Re: GWL quotes and rants

**"* C* <d*@chilitech.net>**

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Hamptongar@aol.com>

> I too am a tester.  I try to trial as many plant and  seed introductions 
> as I
> can get my hands on and if publishers and  manufacturers want to send me
> their wares I'll give those a try as well.   The question I've got though 
> is do
> you write about the bad ones as well as the  good ones?

If a plant or product is very good, I'll write about it. Enthusiastically. 
If it is very bad, I'll write about it. If it is run of the mill, I usually 
won't mention it.  Or if it arrives in bad condition and dies, I won't write 
about it.

I, too, write about only what I grow or use. (Which is why you'll never see 
a column on AAS in the year of introduction.) If there is something I want 
for my garden, I go out and buy it retail. If there is something a producer 
wants me to take a look at, I'll make room for it. And if it is something I 
fall in love with, I'll push the daylights out of it.

As garden writers, I do think it is our job to make a big fuss over new 
introductions if they are good. A producer puts a lot of effort and money 
into new material, both development and roll out, and they deserve to make 
some money. Furthermore, a successful roll out encourages them to do more 
good work, while a failed roll out of a good plant can take it out of the 
market (My Favorite Mum), which is not good for either the producer or the 
gardener.

Readers benefit from us promoting the good. Otherwise they make their 
choices based on a tag at Home Depot or magazine hype.

D 

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