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I'm sorry Phoenix but that was my experience with them. Maybe you could post a question about them and see how other people have done that use them. I will certainly take some of the blame for being a new gardener and making some mistakes but I know I won't buy anything from them ever again.

I order from Jung I,ve had very good luck with them & Henery Feilds & for Daylilys, & Iris,s Gilbertwild & son their a great company.

WOWEE!!!

Gorgeous picture of a gorgeous flower, Cindy!!!

Just reading and thought I would share-- I bought some Irish moss from them and set it out-- it all died but they replaced it and it is doing quite well. I personally prefer to buy from Michigan bulb though-- they have pretty much the same stuff but they are cheaper on most of it. I found out that the two are sister-companies... MB has the same replacement policy as Springhill. Lifetime... So far everything I have purchased from both of them is doing quite well. I have discovered though that some of the things ( like the bare root stuff) will do much better if you start it out in a pot of some kind and when it starts to grow and put on greenery then set it out. Just my personal experience... By the way-- my roses came from MB an three of them have bloomes or are blooming already. My American Beauty rose has a beautiful bloom on it...

Hey Tricia I love your button. That really pretty.

I'm glad that you have good luck with spring Hill. Being a black thumb I'm more than willing to take most of the blame. Thats why I am trying to stick with easy grow plants to begin with.

And a few that I just can't resist lol. How has your day gone? Recovering from the dreaded Dentist?

Well to keep from being repetitive refer to coffeehouse for a recount of my day and I didn't go to the dentist...???
But thankyouI really like my button-- Mr.Bill did a fantastic job once I got him the picture Wow it's great to be back!!!

RE- spring hill, michigan bulb, brecks.. all owned by gardens alive. (No wonder my member number was the same at brecks as it was at garden's alive!) hmm.. someone posted a link, and I saved it..

Here it is.. the direct link to what is owned by Garden\'s Alive.

Meg

"Ally's flower" she potted and waters all by herself--with a little help from mom:

MY American Beauty I just planted:

My yarrow:

My other rose; I have it planted in a pot because I am still waiting on "someone" who promised to build me a planter for it!

O.K.--so I'm jealous-- but those are really great looking flowers

Hi Meg,

That interesting that Garden Alive owns all of those companies. It kind of reminds me of the Denny's down here. We have one close by that has great food and great service, and then there is the other one. Which most of us avoid like the plague. The looser the organization the more room for divergence. I remember with the spring Hills pear tree I bought that it came in a bubble envelope and the tip was broken as a result. While the bulbs I got from Brecks were carefully packaged in preformed stryoform molds that even left space for the stems to begin growth on the trip and then that was packaged inside sturdy cardboard. I guess it's like the saying "your company is only as good as your employees".

The only place I have ordered from is Gurney's. So far so good. Everything else I got locally from nurserys or friends.

Here are a few of my pretties....(Tammy did you know you were creating a monster???)





and just about to bloom....

Nah, my daughters not that bad...anyway shes full grow'ed hehehehehehe.

Sorry I couldn't resist. Happens to me sometimes.

I need details here how am I creating a monster. I'm such an innocent young thing.

I know there is a rasberry comming from someone on that line.

PICTURES, PICTURES!!!!!!

I'm such a . How did I miss it? I know how I missed it. Your pictures are so good. Very nice job. I want to see bunches and bunches more. Every blade of grass. The family, you, your neighbors, everything. Woohoo congrats. Isn't it great?

and how about a small tour around the place...



That is my back patio. My house is an old victorian farmhouse. I have a porch off my bedroom I call my serenity room. I don't have a good picture of it.

And the front door....



part of the front sun bed

and the back shade bed

I love the planter that looks like a grecian urn how fantastic. Nice nice pictures. Can I come visit? I cook.

But where's the peoples????

I haven't taken any people pictures! But here are a few of our "buddies"





ok here are some real buddies......



This is Vegas and Jody. Vegas just puts her ears back, she really isn't mad.

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and this is our sweet mutt George ...



and my border collie, Tuck (she tries to herd horses poor thing)

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and last but certainly not least....the more standoffish couple Lady with Zeb in the back...



the cats won't let me take their picture.

hmmmm did I put too many laughing graemlins in?

lady and zeb

Tuck



pretend buddy

hmmmmmm some more.....wondering what I did wrong now????

George?



Vegas not being mad?



and where oh where is sweet Lady with Zeb in the background???

Compost of the hoof you lucky thing you!

Great pictures. About the posting if you look at the URL line you will notice on the ones that didn't work that the "h" in "http" is missing. Easy fix.

Gee I almost sound like I know what i'm going lol.

Going to have to go up to plants and flowers and ask a question about peonies.

Keep those pictures comming they are great.