Re: todays experience

Ah...thanks for the clarification.  I agree that what you're
describing is more lack of interest than lack of imagination.  I
think, because hort. is such a vast topic, that people, and
nurseries, tend to concentrate on relatively limited areas - whatever
originally was their prime interest and maybe something on the
periphery that seems to work.  If something is way outside of that
area, then they aren't interested in pursuing it.  I remember asking
Tony Avent once if he wanted some of a tender bulb I'd been given
hundreds of by a guy in New Zealand and he said thanks but no
thanks...there had to be a limit and I think that's the operating
thing here.  Not lack of imagination but the limit that gets set for
whatever reason.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> RE > > > I'm not sure, Kitty, that it's lack of imagination on the
buyer's
> > > For some it is.  Tree nurseries that branch off into perennials
for
> > example.
> >
> > Not sure I follow you on this one, Kitty??
> 
> Marge, horticulture is a vast field.  There are some people who can
seem to
> know it all, but I have noticed that people more often have special
> interests and just a peripheral interest in other hort areas.  I
was
> introdued to a MG yesterday whose main areas are kids, food, and
> construction.  He asked if I'd like to help on his current project.
 But I
> have zero interest in working with kids or food. Likewise, he
couldn't care
> less about fancy perennials.  Then there's the tree nursery I
worked for for
> all of 4 days.  These guys know their trees.  They order in some
perennials
> because people ask for them, but they know very little about them
or care.
> The problems they mentioned having with perennials could easily be
overcome,
> but they didn't seem to grasp the situation, though I'm sure they
had
> classes in these things.  It just didn't matter much to them.  Same
goes for
> selection.  If a good customer asks for something in particular,
they'll
> look for it.  But otherwise, they just order whatever is offered to
them by
> one company.  Perhaps 'lack of imagination'  should read 'lack of
interest'.
> 
> Kitty
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> 
> > > From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > > > I'm not sure, Kitty, that it's lack of imagination on the
buyer's
> > > For some it is.  Tree nurseries that branch off into perennials
for
> > example.
> >
> > Not sure I follow you on this one, Kitty??

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