Buying From Oak Hill Gardens

[quiltergal]

King you're so right. I meant to say that. You should always check the roots no matter who you buy from.

[MetrOrchids]

I have purchased many times from Oak Hill. They are a fantastic vendor, very nice people. Some of their plants are small seedlings and if you are concerned with size, I just call and ask, they are very forthcoming on exactly how big and how established the particular plants are. I always make a point to visit them when I am in the area too. The best place to get affordable healthy plants, species selection is great.

[cb977]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

King you're so right. I meant to say that. You should always check the roots no matter who you buy from.

Very big ditto!

It's such a part of my routine that I forgot to mention that

Thanks for the reminder

[Tom F]

I ordered from them a month ago and I was very happy with what I received.

[ShannonH1984]

Thanks for the reply's everyone.
I've never bought any orchids online before, so I just wanted to check. I'll defiantly place an order as soon as I can. They have so many beautiful orchids and such good prices on the seedlings.

[quiltergal]

I just got my second order in the mail today. They all look A-OK. I wouldn't hesitate to order from them again. Go for it!

[MuscleGirl'sHobby]

I love Oak Hill! I got my first batch of orchids from them just last month. 20 seedlings, and some were the biggest plants I've ever seen called seedlings. My 2nd order from them arrived just a couple days ago and were all equally good quality.

Oak hill packs them excellently and ships amazingly fast. I'm sure I'll order much more from them... soon

[hksin]

I placed the order on 4/8 and got 8 plants from them last Wednesday. The packing was quiet careful, but one den still got buds blast. Checked 7 plants had good root system and pest free but average size. Gastrochilus fuscopunctatus had many brown and shriveled leaves except the two new grow leaves. It's a special month deal, so I couldn't ask too much.... The only complaint was that they didn't give me the shipping notice when they sent out the plants which I asked for.

It's my first order from them. I think I'll order from them again if I can't find the plants (species mostly) somewhere else or they have a real good deal (sometimes monthly special). I'll try Andy's next since want a Holcoglossum flavescens.

[ShannonH1984]

Thanks everyone for all the posts. I decided to give this seller a try and I placed an order. I can't wait to get them, I'm super excited. They have so many beautiful orchids that it makes it nearly impossible to choose.

These are the ones I ordered:

STANHOPEA tigrina
VANDA coerulea
RHYNCHOSTYLIS retusa v. gigantea
DENDROBIUM phalaenopsis v. alba
CATTLEYA aurantiaca
CYMBIDIUM eburneum
CATTLEYA trianae

Thanks again everyone and if anyone knows of any other good places to order orchids at reasonable prices.

[hksin]

Shannon

you may try

Exotic Orchids of Maui. They are good price, size and quality. Plus a seeding freebie with the order. Usually, they have free shipping in Sept or Oct, but not last year.

Carmela Orchids. A good choice for Cattleya clones. Good price, size and quality. Check their monthly specials.

Kawamoto Orchids. Mostly cattleya clones too. Good size and quality but not many specials to save money.

Orchids By Hausermann. Catt and Phal. Fair price and size, good quality (pretty similar to Oak Hill). Check their specials.

New World Orchids for Neofinetia falcata. Don't be scare away when you see the price list. Call Dr. Glenn (Email will be problem from my experience) to arrange, he can give you the good deal. Or ebayer japaneseorchids, she has nice and odd Neo and Sedirea Janponica, but you have to outbid the rest of the world.

Trader Joe's has the reasonable price and sometimes check at Home Depot (I am not kidding), you may find something cheap and good. I found a 4 inches pot flowering Phal. Saragold for $10 last year.

Go to the orchid show on last day, few hours before the show ends. Most vendors throw out 10% to 50% discount. The bad thing is not many choices.

Ebay. You need to outbid the people to win but sometimes you pay more because of that.

Hope those can help.