Re: General garden catalogs

--- In iris-species@yahoogroups.com, Robt R Pries <rpries@s...> wrote:
> I wonder what does This catalog say about The USA that these nurseries can still exist? It 
would appear that the general public doesn't really care to join organizations where they 
might learn something. 

    Sad to relate this story. I work for a utility company and was at a nursery yesterday. I 
was 
speaking to the owner and I said " Your Pelargoniums look great", he corrected me and 
said "Those are Geraniums". 

   I do worry about the future as we continue to 'outsource' everything. How many here buy 
plants directly from China, India, and/or the Netherlands? Just more competition for the 
nurserys and more dumbing down of the 
gardening public. Tho I DO get some way cool plants via China.

  On a more positive note. There are many brilliant people interested in gardening. Most of 
them will be found if you search out garden groups devoted to a single genus or geo-type, 
ie: iris, orchids, rock gardening, dwarf conifers.

  And the web is a truely wonderous communication tool for interacting with these folks.

    All the best,  Jim M


PS: yahoo for some reason is bouncing all my web-mail. Sa La Vie
                                 



 
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