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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: David Nicholson on May 10, 2011, 07:45:19 PM
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Last year I ordered some stuff from Augis' Bulbs (Eugenijus Dambrauskas) and would like to do the same this year. Only his 2010 Catalogue is available on-line and he doesn't appear to answer emails-does anyone know anything?
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That's what Augis wrote to me three weeks ago.
This season is very late in Lithuania and at present we have a lot of jobs in garden.The December was very snowy (more than 0,8 m snow level on unfrosted soil ) and ved very suitable for rodents - after snow melting in January I have found a lot of holes and remains corms. bulbs,roots on beds of Crocus, Corydalis, Tulipa...Seems that I have lost almost all collection of Autumn flowering Crocus, Siberian Corydalis and much of others... The picture and situation in my garden is very sad. I was forced to stop creation of my website, but I hope to do it in a month or two when I'll know what I have....
Quite a sad situatuion. So I hope that at the end of May or beginning of June his website will be updated and new 2011 catalogue will be published.
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Dear me, that is bad news for the poor man to have such damage to his bulbs by the rodents over winter. So much snow over unfrozen ground must have been heaven for the pests.
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Many thanks Zhirair
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Hello everyone,,
Does any one have any reviews or comments about
http://www.litbulbgarden.com
recently come across with his website and would like to buy some bulbs ,,anyone has comments?
Thank you
Kasun
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I have bought from Leonid and found the bulbs to be very good. Would recommend.
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I have the same experience !
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I have not had plants from Leonid Bondarenko but I have heard from many friends/forumists over the years who are happily growing plant/ bulbs from him.
There are dozens of references to his bulbs through the forum.
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I have had good plants from Leonid and he has been very helpfull. There are also some usefull articles on his website, some of them in Russian, which I read with "google translate".
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Leonid is very reliable and generous with orders. Highly recommended.
John B
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It`s a fair and good source!
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i have send him a small bulborder but so far not recieved any confirmation ,hopes that i will get confirmation soon, :(
kasun
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Did you answer someone of the forum? But we all gave you a report for your question! Bondarenko is OK, you can believe it.
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Thank you very much for expert advices,,,
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Kasun, Leonid Bondarenko is probably on some mountain or digging up the bulbs on his farm at the moment, It is only three days since you asked, When did you send him your order?
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Eugenijus Dambrauskas' (Augis Bulbs) 2011 List is now on-line
http://www.augisbulbs.com/
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Confirmed :D
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I found his new list online and ordered 10 days ago.
My first e-mail sent in March is still unreplied so
I begged him to confirm my order, but again I didn't get any reply from him.
Dirk's experience is the same..... ??? :-\
Does anybody know what's going on with him?
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:)
Thomas, I've been ordering from him for four years now and he's very slow in responding to e-mails. I had sent him two e-mails in March and April to ask him when his catalogue would be online...no response. He confirmed my order last week (after 7 days and after asking him again (in another e-mail from another mailaddress)).
He's not a professional nursery-man and he spends a lot of time working in his garden and travelling. I think he confirms orders after he has received the payment.
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Thanks Wim - so I will have to send another e-mail and wait. Maybe he's on tour again....
But I won't pay the money until he confirms, that he HAS everything that I want.
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Thanks Wim - so I will have to send another e-mail and wait. Maybe he's on tour again....
But I won't pay the money until he confirms, that he HAS everything that I want.
Yeah,
I would e-mail him again, but it could be another week before he answers...
And if that doesn't work; I think Zhirair (Boyed) is a friend of him, so maybe you could get his phone number from him?
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i am also waiting for his confirmation and has transferd already....hope i will have a confirmation of payment recieving .
kasun
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Everyone,,,fyi
GOT CONFIRMATION FROM HIM :)
Dear Kasun,
at first, I am very sorry for delay with reply - the last few weeks I was
so bussy in garden and so tired in evenings, that...
At second, thank you very much for e-mails, order and payment.The all
ordered plants are available and will be sent out in August.Thank you once
again.
With best regards,
Eugenijus
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Has anyone had bulbs from Eugenijus Dambrauskas (website 'Augis Bulbs' ) ?
Also can someone explain how to order from Lithuanian growers with sterling cheques? (Hope that's not a stupid question)
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Mike
The answer is - you can't. You have to transfer funds via your Bank.
You could ask if he will accept Euro notes sent by registered post - this would be cheaper.
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Use this service http://www.travelex.co.uk/uk/send-money-now-order.aspx only 99p cheapest method around. I have used it numerous times.
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Thanks Art & Neil for this information. I'll try travelex.
Just a bit wary of sending money to Augis Bulbs without any feedback on them.
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I have bought from Augis bulb several times, it has always worked well. Payment is done by bank with an EU transmission. There is no charge as long as you pay in Euros, and you do it yourself with your computer.
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Thank you Ulla I feel more confident to buy from them now.
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I have bought from Augis bulb several times, it has always worked well. Payment is done by bank with an EU transmission. There is no charge as long as you pay in Euros, and you do it yourself with your computer.
Ulla
How do we do it with our computer?
I know I can pay using my internet banking, but it still costs me £17 to transfer funds. he charge cannot be for converting Sterling to Euros
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Augis bulb has all prices in Euro. If you go to your internet banking so choose to do an EU payment. It should not cost more than if you make a payment within the country.
If I understood correctly, it is an agreement within the EU, but only as long as payment is made in Euro
Hope you understand what I mean. I have a little hard to explain it all.
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Has anybody already received his order from Augis?
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Today I received Augis' package, filled with wonderful first class corms/bulbs. :D
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Hello,
mine also arrived today - seems that he sent out quite a lot of parcel!
As far as I can see I am very satisfied with the quality of the ordered bulbs!
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I found his new list online and ordered 10 days ago.
My first e-mail sent in March is still unreplied so
I begged him to confirm my order, but again I didn't get any reply from him.
Dirk's experience is the same..... ??? :-\
Does anybody know what's going on with him?
Augis has great collection with many plants. Usually he finish replanting at Christmas, so don't wonder about silence. He simply hasn't time for replies. I have similar situation - still hundreds and thousands to replant... And even for forum only few moments I can spare.
Janis
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Thanks to the Forum I learnt about Augis Bulbs.
My parcel arrived on Friday and I can say, without fear of contradiction, that the bulbs were excellent - both quality and price.
Friends were here when I opened the parcel and regretted that I had not told them about Augis, as they had ordered the same bulbs from other sources at considerably higher prices. They will definitely be joining me in ordering next year.
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Received mine a couple of days ago. Excellent, very healthy looking bulbs like always.
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Have any of you ordered from Augis Bulbs this year.
My order was acknowledged, but nothing since.
This time lat year my order was delivered.
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Have any of you ordered from Augis Bulbs this year.
My order was acknowledged, but nothing since.
This time lat year my order was delivered.
Augis allways is sending his orders, sometimes something late. He has no helpers, working by himself only. This year he has excellent size - far larger bulbs than mine due climate differences.
Janis
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Bulbs arrived today :) :)
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Just to say, i received an order from Augis today and the bulbs were really excellent!
Alex
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Hello Everyone.
Anybody wrote to Eugenijus this year? He is always a long answer, but now something for a long time there is no response and the site is not updated though already in May.
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Hello Everyone.
Anybody wrote to Eugenijus this year? He is always a long answer, but now something for a long time there is no response and the site is not updated though already in May.
Hi Victor,
I've mailed him a couple of days ago and haven't received an answer yet, which isn't that surprising. I wouldn't worry too much, I'm sure he'll pop up sooner or later!
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It is frustrating but I agree with Wim, his new list will appear when he is ready.
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I know Leonid (Lithuanian Bulb Garden) won't be selling this year but has anyone heard anything from Augis bulbs (Eugenijus Dambrauskas)?
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I asked him in and e-mail and no reply yet.
John B
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Augis is not going to issue catalogue this year and sell bulbs. He just wants to have a rest. As he told me, orders take most of his time, and as he doesn't have helpers, there is not enough time left for taking care of the plants. That's what he told me when I spoke to him by phone at the beginning of spring.
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I've been hoping his updated list would be online soon...........thanks for letting us know the news Zhirair
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Thanks for the info, Zhirair!
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Does anybody know what happened to Augis' website?
It's offline.... :'(
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Hi Thomas, see Zhirair's post, from July - seems like Mr Dambrauskas is not selling at this time.
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Hi Maggi, I already knew that Augis wants to make a break - for one year.
But now his complete website disappeared - hope this doesn't mean,
that he finished his activity as a bulb seller forever !!!
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...ohhh - I see, he's online again :D :D :D
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He just forgot to renew his website domain on the 22th.
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Any News from Augi ?
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Although the website states "2013" it includes Augis 2015 catalogue. I just placed an order of his new Fritillaria eduardii selections.
http://www.augisbulbs.com/catalog.php?c=46 (http://www.augisbulbs.com/catalog.php?c=46)
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Wow. Eugenijus doesn't make it easy does he!
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Does anyone know if Eugenijus will be selling this year?
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New Web Site is up and running.
http://augisbulbs.com/ (http://augisbulbs.com/)
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I am told that Augis Bulbs' website is infected by a rather nasty virus so I advise only contacting Eugenijus Dambrauskas by email if you have it.
Avoid the website !
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This is good to know, thank you Maggi. :)
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I am told that Augis Bulbs' website is infected by a rather nasty virus so I advise only contacting Eugenijus Dambrauskas by email if you have it.
Avoid the website !
The warning came from me, it is serious and I didn't know there were other problems with his website. For a while, it's best not to try it - maybe until we can get a confirmation that everything is OK.
In case it happens again - there is a sort of virus that pops-up when clicking on the website address (with audio warning) - shut off your computer immediately from the power source.
Trying to shut off the regular way is not working and you're wasting time - the longer you remain connected to the internet the worst.
When you start again the computer, use the safe mode and through your security software wipe out all the privacy files (so-called) and after that run a complete security scan.
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Does anyone know if Eugenijus Dambrauskas (Augis Bulbs) is likely to be selling in 2018? He sorted out his Web Site problem that was referred to in the post above this but has not made entries to it.
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Does anyone know if Eugenijus Dambrauskas (Augis Bulbs) is likely to be selling in 2018? He sorted out his Web Site problem that was referred to in the post above this but has not made entries to it.
Anyone heard anything?
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Dima says the new list is online "NEW AUGIS DAMBRAUSKAS bulb list!!!"
http://augisbulbs.com/category/fritillaria/ (http://augisbulbs.com/category/fritillaria/)
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FRITILLARIA EDUARDII 'Pyandzh Wine'
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That Frit is stunning!
And only 60Euro!
Fortunately for my bank account we can't order any ;D
cheers
fermi
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got today fantastic bulbs from him. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I hope he will continue for a long time
Bernd
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My Lilium x Testaceum arrived on Friday, along with a few other goodies. This is the first time I have seen this cultivar (which dates back to the early 1800s) available, so I jumped at the chance. Bulbs looked very healthy - so good that I risked raising a couple of scales from each of them.
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Hoping to get my order soon - still waiting. ;)
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My fritillarias arrived last Saturday.
I planted them the same day. Though I do not have special experience with Fritillarias, I can report that all bulbs were tight and white, no dry or rotten scales (is this the right expression for German "Zwiebelschuppen"?).
The root basis was easy to recognize and the bigger bulbs, f.i. F. stenandera 'Cambridge' had already some thick roots. I had also ordered 20 mixed seedlings of F. crassifolia ssp. curdica and found 23 in the bag.
I'm very content and hope that the Fritillarias will love my garden . . .
Hannelore
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Hoping to get my order soon - still waiting. ;)
Oops, should have written the above earlier... ;D
The parcel arrived this afternoon ! Me = happy chappy !
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Oops, should have written the above earlier... ;D
The parcel arrived this afternoon ! Me = happy chappy !
So I write down my hope now and I am curious if it works also for me.
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My bulbs arrived yesterday, all in superb condition, well packed. Delighted! Several friends have received theirs too ...
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Today my parcel arrived, I´m baffled by the number of bonus bulbs added. I´ve never met with such generousity!
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I got a few surprise bulbs too, such a generous tradesman, would definitely like to buy from him again, but there is a note on his site saying he can only send within the EU... and Brexit is now on the horizon folks ... I didn’t vote for it!
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... there is a note on his site saying he can only send within the EU... and Brexit is now on the horizon folks ... I didn’t vote for it!
I received bulbs in Switzerland, a non-EU country, without problem. However, this may be because the Swiss negotiated a deal which gives them the same status (for plant movements) as an EU country. I fear that this topic isn't a high priority for the UK's incompetent "highly skilled" negotiators.
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;D
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I understand that AUGIS' BULBS 2022 new catalog is available at
http://augisbulbs.com/
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Thank You so much for Your information, Maggi! I almost gave up hope that he would offer bulbs again after 3 years missing.