We discovered AJ's after visiting 3 and calling many other central Massachusetts nurseries, and…read morecalling 5 others. Not only did he provide the apparently rare birch trees that the others couldn't, he provided care instructions, fertilizer, and references for care experts. His prices were good and the plants are healthy.

This place is wonderful. They've been doing great things during the pandemic. In addition to…read moretheir beautiful plants and trees, the now carry produce and offer online ordering. Proper face coverings are required for staff and customers, they check temperatures and sanitize every customers hands before letting anyone into the store to shop. They really make the customers' health a priority. The hours are not posted correctly on Yelp. They are open 9-5 every day. I have attached their hours from google.

Excellent customer service. Not so great produce. Lesson learned, do not order online.read more

These people are like family. They care, they chat, they help you above and beyond. I always have…read moreunusual questions and Walter takes the time to figure out what will fit the bill, even ordering in what I need. Sure sometimes you might save a few pennies at the big box store but they literally don't care about YOU...and usually, you don't save there.

I just learned about Horse & Buggy Feeds when looking for a particular wood pellet my stove likes…read more Walter was the most accommodating in dealing with my difficult delivery requirements and delivering in the cheapest method possible. I can't say enough about this business and the way Walter was willing to bend over backwards to assist me. I have never been to this store but will visit soon. Thanks again Horse & Buggy, Tony Perna, Rutland, MA.

Great florist. I have always received beautiful flowers from them. The flowers arrangements are…read moreexactly what I ordered, worth the money and always fresh.

Great beautiful bouquets from a florist that is legit LOCAL. ***see my "rant" below about fake…read more"local" florists I don't live in the 495/midwest corridor, but I have elderly unwell family members who do, who we've been sending flowers to more than usual. So, since I don't live nearby, Country Garden was recommended by a friend of a friend of the family, and after ordering from them a few times now, I feel like I can trust them from afar even though I've never set foot in their store. They come through with the delivery quickly, and because they are actually local, they have been able to find tricky addresses. They have never screwed up our note that goes with the flowers, and they text you a photo of the flower arrangement so that you see what's getting delivered. We sent two different arrangements recently and both people were really pleased. They both made a point of telling me about how long the flowers lasted. I mean, can't really think of anything more I'd want from a florist. ***I've almost gotten scammed by those weird fake aggregate florists, when you google "florist in town" and a bunch of "local" numbers pop up, with "local" addresses. Someone answers, takes your order, wants to take your money, but you're actually ordering from some random flower drop-shipper. They have cheesy looking arrangements online, which end up coming from of Telaflora or somewhere, so you can't request particular flowers or customize anything, and the prices are as high or higher than a real local florist. And then you have no way of knowing what the hell gets delivered, how long it'll take, and if the flowers are really fresh or not. It's like ordering fast food flowers when you want farmers market flowers. Twice, I've almost gone through with the payment, but something just didn't seem right, so I hung up. The 2nd time I started asking the lady if she knew the street I was asking about and she kept saying, oh yes, we are around the corner from that street. Meanwhile, that street does not exist anywhere in that town! So now I'm really careful about finding a local florist who is actually local. And Country Garden fits the bill!

Extremely helpful and knowledgeable staff. Love the service and advice I get there. Also, they…read morealways fix our mower and offered tips on how to take better care of our mower. This city kid needs help!

I bought two bales of Semican mulch from this store. According to the packaging, this much is…read moresupposed to contain "virtually no noxious weed or crop seed." A few weeks after I spread the mulch on my garden a healthy crop of oat grass sprouted where I had spread the mulch. I called the store about the problem and the store representative blamed the problem on me, saying that I did not apply the product correctly. That is untrue. More importantly, the store representative refused to allow me to return the second unopened bale because I had not kept the receipt for the product. Very disappointing customer service from a store that sold a clearly defective product and refused to take any responsibility for doing so. Customers beware.

I highly recommend Lombardo Loam and Gravel after using them a year ago for my driveway expansion…read moreproject. It still looks great today, which reminded me to do this review, I'm so happy with the result and the experience with all the Lombardo staff. I wanted to match some stones they didn't have but Lombardo found them for me without any delay. In total I needed three deliveries and the first was made by the owner himself to check out what I was doing and assess the rest of the deliveries. The location is difficult with phone and power lines traversing from the street to my house directly above where I needed the next 16 ton delivery. Lombardo made it happen. The experience could not have been better from the first phone call with Emily to the final delivery. Emily was a pleasure to work with and made the entire experience stress free including coordinating deliveries exactly as I wanted them while keeping in touch along the way. The drivers were professional, friendly and well experienced, having no difficulty navigating the challenging area with ease and dropping everything exactly where I wanted it. It was all just perfect.

I love supporting local businesses, so when looking for a bulk sand delivery, Lombardo came up time…read moreand time again as a great local, family-owned company. They were helpful and speedy in terms of delivery. However, I am really not happy with the pricing. I felt like I had a clear understanding after two phone calls of the expected cost, so when I was charged almost DOUBLE that, I cannot say I was very pleased. I understand being under the minimum and expected fees, but not double. It's really unfortunate, but I probably would not use them again. Would I recommend? Maybe, but unless you're ordering 12 tons, it might make sense to go elsewhere for smaller residential needs.

I have an annual project of maintaining my unpaved driveway and have learned from my highway…read moredepartment that hard-pack gravel is excellent for my purposes. I've purchased quite a bit of gravel, especially this year, and have tried a few providers. The very best provider has been Powell Stone & Gravel in Brookline, NH. I passed their Lunenburg, MA location for years during my commute and decided this year to call them. Powell provided next-day delivery of top-quality hard-pack gravel. They delivered it to the precise spot on my property I requested, and their pricing was totally competitive. They are going to be my go-to provider for gravel from now on. The customer service was excellent, helpful, and professional. I highly recommend them.

If you're spending two grand or more, you will love this place. If you need help wrapping up a…read moreproject and getting figures for 10 stones ("we can't wait to hear about your project, no matter how big or small!), then there are only two people there and "it all depends." Funny how that works. Last week when I bought 2k worth of river rock, the red carpet sure was nice. This week I guess I'm stuck. bad practice.

Love this store! Amy and Cheri are so helpful. They are also very entertaining! I love all the…read morethings I can find - even things I didn't know I needed!

Went above and beyond to find me what I needed to finish a project. Definitely recommendread more