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[Rating] Negative [Author] stillmeadow (2 reviews) [Content] 
On Nov 8, 2004, stillmeadow lotus United States wrote: I bought a tree - looked ok but did drop all its leaves when planted. A Lilac which looked OK too. But the Monkshood vine was 3 - 2inch twigs. If I am buying root stock I feel this should be stated up front. I was expecting a plant with foliage. The Salvia Nipponica looked like it came from the trash bin. Teeny tiny couple of short branches with what looked like a few eaten leaves. I would be embarrased to have this represnt me as a plant from my nursery. The Jupiter's beard was not in too bad of shape tho I have to say. I guess you can expect a certain amount of dead foliage on plants. I definitely would not recommend them to my friends. I grew over 300 varieties of seeds last year and I know what is healthy and what is not. I will watch these plants and see what becomes of them in the Spring but will not be purchasing from them again which is too bad. On Nov 8, 2004, Forestfarm responded with: "Were sorry that stillmeadow felt compelled to post a negative rating here rather than contact us first about their dissatisfaction with the plants we shipped to them. Were kind of surprised that they didnt appreciate the fact that our plants are grown outdoors so that they harden off for the winter. Instead of maintaining lush (pretty) growth late into the fall, they go dormant naturally so they can withstand rough winters. After experiencing several frosts (25 F), its no wonder that the leaves would be falling or not look pristine! The plants are going to sleep for the winter!! Were rather amazed that stillmeadow would base their opinion as to what is healthy on the appearance of the leaves, or lack of them, on plants that are almost dormant. We kind of expect that someone placing an order for shipment at this time of year would accept that the plants might be going dormant. Its the root systems and stems that we are shipping at this time for the wise gardener who takes advantage of the fall planting window. We are confident that the plants stillmeadow received will burst forth with vigor next spring if only they will give them the chance. On Aug 15, 2005 10:02 PM, Forestfarm added: We have sent three emails this spring to Stillmeadow to find out whether the plants we sent her last fall survived or perished, and whether we needed to do something to make her a happy customer. She has never responded. We try to provide excellent customer service, but can only do so when the customer cooperates. I guess we will assume that the plants were OK this spring, or we would have heard from her requesting replacements."
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