Re: shopping

I read in a trade mag that medium costs have escalated too.
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Betsy Kelson" <bkelson@ix.netcom.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] shopping


> I don't really know. All of my growers are local and family owned so
freight
> is not an issue. Heating costs along with the price of resin for those
> plastic containers caused and increased the cost about 5-7%. Fortuanately,
> our garden center buys so much, that the growers ate the increase to keep
> our business in most cases. Also, the market accepts it. Some folks
complain
> about the prices and know that they can get the basics from the BIG BOXES
> but most folks are happy to pay extra because we have new and different
> things as well as taking good care of our plants.
>
> betsy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] shopping
>
>
> > YIPES! At those costs I may have to work on starting my own seeds!
> >
> > Wonder why there is such a difference in price? Are there local growers
or
> > does everyone import them therefore having to add freight charges? Or
just
> > old supply and demand and what the market will accept?
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Everyone!!!
> > >     I have been lurking due to the long days at the garden center. It
> has
> > > been in the upper 80's and Low 90's the last couple of days in
> > > Denver...and
> > > this morning the house is in the fog with a morning temp of 40. I have
> > > gotten a few planters done...tomatoes...onions...boccolli,
Imagaination
> > > Verberna hanging baskets, waterfall jap maple(green) with blue fantasy
> > > petunia aa an understory...not as much as I would like.
> > >
> > >     Two years ago, the Garden Centers of America toured Colorado on
> their
> > > summer road trip and commented on how well the local independen garden
> > > centers worked together. They were also amazed at the prices that we
> > > charge
> > > and get for our flowers.  Are you sitting down...a flat of 48(1204) or
> > > 72(1206) not mixed up goes for only $21.00 at my store and I may be
the
> > > cheapest of the independents.
> > >
> > >
> > > betsy
> > > evergreen ,co
> >
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