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Al,
I am in southern Ontario and have ordered from the Richters north of Toronto.
Everything was shippped carefully wrapped in time for planting.  Here, they
offer a wonderful variety.  Good luck.
Jan

al wrote:

> I am considering buying some herb plants and seeds from the Canadian company
> Richters.   They stock an incredible range of herb related plants and seeds.
>
> Would be interested to hear any opinions on this company from past customers
> this (England) side of the atlantic !

al <post5@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I am considering buying some herb plants and seeds from the Canadian company
> Richters.   They stock an incredible range of herb related plants and seeds.
> 
> Would be interested to hear any opinions on this company from past customers
> this (England) side of the atlantic !

I tried, long ago. They need diverse paperwork that was just too much of a
bother to try to get. As an alternative there's a German outfit,
http://www.ruehlemanns.de/ (formerly called Kr�uterzauber; they used to sell
Richters things, but I don't know if they still do.). They sends within EU, but
postage, at least for plants, is pretty steep; they send those over airmail.

Henriette

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al <post5@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>I am considering buying some herb plants and seeds from the Canadian company
>Richters.   They stock an incredible range of herb related plants and seeds.
>
>Would be interested to hear any opinions on this company from past customers
>this (England) side of the atlantic !

I'm not on your side of the Atlantic but, I can tell you that Richters
has a diverse selection of plants and seeds. I've been to their
location in Goodwood and purchased both. However, if you were to order
plants they would have to be sent via airmail which, IMO, would make
them cost prohibitive. I just did a quick check of Canada Post's air
parcel rates and Great Britain is in Zone 5. The lowest category would
be a parcel weighing up to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb.) and, to Zone 5
would cost CDN $35.25.
I'm not sure but, there would probably also be extra charges for such
things as phytosanitary certification, export documents, etc.


Ross
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Ross Reid wrote:
> 
> al <post5@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >I am considering buying some herb plants and seeds from the Canadian company
> >Richters.   They stock an incredible range of herb related plants and seeds.
> >
> >Would be interested to hear any opinions on this company from past customers
> >this (England) side of the atlantic !
> 
> I'm not on your side of the Atlantic but, I can tell you that Richters
> has a diverse selection of plants and seeds. I've been to their
> location in Goodwood and purchased both. However, if you were to order
> plants they would have to be sent via airmail which, IMO, would make
> them cost prohibitive. I just did a quick check of Canada Post's air
> parcel rates and Great Britain is in Zone 5. The lowest category would
> be a parcel weighing up to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb.) and, to Zone 5
> would cost CDN $35.25.
> I'm not sure but, there would probably also be extra charges for such
> things as phytosanitary certification, export documents, etc.
> 
> Ross
> Eliminate obvious to email.

I've had really good experiences with Richter's in the past. I will
second Ross' caution about the plants being pricey though. In addition
to the postage being expensive, you're paying quite a bit for what are
*very* small plants. On top of that, I believe there is an additional
charge of $2 or so per plant to remove the soil. They have always
arrived in good shape though, and I will add that nothing I bought ever
died due to a lack of care on their part. Unless it's something you're
absolutely dying to have, I'd just go with ordering what's available as
seeds.

Bonnie Punch