Re: AA Catalogue/Stevie Ray
> And Kitty...tatoos and
> Stevie Ray? Go figure!
Melody,
We are all many-faceted if we keep an open mind.
Kitty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 6:58 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] AA Catalogue/Stevie Ray
> Well, when I tell Marty that such a plant exists, he is going to think
> it a must have, too. I still remember his deep sorrow the day Stevie Ray
> died...he had a chance to go to his concert and because of my work
> schedule, he couldn't go...when I came home the next morning and he told
> me Stevie Ray had died I just felt so awful for him...I'm sure he'd love
> to have this in our garden. Thanks for the info. And Kitty...tatoos and
> Stevie Ray? Go figure! You meet the most interesting people on this
> list!
>
>
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> --Albert Einstein
>
> --- On Fri 02/20, Jesse Bell < jesserenebell@hotmail.com > wrote:
> From: Jesse Bell [mailto: jesserenebell@hotmail.com]
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:57:12 -0600
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] AA Catalogue
>
> HA! Kitty, I never would have guessed you are a Stevie Ray Vaughn fan.
> How <br>funny. My cockatiel's name is "Stevie Ray Bird" named
> after the deceased <br>artist. I have every single one of his CD's and
> jam to them all the time. <br>Love the blues. But..as they say...you
> can't fully appreciate the <br>blues..unless "you done had the
> blues your own self".<br><br>I'll have to look into this catalog
> you are talking about. Never heard of <br>it. Sounds good.<br><br>Jesse
> Rene' Bell<br>Claremore, OK<br>Zone 6<br><br><br><br><br>>From:
> "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net><br>>Reply-To:
> gardenchat@hort.net<br>>To:
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>>Subject: [CHAT] AA
> Catalogue<br>>Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:58:05
> -0500<br>><br>>Marge,<br>>I have ordered from Arrowhead several
> times. Perennials as well as <br>>woodies.<br>>Their plants are
> not small, IMO. Here's what he says in the catalog:<br>>"We try
> very hard to ship the best plants we have available., usually
> this<br>>translates to the oldest and largest we have on hand, though
> occasionally <br>>we<br>>deem a younger plant is healthier and
> select that insrtead. Obviously the<br>>same plant ordered in fall
> will be larger than it was in spring."<br>><br>>The
> perennials I've received were usually 4 in pots or quarts. Shrubs
> have<br>>been shipped in 1/2 gallon. Perusing his catalog I see he
> lists his<br>>conifers in sizes -2.5 in to 3 gallon. Many of his
> shrubs appear to be<br>>gallons.<br>><br>>They are in Zone 5,
> but they grow many plants that do not survive in Zone
> <br>>5.<br>>Remember the Zone 7 Viburnum I offered last year? That
> came from <br>>Arrowhead.<br>>This is a huge catalogue for the
> discerning buyer. They may or may not <br>>have<br>>certain
> ordinairy plants, but if you're looking for say, a Saixifraga,
> he<br>>has two and a half pages of them, about 120 varieties. And
> something that<br>>just caught my eye, (oh, man, I'
>
> ve just GOT to have this one!) Campanula<br>>punctata hyb 'Stevie
> Ray' (I am a huge Stevie Ray Vaughan fan!) <br>>Described<br>>as :
> By far, the best of the blues... And, as huge as the catalog is,
> he<br>>has more. You just need to ask if he has what you are looking
> for.<br>><br>>The owner is gruff to say the least, but well worth
> doing business with,<br>>even if you do have to look up your own
> hardiness zones and pictures -<br>>that's what google is for. (he
> does have many pics at
> website)<br>><br>>Kitty<br>><br>>----- Original Message
> -----<br>>From: "Marge Talt"
> <mtalt@hort.net><br>>To:
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>>Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 1:03
> AM<br>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] PDN catalog<br>><br>><br>> >
> > From: Cersgarden@aol.com<br>> > ><br>> > > Check
> Busse Gardens, Cokato, Mn www.bussegardens.com<br>> > >
> Ambergate Gardens Chaska, Mn www.ambergategardens.com<br>> >
> ----------<br>> ><br>> > There's also Arrowhead Alpines in
> Fowlerville, Michigan<br>> ><br>> >
>
> http://www.arrowheadalpines.com/<br>>
>
> ><br>> > They have an incredible list of plants. I've not
> ordered from them,<br>> > but I regularly mark unreasonable
> amounts of plants in their paper<br>> > catalog...one of these
> days I will place an order.<br>> ><br>> > Warning...they
> send fairly small plants from what I've heard; tho'<br>> >
> supposedly healthy and all, but not huge. The other thing is
> they<br>> > refuse to put zone designations for the plants as they
> don't think<br>> > zone designations are worth squat and expect
> people to do some<br>> > research to find out if the plant will
> grow in their specific<br>> > climate. However, if they can grow
> it, I imagine anybody in z5<br>> > probably can.<br>>
> ><br>> > Marge Talt, zone 7
>
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