Don’t ask me how, but they sure are! The products are already live on the site, but I don’t know how they found them already. All I know is, THE PHONES ARE RINGING. We’re working from photocopies of the catalog up here because we haven’t even gotten the real ones back from the printer yet! [...]
Hey everybody, I just have a question. The Collector’s Edition doesn’t mail until February 12 according to our schedule back here in Shipping. How are customers reserving things already? Randy Hagood
Howdy folks, What would everybody think about putting up those garden talks we’ve been going to onto this blog? I know there are a lot of folks who just can’t make the talks, but it’s generally such good info, I hate to think of it going to waste. We’ve been talking about it up here [...]
At our meeting this morning it came up that we have very low supply of many of our Astilbes. Customer Service already has a notice to let customers know when they call, but if anyone else is talking with customers in the next few weeks, please let them know. The new Chinese Astilbe is the [...]
Is this what’s called being an enabler?! (I would do an emoticon here but I don’t have the time to hunt for all those little symbols. Picture a winking face with a tongue hanging out, please.) First, I would scoop up that Geranium, because any serious gardener should scoop up that Geranium. We’ve never seen [...]
"Back in Black" — are we talking AC/DC here? And I thought Coreopsis "Jethro Tull" was about as cool as it got this season! Martin Santos
Dear Tamsin, Oh, Back in Black — I saw the P.O. fly by for that one, but had completely forgotten about it! I must say the photo is alluring. I haven’t even paged through Collector’s yet, and it’s driving me crazy. Can you tell me what the best things would be for me to get, [...]
Why, this one, of course! Agapanthus Back in Black, the first from that likely lad over at Darwin, Piet Zonneveld. If even a fraction of his seedlings make it to market, I predict we will soon be entering an Agapanthus renaissance. The breeding is simply first-rate, full stop. Have you placed your order yet, Kay? [...]
Dear Tamsin, What on earth are you talking about, an "Agapanthus named for a song"? Maybe I’m just up to my eyeballs in purchase orders and my brain has rotted, but I can’t think what you mean. Sincerely, Kay Ravenel Product Admin KayRavenel@gmail.com
While we’re on the subject of disappointing photos, I must add caveats for the following: Cedrus Aurea – If you look hard enough at it you can see the true color peeking out from behind what looks like shadow. The whole thing should be a brilliant chartreuse, quite amazing. Salvia Sensation Rose – I don’t [...]