"I ordered and received a Princess Diana Clematis. It arrived with some of the leaves dried and the rest yellow. A week later it is dead. I sent an email with my complaint over a week ago and there has been no response from them at all. I have sent two follow up emails and again no response. The customer service that Jackson and Perkins offers totally ****. I have bought from them many times over the years and never complained. I will not be buying from you again!"

"I ordered 4 rosebushes last year. They looked dead when I got them. I planted them anyway. They never came out. Still nothing this year. I emailed Jackson Perkins and they said my one year guarantee ended 2 days before my email. Won't order from them again."

"My experience is similar to others written here. Ordered 3 bare root roses, followed instructions once shipped, roses never did anything, never showed growth or budding, and are now very clearly dead. I have to believe that they were dead or near dead when they shipped, and that fact was known to Perkin & Jackson. It doesn't seem likely to me that so many people could be having such similar experiences with rose bushes that were healthy when they left J&P. I think they were shipped dead.
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"Ordered a Christmas plant that was guaranteed to be delivered by Christmas. It still hasn't been delivered. I tried to cancel the order, but they wouldn't let me. They say they can't do anything for me. I WILL NOT USE THEM AGAIN."

"I ordered three hydrangea plants from Jackson and Perkins; two have arrived so far. They are both dead--wilted leaves, spongy rootball on plants that have only wilted leaves, even after watering. I called the company and they said that I had to send them a picture,and that even if they decided that the plants were indeed dead, they would only send me a credit, not a refund. I told the supervisor that that was not useful, as I am definitely never going to order from them again. Finally, after I told what I thought about their policy, they agrees to send me a refund. I have also ordered a third plant, which has not yet arrived. They told me that I must send a picture of the dead plant in order to get a refund for that one. I have had excellent service from every other online nursery, and the plants have always arrived in excellent condition. I honestly can't believe this!"

"During four calls to customer service about when my order would ship, I was told they had the roses and they would ship in a few days. Yesterday the person said the roses were coming to them in their last shipment next week. When I asked why I had been told the previous time that they had the roses she admitted that she had no visibility into their inventory or of what would be on their last shipment. I asked to speak to her manager. I was not able to get her manager on the phone. I asked that that manager call me. I have received no call. I will be cancelling my order. All lies."

"I bought 4 hydrangea plants that were shipped April 2017. I payed a premium price and they were lousey. One is so small I question that it will ever survive. I am so disappointed. I will never buy from them again. When contacted they act like they probably won't make it right. I work hard for my money I shouldn't have to work hard all over again to get justice. Marilyn Grammatico"

"I ordered a large number of plants in March, received most of them, half dead in mid April, but no rose. Emailed - no response.
Called and was told the blame was with California growers and I’d have the rose the following week - almost 3 weeks later no rose, again no response to my email.
AWFUL COMPANY

BUYER BEWARE"

"Ordered a plant costing 30 bucks. It arrived and looked like a Walmart reject, burned leaves, mostly dead. I called, told them my story, told them I was not satisfied and wanted a refund. Then I had to submit to hard-sell "don't worry, be happy" responses like, well things happen, it is a hearty plant, give it a month and so on. I insisted on a refund and offered photos, which they declined. They said they would credit my credit card, but a week has elapsed with no credit. Bad quality plants, bad quality customeer support, and maybe bad promises."

"Loyal customer for holiday amaryllis for several family members annually. This year had 2 bulb orders with greenery only but never bloomed. Waited full 6-12 weeks for bloom as per instructions and contacted J&P when they failed to do so. I was told I was outside the warrantied period because I waited so long. I suspect if I had called before the 12 week period I would have been told I'm calling too early.... Lost customer, poor customer service."

"My mom loved roses, I grow them too (about 35 bushes at present). I've ordered from "the new" J&P twice in the past two years (Radiant Perfume in 2015, Wildfire this year) and had good experiences both times.

I think this may be a situation in which only the people who are unhappy write reviews. "

"Do not use this company. The multiple bad reviews support this claim. Would not honor a $50 gift certificate. Said it expired. "

"I bought my mom 3 roses for Christmas from Jackson Perkins and she received them today in time for spring planting in her area. Here is the problem. They were out of stock of one of the roses so they substituted a container rose (I didn't order, nor does my mom want a container rose) for the out of stock bare root rose (that I did order) When I called to get it exchanged for a bare root rose and explain our disappointment; I was told that I would have to pay a 20% restocking fee. WTF - I have to pay for your mistake?? Per their Product Guarantee they state they can substitute for an item of greater or equal value. Wouldn't it make sense that it at least be the same TYPE of item? It also says in their "fine print" that non-defective tools and gardening accessories will incur a 20% restocking fee. A container rose is neither a tool nor an accessory. I made 2 calls to Jackson Perkins and the customer service representatives were incredibly rude. Finally got to a manager- OH MY she was even worse! What a horrible organization. Looking for another place to order some pretty roses for my mom."

"I used to be a loyal customer of J&P. Was even on their rose panel, where they would ship new varieties under testing for a very low price in return for feedback. Recently I returned to the U.S. from work abroad and wanted to establish a rose bed in my new home. J&P was a major disappointment.

First, I ordered my roses, then was monitoring the site for an planned ship date. My rose bed was ready,then the date almost arrived, suddenly the dates started changing to later. This happened multiple times, until 2 weeks after the scheduled arrival, I called. I was told the truck had arrived that day, they would ship the next day.

The next day, the online status hadn't changed, so I called. I was told the first rep was new, it wasn't true they had arrived. It would be a couple more days.

A few days later, I got a status email saying they had been shipped, When the box arrived on a Monday, 6 days later, there were 3 of the six roses. I relooked at the email, it turns out that it was a partial shipment. A few days later, I got another email. 2 of the remaining 3 roses were being shipped. Again, arrived on a Monday, six days after shipping. Today, a few days later, I got an email saying that a different rose than I had ordered as my last rose was being "on it's way".

I called the company. They said there was a crop failure. I told them I did not want this substitute. I had planned varieties and colors for my bed, I couldn't use this rose. They told me I will get a refund. I can not understand why it took this long to know there was a crop failure and wasn't even asked if there was something else that would work. Interestingly, the substitute is one that is on sale at the site... must be they just replaced my desired rose with one they had too many of.

Beyond the dates, the roses I received were miles below what I expected from J&P. There was one that was a bare root plant that was of good size. All the rest were very young, small plants that looked more like little shrubs in pots. The branches in two were broken off from when they were put in the packing box. I complained about the size and broken branches, they told me that if they didn't start growing in 90 days I could get a refund. Otherwise, there was nothing they could do for me.

Roses at J&P used to be worth it. More expensive than buying local, but you had lots of choices and the plants were always excellent quality. I don't know what happened, but I will never buy from J%P again, instead I will buy local where they are cheaper, I know what I am getting and I know when I am getting it.
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"Ordered 5 amaryllis bulbs with saucers. No saucers came with bulbs. Customer service agent had me open all of the boxes; No saucers in any. Agent told me that order would be replaced completely & to keep bulbs. Bulbs with open boxes pushed up through open boxes &, as a result, cannot be given as gifts. Now, Jackson & Perkins has decided to just send saucers.

Have ordered Christmas presents from Jackson & Perkins for many years. Never again. Beware!

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