I ordered from them a few years ago, and the plants were healthy and a good size. Unfortunately, several turned out to be mis-labeled, but the owner was very nice in responding to this.

I have ordered several times, all with good results. Betty is a friendly and helpful seller. The plants would be a couple of weeks behind yours in flowering this year, but in susequent years would flower on the Florida blooming schedule. By the way, many of the ones you get from Florida now would already have scapes, and those would be cut off for shipping. So I don't think you would really lose anything by ordering from a South Caroline vendor.

Here's a link to Dave's Garden Garden Watchdog website:

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

If you scroll down that page and click on the letter "A", it will take you to a page with a list of companies whose name starts with "A".
On that page, scroll down until you get to "Aren't I Pretty Daylilies" and click on that name.
That takes you to a page with feedback from 13 people, all of whom had good experiences with the company. That's not a lot of feedback, but is a good indication they do pretty well.
The Garden Watchdog is a good tool to check out any gardening company. I always look up an unfamiliar company to prevent getting ripped off! It has steered me clear of a lot of lousy businesses.

Betty is a very good seller. I have order from here a few times from mail and was happy with her. I am only about an hour drive from her place and go down to get mine if i have the time. Was just down there last week to get some and they where out of some already.I think you will be very happy with them.
David

I ordered from them in the fall of '06. One plant that was sent to me as a bonus (they asked for a list of plants I might be interested in) was pictured wrong on their site and when it bloomed, it was also the wrong plant. They had a picture on their site that was marked Party Prince. The picture of this plant AND the one that they sent me was similar to Avante Garde. I contacted them and they sent me Janice Brown as bonus instead. They were to remove the picture from their site as well. JB has already bloomed and was correct. I was pleased with their plants and their service. Hope this helps you,

Linda

Thank you everyone for your help. When they send you (or anyone else) sends you the wrong plant, do you have to send it back to get another one, or your money back? Seems a few of you got mislabled plants. Someone told me sometimes plants don't bloom the first year if they are "bare root" what happens if I don't find out it's wrong til next year?
Thanks

I was very pleased with the plants I got from this nursery. Betty is a super nice lady and communicates well with her customers. I have ordered from her several times, and intend to place another one with her soon.

Nancy

I've ordered from them twice without any problems (no wrong plants) and have a third order coming this year. Like everyone else says, they are very nice to do business with.

My experience has usually been that most sellers are horrified when they make a mistake...but mistakes can happen. Most, will replace the plant, especially if you send them a picture of what you received, without any problem. It can be like a 'Bank Error in Your Favor'...as I like to say! Sometimes, though, they may be sold out or the plant is no longer available...in which case, they would either send your money back, give you a credit or let you choose something else. Far and away, most daylily sellers are wonderful people to deal with.

Another good seller that is on another thread is Patron Gardens. Once, one of my plants was forgotten (left out of the box) and I simply called...the plant was sent along with another bonus plant (which was a really cute daylily). When I had one die (an expensive one), they refunded my money promptly. You can't beat that.

I have a situation this year that will probably test all this. A seller I bought a plant from...two years ago...I think sent me a mixed up plant. The plant did not bloom the first year and last year, when it bloomed...it was like close, but not the cultivar. I know, because I saw the plant in several gardens and there were distinct differences from mine. Anyway, I'm waiting until this year and hope to get a good picture of it and start a conversation with the seller (off the LA)...we shall see. In some of those cases, it can turn out that the seller thought they had the correct plant...That's why it is a good thing to establish relationships with the people you buy from (not always possible)...There is a degree of trust that builds and they view you as a friend, too. In this case, I think I only bought the one year from this seller, so I'll just see what happens.

Oh yeah. Always ask for blooming size fans. That's what the best sellers send, anyway...but not everyone does. That way, you have a pretty good chance of first year blooms. There will still be some that might not (depending where they came from and where they were in their cycle of growth when dug up and sent to you), but most will...if you get blooming size fans. I have learned this the hard way! Do not assume, especially on the LA, that everyone sells blooming size fans. If it doesn't say, ask...unless you have gotten to know the seller well and have that trust I mentioned earlier.

Good luck and happy buying!

Missylin,
If you order from Aren't I Pretty, these are some good pinks they carry that would meet your specifications: Ain't She Nice, San Ignacio, Follow Your Dreams, Seminole Wind and Uptown Girl.

Debra

It is difficult when you don't have any bloom the first year. In my situation, I did have one bloom and the mistake was easy to see -- I ordered Sebastian (purple), and the bloom looked just like Joan Senior (white). When I contacted Betty, she couldn't have been nicer. She sent a replacement (I didn't have to return the mis-labeled plant). Unfortunately, when the replacement bloomed the following year, it was yellow.

For me, it wasn't worth the hassle for a $5 plant, so I didn't bother contacting her the second time. If I had, I don't doubt she would have tried to make things right.

Thank you everyone for your help. I so appreciate it.

Thanks for the suggestions. They are all beautiful, but living in Florida, I can't use dormants. Any ideas for pinks that are evergreen? Thanks so much.

Follow Your Dreams - evergreen
Seminole Wind and Uptown Girl are semievergreen and should do be OK for you.
Sorry for suggesting San Ignacio. It doesn't go dormant here, and I doubt that it would for you.

Debra