Re: experience needed
Anelle Kloski wrote:
>
> I ordered a tree peony from van Burgondien last year, and it did very
> well I think, though of course it hasn't gotten very big or bloomed yet.
> Of three astrantias ordered from them however, only one survived. But I
> am in California and realize that having plants shipped across the
> continent makes them fairly at risk, so I don't blame the nursery. I
> still order from many of those wonderful East coast catalogs though!
> Can anyone tell me if this is a bad idea in general, or if some plants
> travel 3000 miles and do better than others? That is, is the problem
> with particular nurseries, or particular plants?
>
> Anelle
>
Apparently, I need to clarify the 'several hundred dollars worth' of VB
purchases I make each year. I only purchase bulbs.
Secondly, nearly everything I grow started in someone elses nursery as
cuttings, and I have purchased many thousands of dollars worth from all
over the country. I firmly beleive that it is a reflection of the
nursery that grows the plant, IF you are a knowledgable grower with good
success in your garden. If you purchase a bog plant and put it in an
arid situation, no nursery ( of course ) can protect you from yourself.
But I have for the most part received my shipments in good order. I
once received a tray of vine cuttings that was obviously drop-kicked out
the back door. It was a box of dirt with rooted cuttings strewn through
it. I repotted these, held them in low light, and we had 6 foot vines
by late summer.
If plants are shipped too wet, they will mold in the box. If too
tender, same thing; a good grower knows how to prepare plants for
shipment. And it isn't just putting them in a box.
--
The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
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