I haven't bought too many this month but I went nuts in Feb and March. 14 new ones in Feb alone. But as far as April and May goes, I've been getting really into cacti and a few succulents. Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri (Easter Cactus) - From Wal-Mart in pretty bad condition, and it wasn't even marked down, but I felt so bad for it that I bought it anyways. It now looks great and won't stop growing! Not that I want it to stop. Dahlia (Stargazer) - Just a seed I planted...one of the few that actually has survived. Agave of some sort - Still haven't been able to get an ID on this one. Frustrating, but I'll forgive it 'cause it's a neat looking plant. Echinocereus enneacanthus - I call it my Killer Cactus. Hehe. Stetsonia coryne (Toothpick Cactus) - This one's a killer cactus too, but the name was taken by above cactus. Hildewinteria aureispina (Golden Rat Tail) - I saw a larger version of this plant that I really liked, but I love to buy small and watch them grow really big by my hand so I found just a little one. Aloe striata (Coral Aloe) - Everyone pray for me. I have no luck with aloes, but I thought it was so neat I had to have it, and like Crotons I thought that if I tried enough times I'd get the hang of them. Codiaeum variegatum (Mammy) - I was telling myself no more plants for a while, but this one was half price at Superstore. What can I say...the addiction kicked in. And citosa, I'm totally jealous of you. I want an Adenium obesum so bad. I looked on Ebay for some seeds and I found a ton, but I just don't trust anyone over the internet.

The website is linked to Greenearth publishing.Never bought from them but inquired about availability and shipping this past Spring in which they replied. Their deal with shipping is a very good deal if ordering more than one plant. I purchased a Saba from Going Bananas in Homestead,Florida.Emailed & spoke to them on the phone.They followed through.

There are SO many wonderful daylily farms out there - one reason I personally would not buy from QVC is that I would not be completely sure I was getting the named variety I was promised. Another reason is that all these wonderful farms depend on continued business to stay open, like rose people discourage buying from "big box" stores in favor of rose nurseries, to help them stay in business. I have ordered from quite a few rose and daylily nurseries this year [more than I should!]. If there is a particular daylily you want, google it - you will find a list of farms that carry it. Also, I really enjoy The Lily Auction online. LOTS of great daylilies and great prices! I have bought very expensive lilies for a fraction of their cost, and they sell seeds so you can raise your own. I have known Jack Carpenter for years { I cherish his huge diploids, no one else breeds those like he did]. Mark is a worthy heir - SUCH a nice friendly guy and will go overboard to earn your business. He is putting in a nursery that carries other kinds of plants, opening March 2. Well worth the trip! He digs huge fans, super healthy plants and gives daylily gifts with purchase. Other farms do this too....something QVC doesn't do. I have found so many great daylily farms just by googling a particular lily. Just ordered from Tom Kearst Gardens for some particular lilies I wanted......

Wayfair is just a website store which sells stuff from a variety of manufacturers so the quality would vary. Customer service depends on Wayfair and when I bought a headboard from them, I found their customer service to be fairly good. In my case, they had just left the boxes in my building lobby instead of taking them up in the elevator. Since I had paid a significant amount for delivery including using their "putting it together service" I had expected that their freight service could take the five minutes to bring it up in my elevator, I had to pay a guy from my building staff to bring it up for me and Wayfair gave me a refund for about $100 which was the amount I then paid to my guy. I thought it was more than fair since I could have gotten someone to bring it up for less - but I was happy to pass along the windfall to the guy from my building. That said, I personally would NOT buy anything heavy or bulky through the internet because the logistics of a return would not be something I would want to deal with. Obviously people do take the risk but I just wouldn't want to do it. When I remodeled, I had a custom hood fabricated and it had to be returned. It was completely the company's error and it was handled by my designer so I didn't have to pack it up and shipping was paid by the company and I didn't have to repack it. By I couldn't imagine handling this on my own. Also costs for sending it back are buyer's responsibility unless there is some kind of product defect. I also bought a medium size chest from an independent company and the door fell off after a week of use. They wanted me to ship it back to them but the logistics of attempting to find packing material - pack it up - arrange for pick up - and then have them quibble with whether it was defective or whatever was ridiculous. I filed a claim with my credit card company and ultimately the credit card company decided in my favor but it could have gone the other way since the issue was whether I should go through the incredible hassle of sending back what was a damaged piece of large furniture. If I had bought locally, they would have just sent someone to pick it up and it would have been over.