Beginner Gardening: Bad Mail Order Experience - Please Help!!, 1 by 2forgetmenot

2forgetmenot wrote:
Please give me some opinions? I do not know if it is right for me to experience this. I placed my order on 7/4 and did not receive them untill 9/14. The reason they gave me was the weather was too hot. When I received my plant I was very disappointed. The plants looked either sick or dead. The reply they gave me was the plant were dormant. Is this a normal experience with mail order? The attached photo are the plants I received. 1 Hydrangea - Nikko Blue, 2 China Love Grass, 1 Holly - Berry Heavy. I have Spiraea - pink Parasols on back order. Do I just learn from this experience... or anything else I can do??? Thank you for your great input.