Hi All~ I order from many on-line/mail order sources and do have high regards for Hallson's, Naylor Creek and Glenbrook. I have also gotten some nice plants from White Oak. I mostly lurk here but noticed a comment that I must reply to. I too have gotten an order from Viktoria at Glenbrook this year (8 plants) and strongly disagree with omoelegba's conclusion. All my plants were of an expected size and overall quality. There was a white powder on a couple of my plants, but it was obviously a fungicide. I congratulate Viktoria for being proactive in her application of a fungicide to any cuts made during division to ward off any possible problems. I have gotten to know Viktoria over the last few years and have even visited her nursery a couple of times. All the plants I purchased at her nursery, at her vendor booth at First Look, or thru mail order have been of excellent quality and have thrived in my garden. I hold Viktoria in the highest regards and feel that she stands behind her plants 100%. I do not mean to jump all over omoelegba for your opinion, I just wonder if you contacted Viktoria directly to voice your concerns. I am sure she would've explained the powder and your mind would've been at ease. Also, please do share about how the plants grow for you... my guess is that they will thrive as long as they get the care they need. Finally, I might ask if the plants you ordered were newer to the market (might explain the "puny" size and the expense). Most newer plants do cost more and will be on the smaller side, even from the other on-line sources. Just my humble opinion~ Cheers, Kathie

This was recently discussed on another thread. Might wanna check that out: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hosta/msg0712573627964.html Here is a link that might be useful: Mail Order Hosta Thread

I picked out towel bars in a bath supply store then ordered them from faucetsdirect. If you have a bath/kitchen store with a showroom in your area it helps to see materials there before you order online. Here we have two chains called Ferguson and Thomas Somerville and also The Great Indoors and Plumbing Parts Plus where I could see everything. Vanity decision was hard. I learned ordering from a kitchen cabinet company was perfect for me. You can pick the wood and stain color and door or drawer style in a showroom from a sales person who knows a lot about it and has samples of everything. Just note these can take 6 to 8 weeks before you'll get the vanity, but mine matched exactly the size I needed and cost less than many I see online. Search threads in this Forum for online vanity sources. This one has a lot of source suggestions and photos. Here is a link that might be useful: Bath Forum thread about vanities online

At $16.99 they are about $12.22 per yard. The advantage is the variety of fabrics, no waste,and time. Disadvantage is limited choice of patterns that they are used in and with added postage they are a little expensive. I have never ordered from them but the fabric choices seem pleasant and useful. Tempting but would like to beable to have the same fabrics in different size pkgs.