Re: AA Catalogue

How well does your cockatiel mimic his namesake?

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] AA Catalogue


> HA!  Kitty, I never would have guessed you are a Stevie Ray Vaughn fan.
How
> funny.  My cockatiel's name is "Stevie Ray Bird" named after the deceased
> artist.  I have every single one of his CD's and jam to them all the time.
> Love the blues.  But..as they say...you can't fully appreciate the
> blues..unless "you done had the blues your own self".
>
> I'll have to look into this catalog you are talking about.  Never heard of
> it.  Sounds good.
>
> Jesse Rene' Bell
> Claremore, OK
> Zone 6
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Subject: [CHAT] AA Catalogue
> >Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:58:05 -0500
> >
> >Marge,
> >I have ordered from Arrowhead several times.  Perennials as well as
> >woodies.
> >Their plants are not small, IMO.  Here's what he says in the catalog:
> >"We try very hard to ship the best plants we have available., usually
this
> >translates to the oldest and largest we have on hand, though occasionally
> >we
> >deem a younger plant is healthier and select that insrtead.  Obviously
the
> >same plant ordered in fall will be larger than it was in spring."
> >
> >The perennials I've received were usually 4 in pots or quarts.  Shrubs
have
> >been shipped in 1/2 gallon.  Perusing his catalog I see he lists his
> >conifers in sizes -2.5 in to 3 gallon.  Many of his shrubs appear to be
> >gallons.
> >
> >They are in Zone 5, but they grow many plants that do not survive in Zone
> >5.
> >Remember the Zone 7 Viburnum I offered last year?  That came from
> >Arrowhead.
> >This is a huge catalogue for the discerning buyer.  They may or may not
> >have
> >certain ordinairy plants, but if you're looking for say, a Saixifraga, he
> >has two and a half pages of them, about 120 varieties.  And something
that
> >just caught my eye, (oh, man, I've just GOT to have this one!)  Campanula
> >punctata hyb 'Stevie Ray'  (I am a huge Stevie Ray Vaughan fan!)
> >Described
> >as : By far, the best of the blues...  And, as huge as the catalog is, he
> >has more.  You just need to ask if he has what you are looking for.
> >
> >The owner is gruff to say the least, but well worth doing business with,
> >even if you do have to look up your own hardiness zones and pictures -
> >that's what google is for.  (he does have many pics at website)
> >
> >Kitty
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 1:03 AM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] PDN catalog
> >
> >
> > > > From: Cersgarden@aol.com
> > > >
> > > > Check Busse Gardens, Cokato, Mn      www.bussegardens.com
> > > >          Ambergate Gardens  Chaska, Mn    www.ambergategardens.com
> > > ----------
> > >
> > > There's also Arrowhead Alpines in Fowlerville, Michigan
> > >
> > > http://www.arrowheadalpines.com/
> > >
> > > They have an incredible list of plants.  I've not ordered from them,
> > > but I regularly mark unreasonable amounts of plants in their paper
> > > catalog...one of these days I will place an order.
> > >
> > > Warning...they send fairly small plants from what I've heard; tho'
> > > supposedly healthy and all, but not huge.  The other thing is they
> > > refuse to put zone designations for the plants as they don't think
> > > zone designations are worth squat and expect people to do some
> > > research to find out if the plant will grow in their specific
> > > climate.  However, if they can grow it, I imagine anybody in z5
> > > probably can.
> > >
> > > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> >
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