Testimonial on "Bathroom"
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Testimonial on "Bathroom"
- From: m*@accessone.com
- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 23:12:18 +0000
- Comments: Authenticated sender is <mraitz@mail.accessone.com>
Stopped by the nursery yesterday but you weren't around at the
moment. (Missed a ferry to look around) Yes things looked beautiful,
yes prices were reasonable and yes your mixed vines were stunning!!!
Hadn't read posts to know to check for a septic system.
The biggest thing you need seems to me to be a good windbreak to the
west!
Marian
> First of all, the 'established' nursery has been open for 16 months.
> That's it. And we are on track to gross $100,000 in sales for this
> year. I thought hard for 4 years about how to set the nursery up, and
> apparently I did something right for once. We have customers making 3
> hour drives to come. We are fairly priced (average perennial is
> $4.79....tissue culture perennials are $6.99) and everyone who works
> there knows that the cardinal sin is a wilted plant. (We lost 1
> ornamental grass in the heat wave that passed thru).
> Nobody ever goes from sewer to septic system, so
> > I infer that you've been using a path to the outhouse.
> The septic system is enormous. Big enough to run a Costco. I had it
> designed to accomodate the nursery with a projected 6 fold expansion and
> a 3 bedroom house that will be built on the property in 2 years. And
> yes, sniff, our outhouse is neatly concealed beneath an arbor that is
> covered with golden hops, silverlace vine, Convulvulous 'Star Of Yelta',
> and two solanums off to the flanks. People have to ask where our
> bathroom is , even tho the arbor is right in front of them.
> >The Greenhouse Nursery
> >81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
> >Port Angeles, WA 98362
> >(360) 417-2664
> >Zone 8
Marian Raitz mraitz@accessone.com
Bellevue WA Zone 8
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