Re: Another nursery
- Subject: Re: [SG] Another nursery
- From: R* F*
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:54:32 -0400
Hi Nancy- Thats a shame about Variegated Nursery. However, I did find their
email address if it helps at all. varigatedfoliage@NECA.com Yes, that is the
correct spelling, checked it twice. Hope they make things right for you, and
thanks for the tip about them. Robin-Zone 5- NW corner of Ct
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Stedman" <stedman@RCN.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 9:11 AM
Subject: [SG] Another nursery
> 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).
> >
>
