Another nursery
- Subject: Another nursery
- From: N* S*
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:11:54 -0400
As long as we're talking about nurseries--I just had a bad experience with a
small one in Connecticut called the Variegated Foliage Nursery, which has a
mouth-watering selection of plants on its web site. I am reluctant to be
harsh with a small operation but in reading comments about the place (way
too late) I notice that others have had similar problems. The plants are
listed as coming in quart size but I received four corydalis that were tiny
cuttings, three of which were near dead. Those three are now gone, though I
suppose it's possible they are dormant. I cannot find an e-mail address for
the place or I would have complained. The nursery's policy, alas, is to only
guarantee that the plants are true to name, which these probably were.
Nancy S. (NYC, zone 6B)
>It has been years since I ordered from Wayside. To me their major flaw
>(aside from the high cost of their plants) is that they grow nothing
>themselves, but supply plants from other nurseries. The plants may be good
>or not, depending on what the other nursery sends when you order. In my
>experience Wayside tends not to make mistakes with orders, and they will
>replace plants the buyer is unhappy with. But I would rather eliminate the
>middleman (and extra cost) and go straight to a specialty nursery that I
>trust. But they are far superior to Van Burgondien.
>
>Bobbi Diehl
>Bloomington, IN
>zone 5/6
>
>On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Robin Forbes wrote:
>> Speaking of places with bad reputations, I have heard that Wayside is not
>> all that great either. Has anyone ordered from them? How did it go (or not).
>
