Re: gas plant>WSL orders

I must be missing something here.  Just as in our own
gardens, not every plant thrives the way we wish. Some
years are outstanding, but the following year the same
plant is just ok- or worse.

I am sure the growers have the same issues. It is also
hard to determine just what the outcome will be months
before they are shipped but need to be offered in a
catalog while they are still dormant or just how well
they will come out of dormancy once they reach their
new home.

As a wholesaler, you should expect some good with the
bad in a flat. As an individual purchaser, you expect
the best of the flat at shipping time.

Donna

--- Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Bluebird was sort of a mixed bag on quality but
> customer service is 
> excellent.  They immediately credited the puny
> Capsicum that they admit 
> should not have been sent.  And when I asked about
> the white gas plant that 
> should have been purple, they offered to send the
> purple too, though I said 
> not to.   Their Salvia 'Evolution' was not very
> good, but the Plumbago was 
> excellent.  They individually wrapped each scented
> geranium, whch all 
> arrived in good shape. All 48 Red Hot Pokers were
> fabulous, not a runt in 
> the litter.  The main reason I ordered from them at
> all was to obtain 
> Andropogon 'Silver Sunrise', a new GreatPlants
> release.  They looked really 
> nice.  But the Ppl Ftn Grass I ordered to fill out
> the flat was pretty sad. 
> The whole flat of Fibre Optic Grass was fantastic.
> How to tell ahead of time?  Not a clue.
> 
> My second order from Walters was shipped bone dry. 
> Do they do that to 
> retard growth?
> 
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
> 
> > I'm glad your gas plants from Bluebird did well. 
> I ordered 16 and they
> > were *tiny*.  Only six have come up (they were
> dormant at the time),
> > the largest of which is about an inch high. 
> Hardly any roots to speak
> > of either.  :(
> >
> > Bluebird seems to be either really good or really
> bad with plants.  I
> > wish I knew how to figure out the pattern.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
>
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