Patskywriter wrote:

i heard a commercial on WDNC, where the announcer said that big bloomers has
the biggest selection of plants in the southeast and that the prices are half
those of triangle-area nurseries. is the hype correct? if so, i might be making
a road trip out to sanford real soon!

Yes, the hype is correct - it's well worth a trip to Sanford. Below are
directions from my plants for birds page
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/plants4birds.html

Big Bloomers in Tramway, just south of Sanford. A plant collector's
dream - they have just about every perennial and annual you can think of
(plus a few shrubs) at fairly cheap prices. Take US 1 south past
Sanford, turn right (west) at the Tramway stoplight, then turn left at
the first road past the elementary school (look for the sign on the
right).