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To: afraidfortherepublic
Sent away to Park Seed for a bean ring...

Best of luck! I spent several months last year trying to get the bean ring I ordered out of them - I finally did get my money back when I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I'll never buy anything from them again and their catalogs go right in the trash. I now check the Garden Watchdog before mailordering anything. Here's the link:

http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/

46 posted on 06/04/2010 7:12:11 AM PDT by nina0113
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To: nina0113

‘Garden Watchdog’...HIGHLY recommended!!! Thanks for providing the link for everyone. I used to order from Park’s, but new owners came along; and in the tank they went.


50 posted on 06/04/2010 7:31:10 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: nina0113

I sent for the ring last Wed. and it was in my company mail when I returned from our trip and picked up the mail earlier this week. Actually, it’s 2 rings for $5.95 and they look like a neat deal. So, unless they overcharged my credit card, it was an OK experience. Of course, a bean ring is not like a live plant, or a packet of seeds!

My son received a shipment of blueberry bushes from them earlier this spring (he’s in SC) and was pleased with the plants which arrived potted — not bare root.


62 posted on 06/04/2010 7:50:31 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: nina0113
I'd like to add my recommendation of Chamblee's Rose Nursery in Tyler TX as a good place to shop for roses. http://www.chambleeroses.com/

I bought 36 roses from them 3 years ago and pestered them via email and phone about choosing my varieties and about my order because I'm an impatient person and I was to receive the last shipment of the season. They were very nice and very helpful. All of the roses arrived in excellent shape, and most of them have done very well. The ones that have not done well are because I chose the wrong varieties. But, the others are so big and healthy, that I won't miss the couple that have done poorly.

Furthermore, my rose bushes were way less expensive and more suited to my area than roses that are typically sold in the local nurseries. Most of the locally sold roses are from CA and typically last only one or two years and require a lot of specialized care. I notice that they are one of the most highly rated mail order companies at Dave's list, and for good reason, if my experience is any example.

I did not choose Chamblee's for any special reason except that they were the last rose grower that had any stock left to ship when I ordered. It was May, as I remember.

84 posted on 06/04/2010 8:20:02 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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