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The Garden Watchdog is a free directory of 7,486 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, 4,112 companies have been reviewed in the Garden Watchdog, and 68,407 comments have been posted (47,053 positive, 8,941 neutral, 12,413 negative) by 35,327 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
jonasillo	Positive	Mendocino Maples Nursery
fruitvegandnuts	Neutral	Durable Plastic Design, LLC (Orcaboard™)
bushy1	Positive	Trade Winds Fruit
Sherilou	Positive	Seeds From Italy
grik	Positive	Joy Creek Nursery
grik	Positive	Annie's Annuals and Perennials
jolenemac	Positive	eFowl.com
sandgarden	Positive	Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens)
sandgarden	Positive	J.L. Hudson, Seedsman
sandgarden	Positive	Stokes Seeds
plantgnome1	Negative	Gurney's Seed & Nursery
paris_metro	Negative	Kigi Nursery
roberta1977	Positive	LoneWillow Farm (aka Roane Grown Nursery)
Chris02364	Positive	Pond Megastore
Kenniston	Positive	Boyer Nurseries & Orchards, Inc.
katenice	Positive	Bayou Blooms Tropical Plants
milocat4	Negative	Mattslandscape.com
LoveBrug	Positive	Carnivorous Plant Nursery
Masonwoods	Neutral	Essence of the tree
SincereDeer	Neutral	Airplants4U
WinstonAMC	Positive	Recycled Eden
redmite21	Positive	St. Clare Heirloom Seeds
redmite21	Positive	Plant Delights Nursery
veryblessed	Positive	In The Country Garden & Gifts
redmite21	Positive	Raintree Nursery
redmite21	Positive	Bluestone Perennials
Rickole	Positive	Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company)
gpaulon	Positive	High Country Gardens
trudyh	Neutral	Hartmann's Plant Company
SHELBYCOREALTOR	Negative	Royal Dutch
LindaWillaredt	Positive	Smokey's Gardens
OUTSTANDING	Negative	Heronswood Nursery
OUTSTANDING	Positive	Wayside Gardens
sillyrob	Positive	Garden Harvest Supply
HeidiNH	Neutral	David Austin Roses (US)
steve_mass	Negative	HostasDirect Inc.
vitrsna	Positive	Smart Seeds (smartseedstore.com)
stormcloud	Positive	Vermont Wildflower Farm
Pdail	Negative	Summerstone Nursery
gregr18	Positive	Woodlanders Inc.
Kokkokitty	Negative	Laurel's Heirloom Tomato Plants
68pete	Positive	DR Trimmer/Mower
Carolinaflower8	Negative	Cheap Seeds
strawberryhill	Positive	Chamblee's Rose Nursery
skybird564	Negative	Gurney's Seed & Nursery
Wrenda	Positive	Direct Gardening
reeve1	Negative	Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens)
enviroplanter	Positive	Yellow Springs Farm Native Plant Nursery
Janet_V	Positive	Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery
bluespanishlady	Positive	High Country Roses

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