| Rating | Author | Content |
| Positive | leibe42
Kennett, MO
(3 reviews)
October 11, 2009 | I ordered 3 David Austin Glamis Castle and 2 Aloha climbers. They arrived the first of last week but due to my horrible work schedule they sat on the front porch for 4 days.
Today I finally got to open the box, knowing they would be in sad shape. When I opened the top I was met by 2 beautiful Glamis Castle blooms!!! Two of the GC roses were blooming and the third has buds. The two Aloha's are in wonderful shape and are about 2 feet tall.
I am so impressed!!!!
I will definitely buy from them again and already have some spring roses picked out.
Now to dig some holes......................................... |
| Positive | CapeCodGardener
Mid-Cape, MA
(Zone 7a)
(12 reviews)
September 29, 2009 | I ordered four Dr. Griffith Buck Roses (Prairie Breeze, Prairie Flower, Prairie Harvest, Prairie Sunset) which I could not find elsewhere, and received four well-grown healthy one-gallon plants two weeks later (9/26/09). I am very pleased with my on-line experience with Chamblee's Rose Nursery and would recommend them. |
| Positive | ridgebax1
Pittsburgh, PA
(Zone 6a)
(5 reviews)
August 01, 2009 | I ordered a rose called The Prince from this company. It arrived in good condition in about 2 weeks after the order was placed. I am quite satisfied with the rose and will order from them again as I am rebuilding my rose garden. |
| Positive | tontogirl
Powersville, MO
(3 reviews)
July 20, 2009 | I order every year and feel this is the best place for good size own root roses. Good selection of David Austin roses and Buck roses. Very good customer service. Cant wait to pick out roses for next year. |
| Negative | jTelgardener
Mahomet, IL
(2 reviews)
June 12, 2009 | I was so very excited to be ordering from this company for the first time since I had heard such great reviews! I am sad to say that the rose shipped did not meet my expectations (it was a sunny knockout rose)! Firstly their packing job was less than desirable (the rose was placed into the bottom of the box and the remaining space was packed with newspaper breaking many of the branches on the rose). As for the plant, it was obviously just transferred into a gallon sized pot when it clearly should have been kept in the pot it was already in.
SO, the plant was already small, and many of the branches were broken off so I decided to email them and tell them of my experience. Luckily they responded promptly and I am pleased to say they sent me a new plant that was better than the first, but still packed in a less than desirable way!
All in all I am not too happy with the company, I think that they really need to try and do a better job of shipping their plants, which seem to be very good quality I might add! The two roses that I received from there, the one I ordered and the replacement, are both doing well now despite the harsh treatment they received initially.
Company representative comment on June 15, 2009:
On Jun 15, 2009 9:14 AM, Chamblee's Rose Nursery responded with:As mentioned in the negative review, we did respond promptly to your concerns. Customer satisfaction is very important to us. We are glad that both of your roses are doing well for you. We apologize for any damage you received to your plants during shipping. |
| Positive | nangardens
Jamaica, VA
(6 reviews)
June 02, 2009 | Wow! I have ordered from Chamblee's twice; and in both cases the roses have arrived in beautiful condition. The original roses that I ordered two years ago far eclipse those that I've bought locally; and the new ones are already performing nicely. My roses were a nice size and arrived with many buds. I also find the website to have great information, and the varieties that they carry are indeed disease resistant, even in the humid conditions in Virginia.
On June 10th, 2009, nangardens added the following:
Just an update; the two ballerina roses which I ordered and planted recently are already sporting a number of beautiful blooms. All foliage is healthy and vibrant; and these are planted on at the edge of our lawn facing the very large Rappahannock river. |
| Positive | divvajacko
Hinckley, OH
(Zone 5a)
(26 reviews)
May 22, 2009 | This was my first order from Chamblee. What a joy.
I ordered ballerina, Gruss An Auchen and Else Poulsen.
Lovely plants and healthy.
Can't wait to plant them.
I'll be back for more. |
| Positive | bookreader451
Waterford, NY
(Zone 5b)
(6 reviews)
May 15, 2009 | My husband called me at work and said what did you order this box weighs a ton. I knew my rose were here.
I was not disappointed when I got home. I opened the box and I could not believe the roses. The New Dawn was blooming and smelled heavenly. Most of the rest of the order had buds or blooms. I spent the early part of the evening unwrapping like Christmas. I am very pleased with the roses
I will definitely order again as soon as I figure out where I can put more roses.
Living in upstate NY has it’s disadvantages though. We have a frost warning for early next week so I guess I have to wait until I plant to err on the side of caution.
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| Positive | PamelaQ
Navarre, FL
(Zone 8b)
(18 reviews)
May 11, 2009 | I ordered 2 Belinda's Dream roses. They arrived very healthy and dark green in gallon flower pots. This is great as I like to see how they like a spot before I plant them. I would ordered again and again from here!
Pam |
| Positive | mudpiegirl
Los Lunas, NM
(15 reviews)
May 10, 2009 | I ordered 4 David Austin roses from this site back in the fall, to be delivered this spring. They arrived exactly when I requested them. They were very carefully packaged and each plant arrived in fantastic shape. Because these roses were in pots, not bare-root, I had freedom to plant the roses at my leisure instead of within a day or so of receiving them. My roses are now happily situated in their new spots and blooming! I could not be happier with my entire experience with this company, from the pleasure of perusing their web site to opening the box to view healthy plant packaged with such care, to now seeing the plants thrive in my garden. At first I gasped a bit at their shipping costs but I believe now it was worth every cent. I heartily recommend this company. |
| Positive | connietn
Brentwood, TN
(Zone 7a)
(7 reviews)
May 06, 2009 | I ordered a Zephirine Drouhin climbing rose from Chamblee's earlier this year. They shipped at the appropriate planting time. I was very, very pleased with my rose when it arrived. It was well-packed, in a pot with moist soil, and had suffered no breakage. It has been in the ground a couple of months now and seems to be doing wonderfully!
Would definitely order from them again. |
| Positive | odeymail
Ormond Beach, FL
(9 reviews)
May 04, 2009 | Received 2 rose bushes from Chamblee's. They are excellent quality, very healthy, super well packed and were shipped quickly, They are good- sized plants in gallon pots. Their prices are very reasonable both for the plants and the shipping. This is a terrific company to buy roses from. Both of these are Belinda's Dream rose bushes. Thanks Chamblee's!! Would gladly order from them again. They are a dependable and good nursery in Texas. This was my first order from them. Joyce, Ormond Beach, Florida |
| Positive | hlebear
Yukon, OK
(3 reviews)
April 23, 2009 | I received my rose order of three roses the week of April 12, 2009. While I was pleased with the size of the roses and the price, one of the roses, Benjamin Britten, had blackspot on several of the leaves. I have been growing roses for years, and I do know blackspot when I see it. I contacted Chamblees with my concern last week and included two pictures of the rose, which I took after opening. I as yet have had no response to my concern, which is troubling as I have read many positive reviews of the company and influenced my decision to order from them.
On April 29th, 2009, hlebear changed the rating from negative to positive and added the following:
The nursery is reshipping the rose variety I had trouble with so I am happy with the result. As I said previously, I was happy with the size and age of the other roses I received. I am also glad to find such a wide selection of own root roses.
Company representative comment on April 24, 2009:
On Apr 24, 2009 5:54 PM, Chamblee's Rose Nursery responded with:We are very sorry for your dissatifaction with the Benjamin Britten rose which had blackspot upon delivery. Our policy is to replace any rose you are not satisfied with for ninety days from your date of purchase or give you a complete refund. This has just been brought to my attention. I have been out of town from Wednesday April 22, 2009 until Friday April 24, 2009. We are using invironmentally friendly methods of pest control and sometimes these methods have a hard time controlling disease in stressful times of high humidity and cool temperatures. We appreciate every customer and our customer sevice reputation. I assure you we have not neglected your concern and it will receive our immediate attention. We appologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Sincerely, Mark R. Chamblee |
| Positive | rosegirl33
Cornelius, NC
(4 reviews)
April 18, 2009 | I was very happy with the shipment of healthy and blooming roses I just received from Chamblees. They were packaged the best I have ever seen, the soil was moist as the bottom of the pot was bagged and rubberbanded keeping the canes and blooms dry. They were also larger than I would expect for own root roses. They kept right on blooming as soon as I put them in their new homes. I only wish their shipment communication was better, it would be nice to receive a shipping confirmation rather than wondering if everything went to plan. That said, this is a quality product, I highly recommend them and I will never buy anything from Jackson and Perkins again (J&P definitely does not stand behind their products regardless of how good a customer you have been). |
| Positive | adadia
Glenmoore, PA
(Zone 6b)
(24 reviews)
April 17, 2009 | I am thrilled with the fantastic roses I just received from Chamblee's. I can't believe how large and healthy these roses are. It was a delight to open the box and find two of the roses with a few blooms, not from stress but rather because the plants are so well-developed. I will definitely be ordering from Chamblee's again. |
| Positive | soonergirl68
Oklahoma City, OK
(2 reviews)
April 16, 2009 | I never comment on this forum, but I have to say I was EXTREMELY pleased with the roses I received. I ordered 6 climbing roses from Chamblee's and 4 from another company. Chamblee's roses were BY FAR the better-looking roses. They were larger, arrived healthier and were quite a bit cheaper. I received plants twice the size for an average of $5 less per plant! If they hadn't been sold out of the others I wanted, I would've purchased all of them from Chamblee's. I highly recommend them. |
| Positive | gianetta
Mechanicsville, VA
(4 reviews)
April 11, 2009 | I just received my first order of 6 roses from this company. They were well packed. Even after sitting in the warm sun (delivery person left them there) - probably for a couple of hours, they were in good shape when I unpacked them (moist soil), and looked great after a day spent outside in a shady location.
This is my first experience with own-root roses, but I'm very pleased with the product and service from this company so far. The plants were larger than I'd expected and look very healthy, and one variety had buds or blooms on all three plants. |
| Positive | mocatmom
Driftwood, TX
(Zone 8b)
(5 reviews)
April 08, 2009 | Wow. Just wow.
Three plants arrived today just loaded with leaves and buds, well-branched, healthy and looking like they never spent a moment in the back of the UPS truck. The Ducher is small but looks better than any other rose I've ever purchased online. The Gruss an Aachen and the Abraham Darby are HUGE!
I will be placing all my orders with Chamblee from now on.
On April 22nd, 2009, mocatmom added the following:
Another great shipment just arrived from Chamblee. Lovers Delite and SDLM arrived in full bloom! Frances Dubreuil and Duchesse de Brabant are big and healthy. This is a wonderful mail order company! |
| Positive | tbrinkley
Erick, OK
(6 reviews)
April 02, 2009 | I ordered six different roses. All came carefully packaged and in good shape. They arrived promptly, and the customer service was terrific! I was very impressed and would buy from again! Thank you! |
| Positive | zhenya
Los Lunas, NM
(Zone 6b)
(5 reviews)
April 02, 2009 | I received my roses the day after they were shipped so they were not in the box for long! They arrived well packed and in very good shape. For some reason I was expecting bare root, but was pleasantly surprised to find potted plants with leaves and even buds. So the price and shipping were a doubly good deal. Very pleased. |
| Positive | BlissfulGarden
Baton Rouge, LA
(Zone 8b)
(50 reviews)
November 29, 2008 | By far, Chamblee's is my first choice for purchasing roses via mail order. I always look at their site first when searching for a particular cultivar. Their plants are carefully packed and always arrive in terrific condition, robust and often with buds. They always perform extremely well in my gardens. Chamblee's prices are hard to beat too, with lower shipping rates than many, no agricultural inspection fee added on, and lower per rose prices for gallon-sized plants. On the rare occasion that there was a plant that wasn't up to my expectations, Chamblee's has been quick to send a replacement. It would be difficult to find a better place to order your roses! A++++ nursery! |
| Positive | JonSchneider
Green Cove Springs, FL
(5 reviews)
November 20, 2008 | I just recieved my first order from this company. I couldn't be more pleased with the quality of the roses ordered and the quality of customer service. I can easily see ordering from them in the future
JAS
Fleming Island, Florida |
| Positive | Tntigger
Greeneville, TN
(Zone 6b)
(28 reviews)
October 28, 2008 | This spring was my first time ordering from this company. I was a little doubtful when they arrived because they were extremely small. However they took off so fast I was shocked! As of now they are big, beautiful and so healthy, I will be sure and put in another order next spring with them. |
| Positive | cowpea123
Coushatta, LA
(7 reviews)
October 25, 2008 | in may of 2008 i purchesed 20 1 & 2 gallon roses both regular and discounted they were very healthy and have grown very well also the custemer service was great.
On November 27th, 2008, cowpea123 added the following:
I ordered again in november and recevied great plants!
On December 22nd, 2008, cowpea123 added the following:
On December 20th I bought 51 roses from Chamblee's.They are very healthy plants.The service I received was wonderfull!I will buy from them again soon. |
| Positive | TJettner
Papillion, NE
(3 reviews)
October 25, 2008 | Have bought 13 roses from Chamblee over the last two years. I have been impressed with the plants and shipping. All but one is thriving. I planted it in the wrong spot, not receiving enough sun. Will move it to a sunnier place in the spring. Great selection of "Buck" roses which are hardy for cold Midwest winters. Very satisfied customer. |
| Positive | WMorgan
Medford, NJ
(3 reviews)
August 08, 2008 | Ordered 6 Golden Celebration and two Cram. Sup in spring and got all very healthy plants. The Golden Celebration is really growing well. Three of the plants are now 5 to 6 feet tall. Only a few buds, but next year will be great. |
| Positive | dwr857
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9a)
(8 reviews)
June 12, 2008 | Great customer service. I ordered 6 bare root roses all of different types in early May 2008. I followed their planting instructions and all are thriving and blooming with lots of new growth. The ordered arrived right on time and was packed superbly. Outstanding company and I'll be back this fall for more roses. Thanks Chamblee's! |
| Positive | redlawyer
Richmond, VA
(3 reviews)
June 08, 2008 | I ordered three roses to be shipped on the last shipping day of spring. My selections were based on my daughter's names. So, when I received three yellow roses in the mail, I was disappointed. I called Chamblee's Nursery and they apologized for the mistake. They told me to keep the three yellow roses and the next week they sent my Charlotte, Sophy and Glamis Castle roses (just a pretty rose, not a kid's name). Needless to say, I'm very happy with the customer service. The plants, all six of them, arrived healthy and are thriving. |
| Positive | littlebrook15
Rock Tavern, NY
(5 reviews)
May 26, 2008 | This is my first order from Chamblee's, but it won't be my last. I was very pleased with the roses I received from them. They are very healthy and were wonderfully packed for shipping.
My only complaint would be with their lack of communication. I ordered in March for May delivery. I got two emails from them, both in March, to confirm the order and then tell me the order was being processed. I never got an email in May to tell me that the roses were shipped, so I had to "assume" they went out on the date I had specified. The roses were shipped on the right date, but I had to call them to confirm this. I am pleased that I received them, but would have appreciated an email with a tracking number at time of shipment. |
| Positive | GardenGirl81
Newburg, PA
(Zone 6b)
(2 reviews)
May 21, 2008 | I ordered 4 Iceberg bush roses and 2 Iceberg climbing roses. This was my first order with this company. When my roses came, they were a little yellow (from being in a box from Tx to Pa.!) But within 2 days they looked great! most of the roses have buds on them, and i cant wait for them to bloom! Thank you Chamblee's!
I will never order from J & P again!! |
| Positive | Dan1465
Northfield, NJ
(8 reviews)
May 12, 2008 | This was my first year ordering from them and I'm really impressed. Over the Years I've purchased Own Root Roses from quite a few other Companies and can say that I've decided Chamblee's is now my favorite online Rose Nursery. Thanks for the larger than most other Companies Roses.
Dan |
| Positive | iluvdirt
Silverlake, WA
(Zone 7a)
(2 reviews)
May 06, 2008 | I placed an order with this company based on the excellent feed back from Dave's. I ordered 4 roses and they arrived exactly when I requested them. The roses were in excellent condition, they were packaged very well and are much larger than I expected. One is already blooming! I am very impressed with this company and will definately order from them again! |
| Positive | reeann55
Smyrna Mills, ME
(Zone 4a)
(5 reviews)
May 05, 2008 | This is the first time ordering from this company and I am very pleased. The plants were all nice & healthy & a good size. Not skimpy plants like you get from most mail order companys. Lots of buds and some already are starting to bloom.They were well packed and the soil still moist. Will be buying from them again! |
| Positive | gavinsmom
Lakewood, OH
(Zone 6a)
(3 reviews)
May 03, 2008 | I have been ordering from Chamblee's for 3 years now. Every time I place an order, I receive healthy, high quality plants that are often blooming right out of the box. To illustrate how great their roses are, I received a shipment of 5 plants last April, the week we found out we had to move to another city. I didn't want to plant them if I was not going to be living there anymore, so I repotted the roses and they had to sit on my porch until the end of July when we moved. We loaded them into my brother's pick-up, where they were whipped around at 70 mph for a 2 hour drive on I-80 to Cleveland. Then the poor things had to sit on my new porch in pots until early September, when I finally had the chance to make a place for them in my new yard. You'd think I'd have killed them, but no way! Within a month they were blooming. In fact, they never even completely defoliated--maybe it's because I live so close to Lake Erie, but I'm still amazed that they survived a nothern Ohio winter so well without any protection. It is now April again and they are beautiful, healthy, and growing strong in my new garden. I have ordered 4 more roses this spring and they just arrived, looking terrific. The prices are good and the quality is first rate--I will not buy my roses from anyone else but Chamblee's except under the rare exception that they do not have a variety that I want. |
| Positive | matt4roses
Lancaster, PA
(2 reviews)
May 01, 2008 | Great source...very pleased! |
| Positive | iris28
(dana)Owensboro, KY
(Zone 6a)
(19 reviews)
April 24, 2008 | i was so happy to receive 2 new dawn eden and about face , good quality healthy . i will definitely order from them again . not to small either .
On September 17th, 2008, iris28 added the following:
on sept 15 i got another pleasing order from chamblees . this time i got buff beauty gertrude jekyll and aloha . all are very nice and big . i cant wait till spring to place my other orders. |
| Positive | gardeness51
Topeka, KS
(1 review)
April 13, 2008 | I purchased four "the fairy" roses last summer from Chamblee's. They were shipped once the weather cooled down, in mid September, exactly when they said they would. They arrived in beautiful condition and were even blooming! I promptly put them in the ground and crossed my fingers. Unfortunately, we had one of the worse winters here in many years and I am happy to say they came through it all in wonderful condition-lots of new growth and very healthy looking. I am very pleased with Chamblee's and will definitely order from them again. It's so nice to know that there are still businesses out there that care about quality products and service. Thank you very much!!
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| Positive | Hemhostaholic
Scranton, PA
(Zone 5b)
(24 reviews)
April 11, 2008 | There should be a choice for above positive! I ordered 4 roses from Chamblee's. The shipping is expensive, BUT, if one wants own root roses, that are not dormant, this is the way to go. All 4 roses were well packaged in 1 gallon containers, and were kept wedged into the shipping container by empty gallon containers as well as some newspaper. This was my first time ordering roses through the mail, and WOW am I impressed. I checked for everything that could be wrong, and there was not one thing that was wrong, NOT ONE! So, although the cost of shipping was slightly less than the cost of the 4 roses I ordered, I can not complain; I paid for and got great things.
Customer satisfaction: SUPERB!
Plant Materials: OUTSTANDING!!!
I will, when the time comes to buy more roses, be ordering from Chamblee's again! |
| Positive | Lovethatdirt
Concord, CA
(2 reviews)
April 09, 2008 | Placed an order for nine roses on 3/14/08 and received them all on 4/5/08. They were beautifully packed, wedged snugly together in their plastic-wrapped one-gallon pots with two or three empty pots helping to secure them. I am happy that there was no styrofoam. I can reuse the pots and, if I eventually have too many, local nurseries will probably be happy to take them. Although the instructions on the outside of the box warned that they might be a little yellow from the trip, they were green, pristine and perfect. Many were budded and some were blooming.They are beautiful, and I am very impressed. If they don't do well in the ground, it will be no one's fault but my own. |
| Positive | littlemick
Maryville, TN
(Zone 6b)
(2 reviews)
March 28, 2008 | I have hade a totally positive experience ordering from Chamblee's for the first time last fall. I love their list, prices are great, and the roses I planted in Nov. are thriving. They own my business except for the few rare roses I want that they don't have. They are the best in my opinion for online ordering. |
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