Club or another way to view
- Subject: Club or another way to view
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:48:49 EST
In a message dated 12/30/02 6:20:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mygarden@easystreet.com writes:
> hold an "end of the season" sale on the first or second weekend of October.
> All odds and ends, things that didn't sell well, common perennials that are
> easy to replace, things that are too tall to fit under the covers easily,
> etc are marked down 50% of my usual price. Plants disappear as if by magic
> and my customers are very happy. They come in droves and bring their
> friends. Building goodwill by rewarding loyal customers is (as Martha S.
> says)
> "A Good Thing" :)
Those shopping at Natural Designs, from Marilyn, have an exceptionally well
informed nurserywoman.
Be fair guys, we have a number of nursery owners on this list (the better
for the list) and they share information without charge<VBG>.
I usually pay the freight if I want the plant. The plus side here of being a
gardener for lots of years and getting into that bracket is that you do not
want plants that are common or easy to grow or can be had from a friend.
That would put you into a higher end nursery and if you want to shop there,
you expect the costs to be higher.
You can always do some seeds, some trades, or join a society to enlarge the
collection and not the cost. At the same time there is a market for plants
as 'Goldsturm' which multiplies like rabbits so can be sold off before it
grows off the sale tables. Out there with Goldsturm are many common hems and
common hostas. If just beginning a garden these are good fillers at small
prices.
I do hate to see a caring grower, the nurseryman/horticulturist, have a bad
year.
A small local chain around here, Hewitt's, one year advertised everywhere
that you could not have a dead plant that came from Hewitt's. This made
trouble, lots of trouble with the bringing back of dead plants and
replacements required demanded of people with highcare greenhouses. The
claim is over, the feeling remains. I would bet nine times out of ten when
you (or I) lose a plant it is our own fault - wrong site, wrong season, wrong
zone, no research, etc.
My niece's business once had a letter from a lawyer demanding a total
replacement for a truckload of shrubs that were delivered. (They do well with
niche spaces in our market, delivery being one.) Husband went up to have a
look and the dead plants, all dead, were planted in sandy soil in the black
nursery pots in which they arrived. Spent the whole summer that way.
A true nursery growing plants won't be there for us if we do not respect this
exacting and time consuming business and their owners.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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