tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post1819867162494202713..comments2024-03-14T14:32:56.802-05:00Comments on Garden Musings: Shockingly Old NewsProfessorRoushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-70437970505499435832013-01-27T16:57:04.748-06:002013-01-27T16:57:04.748-06:00Thanks for the idea of Lazy S's, Judith. I...Thanks for the idea of Lazy S's, Judith. I've never run across them.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-3046788976767476812013-01-27T16:56:24.393-06:002013-01-27T16:56:24.393-06:00I'm reserving a portion of my Spring budget if...I'm reserving a portion of my Spring budget if they're still taking orders.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-65189839555603421092013-01-27T16:55:06.070-06:002013-01-27T16:55:06.070-06:00I can....and it wouldn't be nearly as interest...I can....and it wouldn't be nearly as interesting or pretty.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-35497676708472450262013-01-27T16:53:45.140-06:002013-01-27T16:53:45.140-06:00I'd agree, Greggo, that the plants were small;...I'd agree, Greggo, that the plants were small; but I suspect we were all buying them for the genetics. At least they were affordable.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-56097951549294468182013-01-27T12:52:07.353-06:002013-01-27T12:52:07.353-06:00I was sad to see them go also. Even though I thoug...I was sad to see them go also. Even though I thought his plants were small for the price, the nursery's catalogs were so informative. I look for many local nurseries to fold also as discretionary spending is becoming tighter.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-31630680540277086972013-01-26T16:50:17.450-06:002013-01-26T16:50:17.450-06:00I, too, was shocked when I learned about High Coun...I, too, was shocked when I learned about High Country Gardens. They seem so popular! And the thought of even more gardening businesses going out of business is quite sad. I've ordered a few things this year, but I think the economy is hard for everyone. I am on a strict gardening budget myself, but I've been trying to support as many as that limited budget allows. I can't even imagine having to garden only from what the big chains would have to offer! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-37352973094283399542013-01-26T12:44:34.517-06:002013-01-26T12:44:34.517-06:00I, too, just recently learned about High Country G...I, too, just recently learned about High Country Garden's demise - much to my great dismay and depression. (In my case, I read a little paragraph about it in the back of the most recent American Gardener, along with the disturbing and sad news that the owner of Bluebird Nursery in Nebraska had been killed in October during a house explosion.) I can only hope that the mail order business continues for at least another year - and maybe, if it does, we can all provide enough support that David Salman is able to revive it in full. Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891478286629018612.post-63134044814439950712013-01-26T09:35:38.466-06:002013-01-26T09:35:38.466-06:00Thanks for your rosarian's view of gardening, ...Thanks for your rosarian's view of gardening, Prof. Roush!<br /><br />If you check with Dave's Garden Watchdog-- http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/7923/--for recent K. Van Bourgondien ratings you'll see that, like many (too many) other once fine plant purveyors, it's under "new management." I always consult Garden Watchdog before placing an order these days. It's getting to be harder and harder to find really good, trustworthy mail-order nurseries and garden supply companies. But I can tell you that Lazy S's Farm has a full selection of Agastache and Salvia (tho' no Gaillardia) at decent prices and is in my experience a wonderful family-run business, with excellent ratings. http://www.lazyssfarm.com.<br /><br />The best to you,<br />Judith LaymanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658246820202002289noreply@blogger.com