Each category will be ranked 1 (poor) through 5 (excellent) and the catalog, website and overall company will be ranked separately.
- Bluestone Perennials Catalog Review - Examining the Printed Catalog
Number and Plant Pictures: Rating 5. A large number of perennial plants are shown through full color photos in the plant catalog.
Plant Descriptions and Cultivation Information: Rating 4. Each plant has a basic description but gardeners might wish for a bit more sometimes.
Gardening Tips: Rating 4. Again, Bluestone Perennials does a good job of having something to say about each plant and sometimes includes planting ideas or ways to use the plant that gardeners will appreciate.
Prices and Discounts: Rating 5. Bluestone Perennial prices are very reasonable and ordering early will land gardeners a discount. Web specials and preplanned gardens also have discounted prices.
Plant or Garden Packages: Rating 4. Gardeners will love the preplanned gardens that Bluestone Perennials has designed and might wish for a few more. Bluestone Perennials offers a Perennial Starter Garden, Full-Season Perennial Border, Butterfly Garden and Shade Garden.
Organizational Structure: Rating 5. The alphabetical organization of the Bluestone Perennial catalog makes it easy for gardeners to find the plants they are looking for and an index in the back is available as well.
- Bluestone Perennials Website Review – A Look at Perennial Plants Online
Number of Plants and Pictures: Rating 4. A large number of perennial plants are available on the website and most, though not all, have photos available for viewing on the website.
Plant Descriptions and Cultivation Information: Rating 4. The individual plants have descriptions and basic cultivation information is given for each type of plant.
Organizational Structure: Rating 5. The Bluestone Perennials website is easy to navigate and finding plants with specific characteristics is easy to do.
Informational Articles and Other Features: Rating 4. The preplanned gardens are a nice feature for beginning gardeners or those looking for a discount garden border. The plant growing guides sent with the plant shipments are also available in PDF form on the website.
- Bluestone Perennials Company Review - Details about the Company
Years in Business: Bluestone Perennials has been in business for 36 years.
Number of Plants Total: Over 1300 plants are listed, including a couple hundred bulbs that are available for fall planting.
Dave’s Garden Ranking: Bluestone Perennials is a Dave's Garden Watchdog Top 30 Rated Company and says, “We are very proud of our rating on Dave's Garden Watchdog, and we work hard to maintain it. We have a great staff (our extended “family”) and our customer’s opinions are very valuable to us. We make every effort to help our gardening customers have beautiful successes in their landscapes.”
Number and Prices of Catalogs: Bluestone Perennials free catalogs are available twice a year.
How many exclusive to the company? About a dozen plants are exclusive to Bluestone Perennials as their focus is on growing the perennials they offer for sale on site.
Any special features or focuses for the company? Jan with Bluestone Perennials says, “We offer a wide range of affordable perennials, both new introductions and tried and true garden classics. We carry a nice selection of shrubs and Mums as well. Bluestone Perennials grows most available plant material ourselves, so we have a great control over the supply and quality of our offerings. Should any unforeseen problems occur, our plants are guarenteed and we will reship and refund at the customer’s request.”
Angela England - Angela England is a problogger, mother of four (yes I know what causes that), speaker, teacher, labor doula, gardener and so much more.
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