TB: 'mart irises & and Other Hideous Practices

From: StorYlade@aol.com


Walked by the bins of Hostas, Dahlias, etc., at 'the Mart' the other day and 
stopped dead in my tracks.  Left over and culled plants lay disintegrating in 
their little bags, beyond the help of mortal man, woman, or water.  A hand 
lettered notice stated, "Sprouting plants are NOT bad!!"  

My left hand had to grab my right hand and lead me away!  Those plants 
weren't SPROUTING.  They were DEAD!  

A week or so earlier, I had commented to the gate attendant in the garden 
section that a group of bedding plants needed watering.  She stuck her nose 
in the air and said, "No, they're sick."  Well, I wanted to tell her that 
she'd be sick too, if someone withheld water as long as they had from those 
poor plants, BUT I didn't.  No point.  (The problem was obvious--to me.  You 
see enough wilted plants and you kinda recognize a wilted plant.)

You'd think they'd get someone who knows plants to work there?  Like in the 
TV ads?

Betty in BG KY . . . resisting the urge to talk about the wilted plants seen 
LAST night.  

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