Re: Windrose

Marge et al.,
I have had very good experiences with Windrose. It's the kind of place where
the owner comes in from the field to answer the phone and take your order.
(I bet Gene is like that, too.) I particularly like them because they're in
the Northeast, where I am, and not in the Northwest or Southeast, where most
of the big woody plant nurseries are. This seems like a minor point--but one
year I ordered a Hydrangea 'Mariesii variegata' from Heronswood, and it
showed up with pink flowers, since, I suppose, it was planted in alkaline or
neutral soil, as would be found in the NW. The next year I got one from
Windrose and it had blue flowers--from acid soil like mine. It just made me
feel better that the second plant would have less of an adjustment to make
in my garden. (Of course, neither of them has ever bloomed again, but that's
another story.)
Windrose has a huge inventory. As with most other mail-order places, the
woody plants are often pretty small, and so that is always a consideration.
(I've found, though, that Roslyn ships bigger ones that most, on occasion.)
There is also a small, but interesting, selection of perennials, and I've
been very pleased with the ones I've obtained from them. All the plant
descriptions seem, to me, to be accurate and useful.

Windrose is at: 1093 Mill Road; Pen Argyl, PA; 18072-9670; (610) 588-1037. I
don't know if there is a web site or not.

Nancy


 >Nancy,
>
>I'm delighted to see you mention Windrose.  I've been receiving their
>catalog for some time, but have not ordered for various and sundry
>reasons having nothing really to do with them.  They have a lovely
>list of woodies and you're the first person I've found who knows
>them.  Can you share more info. about them?
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
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>> From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@INTERPORT.NET>
>> Date: Sunday, January 09, 2000 6:59 PM
>>
>> Claire:
>> You can get Hydrangea 'All Summer Beauty' from Roslyn, Bluestone
>Perennials,
>> and Windrose (a nice shrub and tree place in PA that carries tons
>of
>> hydrangeas). Everyone rates it to zone 5 or 6, but obviously these
>are not
>> hard and fast rules.
>> Nancy
>
>
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