Re: Another nursery
- Subject: Re: [SG] Another nursery
- From: N* S*
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:33:16 -0400
Thanks!
Nancy
>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).
>> >
>>
>
