3/26/2017 - holding for a single item. They have told me twice that they would put a "rush" on my order. As of today, 3/26/2017 they cannot commit to when my order will ship. Kurt Johnson, Urbandale, IA

Date of experience: March 26, 2017

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Nebraska
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April 8th, 2024

Ordered a white mammoth mum dormant root and also a red mammoth dormant root from Gurneys. They came in the mail with ice and snow on the ground in Nebraska. The white dormant root had life in it. You could small leaves forming on it. The red dormant root was dead as a door nail. I have been planting plants 50 years and l know a dead plant when l see it. They shipped the plant dead. Called and they said they were out of stock. Could not hardly understand the person on the phone. (Bad English) anyway l asked for money back and she said No. So l am out about $21.00 dollars including shipping. Please do not buy from Gurneys as they are deffinitley a big rip off..

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Do not buy from Gurneys

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Date of experience: April 8, 2024

Thumbnail of user garys1019
Georgia
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June 13th, 2020

Smallest, most pitiful plants I have ever bought. One of the three was dead and two were smaller than promised and in poor condition. I have grown tomato plants for years. The next time I will go to Laurel's Heirloom Tomatoes in Californiashe ships the largest, most beautiful, picture-perfect plants I have ever ordered by mail.
Gurney, you should be embarrassed for the pitiful plants you shipped to me in Kentucky!

Date of experience: June 13, 2020

Thumbnail of user peterb2132
Georgia
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April 12th, 2022

Placed an order on 1/6/22 for some blueberry plants, strawberry plants and two small bags of special fertilizer. They charged my AMX the next day, shipped the 2 small bags(1lb each) and never shipped the plants. I called and they made multiple promises that they never kept, Finally well past planting time and after multiple calls I cancelled order and asked for a refund. They granted the plant refund but refused to grant a refund for the 56.00 shipping for the plants I never got and cancelled before they shipped to me. This company is at best unconcerned with keeping customers. I asked to have a manager call me and that never happened. Will now go through the dispute process with AMX but keep in mind that if they string you along for more than 90 days(as they did me) the dispute process probably won't work. They have lost me as a customer for life and I suggest others look for company's that are customer focused.

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they charge your credit card when you order not when they ship

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Date of experience: April 12, 2022

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Colorado
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September 30th, 2020

Ordered a half dozen raspberry plants which arribed in very poor condition. Only 1 survived the season whereas my other half dozen raspberrys from Lowe's had survived and are thriving. They are of the same variety. Also had no luck from the seeds which I bought at a premium from them compared to the seeds I'd bought elsewhere. Every year they just keep getting worse. For what they charge they certainly fail to deliver. Just stay away.

Date of experience: September 30, 2020

Thumbnail of user fredh195
Wisconsin
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June 20th, 2019

Gurneys isn't the same, something has changed for the worst. Ordered from them for many years and was always happy with the plants and service, not anymore, the last few years they have sent out poor quality moldy asparagus roots and the replacements were poor too.The same thing this year, I asked for a refund and they no longer give out refunds. Don't waste your time and money.

Date of experience: June 20, 2019

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Texas
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April 18th, 2022

I suggest this company to join Amazon. I received the wrong item after 2-week waiting shipping period. It wants me to pay the shipping fees to return the wrong items. I advise you to join Amazon and support USA businesses!

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To tell that company to join Amazon to expand USA businesses!

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I ordered the seedling kit but i received the fertilizer cans.

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Date of experience: April 18, 2022

Thumbnail of user yuliyao6
New Hampshire
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May 21st, 2022
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Worst company ever. Do not. I repeat- Do not fall for the scam of order 100$ worth and get 20$ off your order. Or order 200$ worth and get 100$ off.
It's a scam.
This is how they operate. You will order for specific amount and they will ship you a partial order. And then for the remaining of the order they will be back ordered or cancel your order that will bring your total amount down and you will lose whatever promotion is going on.
So for instance on my latest order I had $46.93 remaining partial order and they just canceled my order and refund me $11.09 because now I'm no longer qualify for the promotion that was going on.
And this is the second time it happening to me.

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Do not order if you want a promotional value.

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Date of experience: May 21, 2022

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Utah
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April 21st, 2020

The website totally hides the true colors of Gurneys! I wouldn't have even given one star but had to rate them!
All I can say is GO ELSEWHERE! They'll take your money upfront, and you'll get several "out of stock" notices. When I asked to cancel my order (after 2 1/2 months of waiting) I asked for a refund, for the 325.00 order I placed, they charged me 91.00 for ONE package of Broccoli seeds and a hand full of dried up DEAD onion sets!
I purchase the rest of my seeds from local stores for just over 100.00! They are outrageously priced but thought I'd give them a try to stay out of the stores during the Pandemic... boy, do I wish I'd of saved my money now! It's a hard trying time for all of us, and we can't afford this type of business robbing from us!
DONT BUY HERE!
Oh, one last note, you'll wait on hold for up to an hour if you need to talk to a live person!

Date of experience: April 21, 2020

Thumbnail of user peten34
Arizona
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March 18th, 2021

The product is good but they do not stock everything one could want as far as seeds go. I ordered my products in January and just got an update that some of my order will not ship until July six months after I ordered. I asked for a refund if that portion and was told no. I asked where Gurneys was located and was told the Philippians. No wonder. I won't order again.

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Date of experience: March 18, 2021

Thumbnail of user ronaldk461
Connecticut
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May 17th, 2022
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Bought a blueberry plant 5 months ago, for 22 (no sale regular price) now its 50. Nothing on earth could justify their recent price increases, the plants arent even good. IMPORTANT: if youre looking for a better company use fedco. Reliable great products, and they aren't criminals robbing you

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Date of experience: May 17, 2022

Thumbnail of user patrickc581
Virginia
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July 5th, 2020

How do these people stay in business? They have a guarentee that means nothing. I got a bare root cotinus and it didn't survive my extremely careful treatment on transplant to avoid much shock. Their customer service just said "keep watered." DUH!
Never again.

Date of experience: July 5, 2020

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Kentucky
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April 18th, 2020

Gurneys is having major problems this year & they aren't being honest with customers. Order your products elsewhere or risk not having what you need. They're selling product they don't have, holding your money & pushing back shipping dates to where your garden will be a guaranteed failure. I ordered on March 13th & some of my items won't be shipped until June. They are the ONLY company I ordered from that hasn't delivered. Unfortunately they were my largest order. Never again.

Date of experience: April 18, 2020

Thumbnail of user robertt1694
Texas
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December 13th, 2020

I ordered three packets of seeds on November 25,2020. My credit card was charged immediately when I hit enter. Their website said all three seeds were available immediately. I called Gurneys customer service on December 4,2020 and they said they will put a "rush" on my order. It is now December 13,2020 and I have not received my seeds. I did received an email that said my seeds were shipped via Fedex with a tracking number. The tracking number did not exist with Fedex. I received another email that said it was shipped USPS. I wish I would have read these reviews before I ordered from them. Lesson learned.

Date of experience: December 13, 2020

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Minnesota
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May 17th, 2021

I ordered strawberries and a tiered strawberry lanter. The planter kept going on backorder until I finally canceled. All of the other items shipped later also. Customer service was non existent, they just read a script and were not helpful at all. Will not be ordering from them again, so sorry I trusted them with this growing season!

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Don't plan on getting your order on time, add 2-3 weeks, and don't plan on having them contact you if an item goes on back order. Also plan on calling them often asking where your items are. I've only received 2 items so far, but those items appear to be well and thriving for the most part.

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Date of experience: May 17, 2021

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