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The Garden Watchdog is a free directory of 7,483 mail order gardening companies. Here gardeners share their opinions on which companies really deliver on quality, price and service.

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Since 1994, 4,108 companies have been reviewed in the Garden Watchdog, and 68,250 comments have been posted (46,959 positive, 8,920 neutral, 12,371 negative) by 35,248 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

A Nearly Native Nursery Almost Eden Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Brent & Becky's Bulbs

Brushwood Nursery Classy Groundcovers

Diane's Flower Seeds Easy to Grow Bulbs

Forestfarm Garden Crossings LLC

Gardensoyvey.com Hallson Gardens

J.L. Hudson, Seedsman Johnny's Selected Seeds

Katz Kuntry Kuttins Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery

Made in the Shade Gardens New Hampshire Hostas

Nourse Farms Inc. Oakes Daylilies

Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants

Romence Gardens & Greenhouses Santa Rosa Gardens

Select Seeds Antique Flowers Shaw's Sunshine Gardens

Sooner Plant Farm (Shop Smarter Shop Sooner) St. Clare Heirloom Seeds

Summer Hill Seeds The Sample Seed Shop

Most Recently added ratings

User	Rating	Company
sandgarden	Positive	Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee)
sandgarden	Positive	Well-Sweep Herb Farm
sandgarden	Positive	High Country Gardens
sandgarden	Positive	Bluestone Perennials
ibewgirl	Positive	Blue Ridge Daylilies
sandgarden	Positive	Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery
sandgarden	Positive	Gethsemane Gardens
CAAFD	Negative	Burgess Seed
jorine	Neutral	Garden Harvest Supply
essentialplanet	Positive	Forestfarm
nclivin	Positive	Miller Nurseries
Mr_Deeds	Positive	Jung Seed
AS	Negative	Bluestone Perennials
plover12	Neutral	Chamblee's Rose Nursery
eliasastro	Neutral	TropicaFlore
qu1nn	Negative	Four Seasons Nursery
ChocolatePlease	Positive	Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company)
virginiarose	Positive	Santa Rosa Gardens
gmary	Positive	Drip Depot
pepper11	Negative	Willis Orchard Company
TomMc27	Positive	Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company)
ematalka	Negative	Brighter Blooms Nursery
johnr112	Positive	ForFruitTrees.com (Moser Fruit Tree Sales)
Philly	Positive	Great Garden Plants
tirebiter	Positive	Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company)
Pegash	Positive	Rogue Valley Roses
SkipsSue3	Positive	New Hampshire Hostas
jknittel	Positive	Graceful Gardens
jknittel	Positive	Cold Stream Farm
linette2001	Positive	Ladybug Daylilies
linette2001	Positive	Royal Colors (RoyalColors.com)
helenahkh	Positive	Vincent Gardens
marmiekali	Positive	Bluestone Perennials
Clemmie49	Positive	Classy Groundcovers
kngmi	Positive	Oakes Daylilies
manifest	Positive	Edelweiss Perennials
gbowers	Positive	Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company)
sandit1	Negative	Honeycreek Nurseries
Cattitude101	Positive	Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company)
Mrlynn	Positive	Rivers End Nursery and Farm
charlenenj	Positive	Burpee (W. Atlee Burpee)
chlorophyll646	Negative	Swallowtail Garden Seeds
chassell	Positive	A Nearly Native Nursery
BvrCtyGardener	Positive	Singing Tree Gardens
trackinsand	Neutral	High Country Gardens
GeneG	Positive	Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company)
greyhaven	Positive	Willis Orchard Company
carolinemueller	Positive	Gilbert H. Wild and Son
hardyinokc	Negative	Bluestone Perennials
BvrCtyGardener	Positive	Davidsans Japanese Maples

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