Re: Inside news

Does anyone seriously think that Burpee would buy a business like
Heronswood just to turn it into a "marigold and zuccini" distribution
center?

There's a lot of generalized stereotyping going on here.  "Big
corporation" does not necessarily mean "bad."   "Small, family-owned"
does not necessarily mean "good" or even "quality."  

Let's remember the guys have gone willingly into this arrangement.  They
weren't bought out in an ugly corporate takeover or threatened by the
"mob."  If they worked with their lawyers and made sure everything they
wanted was in the paperwork before signing anything -- none of those
naive handshake agreements -- then everything will happen exactly as Dan
outlines in his letter and the world will have more access to Heronswood
plants than ever before.

Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B


On Fri, 7 Jul 2000 08:56:29 -0600 Don Martinson <llmen@execpc.com>
writes:
> >Did you know Burpees bought Heronswood.
> 
> 
> >This sounds like a bad joke.  What sad news!  Are we going to have 
> 200
> >varieties of Marigolds, 10 of which will be called "exotic", as the 
> rare and
> >choice plants are slowly eliminated from the catalog?
> >Marilyn Dube'
> >Natural Designs Nursery
> >Portland, Oregon
> 
> 
> Look on the bright side, the buyer could have been Michigan Bulb!
> 
> -- 
> Don Martinson
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> l*@execpc.com
> 
> 
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