Re: shopping

Freight plays a part in everything.  Maybe they didn't have to ship the
finished product, but the components had to arrive somehow.  The medium,
containers, etc. had to be brought in.  I ordered containers from TN - the
cheapest source I've found and freight was $75.  This has to be figured in
to the cost of the end product.  And how do you think they make all those
plastic containers? - petroleum products.  As I mentioned earlier, too, the
cost of potting medium is on the increase.  Peat moss is suffering
shortages, especially in eastern Canada (from where we import much of it)
This is due to poor weather the past 2 yrs.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Betsy Kelson" <bkelson@ix.netcom.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:36 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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