Re: succulents

"People don't find the usual rare plants to  be as rare as

oxymoron?

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
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Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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