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I am not totally experienced so I needed help. I got it!
And I was spending more money than I planned. I loved dealing with Viola Valley Wildflowers and I plan on doing a lot more this autumn.
The "plantings" were strong, solid, healthy and ready to go. I was so impressed and happy.
Thank you!! Four Stars.
On May 14, 2008, golden55 Willow Street, PA wrote:
I am rating a negative because Viola Valley hasn't responded to my e-mails 3 weeks ago. I made a pretty large purchase in January and potted them up and labeled them because the ground was frozen. As Spring arrived and plants broke dormancy, better than half the order were wrong plants. I understand they were shipped bareroot with no foliage and some mistakes are possible but: yellow star grass became yellow violas; blue lobelia became Jacob's Ladder, merrybells haven't bloomed, but they don't look like merrybells; painted trillium didn't flower, but the foliage came both spotted and plain leaf so that's suspicious; I'm still waiting for the dodecatheon to come up. Plants that were accurate were cohosh, twin leaf and hepatica. I am torn about ordering from them again. It's very hard to find some of these plants. Many folks have had good experience with them, but unfortunately I haven't.
On May 14, 2008, Viola Valley Wildflowers responded with:
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On May 14, 2008 8:08 PM, Viola Valley Wildflowers added:
That is correct.. We work with all. I have no idea honestly who this could be as we answer each and every call/email 100% satisfaction and worked with over 20,000 customers without a hitch. No pictures received of this mishap apparently or an email. If a simple phone call would have been made we could have worked with whoever this is hidding behind an unknown user name here at daves. We are by no means perfect. We do make mistakes and are willing to admit ours and work with all but apparently this feedback was intentional as we have never heard of this situation nor a simple or complex problem.
To all that purchase from us, will purchase from us please know Bobby and I work with thousands a year personally. This negative is very upsetting and does affect the way we work with the public. We have to address our issues not hide behind them. If I only knew any of this it could have been avoided. A picture, call email only could have helped. SAD HERE AT VIOLA VALLEY!
On May 14, 2008 8:11 PM, Viola Valley Wildflowers added:
golden55 signed up on May 14, 2008
just to leave this feedback. ALL MY CUSTOMERS EMAIL ME OR CALL. A SIMPLE DIAL OF A PHONE TO 1-931-635-3505 is ALL THAT IS NEEDED. WE LIVE AND WORK THIS 18 HOURS A DAY. SUCH A SHAME THIS CAN SO SO EASILY BE DONE TO A GOOD SELLER. "
On May 13, 2008, patwood Lake Hopatcong, NJ wrote:
I just received a large order from Viola Valley that I placed on their web site. Big plants, all well packed. They have an ebay store as well, but quantity pricing seems to be better on their web site.
On May 8, 2008, kiroseko Jeffersonville, IN wrote:
I love this company! I've ordered from them many times. Everytime I've received my order quickly and the plants look great. I've never ordered bareroot plants that come up as quickly and reliably.
Received nice selection of woodland bulbs,excellent value for price. Good packing,communication.Only problem was bareroot fresh red/ blue cardinal flower.Kept in cool moist,low light enviorment, no luck,all died. Have good luck with bare root dormant. Overall ,nice value.
On June 20th, 2008, dirthound changed the rating from positive to negative and added the following:
After waiting and watching for 2 months,I am changing my rating. I have been gardening/landscaping for 50 years.I have transplanted 100s and 100s of plants ,started from seed/cuttings, but the only luck from my first order was golden seal and blue bells. Most bulbs never even sprouted, cinnamon ferns rotted,as stated before all cardinal flowers died dispite being cool/moist and in shaded /semi-shaded area.I have never had this amount of loss ever,having purchased from many places over the years. Sorry , but will not buy from them again.
I needed 1000 more vinca bareroot starts fast. In the middle of a hectic
schedule, Viola Wildflowers sent them, they arrived the next day in great shape. They are all in, looking great, and I am going to get 1250 more. This is the best company I have purchased from thus far. Thank you so much.
5 stars
- Candace in Murfreesboro
I have purchased many plants from Viola Valley in the past few years and am consistently impressed with the quality and price. Viola Valley has enabled me to populate my woods with native treasures that would be cost-prohibitive from other vendors. The owner seems genuinely concerned about keeping his customers satisfied. His native flowers have given me much pleasure throughout the years, and have survived some harsh zone 4 winters. I have purchased from many mail-order vendors throughout the years, and can recommend this seller without reservation.
The communication from beginning to end was excellent. The plants appear to be very healthy, with nice strong roots and healthy leaves. Arrival was much faster than anticipated. Great experience.
On May 2, 2008, 75751 Fort Mill, SC (Zone 7b) wrote:
Another happy customer! I placed an order for 20 Trillium.
My order arrived quickly and healthy. I will order again
for more varieties of wildflowers in the future.
Thanks!
c&nn
On Apr 25, 2008, cathy4 St. Louis County, MO (Zone 5a) wrote:
Plants arrived good size, in a timely fashion. Prompt email response to a question I had.
My only concern was the plants were in the box with no packing materials and the box was smashed upon arrival. Luckily, the roots look okay, and if not, I feel confident ViolaValley will solve the problem.
On Apr 24, 2008, hothotpepper Great Falls, SC wrote:
I ordered some joe pye weed roots from them and they were absolutely huge and healthy looking. Their prices are very good. I will continue to order from them. Shipping was fast too.
I can only say positive things about Viola Valley Wildflowers. You can’t ask for better communication. Their prices are fantastic, service great, and the plants arrived in good condition and were shipped on time. Thanks for being an honest and reliable company.
On Apr 18, 2008, gardenlady123 Plainwell, MI (Zone 5b) wrote:
Viola Valley had a Classified ad on Daves Garden with a nice offer of free shipping in Jan08. I placed an order and asked for it be shipped in mid April... They sent an email letting me know my order was on the way...How to take care of the plants once they arrived. The prices were fantastic and I probably will order from them again!! They came all packed in peat and arrived in great condition. They had a great selection of the all the wildflowers I was looking for. Thanks, Ronna (aka = gardenlady123)
I ordered 25 Lily of the Valley(s). No info yet to report on the growth rate, quality, etc., but I can say that my order hadn't been place 12 hours when I received a personal email about the order. I received my order quickly. It was well packed and all look to be healthy, super quality. Will follow up with the rest of the story later!
On Apr 15, 2008, bbrookrd nantucket, MA (Zone 7a) wrote:
I ordered a small section of plants ( crested iris, several trillium, bloodroot, Jack in the pulpits and a few others) in Feb and they arrived just as requested in early April and all packed in peat in small baggies. All survived the shipping well and are now tucked into their new woodland home. I was very pleased and will order again from them. Patti
I bought vinca minor to use as a groundcover. Plants arrived quickly and were very healthy and ready to plant, not to mention the price was right!! I was very happy with the whole transaction and would definitely recommend this seller. I'll be back!!
On Apr 14, 2008, sandycj2004 Summerville, SC wrote:
My shopping experience with viola valley wildflowers was GREAT. My bulbs and roots arrived fast and was well packaged. Everything arrived just as described. No disappointments here. I'm a very satisfied customer and will be shopping with viola valley wildflowers again.
Butterflyscj
large healthy well packed ferns, they were aggressively growing again on the Second day after they got here. NOw that I know about Viola I think I may start collecting ferns
VIOLA VALLEY WILDFLOWERS is fantastic! I have ordered from them several times in the past two years and my plants have arrived very quickly. Once planted, the plants have done beautifully. In my opinion this is the best place to buy native plants and wildflowers.
I moved into a new house last July. I ordered plants from Viola Valley. I planted at a terrible time of year and during a drought affecting the whole region. Lo and behold my plants are popping up beautifully. I just placed my order this year and it arrived in record time.
Great experience overall. I ordered a large number of a single type of plant, which were delivered very quickly and in great condition. The prices are great too. I'll be placing more orders with them.
I have been buying a fairly large amount of plants from Viola Valley for the last several years. Their plants are described well, in wonderful condition when they arrive, well packed and the people are very easy to work with and friendly. I definitely have them marked as one of my favorites on eBay so I'm posted on all the spectacular flowers that are possible!
This was my first order with this company and I couldn't be more pleased! Wonderful communication; plants arrived safely. I am so impressed with the healthy roots and the generous sized rhizomes. I already have them in the ground and am waiting excitedly for them to grow. Combined shipping is a great deal and I am looking forward to filling my woodland with lots of their wildflowers!
I will use these folks again!! I have placed and received two orders (for bare-root plants) from Viola Valley Wildflowers so far. Both times I was very pleased with the quality of plants shipped, the speed with which my order was processed, and the emails to alert me of order receipt and shipping dates. I think their pricing is also very reasonable. My plants are now up and growing. I found Viola Valley Wildflowers through Dave's Garden. My experience with them has definitely been positive.
This is the second time I have ordered from Viola Wildflowers. I came across it last year quite by accident while searching on google for native woodland plants. I love their enthusiasum for their plants and business. They aim to please and seem to take such joy in it. Last year my trilliums arrived in individual ziplocs with beautiful peat. The roots were so healthy and kept so moist that it was if I pulled them from my own garden. They quickly took hold after I planted them.This year I am excited about my purchase of ferns, wild geraniums, blue cardinal flower and wild bergamot. Thank you Viola Wildflowers!
On Apr 4, 2008, lindalynn Pinckney, MI (Zone 5b) wrote:
I just recieved my order 2 days ago. The plants were not packed in peat moss, they were shipped in ziploc bags w/ planting soil. A minute amount of moss was on a few of the plants. The roots were not protected, and the soil was not moist. I had no choice but to put them in the ground immediately- I didn't want them to have to stay any longer in the shipping "package". That being said, the plants seem healthy enough; although several had very small roots. We'll have to wait and see how they do in the garden.
On April 5th, 2008, lindalynn added the following:
update- because the owner of this company does not want me to say that his plants were shipped in soil- let me just say this: whatever medium they were shipped in was dry. My point was that it seems like they could have at least been shipped so that the roots would stay moist. I live a long way from where they are shipped.On Apr 4, 2008, Viola Valley Wildflowers responded with:
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On Apr 3, 2008 10:42 PM, Viola Valley Wildflowers added:
WOW! We are certainly concerned as we only use top quality straight peat mix. If only a customer out of 20,000 customers would just. Linda received 5 beige trillium, 10 wood poppy, 10 dutchmens, 5 prairie trillium, 12 sweet william, 10 walking fern, 12 wild columbine, & 5 Yellow Trillium. I am so so concerned as all my customers know there flowers and soils. This is pure peat mix. I will call you in the a.m. I am concerned for all my plants. I state contact me if you have any questions. Bobby takes pride in all his freshly dug product. This is a shame. I am hoping they are honestly planted properly and also cared for. This would be a huge loss. We are a liscensed nursery and all inspected. We only ship in peat mix. Please disregard this information. Very false
On Apr 3, 2008 10:55 PM, Viola Valley Wildflowers added:
Ordered on Dec 26th. Asked for shipment First week of April. Bobby dug the order, packed it IN PEAT MIX as he is liscensed to only ship clean and in peat mix. I wish Linda would have contacted us. This is so misleading to my prospective customers."
I have placed two orders this year and each time I have been very impressed by the size of the roots. Shipping has been very fast. Very highly rated.
On Apr 2, 2008, Viola Valley Wildflowers responded with:
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On Apr 3, 2008 10:47 PM, Viola Valley Wildflowers added:
Thanks to wonderful customers like this, we are very proud to provide such lovely product all freshly dug, packaged only in peat mix, each package labeled, no, we dont purchase and pre-package our product. No fancy labels here. All re-usable product. All orders go out right after digging packed in only peat mix for safe transport. We try our best to get the product out to all our customers in a timely manner. We are so proud to have customers like this. Makes all the hard work well worth it. Happy Spring 2008 Planting"
I was one of the first customers so Bobby tells me. I am still with them and It just gets better. Best I have found on the net. Honest,dependable, fair and courteous.
149936 Terry McCord
On March 30th, 2008, 14839936 added the following:
Buy or Bid with confidence. I am a repeat customer from ebay and ordered two difference types of bare roots twice! Not only did they come in a timely and healthy fashion, the native phlox is blooming already! These growers deserve your attention! Congratulations on top 30 ranking and many thanks! from Laurel, MS
I just ordered from them , and though it's too soon to have received plants yet, they already impressed me with their excellent communication with me, even when I didn't have a question they were communicating!! Their prices are amazing!
On Mar 25, 2008, flowerbower Bridgwater United Kingdom wrote:
We received superb plants, with wonderful root systems, very well packed and fast delivery. Very pleased with transaction and have no hesitation in recommending this Supplier.
On April 8th, 2008, flowerbower added the following:
Second delivery arrived this week - perfect transaction again, well packed and good roots.
The March delivery is unbelievable - up and flowering already - super !!Very helpful nothing too much trouble for this recommended supplier. Many thanks.
I recently purchased a number of plants from Viola Valley Wildflowers. Communication with them was great. The bareroot plants arrived in great shape. I have planted them and am looking forward to watching them grow.
On Mar 19, 2008, lorettad Batesville, AR (Zone 7a) wrote:
I had been looking for a mail order company that sold hard to find wildflowers and then I found Viola Valley Wildflowers. My order arrived on time and the plants were in excellent condition. I can hardly wait until everything starts growing. I plan to send in another order very soon.
