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Mail Order Review 2014

Brecks
Came as expected with the Eyeliner Lilies and thalictrum root.
Now I just have to see how they do !

Vesey's Seeds
P.E.I. company that I have ordered with for years so no surprises there .. except, that the clematis root Samaritan Jo was not looking good and I was worried because that particular one had just gone on sale.
Wouldn't you know that would be my luck ? .. in any case I e-mailed the company about the state of affair with my "root" and they were prompt in acting .. sending me another root .. so fingers crossed this one will "take"

A lesson I will have to imprint on myself for now on ... stop drooling over "root" plants during winter months.
It only leads to a let down when they arrive ... I know all of this being a die hard gardener .. but some how I go slightly insane and order said roots knowing I will be disappointed with planting said roots because it takes so long to see a PLANT.
I am swearing off roots for now on !! .. Not that they aren't a great cheaper way to build a garden but you have to have a lot of patience ... something I have very little of now !

Botanus (British Columbia)
Botanus is a very good root, bulb and rose company .. with excellent customer service !
My White Licorice roses were nice and big and very well packed.
The roots and bulbs were what you would expect .. so no surprises there.

Hortico (Waterdown Ontario)
I have ordered roses from this company before .. had a few hiccups and yet again had a a few more this year. But sometimes *hit happens with growers and that is that .. deal with it I guess ?
My Ilse Krohn Superior turned into mini me ones which was disappointing.
Before I got that I actually did have 2 roses in the packing, of course I had to phone the company in a panic and say I only received one .. which was followed by  "let me check again" and a bucket full of
 "OH!! I am so sorry.. there are two roses here"
But ? also a reduction in price.. how ever ? I would have paid the going rate to get bigger healthier looking roses .. so I am nervous about how they will turn out.

Having said that ... I am WELL impressed with their perennials !! ... not only are the prices great but the plants themselves are as big as Canning Perennials (another company I order from that usually blows the competition away) .. now I have two companies that are rather remarkable and recommended !

Dec 28/14 Conclusion

My picks for mail order still tops is Canning Perennials .. can't wait to see what Chris has for us to chose from.
Hortico ... I want to get one more Zephirine Drouhin climbing rose and have a look at their perennials as well since they ship large ones like Chris from Canning.
Garden Import can have some very unusual ones so I always watch their site.
I will have a peek at Botanus but I have a feeling I won't see anything dramatic.
Stokes has some plant clips and mess support I am interested in so I will make an order for that.
Vesey Seed has some interesting things .. a new type of butterfly house that is cheaper than the grand scale one. So I will be thinking of that,
So for this year ... this is my thinking on what I may be up to for ordering.
Fingers crossed !

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