Re: Spring is officially here....
Don Martinson wrote:
>
> >to list members
> >
> >has anyone done business with VAN BOURGONDIEN they have a great
> >bargain on thier Calla Lilies and also Begonias
> >I have never bought from them and would like some feed back from those
> >of you that may have done business with them
>
> I have had good luck with Van B's, but mainly with tulips/daf's and other
> bulbs. There are better places to purchase perennials unless it's
> something you can't find elsewhere.
>
> Don Martinson
> Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
> USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
> Heat Zone #4
>
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There is a lady here in town that buys (or used to) all her perennials
from Van B's to sell at the local Farmers Market. She says that she no
longer cares for their quality.
She's knowledgable....when they closed their working vegetable farm on
Long Island, NY, the NY Times wrote a 6 page article about it.
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81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
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