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Hirt's Gardens

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Hirt's Gardens has a rating of 2.7 stars from 118 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Hirt's Gardens most frequently mention customer service problems. Hirt's Gardens ranks 41st among Plants sites.

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    37
  • Value
    38
  • Shipping
    38
  • Returns
    21
  • Quality
    39
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 25%
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  • They have NO customer service and refuse to replace dying plants.
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Top Positive Review

“Echeveria subrigida fire and ice”

Janet A.
3/5/22

I recently ordered three succulents and I just can't believe how fast I received them! They all came with the normal stuff that goes along with shipping Succulents. I don't know what all the negative reviews are about I emailed customer service about something and was immediately responded to. In my opinion their customer service via email is five stars all day! I will definitely order from them again! They also included the heat pack for free! Other places charge you three dollars to five dollars extra for a heat pack!

Top Critical Review

“Broken main stem on lemon Scented goldcrest cypress”

kevin r.
11/21/23

I received my goldcrest cypress tree from hirts, ordered thru walmart. The plant was cramed in the box w/ main stim bent over. Would have been ok if they would put a bamboo stick in the pot to keep from sliding back and forth. I put a review on their site that they didn't post and didn't even reach out with a replacement. Now i have a tree with no main stem.

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Thumbnail of user kevinr2145
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 21st, 2023

I received my goldcrest cypress tree from hirts, ordered thru walmart. The plant was cramed in the box w/ main stim bent over. Would have been ok if they would put a bamboo stick in the pot to keep from sliding back and forth. I put a review on their site that they didn't post and didn't even reach out with a replacement. Now i have a tree with no main stem.

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Thumbnail of user monab182
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 24th, 2023

What is this half dead plant. I need a new plant or a refund. I don't know what it is and it is bad!

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Very poor quality

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Thumbnail of user janeta952
1 review
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March 5th, 2022
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I recently ordered three succulents and I just can't believe how fast I received them! They all came with the normal stuff that goes along with shipping Succulents. I don't know what all the negative reviews are about I emailed customer service about something and was immediately responded to. In my opinion their customer service via email is five stars all day! I will definitely order from them again! They also included the heat pack for free! Other places charge you three dollars to five dollars extra for a heat pack!

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Thumbnail of user lowea6
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 25th, 2023

They're overnight shipping is a lie and their customer service is the worst I have ever experienced in a greenhouse industry. I own a one acre flower garden to keep my mind busy. I tried them out because I saw their advertisement. Lord I wish I hadn't they overcharged me I did not receive my product and I was told basically to bug off.

Thumbnail of user serinap7
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 28th, 2022

I ordered four plants to help clean my indoor air since my allergies have been acting up. I was unsure how the plants would come since they're being shipped over several days. All 4 plants were in PERFECT condition and separately wrapped. So satisfied!

Thumbnail of user perrys168
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 29th, 2022

I ordered six plants online. 5 of them were tiny tiny plants barely rooted into their pots. When i contacted customer service he was not helpful and told me "there's some roots there". The customer service was awful and these plants all died within weeks.

Thumbnail of user donnad2344
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase

Received plants that were soooo much smaller than the advertised photo of the plant. It will take a year for this slow growing plant to even look like the advertisement. Very unethical advertising.

Update: partial refund issued due to small size

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Thumbnail of user codig10
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 24th, 2022
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Ordered from their store on Walmart.com. They tacked on a $99 shrub planting service that I don't need or want through Angi. I can't even change or cancel this so called service because I don't have an account/password set up with this company that they used. I've reached out to them and received no response. They also mailed me the plants, one was in pretty bad shape but may be able to be nursed back. The other was scattered to the bottom of the box, roots and stems torn to pieces. No way to help the poor thing. I wouldn't recommend purchasing online from them. Worse online plant shopping experience I've ever had. Go elsewhere. Many other sellers ship their plants well and don't add these service charges.

Thumbnail of user robertr3513
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 4th, 2022

Bought a plant from them online and looked nothing like the picture or size. A total rip-off. Terrible

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Thumbnail of user amyz655
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 1st, 2022

I have bought Hirt's products for more than 2 years (via Amazon, Walmart or directly from Hirt's). They always packed extremely well in a box. I recently purchased 'Yellow Dancing Lady Orchid' and 'Red Star Hawaiian Ti Plant'. One item was missing in the box. I wrote to the customer service. They resent the missing item immediately. I am writing this review b/c I would like to let you know that they not only have the best product but also have the best customer service. I will continue to buy from this company again and plan to make Hirt's my go to nursery. I recommend you do the same.

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Thumbnail of user sofiaw54
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 29th, 2023

I ordered several hydrangea plants and was seriously happy at the price and size of the plants. They forgot 3 but hopefully they'll remedy the mistake.

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Thumbnail of user sergeyk104
8 reviews
1 helpful vote
February 6th, 2022

I recently have decided to help my grandmother with her garden. Nowadays it's quite cold outside, so we recently carried all her flowers and various plants inside the house and they require more care. I started to search for various websites where I could buy fertilizers. I noticed this company and decided to get acquainted with the assortment here. I liked couple of fertilizers and moreover my grandmother approved my choice, so I ordered them here and they were shipped pretty fast. I guess I will certainly apply here once again i nfuture when we will run out of these ones.

Thumbnail of user nicolev224
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
December 7th, 2022

Photo below shows $40 of plants. Im 5'3 and have very tiny hands. So thats bad... But then i pick one up to show the crap quality and a spider dangling off it so i diotome-earthed the hell out of these poor baby, stressed out ferns... of whatever, because 3 came in a pack without care instructions... So species.i have no clue. I have an app called "greg" that helps me or it would be a long google process. The unknown 3 are from the $9.99 fairy garden variety. I know some are tropical so am i about to get bit by a tropical spider? Great. A $40 present on my bday and it will be the death of me... I say, Shop etsy or succulent box. Ive have better amazon experiences. I swear. First hirts box before this was even worse because they were all on sale so none came w names. One of them was totally trash and the others were starting to rot but i somehow nursed them to health... Im a total noob, mind u, so the only experience prior was with succulents i put in a pot too big and killed. So lucky for that batch, i somehow worked all the kinks out enough for them to thrive and survive the beginning rot stages. Rot was what i had the most experience in, i suppose. This was my second try because the first one, as crappy as it was, the price was awesome. I guess all being on sale. But for the same quality of plants, double the price. Nah! I pass next time

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Thumbnail of user kats137
4 reviews
7 helpful votes
March 30th, 2021

I purchased 5 Preying Mantis cases from this company early in march. I immediatly placed them in the windowed hatching bag as the instruction described and kept them on a window sill. I placed them outside, still in the bag for a couple nice days that reached the 60's. Still no sign of life. The egg cases are kind-of rough looking with holes like they were already hatched. I contacted the company to no avail. I requested a replacement or refund but have not heard back. May 1st is the "8 week" mark that they say it could take to emerge but I don't think it's going to happen. I believe they sent me old egg cases that may have already hatched. I don't recommend this company.

Tip for consumers:
buy from somewhere else

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Thumbnail of user corrik
1 review
3 helpful votes
May 10th, 2021

Paid for 2 plants and 2 seperate gift wrap charges ($5.99) a piece. Only one plant was shipped and the "gift wrapping" was comprised of bubble wrap and someone printing out my card onto office paper and taping it on the flaps of the box. Do not use this company. Save your money and do it yourself.

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Just don't

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Thumbnail of user daynellem
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 9th, 2022

I cannot express how grateful I am for all the time and dedication put into the packaging of all my plants. They were all very healthy with an exception of my mini monsteras (due to very cold weather and traveling across the country.) I plan to make Hirt's my go to nursery.

Tip for consumers:
Enjoy the prices. They are great!

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Thumbnail of user kayes64
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 16th, 2021
Verified purchase

Don't order plants from these people. They have NO customer service and refuse to replace dying plants.

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None. Plants died on arrival

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Thumbnail of user aletheah8
1 review
4 helpful votes
April 2nd, 2021
Verified purchase

I received my order all infected with mealybugs. Immediately contacted and told I repackaged immediately because of my other plants. Was told they need a picture of each plant. No I will not risk infecting my well established plant collection to show you bugs you knowingly mailed to me. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY. I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO THE PAST REVIEWS!

Tip for consumers:
Don't do it

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None. They all had bugs

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Thumbnail of user douglasm585
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 24th, 2021
Verified purchase

I wanted some smallish plants to put in crevices in a stone wall and ordered six from Hirt's--santolina, thyme, sedum, and a lavender (the last an experiment). The plants were shipped the next day, arrived in a few days via USPS. I was surprised at how carefully the plants were packed--all were in great shape. I can only recommend.

Tip for consumers:
Just remember that the plants are not HUGE.

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Thumbnail of user crystalh259
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 4th, 2020

I ordered 2 Black Beauty Elderberry plants and it shipped all the way from Ohio to Florida very quickly. They arrived in great shape! I had a hard time finding these anywhere else so I am very happy and would definitely order from Hirt's again.

Thumbnail of user vann32
1 review
5 helpful votes
February 17th, 2020

I order two plants of monstera and they arrived unhealthy. When checking the roots, they sent me dead cuttings instead of an actual healthy plants. Had I known I'm ordering cuttings, I would of never place them order. Spend about $70 of dead cuttings is a total scam. I emailed them and they refuse to resolve the problem. Horrible customer service.

Thumbnail of user larryk662
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January 11th, 2022

I placed an order for 2 tropical ferns in Jan, they were on sale and I could not resist. They were processed the next day and shipped on a weekend and arrived before Ups stated. I was expecting Frost damage, but no, healthy large green plants. Will definitely order again.

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Thumbnail of user joycep517
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 9th, 2022

Horrible shipment. Two tiny dead bulbs that never sprouted. No customer service. Ignored messages. Very disappointed.

Tip for consumers:
How bad their reviews are.

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Thumbnail of user rzar
6 reviews
25 helpful votes
March 11th, 2021

Ordered 4 plants, shipping cost a lot. I received them and one was in a bad shape, already dead. When contacted them and asked them to replace it. Fast they gave me a refund for 12 dollars including shipping, now if I want to re-purchase the same plant I have to pay 17 dollars including shipping. WHICH PART OF THIS IS FAIR? OR GOOF CUSTOMER SERVICE?

Tip for consumers:
Do not buy from them because if the plants you receive is already dead you will lose money, they will not replace it.

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Refund policy is a jock.

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Thumbnail of user dickl49
1 review
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February 12th, 2022

I ordered ten plants on sale (my first order to Hirt's); 8 cultivars of Hydrangea arborescens, Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' (a plant I introduced in 1961), and Pieris japonica 'Valentine Valley'. The ordering was a little ambiguous, but Matt helped me through the process. I wanted them to delay shipping, after my order was in, but they did not do this. I fully understand that such a request adds to the complexity of their selling process, so I am not dissatisfied. The order came quickly and it was in very good condition. This is, from my experience, a good company to deal with. I also appreciate that they have a very large line of plants, including some cultivars that are difficult to find.

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