Re: succulents

Sorry to hear.  One would think just the opposite would happen though,  
David.  With the economy on the fritz and people tending to plant more  water 
conserving landscapes, etc. I would have thought that a desert type  nursery would 
do better than a rare plant nursery.   The rare plant  nurseries around here 
are still bringing in the rare stuff, but they are finding  it harder and 
harder, with the internet, etc. to keep the level of "rarity" to  the standards 
they used to be.  People don't find the usual rare plants to  be as rare as they 
used to be.  Also, as one nursery owner told me, he  often can get much more 
on the internet through Ebay, etc. for his plants than  he does in the nursery. 
 People tend to pay more when bidding, than when  shopping in person.  A lot 
more competition in rare plant nurseries around  here too, compared to in 
remote areas (or areas with less  availability) where apparently a lot of the Ebay 
buyers are from.
 
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
 
In a message dated 8/12/2008 5:52:57 PM Central Daylight Time,  
dfranzma@pacbell.net writes:

Well  another sign of the time.  A nursery about 20 miles south of me, one  
that
I have always wanted to see, has changed what they offer now so they  are only
upscale "hard to find" rarities.  They used to be a desert  plant, succulents
and cactus, nursery and I'm finally ready to put in my  succulent garden only
to find that he doesn't offer them anymore.   Bummer!  Can't keep up with the
nursery factories or the Home  Despots.
DF







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