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On Dec 1, 2009, sandnsea2 Winston Salem, NC (Zone 7a) wrote:
Posted on January 24, 2009, updated December 01, 2009
A wonderful mailorder nursery in every way! An amazing variety of very unusual and hard to find plants. The plants I received were so healthy, robust and large, I was truly pleased! I have been gardening over 25 years and had many experiences, but this stands out as a stellar plant experience! Thank you for your attentiveness and honesty and exquisite taste in plants. I'll be back!!!
On December 1st, 2009, sandnsea2 added the following:
Received my order last week and it was simply magnificent! The hellebores are large and vigorous and ready to bloom. The semps are healthy and generously sized. Bravo, also for the perfect packaging and timely shipping. AAAA++++ all the way.
On Nov 28, 2009, RohanOrchid Santa Clara, CA wrote:
Placed my first order with Edelweiss two weeks ago; shipping was prompt, packaging was professional, communication was excellent, plants were healthy-looking and are actively growing in my backyard now.
Overall very satisfied and will definitely order again!
On Nov 13, 2009, crazymary Lodi, CA (Zone 9a) wrote:
I received my Schizostylis plants yesterday. They were in wonderful condition and I was very pleased. They also sent me a notice to tell me the plants had been shipped and to look for them. Their shipping rates were very reasonable also.
Will order again if I can find more room for plants!
Ordered just a few specialty plants (water irises) so far--CAME IMMEDIATELY! And I am on the other side of the country.[Oregon to tropical Florida]
Plants in good shape and I am throughly pleased! Good Guys,definitally.
On Oct 8, 2009, NLaw Fort Worth , TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
I've only gotten a few plants this nice through the mail in the years I've been ordering things for my garden. They are fabulous. I can't tell you how impressive the variegated sisyrinchium is. I just hope I can keep them looking as nice..
The packing was done very well, with shredded newspaper that was simple to remove from the plants. I hate dealing with styrofoam peanuts....and with this order, I didn't have to. I appreciated it very much.
I will definitely order from Edelweiss again. They even gave me some bonus plants. The extras were a very nice touch.
On Sep 25, 2009, stormyla Norristown, PA (Zone 6b) wrote:
I placed a very large order from this company this past spring. It took 2 large boxes to ship the plants. The shipping fee was very reasonable. Each plant was very carefully wrapped. I was amazed at how quickly I received the plants given the size of the order. Nothing was sold out or back ordered.
The size of the plants relative to the prices was incredible. No plug sized plants here. They have a large variety of hard to find plants and they also have a number of their own exclusive cultivars.
Now that they've been in my garden for several months, I've found them all to be very vigorous and they are now quite large. I will definitely order from them again.
On Jun 11, 2009, iris28 (dana)Owensboro, KY (Zone 6a) wrote:
i love this place . i got a few plants for my mini garden . they were packaged immaculately and they look like i just picked them up from a nursery . shipping was extremely fast
An amazing variety of hard to find plants. My order was well packaged and plants were very healthy. Good communication. I have ordered several times from Edelweis and will order again.
I ordered 3 Anemone Sylvestris Elise Feldman plants from Edelweiss. Edelweiss is awesome. This plant is very hard to come by. The plants arrived in just a few days in EXCELLENT condition. The plants themselves are very healthy. I will definitely order from then again.
I was very pleased with the whole experience. I wish I discovered them sooner.
On Apr 21, 2008, ladyisle Bohemia, NY (Zone 7a) wrote:
My first order with Edelweiss- certainly won't be my last. Well -packaged, healthy looking good sized plants at a very reasonable price. They made it across the country completely intact, and arrived sooner than expected. Many uncommon selections as well. Couldn't ask for more.
Thank you Urs!
On Apr 18, 2008, ksgarden Freehold, NJ (Zone 6b) wrote:
Ordered 4 plants, three daylilies and an impulse buy of a sweet violet.
EXCELLENT size and good looking plants. Well packed- Oregon to New Jersey with no problems. Recd. an email letting me know plants were being shipped so I could anticipate arrival. Well pleased. Highly recommend. My first time with this company although I order every year from several others. This company belongs in the same league as Bluestone, Oakes and Select Seeds. These four will get repeat orders from me!
On Apr 16, 2008, Mima56 Thayer, MO (Zone 6a) wrote:
Received my first order from Edelweiss: 8 hellebores. Nice plants; well-packaged; one was even blooming! Company even discounted one plant due to small size. Too, I appreciated the email informing me when my plants had shipped. I ordered from Edelweiss because of their selection and because of their rating on this site.
On Oct 31, 2007, juanwillis Winchester, MA (Zone 6a) wrote:
I ordered Gentiana asclepiadea from Edelweiss Perennials this past year after having a hard time finding them elsewhere. I was delighted to receive healthy, well-packaged plants that flourished and flowered in their first year.
On Jun 15, 2007, soldiersong North Plains, OR (Zone 8a) wrote:
I visited Edelweiss Perennials yesterday. What a treat. The owner was very helpful and informative. I came home with way too many alpines for my own good, but who could resist the wonderful, unusual, healthy plants at reasonable prices.
Excellent nursery with a very experienced and well studied owner.
He took me on a tour of the nursery, including his propogation house, and showed me the new alpines he and his wife hope to offer in the near future. I learned a lot, and came home knowing I'll go back again and again.
On June 2nd, 2009, soldiersong added the following:
Its been a couple of years since I purchase plants from this company, and I want to update my comment to say all the plants I bought there continue to thrive, despite the worst winter in history here (snowed in for 13 days).
The open house is this weekend and I plan to visit and purchase some additional plants for my alpine garden.
I have a new favorite mail-order nursery! I just received my first order from Edelweiss today. It is fantastic! I don't know why they're not better known. This is the most pleased I've been with an order in quite a while. Here's why:
- Urs went through a pretty substantial effort to give me a refund when the actual shipping was less than the shipping estimated by the online ordering form (there was an issue with the credit card and he had to call and make multiple attempts). What a refreshing change from being charged a substantial flat fee!
- I got every single item in my large order. I ordered 21 types of plants, 36 plants, and I got all of them. Nothing out of stock, no backorders.
- The plants all look great. I recently ordered a couple of the same species from another nursery -- one that I really like -- and these were easily 2-3 times the size, especially the epimediums. I did have one species that was dormant and I was stressing about till I saw the dormancy noted on the invoice.
- Reasonable prices -- including some plants I have been having a hard time finding at very reasonable prices (e.g. sanguinaria canadiensis "multiplex" for over $10 less than I've seen elsewhere, and pelargonium sidoides, which I've had a hard time finding.)
All in all, a great experience. Nice people, good selection, good plants, quick shipping without overcharging for it (I am on the West Coast, which is nearby, can't vouch for E. Coast people). I hope more people hear about Edelweiss!
On Jun 5, 2007, kkirschbaum Yonkers, NY (Zone 6b) wrote:
I was very pleased with my experience ordering from Edelweiss. Not only were the prices quite fair, they were able to reduce the shipping costs on the final package relative to what the website calculated. They have an interesting selection of plants (lots of things probably more common in Europe than here), and I was pleased with the shape the plants were in on arrival.
Communication with this vendor was very good. Plants were well packaged and very healthy. Some of the plants were rather small but their prices are so reasonable one should not expect large specimens. This a good place to get some rather rare plants at a very reasonable price. I would definitely order again from this vendor.
On Apr 12, 2007, congminglaoshi Tuckahoe, NY wrote:
Just got my order today, what a wonderful thing to come home to after a hard day at work! Meticulous packing, beautiful plants in rather large pots for "rock garden" type plants. How they managed to get a Gentiana acaulis with an open flower to my doorstep in a box without damage ranks as pretty amazing in my book. All the plants were in great shape, even the ones that were in bloom. They even sent a refund check for the difference between the calculated shipping and the actual shipping cost--a nice gesture indeed. Great plants, very fair prices and shipping costs, careful packing--I would highly recommend Edelweiss Perennials!
On May 18, 2006, doss Stanford, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
I called by phone to find out availability and then used the website to order. All the plants came in good order, they emailed when they shipped them. Very pleased with the merchandise which was in larger pots than I normally get. It's the kind of experience you want with a mail order vendor.
On Mar 31, 2006, ahelms Kannapolis, NC (Zone 7b) wrote:
I received my first order for Edelweiss Perennials today. The plants are beautiful. It's such a joy to order plants from a company and receive such nice plants. I'll definately be a repeat customer.
On June 29th, 2007, ahelms added the following:
Just received another order from Edelweiss today. I continue to be impressed with the quality of plants I receive from them and will definately buy from them again.
