Wayside Gardens (One Big Scam!)
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Comments (11)Centerum, My reasoning is that I think there's a possibility that they may have been selecting cultivars that make big plants in the sandy playa lake bed that is Wasco. When the big producers started thinking about going to own root roses / faced up to the increased expense of grafting roses over time as manpower expenses went up/ tried to follow trends, they were still owning the growing fields in Wasco so they were going to be growing those own roots in Wasco or in the desert fields in Arizona. My reasoning would be that they'd choose the white HT for 2007 that grew best in those conditions, rather than the white HT that might grow well cross country even if it didn't make as big plants in CA and AZ. Each cultivar is its own rose; some make hair roots that do better in sands, some may prefer heavy clay. Some may do better grafted on Dr. Huey; some may have better color grafted on canina. Some may even make better standards than dwarfs (grafted on very short rootstock- a phrase from the early 1900s) back when the sellers of roses recommended how to grow different cultivars. I doubt that, when it comes to own root roses, one soil fits all....See MoreWayside Gardens advertising
Comments (18)This happens to me all the time.... when I clicked on something interesting to see more or when I visited a site to order something. I don't think there's much we can do about these annoyances. Once you figure out one avoidance technique, advertisers come at you from another direction. I don't want to fiddle around with the settings, so the way I "defeat" this advertising technique is by just ignoring all the sidebar ads. Eventually they disappear. Others replace them.... and I ignore those, too. Molie This post was edited by mjc_molie on Sat, Mar 8, 14 at 17:21...See MoreWayside rose sale...
Comments (14)I ordered Fourth of July, Speelwark and Carefree Wonder from this sale, and was kind of frustrated that when I tried to order 2 of the carefree wonders, which should have given me 4 for free, the shopping cart just listed 2 free ones. I meant to call them to add on the last 3 but didn't. Anyway, I kept checking to see if they had sent a shipping notification, but nothing. The order just said "in stock and reserved". Finally, yesterday, (monday) the status said shipped. Didn't say what carrier, when to expect, nothing. Today...a Fed Ex truck pulls up and drops off this little box. Oh, no...so I rush out and open it, thinking no way can 9 roses fit in this box! Well, 6 of them are huge and healthy. The Speelwarks are a little small, but very healthy looking. No broken canes. Houdini himself packed this box. All were super hot. No packing peanuts. It came from California, and was shipped yesterday. Strange for Wayside--everything else from them comes from S. Carolina with loads of peanuts in big boxes, with confirmation and tracking emails. I'm wondering if this is the last of the J&P roses that Wayside owned? I'm regretting not calling and ordering more of the Carefree Wonders because they are absolutely huge. With shipping and tax, the order came to 56.xx for 9 really nice roses. I think I got a good deal. I just wish I could remember where I was going to plant the Speelwarks. I thought I had a plan.... Oh, btw, my test panel roses are growing fast! One was very slow to leaf out but finally is catching up. Two are budding already. I didn't have the fuel surcharge on my order, but I ordered them pretty early in the spring. Cindi...See MoreJackson & Perkins or Wayside?
Comments (10)I've had good results from Wayside/Parks sales in the past. I just rec'd my most recent order from Wayside from the Buy 1 get 2 free sale, but I don't think they're still offering roses now. I bought a set of Gingersnaps, Medallions, and Speelwark. All arrived in good condition with large canes. The roots were a little chopped, though, more so than I'm accustomed to from them. But they seem healthy enough so I'll pot them up tomorrow. Speelwark was on the small side - I'm glad a previous poster wrote about that, b/c it would have taken me by surprise. When Wayside added callas and daylilies to their sale I couldn't resist and bought several of those, too. They offer many interesting varieties. My only problem w/ Wayside is their high S&H costs - they charge S&H on the REGULAR RETAIL price of your order, NOT the discounted order, in ADDITION to the $2.50 fuel surcharge per order. I wonder how many other vendors/companies will start following suit, considering the high fuel costs, and considering how Wayside/J&P/Parks is all one giant conglomerate now.....See More
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