It sounds like hit or miss, and that they are active, but perhaps not too much. I'll have to send another message (never got an answer to my first), and see if I can make an appointment to show up. Perhaps, with no shipping to deal with, and cash paid on the spot, they might be agreeable to a visitor/buyer.
There are so many ex DW (or at least represented as such) being offered, I have to wonder how many are, or aren't actual DW hybrids. In my book, if he didn't breed it, and directly provide the plant, then it just is not a DW hybrid, even if it (seedling cross) came from his plants. Such is the case for a "DW hybrid" I was given as a bonus, and then told it was from a seedling grown by the seller (but NOT DW). Sure, it's a nice plant, but that's not the point. Maybe I'm being too picky about that. All I know is if I breed 2 plants, from whomever the plants originated, I would represent the plant exactly as it is, something I grew from Plant X, and Plant Y - not try to pass it off as something created by one of those breeders. So, that's one I know about. How many others? An actual visit, a look at the plants, and perhaps some information if offered would help to clarify that issue, at least for me personally.
Also, I agree that some are nicer than others. We all have some idea of what is appealing, and not so much, and not all are going to agree. But, I can see how in any particular person's estimation, one might be awesome, and another "ugly".
