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Comments (75)So, now it’s 2022 and the problem lives on. I just left Target, livid. An employee was dumping houseplants into a large plastic bag. I had to stop and ask her what she was going to do with them and she said they would be thrown out because they had “expired”. Not expired, as in, died, but had reached a seemingly arbitrary expiration date like a carton of eggs might. Let me be clear - these were not dead or dying plants and could have sold at their original price. These plants were beyond perfect. Several were a variety I have at home that looked significantly better than my own. When I mentioned it to the Customer Service rep helping me he said “you should see all the food we toss”. Really? Their defense, of course, being that don’t want to be sued if someone gets ill. There are ways to tackle this obstacle as well. In NY, for instance, companies are protected from liability with insurance provided. These items absolutely could be effectively donated regardless of all of the circumstances mentioned above. All that would be required is a little time, ingenuity and a genuine willingness to support the community that ultimately keeps their store open. Darcel is correct. The world has changed and with all the steps these corporations claim to be taking these days to be (or striving to appear to be) socially and environmentally conscientious they are still failing on many fronts. They’re going to a lot of trouble to change the way people think and behave yet as a corporate collective they seem to be in “do as I say, not as I do” mode....See MoreLa Verne Nursery vs home depot brand plants
Comments (11)Once you learn where the box stores purchase their fruit trees from, you realize there aren't any "generic" or no-name brands. Yes they are labeled with tags so they appear to be from the box stores, but they are likely from decent nurseries in CA and part of the distribution agreement was to allow the labeling to show the big-box name prominently and not the nursery. Most of them have the nursery name either: a) on a plastic trunk tag at soil level or just below, or b) a sticker on the outside of the container. Only once have I seen the nursery name in small-type on the main hanging label that shows the tree name and instructions. The exception are the Four Winds hanging tags that may or may not show the big box store name. The avocado's I've seen at HD/Lowes were from LaVerne and Dave Wilson nursery and were prominently shown on the main tags. But I missed looking at the last large batch that came in about a month or two ago-- which may be labeled differently as you've seen. Honestly, my local nursery is only a couple bucks more per tree than the big box (except for the 7-15 gal containers which are way overpriced). So my purchases are about 50/50 from the nursery vs. big-box (only when they were having clearances and prices were like 40% off or more). The advantage of the big box is you can take your dead tree back up to a year later. That may be a consideration for you.... HOWEVER, my local nursery is supplied from mostly the SAME places as the box stores. IMHO, I wouldn't worry too much if you buy what appears to be the "HD brand" tree if it looks good to you. Abuse it a little and take it from the container and look at the trunk and roots. If it all looks good, then I'd give it a shot. You'll probably find the nursery name eventually and can call them directly as I've done a few times. Good luck, Local Box Suppliers If some are curious about who stocks what, here is my experience from Fresno over the past year. The Walmarts here have citrus from C&M nursery (Nipomo, CA) and I haven't seen any avo's at the 3 here. Lowes was switching suppliers two years ago so I've seen mixes with Nekasa Brothers and Pacific Groves for stone fruits, and of course Four Winds on the citrus. Home Depot's are stocked with Four Winds for their young/3.4gal "true dwarf" citrus and Hines Horticulture for their "terra pot semi-dwarf citrus" which are 3 yr old C-35 trees in 5gal pots. Dave Wilson's fruit trees are scantily scattered across both HD/Lowes mostly for the stone-fruit multi-grafts and for Pluots being as they're sole source distributor in CA. At my local nursery, they stock fruit trees from Four Winds (citrus) and Dave Wilson (stone)....See MoreHome Depot, why throw out healthy plants?
Comments (17)Many years ago, I recall about 70 cubic feet of bulbs being destroyed. All of them viable. Mostly daffodils. Four major crates of bulbs. I was told that HD sends back the tag for credit. They do mark them down for a short period before throwing them out. Tax-Exempt organizations might have access to the merchandise. I have also learned that 90% of merchandise returned to big-box stores is also discarded. It is easier/cheaper to dump it than to put it all back in the packages and placed back on the shelf. People tend to not purchase a package that has been opened. Economies of scale. It is a sad state of affairs. These stores have become trash generating machines....See MoreBees and Butterflies - Rejoice!
Comments (3)Thats good news except I wonder what the 'alternative' will be. I stopped buying flowers at Home Depot because of this. I plant Milkweed for the butterflies and look for nectar plants for bees and butterflies. The Home Depot plants did contain a label stating that nano-insecticides had been used on the plants. I noticed the label as I was checking out and refused to buy the plants. I explained to the lady at check-out and she was very surprised. I've started buying my own seeds and growing my annuals. Not so bad and a lot cheaper. I have 6 flats of various Zinnias, Salvias, parsley, petunias, etc. sitting outside on my lawn. All are about ready to put in the ground. Jane...See Morestarryrider
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