Ordering from Annie’s Annuals & Perennials

 I realized today that I hadn’t posted about my WONDERFUL experience with Annie’s Annuals & Perennials.  In late January they had a one-day special so I decided to see if they had any plants I couldn’t live without (I found quite a few).  Not only do they have a unique/vast selection but they also have a “Wish List” so you can get an e-mail when out of stock plants become available.  

If you don’t have their catalog or haven’t ordered from Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, you are missing out.  I don’t think I can explain it better than the bio on their site:

“Specializing in rare and unusual annual & perennial plants, including cottage garden heirlooms & hard to find California native wildflowers.”

My Annie’s Annuals & Perennials order:

• Asphodelus albus “White Asphodel” (sun)
• Claytonia sibirica “Candyflower” (shade)
• Delphinium elatum ‘Double Innocence’ (sun)
• Dianthus arenarius  (sun/part shade)
• Digitalis ferruginea ‘Yellow Herald’ (sun/bright shade)
• Fragaria vesca ‘Golden Alexandria’ (sun/part shade)
• Geranium pyrenaicum ‘Bill Wallis’ (sun/part shade)
• Gladiolus tristis  (sun/part shade)
• Scabiosa caucasica ‘Perfecta Alba’ (sun)

They even let me request a delayed shipping date so the ground would be ready for planting. I got my order last week and was pleasantly surprised by the packaging and the condition of the plants. The soil/roots for each plant was wrapped in moist paper, plastic and then set in a plastic pot.  The pots were then placed in a cardboard spacer in the shipping box.  

I would order from Annie’s again in a heartbeat.  In my opinion, the quality of plants I received is worth paying for shipping every time.  Thanks Annie’s!