Re: todays exper... or What's Up

Interesting about Wal-Mart, Fran.

Not too long ago, I found a Buddha's Hand citron at our local Wal-Mart. In fact there were three of them [grafted; 7 gallon; under $20], and there aren't that many more-sophisticated nurseries that even know what they are!

My take is that if you know plants well enough to recognize healthy from ill, you can often find some amazing selections in places like Kmart, Home Depot, Target, and Lowes, as well Wal-Mart. So I tour their garden centers whenever I go there--and sometimes I make tours of them all, just to see what's up.


On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 02:08 PM, F M Ferrari wrote:

I guess it may be where one lives but this weekend I found some good,
healthy Heuchera at the local WalMart for $3.00. I always check because
you never know what's going to be there from week to week. When they get
something good and different in, it goes fast because folks like me will
buy all they have! And right now I've developed an attraction for the
coral bells now that I've seen how well they wintered here. Fran


Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:Well, I believe there's room for all kinds of businesses. I don't shop
Wal-Mart - can never find anything there. But we do have a Meijer's across
the street (same sort of place but regional) that seems to have everything.
I wish I had the $ to shop mom and pop types, but I don't.

One of the big reasons I'm out of a job is the big box stores. They pretty
much ran off or bought up all the mom & pop 1 hr photos. The small stores
cared about quality and used our products. The big box places don't care
about the quality, so won't use it. And judging from conversations I've
had, articles I've read, and studies that have been made, they don't need to
worry about the quality. the customers don't care, so why should they?

Kitty

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