Re: perennials DIGEST V3 #302
- Subject: Re: perennials DIGEST V3 #302
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 18:17:51 EST
In a message dated 12/28/02 1:37:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Cersgarden@aol.com writes:
> Gene, this was the best year ever (27 yrs of business) for the greenhouse
> where I work. The business opens April 1 till plants are gone which was
> the
> end of May.
Ceres, this is an interesting topic to those who are the buying end. It
seems that for a good many years nurseries had the habit of going on sale (in
our area) around the 4th of July. The nurseries now do not have sales. If
they would, most customers wait for the sale believing it must happen as
plants cannot be kept. Perennial nurseries do keep plants, they split them
the following year into more plants. If in a chain store that is a temporary
nursery, this is just my comment folks, the problem is handled by just
allowing the plants to die. It is not an easy business and it is hard work.
Specials are offered here and there but quality nurseries in our area do no
go on sale anymore.
> News today is this was the driest Dec in weather history for our
> immediate area and also the longest time period without any moisture. We
> need snow!
Aha, you can have some of ours. We have had record snow in December and
nearly record other stuff in November. I do wish it was more evenly divided
all years so all gardeners could plan and grow and depend a bit more on
Mother Nature.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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