I've always wondered over and over again how garden web keeps spam off it's walls. With the number of people visiting these forums, you'd think there'd be loads of the stuff everywhere - I know the google groups are filled to the brim. The ivillage people (here comes the disco music) must be really good in their forum moderation. If this was a genuine informative post (which I doubt since the link is a dud ebay link and the OP joined today just to post this) I'm sorry. :)

I'm assuming at this point in time they would be ordering canned and forced plants as opposed to bareroot. Because of shipping costs, those tend to come from relatively local sources who buy the bareroots around January. If that is where their supply chain has broken, there isn't much they can do about it at this point in time. If they are looking for bareroots, or bareroots for them to can for next year, tell them to talk to the Canadians. If those are too rich for their blood, what is Bailey's doing nowadays? Everybody around here switched from J&P to Star about ten years ago when I wasn't looking. BTW, if a local garden center here never sold another HT, it wouldn't break my heart in the slightest. As a business move, they have had to switch to rugosas and Knock Outs because that's what the customers want to buy. From what I've seen, people will buy HTs if the price is right, but that price point is $15 or less.

Thank you, I have searched & searched for the manufacturer that makes & sells the dandy pots to Garden centers but it escapes me. They will probably have to use dixie cups. Maybe they can have a few dandy pots out & give the kids the option of using the free dixie or buying the dandy pot at the groups retail cost. I have a business & tax number & could order & store the extra's for them. I'm sure the group would divide up the extra's & buy them at cost themselves to fill a larger order but I just can not find the info. One in the group is going to a flower show this weekend & will look for the info. The internet has never let me down before. thanks again.

I reported this particular message to the Powers That Be, but not others on other forums, so if you run across other copies, use the "Contact Us" form at the bottom of the page and select "Report Abuse of Forums" on the tab for "Nature of Message." They'll all get deleted soon enough. And for the love of God don't encourage him/r by clicking through the link to see what's there.