Park Seed

Full review
Park Seed Company of Greenwood SC sells seeds and plants via their website and printed catalog. They operate under several different names.

Their site layout is ok but sometimes confusing because of their multiple business names.

Shipping and Handling charges are stated on the site and to us seem a little high for some things like seeds.

The site pages do not always load fast but are basically acceptable.

Their customer service reps are always confused and seemingly respond with stock, canned answers. All but one was extremely rude.

They cheated us out of nearly $600.00 by fraudulently advertising Thuja Green Giant trees as highly deer resistant with no disclaimers to the contrary. The trees we received are clearly no more deer resistant than any other tree or plant. We asked for scientific evidence to back up their claim and they could/would not provide any.

As it turns out we were not shipped Thuja Green Giant trees but instead they substituted, without our knowledge, a different tree, Thuja Steeplechase. Only recently have they posted any information about the Thuja Steeplechase tree.

We would recommend that anyone considering placing an order with Park Seed Co of Greenwood SC also visit Dave's Gardens website and read the feedback posted there, much of which is not very positive Park Seed is rated 65/100 which to us is not very good.

I hope this additional info is clear and succinct enough to discourage anyone from doing business with Park Seed Co of Greenwood SC.

May 26 '07
7:30 am PDT


We ordered 40 Thuja green Giant trees from Park Seeds in Sept of 2006. Several weeks went by and no communication what so ever. We called on the phone and they had NO record of our order and eventually blamed it on a computer problem. Finally the trees were shipped in mid Oct. Twenty support stakes were not shipped and back ordered.

The trees were advertised on the Park Seed/Park Landscape et al web site as being highly deer resistant. "...plant these trees around the perimeter of your property and keep midnight nibblers away" is a direct quote from the website.

My wife and I are experienced gardeners with over 35 years experience. We planted the trees precisely as directed by Park. We lost ALL 40 trees to deer while other trees and plants appeared to be untouched. After phone calls and emails we were told that "no plant is deer proof only deer resistant" This is something we already knew but Park's advertisements clearly implied otherwise. Only after we notified them that we were turning to the NY and SC Attorney's General offices did they offer to replace the trees. What good will that do as they obviously are not deer resistant but indeed are ATTRACTIVE to deer. We want our money refunded. Who warranties all our time, some 60 -70 hours for planting and replanting these trees?

ALSO OUR CREDIT CARD WAS DEBITED THE DAY WE PLACED THE ORDER AND NOT THE DAY THE MERCHANDISE WAS SHIPPED. BEWARE NO CASH REFUNDS FROM THESE PEOPLE. This order totaled nearly $600.00