This is the first time I got seeds from the USA. The experience is good and bad. I am happy that there was no duty on a purchase of USD 8.70. I got five packages of seeds. The shipping costs was $5.93, averaging $2.9 per package including one of the seeds I could not find in any online stores in Canada. But I have learned that if one of the seeds is on back order, the order would not be sent until all seeds are in. When I cancelled the back order seeds, the operator promised to replace the back order seeds with another one which is at a lower price than the two combined. However, when I called again later on I was told that it was not included in the shipment because they could not add seeds to an existing order. When I asked to speak to a manager two times, nobody ever called me back. The name of this company is Park Seed. So if you want to order anything from them, please speak to a person by phone instead of doing it online to make sure that all the seeds you want is already in its warehouse so that you can make an order that is good for the shipping cost and below $20 to avoid complication in duty charge also.

Wade and Gatton opened back up last year. Stopped doing the per eye pricing and just sold the whole pot for the 1-2 eye price. I haven't heard what they were doing this year. The problem with Hornbaker is I ordered some small Hosta and when I planted them in front of my other new medium and large Hosta they were just too big. I know the other ones will catch up, but it will be a couple years at least. All new plants this year except the tall 1st and Ten on the left and the little variegated one in the back. Hornbaker sent the 3 in front and the one in the middle right of the fern. The blue in back will be one of my largest Hosta (Gentle Giant) also came from Hornbaker.Here's the whole new bed. The 3 bigger plants near the middle are not new this year.

I bought a Lacanche stove via the internet back in 2005, I think, from England, self importing it and dealing with shipping as well. Total cost for the Cluny, Portuguese Blue, including shipping was under $4000. This is actually a very simple stove. It was installed in about 4 minutes, and I have not had any trouble in all these years. My point being, if you know what you want, and you can get significant (emphasis on the significant) savings, and you don't have a "touchy" product, of course you should use the internet. If you anticipate that the appliance will need frequent servicing, perhaps you should re-consider purchasing the product. I'm re-doing my mother's house in a very rural area and will buy a Verona on-line since there don't seem to be any dealers there. On the other hand, there is a somewhat "upscale" appliance dealer within 100 miles which has a service department so in a pinch they could come up to handle it.

...are you in the U.K...? most of us here prefer Trevor White Roses, then there's Peter Beales or David Austin.... among a host of others.... ..here's a link to Trevor White's where they have both those roses listed... Autumn Damask is 'Quatre Saisons'....Damask roses ..I grow 'Jacques Cartier' which repeats flower rather well, and nicely scented...