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Re: [GWL]: Recommending plant sources

There is a wonderful mail order source for Ivy aptly called "  Hedera etc".
This catalog ($2) not only has over 300 true to name ivy cultivars but also
has great growing information.
Hedera@worldnet.att.net         PO Box 461, Lionville, PA 19353

Suzanne Pierot, The American Ivy Society
----- Original Message -----
From: "Claude Sweet" <sweetent@home.com>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL]: Recommending plant sources


> When the plant material is uncommon and only available from a few
> sources, finding more than one supplier can also be a problem.
>
> Over the years my policy has been to personally acquire plant material
> from direct mail suppliers and only recommending those that I have have
> positives experiences.
>
> There are many smaller companies that are using the internet to market
> plant materials so that my limited space and funds make it impossible to
> obtain personal knowledge of these suppliers.
>
> I have found that plant societies organized around a specific plant
> (clivia, plumeria, begonia, etc.) will frequently have individuals who
> have developed a small business enterprise to allow them to produce a
> profit or a loss associated with their activities.
>
> Such small scale business operations may have very elaborate web sites
> and/or publish color catalogs, but they seem to wait until they receive
> an order to propagate the plant material. The result is substantial
> delays in delivery. Combined with poor customer communications, the
> customer becomes extremely unhappy. They generally will write a nasty
> letter to the editor in which your article was published.
>
> It would be very helpful for our list to share positive and negative
> experiences with mail order suppliers so we don't recommend a company
> that can't handle orders resulting from our listing them as a source.
>
> Claude Sweet
> San Diego, CA
>
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