plaidcat
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| Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject: What would you like to see at a Garden Center? |
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What kind of flowers do you want to see? Do you want more education? Someone to answer questions? Someone to give you gardening tips?
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Netty
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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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| Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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I like a big selection of plants and colors as well as some "different" plants. I get turned off if the sales people are pushy or lie to me to get me to buy something (that HAS happened!)
Gardening tips are always nice and it is best when they are knowledgeable about the products they sell.
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CritterPainter
Washington State
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:37 am Post subject: |
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actually, I'd love to see LOTS of edibles, and ready information on growing them, using them, and emloyees who have real experience with them.
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Griphook
TENNESSEE
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:00 am Post subject: |
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Employees with both knowledge and practical experience.
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Palm Tree
Cape Town
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Knowledge and practical experience would be great. I have to agree with Griphook on this one.
I also know that I will sound selfish - but - I would like a garden centre to also reflect and retail only the type of plants that are endemic to the region where it is located. This will help stampt out the problem that is sometimes caused by people who indiscriminately plant aliens to the detriment of the environment.
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Droopy
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Western Norway
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| Griphook wrote: | | Employees with both knowledge and practical experience. |
I agree wholeheartedly! And I'd love to see some plants that are not run-of-the-mill ones. When all nurseries carry the same plants, we have to order special ones from elsewhere.
A better selection of edibles would be very welcome too.
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gardenmama
Vermont
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I would like to garden centers to hire people that have knowledge of gardens. Most just hire seasonal people that have no idea what they are talking about. The garden centers should educate them about the zone that they are working in so that they can answer our questions better.
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playtime8978
blackpool england
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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I would love to see more edibles and also as said so often already, staff that know what they are selling and can advise for the area that you live in and the soil conditions etc, thank goodness for the Stew for helping us sort out these questions. I would also like to see plants that are properly looked after while in their care ( orchids are my pet hate at garden centres they're always over watered!!)Some plants you buy need some TLC to get them back to good health.
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PepperDude
Tishomingo, MS. zone 8
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Well, you know i'm for more edibles! But, i would LOVE to see more Heirloom and O/P types of edibles. I know they sell the hybrids because they are thinking of future sells and hybrids are bred for more disease and so on and so on but, that only limits you to certain types when there are just so many out there.
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Griphook
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:21 am Post subject: |
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That's right, more heirlooms. Around here the only heirloom you will ever see at a nursery is Bradywine. If its not Bush, they don't sell it.
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Jewell
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I love having knowledgable customer service people and a nursery with a wide variety of water garden plants, ornamentals and vegetables. The Farmer's Market is also a wonderful resource for garden shopping.
I wonder what happened to the local heirloom varieties that I used to save my own seed or be able to find locally. The local (Pacific Northwest) seed companies no longer carry them, and they are on "back order" from Seeds of Change in the Southwest (the only place I could find to order heirlooms I used to grow).
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toni
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http://www.southernexposure.com/why_heirlooms.p.html
They specialize in heirloom seeds of all kinds. You might check to see if they have what you are looking for.
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CritterPainter
Washington State
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I know we are getting off the topic here, but a great seed company that grows for the PNW region & has heirlooms is the Territorial Seed Company. There's one that sells heirlooms out of Port Townsend too...
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kats_gardens
Toledo Ohio
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:37 am Post subject: |
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I'd like to see a better variety of perennial flowers. I don't want the same things everyone in the neighborhood has been growing for years! Catalogs have lots of variety, but i have had so much trouble with shipped plants. Would LOVE to see that kind of variety at a garden center where I could choose the perfect ones and buy a nice healthy start.
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stratsmom
Southern Oregon
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with everyone here! I hate the fact that the employees haven't a clue and that they mistreat the plants. Also, I think if they would reduce the prices a little bit they would sell more$$$
I'm having a difficult time finding SMALL house plants for a terrarium or dish garden.
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