With the exception of the two Echeveria Purpusorums, the recent USPS shipment from The Next Gardener was disappointing. The Pachyphytum Apricot Beauty was almost dead when it got here and is no longer with us except for one tiny rosette that I cut off before the stem rotted away underneath it. I was just going to move on and never order from them again, but they sent me an email asking for a review on that item. I gave the item a one star, as it deserved.
Today, Sunday evening (?), they reached out to me and offered to replace it if I sent them a photo of the carnage, which I did. We will see what it looks like when it gets here. (Unfortunately, the replacement also is coming by USPS.) One reason I was just going to move on without contacting them was I don't think all the damage the Pachyphytum (and the Rainbow, and the Linda Jean, and the Buddha's Temple) sustained was during transit. I wasn't interested in receiving more damaged plants. If all this company did was send out Purpusorums, they would get five-star reviews every time. But if I saw any of the other four plants in a store, I would look for ones in better condition.
I've got two more plant orders outstanding. There is a Sempervivum-heavy order from Mountain Crest Gardens that is supposed to arrive Thursday, 10 days after I placed the order. That's a long time to spend in a dark box, even for a Sempervivum. If anything looks crumpled from this order, this time I will initiate a re-order because I paid extra for order protection. And sometime this month my strawberries will arrive from Burpee's. The greenhouse is ready to go when they arrive.
On a happier note, the Powder Puff cactus has multiple blooms and I'm having success with focus stacking using Zerene Stack. See my two overly-long blog posts on how I decided to go with Zerene. One reason I have a little bit of confidence in Mountain Crest Gardens is I got this cactus from them.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Don't post spam. Comments are moderated.