Months ago I received an Earl May gift card. A few weeks before Christmas I decided to stop in here…read moreand use the gift card on some holiday plants. Specifically, poinsettias. The two poinsettias I chose didn't have foil wrappers on them, they were just in the black grow pots. I asked the salesperson working if they had any extra foil wrappers, and he explained that their supplier didn't send them with the plants (or ran out, I can't remember which). This was kind of disappointing. I thought for sure Earl May would have a back stock of these cheap foil wrappers, but there wasn't any attempt made to go beyond the explanation I was given or even recommend what I might use in their place. I wasn't going to buy pots. I didn't press the issue because these were for myself. Had I been buying them for others as gifts, I would have put them back, or asked that a wrapper be taken off of another plant. Not sure why I didn't ask about this in the first place, other than it seemed like I would have been inconveniencing this employee. Since I had the gift card and a coupon, I went ahead and left with the ones I had chosen. Their overall selection was pretty skimpy at the time I was there. poinsettias were just on one display near the cash register area. My poinsettias are still alive, though I wouldn't say thriving. Nice, clean store. Nice items for sale. Customer services was fine, but not extraordinary. Few customers and enough employees that I expected better. For selection I recommend Iowa City Landscaping and Garden Center or make the drive to Pierson's in Cedar Rapids.

The Staff at this Earl May is wonderful. However, the company's policy for tree replacement is not…read morecustomer friendly. I purchased 2 pink dogwoods and followed all of the planting, watering, and soil treatment guidelines per the staff and plant library recommendations. First tree did not make it through the winter. The replacement did not even make it 3 months despite doing everything staff recommended. ' To my dismay, the company will not replace a tree a 2nd time, so I am out over $250.00. For that reason, in spite of the helpful staff, I am taking my business to local greenhouses (whose prices are typically much more consumer friendly).

We looked at other local nurseries and ended up at Shademaster. The other we were interested in…read morepossibly using never came out for suggestions and pricing. It worked out great for us however. Alex came out the same day and took photos and measurements. She went back to the office and laid in representative plantings in the photo of the house. She provided cost estimates and a plan and emailed them for review. We made a couple of changes and adjustments and work began all within a week. The crew came on one of the hottest days and got most of the work done on day 1. They came back the next morning to finish rocking and final cleanup. We are very pleased with the collaboration, ideas, knowledge, quality of stock and pricing. We are quite pleased with the final results! We will use Shademaster again when another project comes around.

Looking for a hearty hedge to quiet some neighbor dogs - great discussion and recommendation for…read morethe right plants. Kind and courteous! And priced well for such healthy bushes. The guarantee is also nice to have - but I think this is really about me the planter as opposed to the actual plant. Thank you for the expert advice.

Great selection of beautiful flowers. Competitive pricing. It's a hidden treasure in SW Cedar…read moreRapids.

I live in California and I love being able to call in all my flower deliveries for family and…read morefriends. They have such beautiful selection for fresh arrangements and plants to choose from. Great family business!

Ostranders always has the best selection of flowers. You can tell they really love what they do…read more Definitely worth a visit!

They made and delivered a beautiful arrangement, with fair pricing. They sent a picture of the…read morefinal product. There weren't a bunch of fillers in the arrangement. I will use them for all my local needs!

Kerry was incredible helping me sent flowers to my dear friend whose mother had recently died…read more Ordering from another city (Philadelphia) is always tricky, but she made it so easy and definitely over-delivered with a beautiful arrangement. It arrived on time without any issues and was even filled with several unusual flowers --both fresh and dried -- from her personal garden. Grateful for Kerry's help! I will always use Every Bloomin' Thing when sending flowers in the greater Iowa City area.

just purchases several flowers and vegetables for our garden here. very reasonable prices and all…read moreare doing good and looking beautiful. Love this place!!

Vanessa's was busy when we visited last weekend, and for good reason. The flowers are beautiful and…read morethey have a great, healthy looking selection of vegetables. We grabbed a wagon and loaded it up with hanging baskets of flowers for Mother's Day presents. The employees were courteous, answering questions and assisting us to the car. I returned yesterday to buy some of their huge, beautiful African marigolds. It's planting season! Get to Vanessa's Open Air Market!

Totally seamless ordering and delivery from afar. This is what was advertised for a small vase of…read moreflowers ($28): Small arrangements contain at least two feature blooms, a handful of select supporting blooms and assorted greenery. I kind of worry about this type of seasonal arrangement b/c you never know what you'll get. (Plus there's that whole ordering from afar business.) Please look at the accompanying photo for the result. I was more than pleased. What a great price. You could also order a $12 mini. I would totally order from here again. The recipient was pleased!!!

Had such a lovely experience today! awesome local shop! Was greeted and felt so welcome! They…read morehelped me pick plants and potted it in cool container I bought! They have an awesome selection of gifts, plants and beautiful cut flowers. Highly recomend!

My cousin &I were there last week and bought almost $200wourth of house plants and the hoyos were…read morefull of mealy bugs after we got home and checked lyhe next day.girls that waited on us very unfriendly.will not return.

Very unprofessional, liers, overcharge for labor. We had a gravel pad put in for a 10x20 shed…read more Labor hours were 5 hrs, they charged us for 37 hours Total charge for a 12 x24 gracel pad dug 3 inches deep, with landscape fabric and gravel. We supplied landscape timbers for border. They chargef us 4000.00 They required down-payment which we were going to have some landscaping done after pad project, but decided not to after seeing some of the work performance at a neighbors home. They lie, lie lie, have proof in texts. Kept giving me the run around, and took weeks to get my money back from what was left from our down-payment. Would not refer them to anyone. Way over priced on plants trees etc.