Re: todays experience

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] todays experience
• From: &* <k*@comcast.net>
• Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 12:12:52 -0500
• References: <001101c43435$f4f42ad0$04a8a8c0@GTG.BZ>

Very true, Lynda.  When I was at Ft. Wayne's premier nursery looking for
something different, people were asking for creeping Phlox and buying
variegated Euonymous.  Nice plants, but these people are not interested in
expanding their horizons.
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynda Young" <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 8:19 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] todays experience


> The owners I've spoken to in this area says it's better business to
> stick with the well-known, comfortable plants that everyone recognizes.
> Not enough space or money to invest a lot in plants that most people are
> not familiar with.
>
> But, isn't that part of the fun of gardening?  Stretching the limits and
> trying something new in the hope of finding a great addition to your
> plantings.  Unfortunately, it seems you can only do that through
> mail-order in most cases.  Certainly not everything you get will thrive,
> but when an experiment works it is a real thrill.
>
> Lynda
> Zone 7 - West Tn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Donna
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 9:31 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] todays experience
>
>
> Yeah I am kinda worried about that.... There are so many more choices
> via mail order, but I always wondered about that.. like if they are
> really hardy and grow able here, why isn't any of the nurseries carrying
> them? I understand the big box stores only do the main plants, but what
> about the specialty ones?
>
> Anyone care to explain it to me?
>
> Donna
>
> >
> > Uh-oh, Donna.  Careful - you might get hooked with this mail order
> > thing!  And, believe me, I know whereof I speak ;o)
> >
> > Lynda
> > Zone 7 - West TN
>
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