In article , Steve
Harris writes
In article ,
(Kay Easton) wrote:
the chiltern catalogue has arrived!
Is it just me, or does anyone else find their plant descriptions just a
bit too full of superlatives?
Compared with Thompson and Morgan, no ;-)
But they are trying to sell us something - obviously every single plant
in their catalogue will be out of this world ;-)
So yes, they do make the most mundane plants sound special. And they
have the usual seed-merchant's optimism about the hardiness and
propensity to flower and set fruit of most of their offerings. But
they're not overly expensive, they give good service, and they have a
good range, particularly of species as opposed to garden varieties.
I usually look things up elsewhere before buying. It also tells me other
useful things like 'needs well drained soil and an open aspect' -
something I am unable to supply in my garden!
--
Kay Easton
Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm