Re: Buddha's Hand

I think  you might have to splain that Lucy....Buddha's Hand Citron?????

A

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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