Re: Re: todays experience

True, but I've always believed ya get what ya pay for!

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 5/7/2004 4:42:18 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] todays experience

> Jim, you're right.  But a smart nursery buyer could spend a little time

> looking for more options.  The min order qty can be overcome.  Green Mtn

> Transplants offers the ordinary and a few extraordinaries that you can mix

> and match all you want at no additional cost.  I'm sure there are others out

> there.  Doesn't Barry Glick - Sunshine Farms - do this?

> 

> Also, I'm aware of a couple of small nursery owners who split orders.  They

> are on opposite sides of town, so generally aren't competing for customers.

> 

> I think sometimes it can be the buyers' fault.  No imagination.  But there's

> a caveat to sticking with the tried and true. Small nurseries can't compete

> with the big box stores on the same merchandise.  Why pay $15 for a

> Rudbeckia that you can pick up for $3.99 at K-Mart?  Specializing in the

> right area, creating your niche, is what will keep the little guy in

> business.  Your specialty might be the kind of plants, or the service or

> even the ambience.  But it can't be the price.

> 

> Kitty

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>

> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 3:52 PM

> Subject: Re: [CHAT] todays experience

> 

> 

> > I think Lynda's got it right. Tried and true is safe and predictable.

> > In addition, plants are perishable and there's the minimum quantity

> > thing that make's it iffy to buy on speculation.

> >

> > This tendency on the part of the marketplace to standardize is what

> > makes underground markets--plant society sales, farmers' markets,

> > garage sales--interesting.

> >

> > On Friday, May 7, 2004, at 09:19 AM, Lynda Young wrote:

> >

> > > 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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> > Island Jim

> > Southwest Florida

> > Zone 10

> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W

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