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Re: [GWL]: Landscape trades - what do garden writers want?


Better labeling of plant material would surely help, especially for the 
novice gardener. I spent some 35 years in the seed business and it still 
annoys me to see bedding plants labeled "dwarf marigold" no variety name, 
nothing more. This is true to some extent too with other horticultural 
material--by the time it gets out on a bench the tags are often lost, 
destroyed, or unreadable.

Regarding free plants for testing, it's a must in Southern California 
particularly for annuals and perennials. If I can't try it under my 
conditions I'm always hesitant to write about it, despite the glowing 
descriptions in catalogs, or other advertising. Our gardening is all 
year--and we do have seasons but they change from day to day. A week ago it 
was murderously hot and sample pansies sent to me have almost failed. This 
week has been real fall weather, even a drop or two of rain and the same is 
going to be true of next spring. One day it's spring, the next day it's 
summer, and then back to spring. I need to try any plants under these extreme 
conditions before I can plug them for the gardening public.

Gerald Burke
Travel and Garden Writer

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