Van Dongen's - Milton, Ontario

christopher W.

Hello Michael.

As an aside, wanted to pass along our thanks and comments about our recent - and first - the experience of having your team assist us with some landscape work - it has been phenomenal.

In brief:
Called a few months ago to order top dress and mulch- process was simple and easy.
Spoke to delivery driver (very nice guy…name) - and he said the team at the nursery can deliver and plant products in our yard.
Contacted Alex, who was responsive and very helpful in planning the little refresh project for us.
Alex, Andre, and then Christy, helped us firm up our choices, and then all was delivered and installed a few days later.
On site team of Ibrahim, Anton and Hymie (sp?) were remarkable. What a difference they have made on our property.
Finally, Chey, Haley and Alex helped me out of a jam when I arrived 5:55Pm to get some mulch to cover some bare
Spots.
What a team you have ! You should be very proud of them all.

One suggestion: add some mulch to the delivery order of new plants -
Especially when having to remove old plants - as there will be bare spots needing additional Mulch coverage. Will save people from the rushed drive to your place before closing!!!

Again - thanks so much to all!
Best Regards and Thank you,
Christopher & Gina Wicks
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On Jun 7, 2025, at 4:38 PM, [email protected] wrote:

We just wanted to once again say thank you for the order.

I’m sure our foreman went over things, but I just wanted to reiterate that all that is left is to water. Watering is best done with an open hose directly onto the rootball. Be sure to let the warm water run out of the hose beforehand so the tree is only getting fresh, cool water. If using an irrigation system please make sure it’s set up as a drip line for deep watering, rather than lawn sprinkler heads. We remind everyone that the amount of water for each ‘watering’ should be approximately the amount of volume that the pot or rootball is for that respective plant. Then as for ‘frequency of watering’, water daily for the first week, and then after that, a routine of soaking the plant and then let it get close to drying out before watering again. On average this is about one watering for plants every 2-5 days. More frequent if smaller shrubs or hotter. By the Fall you are weaning them off, and the following year they are basically only needing water to help them out when really hot.
In addition, please find your final invoice attached for your bookkeeping.

Above all I wanted to reiterate that we are thankful for the order, and if you need anything in the future please keep us in mind.

Best Regards,

Michael Van Dongen

Samuel S.

Got this cute money tree for a good price. Staff was very friendly. Highly recommend coming here! Definitely will be back to buy other plants

Tammy M.

From start to finish, our experience with Van Dongen's was exceptional. We contacted the store for assistance with identifying appropriate plants for our garden, where Justin was very responsive in spite of a very busy day in the shop. We were impressed and chose to have their team led by Broden come in and do the install. Throughout the process there was great follow-up and communication, prices were reasonable, and the they brought a large crew to complete the work quickly given the hot weather. Not only was the workmanship great, they were very conscientious and cleaned up after. It was then impressive to receive a follow-up call from Michael to check in on satisfaction and offer information for care of the new plants. Wow!

Daniel C.

Had a wonderful experience today picking out some trees, from Jeremy in the store helping me pick out the perfect trees to Ethan in the parking lot helping me load them up. Thanks so much for your help and making it easy.

Chris M.

Staff were very helpful and provided excellent guidance as I sorted out what would work best for our yard. The crew did a wonderful job. They worked with us throughout to make sure that we were happy with the planting and left everything in great shape.

Tatyana A.

I was in awe of the number of plants they have! Shanon was great. She was able to answer all my questions and gave me information about how to care/maintain the plants I was looking to get. She also recommended some other plants that would thrive in my backyard! Highly recommended this place!!

K G.

Huge huge huge selection of all things garden! Price is reasonable. Selection is great. Bought a beautiful (cabbage? Lettuce?) tea set for $50 and I am totally loving it. But I digress. The nursery has a great selection of indoor and outdoor plants as well as artificial flowers, wreaths, garden decor, benches, gnomes, fountains etc. The staff is super sweet. Entry is handicap accessible but I believe the lower floor has only staircase access. I loved almost everything.

Must visit the place for yourself. Check out the photos I have added to get a sneak peak into the collection.

Heather P. [.

Excellent selection of trees and shrubs! Staff is friendly and very helpful. I have been buying my soil, grass seed and plants here for the past few years and now I wouldn't go anywhere else. Last year one of the shrubs I purchased died after I planted it, and not only did they give me a full refund but ordered in the exact size that I was looking for. The perennials, bushes and small trees in the photos below all come from Van Dongen's! Highly recommend!