Re: [SG] Keeping Peopny blossoms

Dear Claire-
Please share the "peopny blossom saving" trick!

MArlene Davis
(With one yellow and one purple crocus blooming outside in Nova Scotia-
Zone 6)


On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Claire Peplowski wrote:

> 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)
>
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