• Subject: Re: Summer plant finds
• From: C* I* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
• Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:05:14 -0400

A bit late to the party, but great haul Christopher. Most weeks, I visit the 
Lowes in Nashua NH to see what’s on the bargain racks. I did not succumb to 
the half off tree peony. (i’ve had zero luck with them and will not spend $50 
to be heartbroken in the spring)
Cheryl

> On Jun 28, 2017, at 11:49 AM, Christopher P. Lindsey 
> <1002@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:
> 
> Yesterday we stopped by our local nursery while running some
> errands, and I found a few good deals.  They're running a 
> 'no sales tax' promotion this week and Tuesdays are 10% off
> on everything, plus there were some plants at 50% off on
> clearance.  Here's the haul:
> 
>   1 Astrantia 'Vanilla Gorilla' gal $7.99
>   1 Campanula poscharskyana 'Blue Waterfall' gal $5.99
>   1 Coreopsis 'Balupteamed' (Uptick[TM] Cream) gal $12.59
>   1 Eryngium zabellii 'Neptune's Gold' gal $5.19
>   1 Geranium sanguineum qt $2.79
>   2 Geum coccineum 'Cooky' qt $2.79
>   1 Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford' gal $7.59
>   1 Lobelia siphilitica gal $3.99
>   1 Phlox 'Fashionably Early Lavender Ice' gal $7.99
>   3 Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' qt $3.59
> 
> I think I was duped on the Geranium, though.  It was listed as
> Geranium sanguineum Spiked Punch[TM] on the label, but when I
> visit the producer's web site they just list it as G. sanguineum:
> 
>   http://www.centertonnursery.com/variety.php?id=gespu
> 
> I'm thinking that Centerton Nursery got a trademark for a phrase
> and are just using it to market the straight species.  I searched 
> through the USPTO trademark database and couldn't find any record, 
> either.  But I'm not sure.  More research is needed.  :)
> 
> Anyone else getting some deals?
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
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