I was actually supposed to send this to someone in an email but I apologize that I haven't gotten around to it yet and will post here. I don't know if it's against the rules. If so I guess it will be pulled.

My absolute favorite mail order nursery is Zone 9 Tropicals. They send the biggest healthiest plants. They are located somewhere in TX. If I lived nearby I'd be like a kid in a candy shop. Another in TX is Caldwell Nursery. They no longer do mail order but if you are anywhere near Rosenburg, TX check them out. Annie's Annuals has a fantastic selection of hard to find plants. I have a GW friend in CA that picks them up and ships to me so I don't know if their mail order plants are as big. Kartuz has nice starter size plants as does Glasshouse Works. Gardino is also very good. Grassy Knolls for passion vines. Four Winds has the best dwarf citrus. If you know anyone in the SF Bay area see if they'll go to one of Strybing Arboretum's sales for you, great plants, good prices. I also like Pepper's (Accents for Home and Garden). They send great plants for the price but don't try to ask any questions online and sometimes their plants are labeled incorrectly but I really like them. On Ebay there's dogwooderitternet (my favorite seller), arghyagardens, passiflorista, wellspring100 and I like katz_kuntry_kuttins but know others that have had issues with them. I'm probably forgetting a few but will add them if I remember. These aren't nurseries that I buy brugs from. You can find plenty of recommendations for brug sellers here already.

Garden Watchdog is the best resource for checking out mail order nurseries. The GW Rate & Review Vendors forum is a good place to look as well. I don't want to write who I don't like on here but pretty much any of the places that send out the gorgeous catalogs are usually on my "do not buy from" list. lol

did I tell you lately that you are the BEST?

Well you ARE!!!

Thank you so very much. I will mail it to myself and hope I can copy and paste lol

Lucy

I am lucky enough to live quite near Caldwell nurseries. I shop there often and love it.

If you can go, it is worth the trip. She has brugs, almost any kind of bamboo, cannas, etc. Lots of really nice plants.

I have a tomtom now...if my DH lost all his fear of traveling...I should be able to go find a lot of nurseries now ha ha ha ha

It is always such a thrill to find a nursery with all the right plants.

Lucy

I love my Garmin.

I wish I lived near Caldwell and I really wish they would do mail order again. I was so bummed out when the owner told me that she could no longer ship plants. Caldwell and Zone 9 send the biggest, healthiest plants.

I have a horrible sense of direction and couldn't find my way out of a paper bag. Thank God for my Garmin. lol

AMEN lol

Caldwell nursery covers a couple of acres, at least. Often I like to go, get a wagon, put my purse on it and spend a couple of hours just sitting on the benches and looking at the huge brugmansia and hope the wind rustles the bamboo.

Oh my Gosh...I just looked at their webpage very briefly but I just fell in love with: GINGER! they have over 50 varieties!! I can not believe that there are so many and just look at them WOW.

I can believe that this is such a great place to be...and just sit and enjoy the gorgeous plants and tranquility of the bamboo rustling in the wind.

Lucy

Again thank you Karyn for having taken the time to give us your best shopping places. I just looked them all up and bookmarked them.

Now I am on the hunt for SEED places. It is time to think about those :-)

Any tips on that one?

Lucy

Zone 9 Tropicals will be open for onsite sales August 15th! Count me in, it's only 200 miles away! I wonder if I can convince DH to go through Rosenberg on the way?

I also LOVE Z9T.. They are in Houston which is a ways to drive.. But the next time I go to Cove we may have to plan a day trip!!!

Here is a link that might be useful: Z9T

oh that would be SOME DAY TRIP lol But I sure would love to go one day. Maybe I should visit DH's Aunt who lives in Houston lol

Lucy

Well, I must admit that we had already planned to be in Houston this weekend visiting family.

At least Zone 9 is closer to town. Last time, I convinced DH to go with me to Sunland in Dickinson and we spent most of Saturday on the Gulf Freeway. I found the white Plumbago I had not been able to find here in San Antonio.

that is great rock oak deer. By the way, I e mailed you and tried again today and it comes back as undeliverable :-(

Same e mail that you send, I replied to :-(

Lucy

Thanks, Lucy. For some reason, they purged my account because I hadn't used it for 120 days. Not true, and I told them so. It should be back now, but I lost all the old emails and addresses.

Go ahead and try again.

-S

Oh rock oak deer that sucks. That is horrible :-(

Lucy