Re: Lowes

I think this is common practice for most retail nurseries without regard to size or ownership. It's driven by the fact that the merchandise is perishable and they don't want any association to develop between their nursery and "inferior" or less than grade A material. This is why my favorite nurseries are those I call "botanic junkyards"--they never throw anything away, even the dead stuff until it has been dead for a long time. They put it in the back lot somewhere. I've found any number of bargain priced gems in back lots.



On Friday, January 28, 2005, at 03:19 PM, Kitty wrote:

I stopped by the extn ofc today and partook of a discussion w/ Hort Ed and
an MG who works at a local Lowes. He said this past year at their one
location they threw out over $30,000 worth of plants, not allowed to give
them to organizations. Some pitched just because not up to par. They won't
let MGs have to sell, might consider giving if we plant on grounds. It just
seems such a shame. He said hundreds of Hosta, all kinds of nice prairie
plants. Hort Ed, asked why they don't give them to Habitat for Humanity
people - they could get good publicity out of that. Also said they threw
out a lot of mulch - end of season, wanted to clean things up. Into the
baler. Geez. Such waste.

Kitty

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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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