The scoop on 'Garden of Delights'

I bought two fruit trees from this vender 6 months ago. He has never delivered. His phone is just an answer machine. He never returns calls. Scam.

I ordered a kampong mauve sugar apple on April 27, 2008. The money was debited the next day. It is now August 16 and still no plants. I've emailed several times but no replies. Finally, I asked for a refund but no reply.

Never sent tree that was ordered. Will not return calls or refund money. This is not a good place to buy plants. He will delay you till your credit card refuses to reverse charges. (60 days)

Well...this is my first non positive review..

The situation: I ordered a wooley-leafed sapote to be sent to my apartment address. It's been over two weeks so I finally emailed them. The response is in so many words, "You should have it by now". I emailed them back because I realize it could be a problem with the shipping company and not them. I requested a tracking number but so far haven't got a response.

As I am unsure if it is the nurseries' fault or the shipper (who may have failed to provide me notice), I will give them the benefit of the doubt but only just.

Needless to say, I am disappointed with this entire situation :(

From the postings, It looks like the fruit trees aren't arriving in good shape. I Ordered 4 Amorphophallis from them. I recieved like 10, all were in perfect shape. The guy was friendly & the shipping was swift. The plant cost & shipping charges were reasonable. I'm a plant nut, if there was ANYTHING done wrong I would have picked up on it, but my order was perfect! The extra plants were an added surprise, and a huge bonus because I re-sell them. I would (and probally will) deal with them again.

(I ship plants too, If i was this guy I would get some longboxes from uline.com , wrap the rootball (or pot) with a bag, and fill the box with packing peanuts. the weight will make the box stand upright and it will be easy to handle. I swear by the peanuts.They make a huge difference!)

(P.S Never use the free "triangle boxes" provided by UPS or USPS , they are made of 100# test non-congruated cardboard. Normal boxes are made of 200# congruated cardboard. I learned this lesson the hard way (complaining customer) Those triangle boxes almost always get snapped in half about 80% of the time.)


Sorry about bad luck the rest of you had with GOD.(gardens of delight) but currently im in favor of G.o.d.

thought i would give this place a try and order one plant. the order was charged on my credit card the day i placed the order and i waited 4 weeks till I began to attempt to contact the company. i tried contacting by email and telephone for about 2 additional weeks and received no replies whatsoever. it was not until i filed a claim with the credit card company that they finally geared into action. i finally received received the plant on a 110 degree weekend that i was out of town (not particularly their fault, but i email forewarning would have been ideal). At any rate, it was in horrible condition and i never received an apology or explanation (although it did miraculously suvive). this company has the most dispicable customer service i have ever experienced in my years of mail ordering plants.

I bought 2 expensive fruit plants with a $30.00 shipment on a three day delivery day, too expensive. One tree is broken in half, the roots were brown, no soil around the roots, nothing. The trees were too small for their prices. I contact the dealer and was told to contact Fed Express to ask for a refund, the told me that the plants were not insured because they are life plants. I e-mailed them a couple of times but so far nothing but silence, I will never buy anything from them again until the company give me another plant. It is such a shame to think that all the dealers are honest, only a couple of rotten apples in between. It is very scary to do buiness now on the internet. From now on I will read your watchdog and start ordering other plants from people that is honest. Adik

In early 2002, I ordered a grafted carambola variety and a grafted mango. The owner was very knowlegable and helpful in selection when I spoke on the phone with him. The plants arrived in wonderful shape. The mango was blooming a month later.. The carambola grew strongly through the summer, and this winter began to bloom like mad. I have 2 nearly full-sized starfruits ripening on the tree, and it is exploding with blossoms again. Both trees are in pots, grown indoors under lights in the winter. I am extremely happy with my experience with the nursery and as soon I can construct more space for plants in my house, I plan to order more. He has an amazing list of tropical plants, many are grafted, known varieties, not seedlings.

The plant arrived in mangled condition. The top branches of the plant were cut off, so the plant would fit in the shipping container, and the cut off branches were stuffed into the container with the plant. The leaves were all dead and there were no roots on the plant, despite it supposed to be a "bare root" plant.