Burgess Seed and Plant Company

jennifer28 · January 22, 2012

Burgess seed and plant company-

I got one of their catalogs the other day. They don't have anything rare, but their prices were really competitive, which I liked. I was looking for some items for the "butterfly" and "bee" part of my garden and they have a lot of nice offerings at a cheap price. Wondering if anyone has ever tried them? I think I am going to give them a shot because of their 1 cent sale and their deals. I need to keep my bees happy, and this looks like a cheap way to do it!

rockhound · January 22, 2012

Have not ordered from them even tho I get a catalog every year. Somebody that I do order from no doubt sells mailing lists.

kath · January 22, 2012

A quick check of Dave's Garden Watchdog showed twice as many negative reports as positive, so you might want to check that out. I've never ordered from them, though.

jennifer28 · January 22, 2012

Thanks Kath. I think people do like to complain and they seem to be a big commercial company like Gurney's, so it isn't like a place I would usually support like the Hudson Valley Seed Library or Sand Hill or Tatianas. I support those sellers because I believe in their ideology and mission. But I wanted somewhere cheap that I could get some flowering things for the bees that I keep and I thought well why not? I just got a few things and I will see what happens. There is a seed company (whose name I won't mention here) that I will NOT deal with anymore because their packets came to me smelling like cigarette smoke and had a germination rate of less than 20%. I wrote to those people and gave them a piece of my mind. So I guess I will see what happens with this one...

kath · January 22, 2012

Yeah, I know what you mean- last year I ordered some seeds from such a company because it was the only one who advertised a variety of a short-vined watermelon I wanted to try. My order was for 4 packets of different seeds and what arrived was a long-vined watermelon and all the seed packets were several years old! Only afterwards did I see that the same complaints online.

afrance30 · January 22, 2012

I order from Burgess every year. I've had few problems, the same type of stuff I have occasionally had happen from other sources like Johnny's. They will help if there is a problem (a lemon tree they sent died within 3 days, they replaced it and the new one is doing great). I think it's worth it to try them out. They do have a one year guarantee, just be sure to keep your packing slip!

January 22, 2012	#1
jennifer28 Two-faced Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital Posts: 955	Burgess Seed and Plant Company Burgess seed and plant company- I got one of their catalogs the other day. They don't have anything rare, but their prices were really competitive, which I liked. I was looking for some items for the "butterfly" and "bee" part of my garden and they have a lot of nice offerings at a cheap price. Wondering if anyone has ever tried them? I think I am going to give them a shot because of their 1 cent sale and their deals. I need to keep my bees happy, and this looks like a cheap way to do it!

January 22, 2012	#2
rockhound Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 285	Have not ordered from them even tho I get a catalog every year. Somebody that I do order from no doubt sells mailing lists.

January 22, 2012	#3
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	A quick check of Dave's Garden Watchdog showed twice as many negative reports as positive, so you might want to check that out. I've never ordered from them, though.

January 22, 2012	#6
afrance30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 212	I order from Burgess every year. I've had few problems, the same type of stuff I have occasionally had happen from other sources like Johnny's. They will help if there is a problem (a lemon tree they sent died within 3 days, they replaced it and the new one is doing great). I think it's worth it to try them out. They do have a one year guarantee, just be sure to keep your packing slip!