I can personally attest to the best packaging - much less healthy plants - from Brushwood Nurseries located in Athens GA. Each plant is well wrapped in kraft paper which is snugly held in place in the shipping box with more of the same kraft paper. The plants are lightly secured to stakes; the plastic pot is wrapped with additional paper held in place with rubber bands across the pots. LOL, he does recommend recycling the packaging!

The owner Dan Long spoke to our Master Gardener club last fall and presented an informative and entertaining talk on "vines and climbers for your garden." He also brought along stock to sell and it was in superlative condition. I can't wait for my Joseph's Coat roses, climbing hydrangea and crossvine to take off!

http://www.gardenvines.com/

I agree Sharon, many of us have been ordering from Brushwood for a while. Your comments would be great to add to the review site for Brushwood, that way, if someone looks for it under the Recommendations tab, they can read all the good reviews. Trish already did a review but if you scroll down, you can add your own.
http://garden.org/reviews/view...

It looks like a online shop with many temptations.

Thank you all very much! The team works hard to do the best job every day and I'm proud of all of us.