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On 25/10/07 20:33, in article
, "Dave Hill"
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On 25 Oct, 18:06, Anne Jackson wrote:
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Apart from Latin name and colour (if no photo) what sort of info do people
think most important in a plant catalogue. I know it needs to be
informative but not too wordy, IMO!

Height and spread, and whether or not it's hardy would do for me.

--
AnneJ

You may search my time-worn face,
You'll find a merry eye that twinkles.
I am NOT an old lady
Just a little girl with wrinkles!
- Edythe E. Bregnard

I'd be inclined to publish a descriptive plant list with a much more
descriptive catalogue with pics etc on your web site, the lists you
can then print yourself as required rather than have a bill for
several hundred pounds from the printer.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

Another good idea. That sounds a workable compromise. Thanks, David. Do
you (all) think that because these are going to be the more unusual plants
we have, people wanting to buy them will already know them, be enthusiasts?
Or would you say we will pick up newcomers to the more exotic plant world?


You will find that "Unusual" plants are often sought by people who have
no idea what they are like or how to grow them, I turn away 90% of
inquiries for Lapageria because the inquirers did not realise they were
going to be exacting to grow and do not have the soil/conditions to suit
them. But you will get that even if you give copious details :~)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea