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Received my order from Hosta Choice

5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

Hi everyone. I've lurked on this forum for years, and finally posted a bit last summer, but mostly my NOID threads where you all helped identify some of my hostas. I've always either bought hostas from the big box stores, or got them as divisions from a friend. This year, however, I placed my first online order, and bought 4 from Hosta Choice in Appin Ontario Canada.

I ordered them Sunday, and they arrived today, and I could not be more pleased.

Here's some pics.


The box them came in


Out of the box


Unwrapped


And in the garden. Only 3 got planted in my garden, as Little Red Rooster was a gift, so went to another home.


RUBIES AND RUFFLES


TOUCH OF CLASS


ISLAND BREEZE


Comments (15)

  • 5 years ago

    Happy you had a good experience your first time ordering online. Very nice choices and plants.

  • 5 years ago

    Everything is looking good. It's always nice to get plants properly packed and in excellent shape. I always buy from known growers or dealers who may charge a little bit more but it's worth it to get plants that you want.

  • 5 years ago

    Happy you had a good experience your first time ordering online. Very nice choices and plants.


    Thanks peren.all. I'm very pleased with the entire process.


    Everything is looking good. It's always nice to get plants properly packed and in excellent shape. I always buy from known growers or dealers who may charge a little bit more but it's worth it to get plants that you want.


    I agree, miles10612. It was a bit more than I would have wanted to spend, but the quality more than makes up for it.



    Glad to hear that you are happy with your plants. They do look good. I was able to visit Hosta Choice once and the gardens were beautiful, and their pots looked great. I've never ordered from them. I can see that they take care of their plants and ship them with care. I would be happy to order from them.


    Oh, that must have been a thrill to visit Hosta Choice in person, newhostalady. And definitely, I can recommend them for online sales and shipping.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Gardenchick , glad that you got your order within a week. I placed an order in March and have yet to receive it. I received an e-mail on May 26th stating that I need to be patient and that they are making headway with the orders that started on may 15th. They said that they had bad weather/frost and damaged some of their inventory.

    I have ordered from them before and was very satisfied with what I received.


    Nicely packed



    Good size plant


    I can't wait to get my order......I have 9. I will keep it a surprise.......you will have to be patient as well and see my new purchases in the Alphabet.

  • 5 years ago

    I am anxiously waiting for two replacement plants and my Naylor order of 7 hostas.

    debra

  • 5 years ago

    Gardenchick , glad that you got your order within a week. I placed an order in March and have yet to receive it. I received an e-mail on May 26th stating that I need to be patient and that they are making headway with the orders that started on may 15th. They said that they had bad weather/frost and damaged some of their inventory.

    I have ordered from them before and was very satisfied with what I received.


    Shadow: that must be a bit irritating, seeing that I placed my order and received it within a week, and you're still waiting on an order placed in March. I guess they're busier than I thought. And maybe mine were just easy to find and ship.


    I can't wait to get my order......I have 9. I will keep it a surprise.......you will have to be patient as well and see my new purchases in the Alphabet.


    Hope your order gets shipped this week. Will they be planted in the ground? Or do you use pots at first?


    And the "Alphabet", that's not the threads that get started in January, is it? Cuz that's too long to keep us in suspense on what you bought.


    I am anxiously waiting for two replacement plants and my Naylor order of 7 hostas.


    djacobz568sewi: Hopefully your replacement plants, and Naylor order arrive soon.

  • 5 years ago

    Shadow: did you ever receive your order from Hosta Choice? Hopefully, yes.

  • 5 years ago

    Very nice plants! Good luck.

  • 5 years ago

    GardenChick, no yet :(


    I am still waiting very patiently. I have my garden all ready for my beauties. I amended my soil with some sheep and cow manure/compost.


    Hope it will be soon

  • 5 years ago

    Gardenchick, I just realized, I never commented on that great order you received. Beautiful plants! Do they ship outside of Canada, do you know? I would definetly order from them.

    debra

    gardenchick2010 thanked djacob Z6a SE WI
  • 5 years ago

    Shadow: Oh, how frustrating. No updates from them?


    djacobz568sewi: thanks. I feel like I had a major case of beginner's luck with Hosta Choice, and with Shadow's experience I'll be a bit leary to order from them again.


    Don't think they ship outside of Canada, but not positive, and right now they aren't doing online orders at all, so all references to shipping are gone.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Just an update on how these Hostas made it through their first summer in my garden.


    Island Breeze: Got seriously eaten by, I guess, slugs. This was the worst year I've ever seen for Hosta leaves being eaten, so hopefully it will be better next year. She got flower scapes, but they're pretty flimsy, and haven't bloomed yet.


    Rubies and Ruffles: This one also had leaf damage. Also needed to be taped up to keep it from flopping. It did manage to have flowers though.


    Touch of Class: Only grew one new small leaf. But didn't seem to be bothered by slugs. Had gorgeous flowers.


    Little Red Rooster: This one was gifted to someone else's garden, so I didn't get to keep an eye on it. I do know its leaves got seriously eaten. It did, however, have flowers.


    Won't know, obviously, till spring if they all survive their first winter, but so far, very pleased with the quality of Hostas I received from Hosta Choice, and would definitely buy from them again.

  • 5 years ago

    Gardenchick, I am going to try to bump up a post about how to drench your hostas to prevent slug damage.

    debra

  • 5 years ago

    djacobz568sewi: Thanks. Appreciate it.