Thanks for posting this, BenT! Do you know if a hard copy is available? I would love to have one.

This was to prevent me from trashing my 2018 New Year's resolution of cutting back on ordering more hostas ==>>> i found.. over the years ... its easier to resolve to stop making unattainable resolutions.... now there is the only resolution i every stood by ... lol .. ken

Thanks for that ken. Your post reminded of a hosta nursery that I have visited in the past (which will do mail order within Canada): HANDLEBAR HOSTA FARMS

An additional specialist-level mail order nursery is Bloom River Gardens. Prices appear somewhat higher than average, but in my experience the plants have been quite a bit larger than indicated. Always well grown and well packed. WW Nursery in PA has a vast number of hybrids and a very few species listed, but whether they are actually available immediately is another matter. Worth a look, though, as WW has a very large number of hybrids adapted to Eastern conditions that are available nowhere else. Gossler Farms has a limited selection of rhododendrons, but they are unusual varieties of both hybrids and species. If you're willing to start with rooted cuttings or small, young plants, Van Veen Nursery is an excellent source. I have a number of rhododendron books published in the 60's and 70's. All of them have an appendix listing nurseries which specialize in rhododendrons. There are dozens and dozens of them and they're not all confined to the west coast, either. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden handbook on rhododendrons and azaleas lists nurseries in NJ, NY, MD, VA, MA, DE. Horticultural fashions come and go, but we are seeing a general decline of interest in anything that grows. High shipping costs, big box competition, and addiction to various digital time wasters have made the green industry a shadow of what it once was in this country. The questions and comments on Gardenweb provide a vivid illustration. Compared with 10 years ago, everyone asks about the same dreary assemblage of plants available at the nearest big box. Newly interested gardeners have no idea of what riches were available just a relatively short time ago and are very likely to lose interest once they become bored with the same old limited selection.