Glad to hear from you Maryl....! We've all been concerned about you since the tornadoes. So glad you seem to be okay. Yes, it is hard not to get antsy. I was hoping to get all mine planted in May since my daughter is having her baby in early June. (Because she lives with us, I am helping her with the baby and am her birthing coach. She had contractions all last night so I thought maybe we were having a baby, but nope). I feel better knowing I'm not the only one waiting for our orders. I hate to bother Robin because I know she's a one-woman show and such a nice lady so I'll try to be patient. Celeste

Folks....This is getting a bit of hand. One has to think if some people have nothing better to do than to make mountains out of molehills. Some of you who responded, have clearly not even read my post. If you don't read, please don't make a reply to it. In fact, I never stated that I consulted an attorney. I just said that an attorney has been consulted. And I wanted to point out that if you damage a person's livlihood as a result of unsubstantiated slander, you can be held accountable. Be careful what you say. This is not a threat of lawsuit, just some good advice. It is easy to state your 'experience' here with no facts to verify that what you say is true. Had you complained to us we would have the facts of what the item was and what was said in the description, etc. Any negative comments made here, without facts to back it up, is just worthless prattle. If you have a complaint, do something substantial and use our feedback protocol. I will explain this later. Let me say it once again: No one has the right to stifle the FACTS. That is never the intention in any of my posts. It is the damaging assumptions and implications that have been made that have INDEED damaged Marvin....implications and even statements MADE PUBLICALLY, that he was deliberatly trying to rip people off...WHICH IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE. There was a lack of communication to his buyers, yes, and a couple of mistakes. This is very different than what some were saying. Most of this misunderstanding and mis-information can be avoided if people would simply follow the Lily Auction Feedback protocol: 1) Contact the seller first if you have a dispute. 2) If no response or inadequate response given by seller, then do contact us. 3)If you are not happy with the result of the above 2, then leave FACTUAL negative feedback. And know that if a seller is proven to be abusive or negligent in fulfilling orders, they will be suspended from the Lily Auction. This feedback system is already in place and works just fine if people would use it as it was meant to be used. Steve, thanks for your comments and sanity. I understand your "head scratching" though. Here is how I understand the legalities, in layman's language: Emotional, defamatory or judgmental feedback can be considered libelous. Comments like: 'Seller sent bad plants & 'ignored' my emails" is different from saying 'I was not happy with plants and got no reply from my many emails' which is factual. Comments like, 'this seller is a crook and is deliberately ignoring me' is clearly libelous. If you have any doubt about what is libelous, then you should ask attorney. If your comments are factual, you do not have to worry. Also, a seller may never respond negatively to a buyer unless the buyer does not pay or is verbally abusive. Moreover, retaliatory feedback is NOT allowed. So buyers should feel free to leave honest and factual feedback without fear of retaliation. Please folks, if you still feel that the Lily Auction is a good place to shop then please use our feedback system as it was meant to be used. Looks like a couple of you don't like it. That is your prerogative. But don't blame anyone but yourself for not using the feedback system if you did not report a bad experience. One person stated that 'Daylily people' are not 'nice' people. Boy, if anything is the exact opposite of the truth, this statement was. Generally, daylily people are wonderful. I have met some of the nicest people in the world through daylilies....through the Lily Auction, other venues, and conventions. There are definitely exceptions though, as with anything else. I can tell you with absolute confidence, that it it only 1/10th of 1% that are problems. Certainly fraud of any kind must be exposed and not tolerated. But this was not a case of fraud. Marvin must reconcile his mistakes, and he is doing just that, and he must also take responsibility for his lack of communication. My experience with him is that he is a humble man, overwhelmed with orders this spring, and on the verge of tears to me on the phone about this whole incident. I see no reason why we cannot both hold him responsible, which he clearly does himself, as well as treat him with kindness. I don't see this as a matter of either/or. Truth with compassion, has always been the high road for me. Sincerely, Mike Longo

Rita, Well lets see. I had planned to bid on Quilt Patch, but fiddled around too much. I bought Spanish Fiesta, The Band Played On, Facepaint, Johnny Cash, Pink Pristine Beauty, Texas Carnival Dance, and Warrior Victorious. The reason I bought Facepaint and The Band Played on, was that I had bid on one that no one else had bothered to bid on at all. My son and his family were supposed to come over at 3:00 PM and they came an hour early. I was watching the CD of the 3D echo of an expected in September new grandchild when the auction ended,and someone else bid on the selection and got it at the last minute since I wasn't there to bid up. I was so annoyed that I had missed it that I got on the auction and bought the other two. I have bid on a few more that will close tonight, tomorrow, and next week. As I told you, I've lost my mind on the lily auction. kay

Rita--I think Mary Jane named that one for her daughter she lost this year--- The first DLs I bought from WESTBOURNE I went through Teresa--- I love that" SO BLUE "it's wonderful!!! you'll have to give that one a real special place in your beautiful garden-- I have Mary Jane's brother Wesley Kirby's Dips-- they are reblooming for me here--I don't understand why more people don't bid on WESTBOURNE intros--they are so healthy and really grow fast for me---such easy keepers---cole