I didn't say that you should feel compelled to purchase a special order item if it doesn't meet the specs you were given. Did you in fact confirm the specs again before they placed the order? If the retail nursery went ahead with a special order that did not meet clearly specified criteria from you, I agree with your position. However, if you didn't give minimum specs to be confirmed before the order was to be delivered, you are putting the nursery on the hook for the costs involved. I have several friends who own retail nurseries, and lack of follow through from customers is a major reason that they may ask for a deposit upfront. The retail nurseries as well as the wholesale brokers that I deal with, do their best to meet expectations. With particular wholesale nurseries that are known to ship plants that may be too small/young, the receiving retail nursery will often refuse to accept delivery, and send them back. You may just have unrealistic expectations that plant sizes and prices are fixed entities; availability and sizes vary during the year, and certain species such as Yucca rostrata are slow growing, so they will either be smaller than average at a particular container size, or cost more. If you want to be a customer who is appreciated by the nursery, you won't put them in such a position. You can just as easily get size specs from the wholesale nursery yourself, and then request the retail nursery to add this to their next scheduled delivery from that wholesaler. Your not caring how the retail nursery feels about it will be reflected in their not wanting to special order anything for you in the future. That is just how businesses tend to respond to problem customers. I try to see an issue from both sides, not just my own...

I'm sure there are lots of larger nurseries that might carry them. You can probably do a google search for nurseries near your city, then call them and ask if they carry them. Belmont Nursery in Fresno carries about fifteen 5-foot rostratas at the moment. I didn't check how much the were though. Another option you might consider is to go around different retail nurseries and ask how much they would charge you to special order a yucca rostrata. Lowes and HD might be able to do it for a fraction of the cost. You could then compare prices and order the plant from whoever gives you the best deal. good luck Josh

With the popularity of counter height dining tables for inside the house I have seen lots of exterior counter and bar height sets. I am sure that you could also get the chairs separately. I know that I've seen them at Target and Costco.

turn the chair upside down. Dig off the plastic slide WITH A FLAT HEAD SCREW DRIVER. Replace with stick on felt circle pads, readily available at Bed Bath Beyond, your local hardware store, or Amazon. No scratches.............NONE. PRESTO AND DONE. NO CHAIR WILL "SLIDE" ON ANY RUG. Any rug, will be a decorative grounding accent. People routinely "manage" to get in an out of chairs on a rug. It's two different issues, really. If you WANT a rug? Don't replace the plastic sliders on the chair legs.