Wayside and White Flower
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Wayside and White Flower
- From: C* P* <E*@AOL.COM>
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 12:37:39 EST
In a message dated 2/19/99 11:37:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, BILLS@HSC.EDU
writes:
<< Yes indeed! I found Dichorisandra (blue ginger) at at least two other
places for one-fourth to one-third the Wayside price. Two places I would
never buy from are Wayside and White Flower Farm. Everything they have can
>>
Please Gene and Bill,
Give a nod to these large national nurseries for extending the range of plants
we now enjoy.
When I became serious in the garden and had little money to send to mail order
nurseries
I would read longingly these two most maligned catalogs. In some ways they
became educational.
Both Wayside and White Flower have wide national distribution. Both have
provided color photography to gardeners who may expand their interests gazing
at the offerings which are not in your local garden center.
With the sophistication on this list and the resources our members provide it
is easy to forget that some gardeners are just coming aboard. I have said this
before so apologize for the repeating message.
On catalogs, it is interesting to note that exclusively online sellers are
increasing. The smaller specializing nurseries are a great pleasure. I found
one that sells sarracenia only by internet. All nurseries on this list are
superior. And, they answer e-mails.
A non-shade note: the best rose bushes you can buy with the most reasonable
prices come from Wayside's Rose Book. This is an anomaly to the principle but
it is true.
One more small thing - many years ago White Flower Farm published a method for
keeping peony blossoms in storage all summer to use periodically as cut
flowers. I tried it, it worked. This is one of my reputation builders in the
garden world. One needs a few to keep up.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY
z4 (with bulbs appearing which is amazing)
