New orchids at the local big box store
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Buying plants thru online suppliers vs. big box or local stands
Comments (16)Hi, I started buying my stuff online because I worried about the diseases and "pests" I would end up with when buying Big Box Store plants. They may be high quality to start with, but then they are transported and come into contact with any number of other plants and produce, which can cause cross contamination. I always ended up with those little nasty gnat things in my houseplants and then had to buy stuff to get rid of them. The other aspect is that most of these big box stores will not have any kind of guarantee on the plants. You can take them home, plant them and have them die overnight and you will not be reimbursed for them. That being said, I also had my share of disappointments online (I NEVER had good luck with catalogs at all). But...I've found a good place, with decent prices, a satisfaction guarantee and the best customer service anywhere. They even have a Master Gardener on staff to ask questions of and an extensive blog section (Latest News) with all kinds of pertinent information dating clear back to 2008 (I think!). I won't buy anywhere else now...unless I get too late a start and just want to plop something in the ground and hope for the best :) Hope this helps! Here is a link that might be useful: THE Best Garden Supply Ever!...See MoreDave Wilson Nursery trees at my local Big Box stores
Comments (3)yeah here in Fresno they've traditionally had quite a few DWN trees mixed in, but this year I don't believe I saw one. They have lots of them with those "Fruito" tags but I don't recall the exact grower code on the label. They are 6ft tall, good sized trunk maybe 3/4 to 1" trunks for 24. The HD bareroot trees this year were from Nurserymen's Exchange (SF based) and the Lowes bareroot were from PacficGroves and fiberpots were Nekasa/PacificGroves. No DWN Lowes either this year. Thanks for sharing Ashley....See MoreLocal viburnum source-big box stores
Comments (19)Same as other retailing the usual situation is a core group of key employees doing office functions etc. and the rest are often seasonal clerks and car loaders who aren't being used by management as anymore than bodies - when it gets busy during the peak spring season there can be a lot of bouncing around from one station to another, in response to customer requirements. Hence "monkeys". They all have a pyramid structure, same as other stores, with most of the people "on the floor" not being the best informed and best paid part of the staff - any operations that are doing otherwise are the exception rather than the rule. In his book on the subject called Profitable Garden Center Management (which I must have loaned out and never gotten back, as I haven't seen it in years) Louis Berninger (sp) described an actual garden center that had had an expert employee called Otto who was available to customers and able to answer their gardening questions, said every garden center should have their own "Otto" to meet this need. Note that he was talking about a single employee providing this function - of course in combination with other duties - and felt it necessary to point out the desirability of having somebody interacting with shoppers who really did know something. I know people who have been awarded the CPH - I can talk circles around them about plants and gardening. What it boils down to is that in actual general practice the advertized cadres of multiple expert staff persons always on hand to answer your every question is a lie. Both at big box plant departments and at large independents. Hence the numerous posts over the years complaining about getting a bum steer from somebody at a "nursery" - whether they were actually talking about an actual stand alone garden center or a big box plant department. In retailing in general the irony is that at the same time that diversity and complexity of modern inventories is driving an increasing demand for service retailers are moving in the direction of more limited service. This post was edited by bboy on Fri, Mar 21, 14 at 15:33...See MoreImpulse buy at local box store
Comments (5)Yeah, good deal for sure. Especially for the standard or tree form. Those cost more than the bush form. Lowe's had the tree form for $30. Oleanders are virtually a weed, can take a lot of abuse and still look and perform beautifully. In my experience, the red form seems hardier than the pink anyway. I have 4 of my own, pink, red, and salmon colored blooms. I store them in my unheated garage over winter, and they regrow new leaves and flowers readily every spring. They do require being cut back though, otherwise they get huge and leggy. Don't be afraid to hack them back. They're a nice compliment to palms for that tropical look, but keep an eye on pets and kids, they are poisonous....See More- 5 years ago
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Went and picked it up,looks good and on the dry side which is better then being soaked. Now I have to decide on whether to go semi-hydro or keep it in the bark ,and which window (southern or eastern) or under lighting.
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