Re: new ideas

**fran gustman f*@juno.com**

There is a private centralized database. Go to www.dave'sgarden.com and
then to the Garden Watchdog, listed in the right hand column. It is
excellent.

Fran

On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:21:39 -0800 Horticulture Ventures
<hortventures@cox.net> writes:
> 
> From: Marty Wingate <martywin@earthlink.net>
> 
> I delight in championing independent nurseries and mail-order 
> sources
> for plants in my articles.  But regularly I get taken to task by 
> those
> same nurseries saying I shouldn't write about a particular new (not 
> the
> overhyped new) or unusual plant because then people actually want to 
> buy
> it, and they haven't had time to get enough stock.  So, could I 
> please
> check in with them about what I'm writing first?
> 
> Mary,
> 
> As a consumer I dislike trying to track down items which have been 
> mentioned in a magazine article, but lack a list of sources. I 
> crease 
> subscribing to those that don't list ethical and reliable sources.
> 
> I have had editors tell me not to include a source unless I 
> previously 
> had contacted them and they could supply a specific number of 
> plants. 
> The number varied depending on the readership of the publication. 
> The 
> reasoning of the editor was they rather not receive nasty letters 
> about 
> the readership's inability to obtain the items. It was also 
> understood 
> that I would be placing my reputation on the line if the supplier I 
> 
> listed provided poor quality items, long delays in shipping, and 
> generally poor customer satisfaction.
> 
> It is frequently very difficult to place a single order and be sure 
> that 
> the service and quality you receive is representative of what the 
> average customer will receive. This type of networking between 
> garden 
> writers is essential. I sure would like to a centralized private 
> database ranking vendor's products, customer service, and consumer 
> satisfaction.
> 
> An ethical grower depends on word of mouth referrals and repeat 
> business. There are enough small suppliers of specialty plant that 
> do 
> not grow and maintain a regular inventory of plants ready to ship. 
> Delays of several months to a year can elapsed without delivery. 
> Sometime a lot of effort has been expended in creating very 
> professional 
> web sites, but the underlying business practices are such that I 
> would 
> never recommend them as a source.
> 
> I personally believe we should make it clear when a new plant is 
> being 
> developed, but is not yet available for sale in commercial 
> quantities.
> 
> Claude Sweet
> San Diego, CA
> 
> 
> 
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Fran Gustman,  fgustman@juno.com
Editor, HortResources Newsletter
Editor, Wild Ones Journal,  www.for-wild.org
Boston, MA
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