price and quality -Reply
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- Subject: price and quality -Reply
- From: S* S*
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:40:42 -0800
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Isabelle:
I ordered my oakleaf hydrangea from Forest Farm
in Williams, Oregon and its thriving in dry
semi-shade. Their prices are reasonable.
There is a huge difference in prices often because
of the *size* of the plant they send you. I was
actually able to get a small, healthy plant cheaper
by mail; my local nursery carried larger, VERY
expensive plants of this type.
I am a fairly experienced gardener and never had a
lot of success with perennials from Wayside, Park,
VanBorgandine (wrong spelling), etc. Seeds,
bulbs and roses, climatis have been fine. For
perennials I always order from Heronswood, Forest
Farm and several others.
Susan Saxton
For mine is just a little old-fashioned garden where
the flowers come together to praise the Lord and
teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
Celia Thaxter
1835-1894
>>> Isabelle Hayes <bhayes@catskill.net>
01/20/99 06:02am >>>
As I'm sure is the case with all of you, I have been
receiving many
catalogues from mail order nurseries;
I've been looking for an oak leaf hydrangea, and
found one in Park's for
$13.95 and one in Wayside Gardens for $34.95;
now naturally I'd like to get the lower priced one, but
am afraid there will
be a corresponding difference in quality;
does anyone know why there should be such a big
difference in price, and
does anyone know whether Parks is good enough?
A few years ago I bought the Fairy rose, the
generic one, not the name
brand, from one of the cheaper catalogues; the
plants were just fine and
have lasted for years with very little attention;
the price I paid was a fraction of what the name
suppliers ask.
Isabelle Hayes
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