Mattslandscape.com

[Ron43]

Does anyone know if Matt's Landscape is still in business? I've sent several emails and have only received the standard reply that they have received my email and will answer within 24 hours. No other communication from them in a month.
Thanks.
Ron

[Minime8484]

Their website communication is completely absent. Had the same thing happen last year and gave up on them.
Apparently, they seem to sell specifically via eBay nowadays.

[oldcat61]

They've left the web site up for the ton of info it contains. They sell mostly on ebay but I was able to speak to the owner's wife a few months ago. She was so helpful & went out of her way to find me a special Hildwinteria I had been searching for. Ended up buying several plants, some rooted cuttings & she threw in 2 epi cuttings. Very pleased with quality & the personal service. Sue

[Carl_B]

I don't think they get much time online anymore you could try contacting them through one of their eBay accoutns I know one is thousandsofblooms? hje also has another website used specifically for the nursery rather than online sales you could try and contact them through http://www.epicacti.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Saxicola]

eBay has a good message system so give that a try. It doesn't surprise me that they went fully to eBay. I've been thinking of starting my own website (and likely will) but I've found that people on eBay will usually pay more for plants than what I see on regular C&S nursery websites. Even with eBay's cut figured in I think I make more on my plants there then I would on my own website. The only reason I'm seriously considering doing it anyway is because there is a subset of people that don't trust eBay for whatever reason (i.e. potential customers I can't reach through eBay).

[Ron43]

Thank you all for your replies. I'll have a look on eBay.

Ron

[DaveW]

I think most cactophiles have now realised that EBAY is a good place to sell plants, but not usually to buy from! In EBAY auctions people get carried away and bid stupid prices since quite a few do not even know how to shop around online for their own countries dealers using Cactus Mall or similar sites to find what is available and the normal going price. Don't forget to put "rare" or "choice collectors species" in your adverts Saxicola as that always get's a better price on EBAY, even for common plants.

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Also you are never likely to get all the plants you want sticking to one or two dealers. You have to scour as many dealers lists as you can locate in your country to find some of the rarer species, and in the case of seeds dealers worldwide.

[Ron43]

I think most cactophiles have now realised that EBAY is a good place to sell plants, but not usually to buy from! In EBAY auctions people get carried away and bid stupid prices since quite a few do not even know how to shop around online for their own countries dealers using Cactus Mall or similar sites to find what is available and the normal going price. Don't forget to put "rare" or "choice collectors species" in your adverts Saxicola as that always get's a better price on EBAY, even for common plants.

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Also you are never likely to get all the plants you want sticking to one or two dealers. You have to scour as many dealers lists as you can locate in your country to find some of the rarer species, and in the case of seeds dealers worldwide.

Thanks Dave. The problem with eBay is that most vendors will not ship to Canada and if they do the phytosanitary certificate is way to expensive. Also I do not have and eBay or PayPal account. I found that they each charge way too much for transactions.

Ron

[DaveW]

Realistically outside the EU you cannot import cactus or most other succulent plants from another country, and within the EU only from other EU members and not from countries outside. In theory it is possible, but the authorities make it either too expensive or virtually impossible for amateurs and nurserymen to obtain the required paperwork, restricting imports and exports mainly to botanical gardens. Luckily there are few such problems with most seed which you can obtain from around the world from dealers who are increasingly using PayPal.

Generally PayPal only charge the seller and not the buyer if you are not commercial, but of course as Saxicola points out the seller will have probably added PayPal's cut onto their price, just as some sellers charge extra for using credit cards. However I have always found it cheaper as a non commercial buyer to use PayPal for international transactions where currency changes are required than to use our UK banks or international money orders where an even bigger cut is taken for changing currencies. You don't have to belong to EBAY to use PayPal:-

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[Ron43]

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Thanks Dave. I am well aware how eBay and PayPal work as I spent many years using both of them. Also I can import plants from the U.S.of A. to Canada if the seller wants to get the documents for Canada's Department of Agriculture. I have imported many plants and yes they are expensive, but when I want a particular plant I will pay what it costs. Recently I purchased 10 African Violets from the U.S. of A. and each plant was $3.00 and after the added costs the 10 plants cost me $145.00 averaging $14.00 each.

[DaveW]

Are African violets listed on CITES appendices, if not different regulations will apply to them and their seeds than to all cacti which are?

In some cases with cacti you need both a licence to import or export the plants, plus phytosanitory certificates I believe.

See for instance for USA:-

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For Canada:-

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For EU:-

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[Ron43]

Are African violets listed on CITES appendices, if not different regulations will apply to them and their seeds than to all cacti which are?

In some cases with cacti you need both a licence to import or export the plants, plus phytosanitory certificates I believe.

See for instance for USA:-

http://www.fws.gov/permits/faqs/faqc.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

For Canada:-

http://ec.gc.ca/cites/listedesespeces-s ... fm?lang=En" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

For EU:-

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/cites/species_en.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I know all this stuff! All I asked was did anybody know if Matt's Landscape was still in business! It was just a yes or no question! I've been importing and exporting plants for the last 25 years.

[oldcat61]

Hope you get your order straightened out & that you find their quality as good as I did. I love my fuzzy monkey's tail & it's growing like crazy. Happy hunting, Sue

[Ron43]

Hope you get your order straightened out & that you find their quality as good as I did. I love my fuzzy monkey's tail & it's growing like crazy. Happy hunting, Sue

Please read my original post! I never mentioned and order!

[Saxicola]

Hope you get your order straightened out & that you find their quality as good as I did. I love my fuzzy monkey's tail & it's growing like crazy. Happy hunting, Sue

Please read my original post! I never mentioned and order!

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