I'm beginning to think that it might be helpful to have a guide to the best and worst ebay vendors, like the ratings on the Green Pages. I have never had any problems with plants being damaged by weather. I remember that, a few years ago, we had a period of terrible weather which would have delayed the shipment in frigid weather...I had placed an order from the folks at Marble Branch Farms and they very apologetically emailed me that they didn't feel that they could send the plants until the weather improved. Of course it was fine with me, and they also included several bonus plants and a kind thank you note. Now that is customer service!
A lot of times, you can order from reputable nurseries, as someone wrote above. Once in a while though, I don't know where to find certain plants. For example, there are some listings on eBay right now from someone in Louisiana (I think it's called LaJohn or something similar) for some really interesting looking orchids, I had never heard of some of the genera! I am trying to decide whether to order or wait.
I'm trying to find out if I can forward the reply I received from the vendor to this forum. If not, I will write again and paraphrase.
Thanks again, everyone.
