There is no quicker way to go broke in the nursery business than to grow only your favorite plants, that is unless you are much better at persuading people than I am. On second thought, one needs to establish credibility before attempting to persuade people of anything. Maybe I should not begin all of my […]
Read More...Today, this blog is about dissonance and pachysandra and peat pots. They are all related. We begin by quoting noted groundcover, perennial, and green roof grower Dave McKenzie; who is also a noted author because of his 1997 book “Perennial Ground Covers”. Dave says: “People sometimes experience dissonance when confronted with a disharmonious landscape.” And […]
Read More...This week we are doing the hard sell. The sales personages, who do not want to be referred to by their gender, are tired of hearing about my innermost personal feelings. They want me to use my writing skills to sell some plants. Today we are selling some liners that I over-produced last winter. Hemerocallis […]
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