Re: [SG] Wayside and White Flower
Another Nancy S (me) would like to agree with Nancy Stedman. Particularly the
"comfort" of ordering from a colder zone than your own.
I confess I also use Wayside although I am zone 4b/5--and I have had good
results. But we all agree its expensive.
Nancy Shlaes deGrazia, Long Grove IL (40 miles nw of Chicago)
Nancy Stedman wrote:
> Gee, I beg to differ with the general drift here. I'm still kind of in love
> with WFF. Granted, they are expensive and none too adventurous but I always
> get what I order--which is often not the case with the more experimental
> places like Heronswood. The local nurseries here, north of New York City,
> often run out of standard-issue plants, and when I'm committed to one plant
> in a particular place I know I can count on WFF. Also, since WFF is colder
> than where I live I feel safer ordering from them than spots that are warmer
> than me--though I do that, too, of course. I, too, was thinking of that
> Michael Pollan essay--a quite witty comparison of the attitudes of Wayside
> and WFF, particularly as expressed in their photos. A good read for anyone
> who wants to track it down...
> Nancy S.
