Logees, Accents for the Home and Garden, Glasshouse Works, Kartuz, Smoley's to name a few.

Susan

I have to say that I've stopped ordering on-line. Even greenhouses that have gotten rave reviews have delivered me the saddest, nastiest looking plants I've ever seen. Ordering on-line is expensive (especially the shipping) and I no longer feel it's worth the risk. When you can't *see* the plant for yourself, inspect it for bugs or check out it's roots, you can't be sure you're getting a decent specimen. Sorry if I'm a "negative Nancy," but I've found doing without is better than flushing my limited cash down the toilet. :(

Pep, what type of plants are you looking for? The lists are endless..Even Ebay has great choices.
Plus the positive thing about ordering online is you can find so many plants unavailable around your area..Yes, shipping is a problem, but it depends how bad you want a plant, and have to decide it it's worth purchasing.

Shiver, I'm sorry you've had problems..that's ashame..It's true shipping costs increased, but you know, it depends which nursery you order from..I think the handling part is absurb. Shipping is bad enough w/o them adding handling.

One way to locate a good nursery is by checking www.gardenwatchdog.com Ppl who have bought plants from nurseries leave feedback, whether negative or positive, describe plant, emails, shipping prices, time it took to arrive..but most important is condition of plant..When someone sends me an online site, I always check to see if the nursery is posted on GWD and read feedback.

There's just too many nurseries to name..if you can narrow down plant types, I'm sure everyone will send you lists of places they love buying their plants..Toni

I am mainly looking for succulents and some tropical houseplants. Mostly, I just like to browze and look at rare things and dream...

Shiver, you may have a negative message, but that is the kind of feedback I want to hear before I spend all that money for shipping! Thank you.

Toni, thanks for the tip, I will check GWD.

I spent a lot of time drooling over glasshouseworks, and kicking myself for not knowing about it the last time I was in Southern Ohio (two years ago!)

Yikes. GlassHouseWorks was the last on-line place I ordered from (in Fall 2006), and they put the final nail in the coffin on my on-line ordering. They sent me a shipment infested with spider mites and plants so nasty I finally threw them out, and they did NOT refund/give a store credit for the $200 I spent! I gave them a negative review on Garden Watchdog, but I don't imagine it will make much difference.

Other people seem to have good experiences though, and have said so on Garden Watchdog. I think as long as you are aware there could be problems (and have extra spending money), perhaps it would be worth it to you to take the risk and get some plants you're drooling over. ;)

Shiver, I'm really amazed they didn't, at the minimum offer you a credit..I've ordered from GHW's but never had problems. in fact, they've often sent me an extra plant at no charge.
Shiver, can you mention other nurseries you ordered from where you were dissatified?
Now, I've had major problems at Logees and Blackjungle. I used to order from both places, especially Logees, but the last few times I got plants from them, they were terrible..One citrus was no larger than 2" tall..it died within the week. I also ordered an Acalypha that was no more than 4"..that too died..That's when I decided to phone them..They shipped another Acalypha in perfect condition, and at least 8" tall..why couldn't they have shipped this plant originally? That was the last time I ordered from Logees.
Black Jungle has been sending off plants that were in plugs, then potted in 4" pots..No roots to speak of, if any.
Both nurseries used to sell fantastic plants. I don't know what happened, but they raised costs of plants, shipping, Logees decreased pot size, while BJ increased sizes.

I dote on www.accentsforhomeandgarden.com They've sell tropicals, C&S's, annuals, perrenials, herbs, scented geraniums.
I also like www.worldplants.com There's a list of places I love to order from..LOL..but it depends on type of plants wanted and cost..Toni

The following are places I've ordered from becuse they were given good reviews on Garden Watchdog, but I had terrible luck with them:

-Logees
-Glass House Works
-Plants 4 Less
-Worldplants
-Accents For Home&Garden
-Touch Of Nature (they sell bulbs)
-Robs Violets, aka The Violet Barn
-Lyndon Lyons (they sell mostly violets)
-and several orchid nurseries of which I can't recall their names

Anyone who's had good luck with these places, please don't yell at me---perhaps I had a unique bad experience with them, or perhaps I'm pickier about plants than most people. The biggest problem by far was getting plants shipped with pests, and the next biggest problem was getting TINY, ratty plants. There is only one place left I still buy from: bluebirdgreenhouse.com (they sell only african violets). My plant collection has lost a lot of it's variety and diversity these days because I will only buy what is available locally. :(

Like I said before, if you have a larger amount of disposable income it may not be a big deal to be sent unhealthy plants (because you can always toss them and buy more). I just personally have less cash available to me these days, so I want to see what I'm buying.

If buying on-line plants has worked for *you*, go for it. :)

Unfortunately, I'm not rolling in the disposable income myself these days. I try to keep my plant budget under $20 a month (so far I've gotten three new plants this month: a small satin philo, a decent sized pencil cactus, and yesterday a gorgeous large flowered COT's from Trader Joe's). Since most of the online places I've been looking at charge a minimum of $15-$20 before tacking on shipping charges, my online drooling is pretty much just window shopping - a friend once called it "tire kicking" - for now.

Lately have been drooling over: Jatropha Podagrica, Euphorbia Tirucalli sticks on fire (or red pencil cactus), all Pachypodium, many COT's, and strangely (for me) an Aglaonema I saw with light colored, long thin leaves.

LOL Silver, I'm not going to yell at you..You &(&(&(&)....lol j/k..
As far as Plants4less, I think it's one of the biggest ripoffs around..common plants at outrageous prices..I couldn't believe their prices when I visited their site.

What happened w/Worldplants, if u dont mind me asking? I've been ordering from them for yrs, and only had problems w/2 plants..An olive tree, which is alive and well now..and a recent Stromanthe..The owner offered to replace if I wanted though.
A couple plants from Accents were a tad smaller than I hoped for, mainly scented geraniums, but everything else was fine..so far..the only problem I have w/them is they take forever to ship..I placed an order in mid June and haven't heard a word. Still waiting..
Rob's Violets always sent nice AV's, but their prices really increased, and no I am not rich either to buy unhealthy plants, toss if they're in bad condition..heck, who is these days? LOL.
Already explained about GHW and Logees.
I have noticed in the last yr, the price of plants have doubled and trippled. Especially online. And shipping costs are sky high..Heck, the price of a stamp is outrageous..I was telling my dh, pretty soon ppl aren't going to be sending Christmas cards becuase of the price of stamps..and I'm sure, there are NO Trumps on our forums.
But I have to say it..there are a lot of nice plants available online, plants we can only dream about at our local nurseries. If I happen to see something unusual, and it's not overly expensive, I'll but it. Toni

Yes, Accents suc*s in the shipping dept. In fact I never GOT my shipment, but they still charged me! I was finallly able to get my plants but they came with dandy visitors, aka spider mites. :( Worldplants also sent me bugs on their tattered and ripped up plants.

My local plant selection is very limited and it kills me not to go buy the strange/interesting/beautiful on-line, but my pennies are precious these days. If and when I recover my career, I will risk buying online again just to have what I can't get here.

How long did it take for Accents to send your plants? Do you think I should bother writing? It's been a month..
I can't believe both Accents and Worldplants shipped plants w/mites..that's terrible..Did you notify either owners? How about post on GWD? I think everyone should leave feedback, whether positive or negative on GWD..Especially negative becuase it gives others looking for plants a choice whether or not to order.
Also, once you received plants you should have notified the owners..Gerry, from WP's is a nice guy..I have spoken to him, via emails several times..
I've heard different versions about the owners of Accents, don't want to pi$$ him off, only for him to send me awful looking plants..Shiver, you HAVE to speak up..Toni

I ordered from Accents over a year ago, and if I remember right it took several months to get my order. I personally would never bother with that company again, but what you do is completely up to you.

Of course I contacted the owners if I wasn't satisfied with my order. The common line for almost all the nurseries was: "I don't ship plants with bugs---they must have come from YOUR house." Which I find hysterical, because many times the spiders mites were *hanging off the leaves on webs* when I took the plants out of the box. I can't remember at what point I discovered Garden Watchdog, but when I did, I have always left feedback.

I am a psychiatric nurse and if you know anything about that field of work, you know a "shrinking violet" kind of gal wouldn't make it a day there. I have no problem speaking up and have always done so..... :)

Shiver...how terrible..several months? I emailed them, then called..the owner wasn't in but some other guy answered..he told me to call back tomorrow..the owner went to the doc.
Now you're freaking me out..I can imagine a box of plants w/webbs everywhere...eewww..
I don't know what it is about some nurseries, but owners get so darn defenseless..They want to put the blame on the buyers. Have you read any negative comments on some of the nurseries?
I went to GWD and noticed that houseplants4less shut down their website..they're not answering emails either..wonder why..
You have an interesting job..I'd think it'd be hard dealing w/some patients..yep, you'd have to be strong to work where you do..Toni

I do a lot of drooling over catalogs (less risky than drooling on the computer) and websites. I rarely order tropicals online, but I used to order some perennials.

The reality is that the plants are usually quite small (easier and cheaper to ship them that way). If you can find them locally, you will probably get something 3 times larger for the same price and not have to pay for shipping or risk getting a damaged or inferior plant.

So I still "window shop", but I do it to make a mental list of the plants I really must have. Then I start making the rounds of the plant stores (my radius has broadened to about an hour and a quarter's drive from my house). I'm lucky in that I do have some quality garden centers with large selections (and correspondingly large prices, unfortunately). I try to drop by every few months, maybe every week or so in the late winter and spring (that's when most of the tropicals get shipped up here from Florida).

Usually, within a couple of years of seeing a "must have" in a catalog, I find the exact same thing at a garden center, larger and cheaper. I guess it's the same thrill that other people find in getting a garage sale find.

It also helps if you can make friends in some online groups - many people are happy to swap plants or even share extras for postage reimbursement. I've gotten some really nice plants that way very cheaply.

Usually

Yeah, I'll agree with watergal about most of that. I've bought seeds on-line, but not plants so far (though someday, Asiatica and I are going to have a long talk about all kinds of stuff, and then I'll be happy), and that's been not all that great of a deal. (The seeds came, in the desired quantity, but they also all failed to sprout, which may be my fault, or maybe not.)

I have, however, had nothing but good experiences with trading on-line through GW -- so far. Not saying that one can't have bad experiences, but I've been able to get stuff that wasn't available locally, in good condition, plus the people you're getting the plants from have grown them themselves and can answer the occasional question about them.

There really is no substitute for being able to look a plant over yourself before buying it, though.

Accents ships fast to me within 2 or 3 days but I guess that's because we're both on the East coast. The only problem for me is that sometimes you get a great looking plant and sometimes not. I usually have to rely on the luck of the draw.

What's fun about GW is that we know about these rarer plants years before they start showing up in stores in these parts. I agree with Watergal that it is a thrill to see those hard to find plants in the stores. It is also true that when they do show up in the stores, they are larger and cost the same as the small starter plants you receive in the mail usually.

My only advice for trading on GW is to be careful with brand new posters who post once and want to trade and then never post again. I've had some bad experiences.

Susan

Regarding Accents, there was a problem w/Paypal, so Accents never receieved my payment..I called Accents Thursday, and they explained they never received my payment..I went to Paypal and sure enough Accents wasn't listed. So, I apologize for the error.
I agree if we find a rare plant where we live then it's best buying it locally, but in my part of the world, finding a rare plant is RARE.
I received a beautiful Calathea lancifolia from Natural Selections 2 days ago..what a beauty!! The only problem is I don't think it's a lancifolia. If anyone has a pic of the lancifolia can you please share..Since I haven't seen one for sale anywhere else, I can't find a pic to compare.
I already have a lancifolia..the leaves are fairly transparent, is this right? The one I got the other day has 'snake-like' leaves..Can anyone help out? Thanks, Toni

I've not mailordered tropicals for years until recently from Singing Springs for outdoor summer containers but they are unfortunately out of business.
Just a thought, though. Many many years ago (in the 1960's)when tropicals were hard to find locally at all I ran an ad in local paper and found several local folks who had collections. Traded with some, bought from others. In later years, I asked at a couple of local greenhouses if they would pass my name/phone number along to anyone interested in talking/trading plants. I was a good customer and they knew I'd still buy plants at the nursery.

You just never know who might have a collection. My housekeeper has worked for me for over thirty years and now has not only cuttings or divisions of all my plants (except palms), plus lots I've tired of, but has turned collector herself. She travels to FL often and always brings back plants for us both. She lives in a tiny town nearby but I'll bet she has the largest most varied collection in her county...more than myself at this stage. I've been scaling back.

There are Farmers Bulletins in most states. Through the years I found some plants offered at very good prices in the GA Farmers Bulletin. I think advertising was free and you could also post want lists. Very often only common name was known but it was fun to take a chance sometime...and I always received healthy large plants. Especially since I was ordering in own state shipment time and cost was reduced.

Also there are often free weekly papers (2 locally) which charge minimal amounts for ads. So take a chance and run an ad...there must be other houseplant fanatics nearby...we just have to find them. Good luck. josh

One of the problems I have with ordering online is that when I need a plant fix, I need it now!!! :-) I placed an order from GHW a month ago and have not received my plants.

Susan

Susan, you're not the first person who complained about GHW's is notorius for their shipping..to be honest, I've never had a problem and after receiving my plants, even if they had taken time, they were so nice it'd be worth it.
They even sent a freebie plant, which I thought considerate. Plus, because of neighboring plants at their nursery, there were babies growing inside the containers of plants I ordered..One was a Strawberry Begonia. After it was situated, I removed from the pot and set in its own..
I believe some ppl here on GW said it took 6-8 wks to receive..Have you checked gardenwatchdog? That's always a good place to start..and I KNOW what u mean about wanting a plant then and now..LOL..It's one advantage of buying from local nurseries, but here in IL, there's really not much to choose from..every so often, something rare comes in.
BTW, which plants did you order? Toni

Toni: syn auritum (sp), syn macrophylla, mottled syn, and 2 sans (getting ready to run out door and don't have the names at this min, will post later) and a peperomia that I once had that looks a lot like philo. You would never see it in a store because I think it is out of the trade now. I got the same plant years ago and even tho it's very hard to kill, I managed to do so by neglecting it one whole winter. I loved the plant and its a beauty. The name might be crassicaulis but will check it and post later. It's only about $3.00 and the last time I got it, they sent a good size rooted plant.

Susan

I've ordered from Rob's many times over the years and have always received plant's in perfect condition and their packageing is great, never even a broken leaf. I've heard great things about Lyndon Lyons also. I visited both places and they have a great selection of violets and geneseriads. I go to Logee's whenever I go to Foxwood's Casino and they have a hugh selection, I spend at least 2 hours [despite wife's complaining] wandering through the greenhouses. I never mail ordered from them though, I only grab the best plants before the mail order's get them [JK I think]. Sorry to here you have had such bad problems.

My experiences have been mostly good with on-line vendors. I would do business again with all except one.

Good Experiences: GHW- great place to go for rarer plants. The communication was always prompt, both by phone and by email. The plants took a little longer to arrive than I'd have liked, but it was worth the wait. The plants were all good sized, some larger than others, but all were healthy. They even send bonus plants and most were plants I did not already have. Score!!! Anyway, there was only one negative about them- I ordered a couple of Hoyas about 3 years ago and they sent unrooted cuttings that were planted in pots. I didn't know that, so my care routine killed them. I was still relatively new to caring for houseplants, so had no idea how to care for cuttings, especially Hoyas!!! So, I won't order Hoyas from them again. Conversely, I have a thriving Hoya Publicalyx 'Pink Silver' that I got from them on that same order. Granted, it was a rooted plant! All of my philos and begonias have been great. The plants were well rooted and healthy. One begonia arrived looking kind of peaked, spotted yellow. I immediately emailed them and Tom, the owner, emailed back and said that he believed it was because it had been raining a lot lately and the begonias were exposed to strong sunshine immediately after the rain. He told me if the new growth showed the same characteristics, to let him know and he would replace the plant. The new growth was perfect, so what he said was true. Okay, enough about them! On to:

Logees- One of my favorites. They ship quickly and the plants have always been beautiful and healthy. The only down side to Logees is that they have small plants for big bucks. So, if you have the patience to grow a small plant on, go for it. I had one mishap with them too, but they quickly corrected it. I ordered a pink spotted Phaelenopsis orchid and it arrived nicely budded. Well, when the buds opened some weeks later, they were NOT pink!!!! I was afraid that if I emailed them so late, they would not honor my request. Well, they shipped me another orchid, which was supposedly the one I should have gotten originally. I say supposedly because it hasn't bloomed yet.:( I will soon be ordering Epiphyllum Ackermanii from them. I'm in love with those beautiful red blooms!

Kartuz- Great vendor, with good communication. The plants they've sent have all been healthy as well. They were a little on the small side, much like Logees. However, they are cheaper than Logee's so it all comes out in the wash! I still have most of the plants I've ever ordered from them. The couple that didn't make it were 2 columneas that are known to be somewhat difficult. I have one qualm with them- I ordered a Sinninigia(sp?) which they didn't have when they went to fill my order. They deducted the cost of the plant, but I never could get them to tell me when they would have the plant available. I gave up. Anyway, I placed another order 2 weeks ago and it shipped on Monday of this week. I'll come back with a report on how this shipment of plants look later this week.

Asiatica- Waaaay too pricey, but an excellent vendor. They ship quickly, communication is great and the plants are some of the most beautiful and well-grown plants I've ever seen. I ordered a pink Aglaonema from them and it lasted a good year before it died. Pink Aggies are difficult, but unfortunately, I found that out $30 and a year too late! I still have the Hoya Kerri Variegate that I ordered from them at that same time. It's doing okay, but not thriving. I'm sure it's because I still have it in the coconut husk media and my watering habits are on the neglectful side! LOL I would order from them again, but not until I have some serious mad money. LOL

Lyndon Lyon- Great vendor, great plants. Most are decent sizes. However, I have none of the plants(nematanthus and columneas) that I ordered from them almost 2 years ago. Totally my fault, though. Here we go with that lack of watering thing again. LOL I would order from them again.

Rob's Violets- Great vendor, and mostly healthy plants. They are too small for my liking though. Much smaller than Logee's, BUT they cost less too. None of the plants I ordered from them lasted beyond a year. I'm skeptical about their Hoyas, though. Email privately and I'll tell you why, if you're interested. I would probably order AVs from them, though they recently had to get rid of most of their collection. See their website for details.

ACsAgapePlants- Large, healthy Hoyas. Super prompt communication and customer service is excellent. I would order from her again too.

I think that's all. LOL

GH

Sorry, I got so carried away with the good experiences, that I forgot to tell ya'll about the bad one, well kinda. But, it was bad enough in my book that I won't order from them again.
SecretGardenRarePlants-
I ordered a var. Prayer Plant and a Hoya Heuschkeliana. The Hoya arrived in decent condition, but the prayer plant was yellowed and obviously sick. I, and my partner in crime on here, got the same PP in the same condition. We both attempted to nurse it back to health. I think she eventually did some months later, but I gave up on mine. Anyway, I emailed them within a couple of days of receiving the order and told them about the condition the plant arrived in and asked if there was anything they could do. Well, I got a read receipt, indicating that they picked up my email. I never got a response. Never. And, I will never order from them again. I HATE when vendors don't communicate with you. It's rude and leaves a bad taste in your mouth. And, thankfully, I've only had this experience with this vendor. P.S. I still have the Hoya and it's coming along nicely.

Now, if you're interesed in the eBay thing, which I'm newly addicted to, check out PJ'sViolets. Awesome vendor, all the way around. Fabulous gessies and super fast shipping!!!!!!

Thank you for the warning about SecretGardenRarePlants. I want to get some Hoyas and they looked like they have a good selection to start me on to a new addiction.

Also I have been looking for a CHLOROPHYTUM ORCHIDANTEROIDES 'FIRE FLASH' for a year.

I do a lot of online ordering but most have been for succulents and perennials. I have been burned to many times trading so I have not traded in a long time.

I will keep looking.

They had 'Fireflash' at my local Lowes, being sold as annuals!!!, about a month and a half ago. I'd be happy to get by there to see if they have more this weekend. I'll let you know...

GH

GH, isn't it amazing what they sell as annuals? HD had (house plants) sold as annuals a few wks bacck..I'm a bit irked I didn't buy any..A few were those I had. Dirt cheap.
GH...I've had 'mostly' good luck w/Secret Garden, and his other site, Rare Tropical Plants, which are one and the same..did u know that? He also goes by Cowboyman on Ebay.
I bought a Hoya 2-3 wks back from Cowboyman (Ebay)..It's called Reverse Hoya..Though a bit small, it's rare..Basically a Sweetheart w/yellow in the center instead of the edges..
I'm a little angry at them though I left positive feedback..I've been wanting a Black Cardinal Philo a long time..they had 1 for 12.99..They also had a combo, 3 philos @ the same price..I emailed asking if the pot sizes were the same for the one BC as it was for the combo..Jodie wrote back saying they WERE the same pot size. I believed her..duh. So, I ordered the combo, what they sent were 3" pots. And guess what? No Black Cardinal..I wrote back asking where it was and she said it only came w/the combo of 4 philos for 2 dollars more..Since I've been a regular customer of theirs for several yrs, I wrote asking if she would include the difference it'd have cost for the 4 combo..she wrote back they wouldn't do it..I couldn't believe it!! I mean, the 3 philos are the same they send w/the 4..I was willing to pay the difference..yet she said no. So, I'm still w/o a BC..what's worse is the day I ordered, we went to Walmart..they had a BC in a 10" pot for 7.00..I passed it up since I assumed I had one coming in the mail..what a mistake!!
I also mentioned to Jodie about the earlier email asking if pot sizes would be the same which she said would..when I mentioned this to her, she remarked, in an admonishing tone, she couldn't possibly remember every email they got..I'm not going to say I won't buy from them again, since I've had pretty good luck w/their plants, and they sell some rare types. But I am upset she denied me that plant. I've decided God doesn't want me to have a BC, lol, so I will NOT order..oh btw, they increased the price by 2.00 for the solo BC..Coincidence???

Unless I happen to be in CT, I won't order from Logees..too many bad experiences recently..I started ordering from them in 94/5..they shipped beautiful, nice sized plants..starting around 1999, everything changed..They decreased pot size from 4" to 2 1/2 and increased prices..and shipping is outrageous. If you ordered one plant and added shipping, it cost a fortune..
But I stopped ordering from them because the plants they sent were way too small..some as tiny as 2"!!! No way..their catalogs are magnificent, but I don't expect getting a plant that looks like the one in the picture. And I hate phoning nurseries to complain..or leave negative feedback.

Black Jungle is another disappoinment..I bought lovely plants from them in the past. But the last 2 yrs they've sent small plants w/o roots..My Croc fern died..why, because it didnt have roots..Because it was tiny, I never repotted..Plus when I called to complain about another plant they sent, the guy was sarcastic..he said he'd ship a replacement but I'd have to pay 10.00 for shipping..No way..pay 10.00 for a 3" plant..

Otherwise, I've had good luck w/most nurseries..My last purchase was from Natural Selections..got a gorgeous Calathea..she has it marked lancifolia, but I think that's an error..which makes me happy because I didn't have this cal and always wanted one..lol..Toni

First of all, Jodie is a guy! LOL! I've gotten lots and lots of hoyas from him and will order again but Toni has a legitimate gripe there.

I just received 2 cane begonias from Logees and they were in 2 1/2 in pots and barely rooted although they're nice looking cuttings. It's just that the prices are outrageous for what you get now.

Susan

I ordered:
Begonia 'Little Miss Mummey'
Begonia 'Cowardly Lion'
Begonia 'Jeanne Jones'
Hoya Fungii
Hoya Obscura
Hoya Australis Variegata

At the time of the order, they said they were out of the regular Australis. So, I placed a note on the order asking them to include it if it should become available prior to shipping. Well, I got the regular Australis, but not the variegated. LOL They took off $1 to adjust for the non-variegated. Fine, because I really wanted the regular Australis anyway.

There were a few broken leaves on the cane begonias, no biggie. Well, I unwrapped all the plants and examined all of them for signs of pests/disease, e.t.c All were obviously pest-free, EXCEPT Begonia 'Little Miss Mummey'. I found 4 mealy bugs on the stems. Crawling around, happy as can be. Ugggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! I raced to the sink and sprayed them with alcohol. I sprayed the whole plant just in case. This is the first time I've paid for plants online and gotten them with obvious pests. I noted on their box that they say the plant was inspected and free of "especially injurious pests and/or diseases". Note the word especially. Injurious to whom? Humans or plants? LOL In my world mealies are injurious to my plants!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here she is all cleaned up:
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The Australis was a little disappointing- only 5 leaves and they are spaced so far apart. Two of them are nice and healthy, but one of them looks sick. Here she is:
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Hoya Fungii was probably the most impressive of all. What with the winding vine and all! The leaves look healthy and that's always a plus! Here she is:
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Hoya Obscura was the prettiest of all, with the red leaves. I just LOVE the red leaves. Who needs blooms when you have red leaves. I'm thinking they'll probably green up as they mature though. Red leaves rarely stay red.:( Here she is:
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Begonia 'Jeanne Jones' is not as dark as I thought she would be, or as glossy. Still not lacking in any good quality, though. It's even blooming! Here she is:
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Begonia 'Cowardly Lion' is one of my favorites. I had one last year, but it died once I brought it back in for the winter! Is this a rex or rhizo? I don't remember! Nevertheless, she's beautiful!
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All in all, a good order. I will order from them again.

"Rob's Violets- Great vendor, and mostly healthy plants. They are too small for my liking though. Much smaller than Logee's, BUT they cost less too. None of the plants I ordered from them lasted beyond a year. I'm skeptical about their Hoyas, though. Email privately and I'll tell you why, if you're interested. I would probably order AVs from them, though they recently had to get rid of most of their collection. See their website for details. " Growhappy, I checked Rob's website and didn't see anything about them getting rid or their collection. Do you have the link?

Apparently the site was updated. It was there a few weeks ago. I'm sure if you're interested in knowing and call them, they'll tell you why they had to rid most of their collection of AVs.

GrowHappy,

I must have missed something. Where did your plants (in the pictures)come from?

Thanks,
Susan

ok, I received my plants from GlassHouse Works yesterday:

syngonium mottled
syngonium podophyllum auritum
syngonium macrophylla
peperomia crassicaulis
sans gracilis
sans silver

All were great;rooted well and nice size.
Received bonus plant of sans hahnii marginata (a full 4-5 inch pot)

Susan

Growhappy, like Susan, I was curious where you purchased the begonias..Mealy!! Did u inspect the others for this disgusting bug? Hopefully, they're pest free, but I'd spray as a preventative.
Even though, your begonias are nice-looking..very pretty..If bought at Logees, they're huge compared to the last few plants I ordered from them..

James, I've had good luck w/AV's from Robs, though it's been over a yr since my last order. Never ordered other types of plants from them..Go to www.gardenwatchdog.com and check Rob's feedback..On the first page it'll display their site addy which you click on to go to their site..
Now you have me curious about their hoyas..hmm..

Susan, wow, you really lucked out, and a free, Sans H..that's one San's I've been looking for, on sale..I always manage to kill the S. Hans for some reason..(S) Everyone sounds pleased w/their new plants..Toni

Hi Susan!!! Good to see you...

Yes, you did miss my Post heading "Kartuz' order is in!" LOL All the plants came from Kartuz.

I killed all of my S. Hahnii too this past winter. I let them get too cold and then watered= rot. Oops.