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Ten Dollar orchids?
Lowes & HD here in FL both have those packaged things. But imagine the
treatment they've suffered! Personally, I wouldn't touch 'em. Diana |
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Diana,
I have to agree. And you're probably taking business away from a small locally owned nursery, to boot. I think it's absolutely worth it to pay more for your orchids if it means your local grower can stay in business another generation, teaching their clients all about the love of orchids. The alternative is the continued homogenization of America. -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message . .. Lowes & HD here in FL both have those packaged things. But imagine the treatment they've suffered! Personally, I wouldn't touch 'em. Diana |
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Eric Hunt wrote: Diana, I have to agree. And you're probably taking business away from a small locally owned nursery, to boot. I think it's absolutely worth it to pay more for your orchids if it means your local grower can stay in business another generation, teaching their clients all about the love of orchids. The alternative is the continued homogenization of America. -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message . .. Lowes & HD here in FL both have those packaged things. But imagine the treatment they've suffered! Personally, I wouldn't touch 'em. Diana Eric, well stated and I agree strongly. Joe T |
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Eric Hunt wrote:
Diana, I have to agree. And you're probably taking business away from a small locally owned nursery, to boot. I think it's absolutely worth it to pay more for your orchids if it means your local grower can stay in business another generation, teaching their clients all about the love of orchids. The alternative is the continued homogenization of America. Not only that, but also the constant flow of money abroad if they are cheap imports. Our mass produced orchids come from Holland, yours maybe from Thailand? Reka |
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While I cannot disagree with the sentiment - my own plant-selling
methodologies have been greatly affected and a guy near here went broke trying to raise and sell phals - we must also keep in mind the potential positive effects the "big box" phals have: It is unlikely that someone traveling under the old myth about the difficulty of growing orchids will seek out an orchid grower, visit, and ultimately buy one, especially at the $35 or $40 that some charge. IF, on the other hand, that imported cheapie happens to become an impulse buy while seeking toggle bolts, there is a reasonable possibility that the individual will decide to research a bit on the web, discover the "whole world" or orchids out there, become fascinated, and join the rest of us in this marvelous addiction. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Eric Hunt" wrote in message ... Diana, I have to agree. And you're probably taking business away from a small locally owned nursery, to boot. I think it's absolutely worth it to pay more for your orchids if it means your local grower can stay in business another generation, teaching their clients all about the love of orchids. The alternative is the continued homogenization of America. -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message . .. Lowes & HD here in FL both have those packaged things. But imagine the treatment they've suffered! Personally, I wouldn't touch 'em. Diana |
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On Wed, 31 May 2006 05:43:54 -0400, "Ray"
wrote: While I cannot disagree with the sentiment - my own plant-selling methodologies have been greatly affected and a guy near here went broke trying to raise and sell phals - we must also keep in mind the potential positive effects the "big box" phals have: It is unlikely that someone traveling under the old myth about the difficulty of growing orchids will seek out an orchid grower, visit, and ultimately buy one, especially at the $35 or $40 that some charge. IF, on the other hand, that imported cheapie happens to become an impulse buy while seeking toggle bolts, there is a reasonable possibility that the individual will decide to research a bit on the web, discover the "whole world" or orchids out there, become fascinated, and join the rest of us in this marvelous addiction. Ray , I agree with the sentiment - but they are often in such poor conditions -- over stuffed pots of sphagnum moss.... that they rot at home. I have a neighbor who just contributed the second phal, this one was just wilting from over watering. She even watered it on her way out the door to deliver it to me.. "it's delicate and needs to be damp". After a week it was dry enough that some of the wilted flowers recovered when watered and drained. It perpetuates the "fragile myth". Often their plants are so abused that they can not recover with TLC, only with tough love -- you are "on the wagon," dry out!" SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php |
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Ray,
I thought of this - I do feel this POV is true in a not-insignificant percentage of people. -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org "Ray" wrote in message ... While I cannot disagree with the sentiment - my own plant-selling methodologies have been greatly affected and a guy near here went broke trying to raise and sell phals - we must also keep in mind the potential positive effects the "big box" phals have: |
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Eric's reasons make more sense to me than the condition of the plants. Many
of the orchids with pseudobulbs can last quite a while without being cared for. I even saw them for sale at the Selby gift shop the last time we were down there. -danny "Eric Hunt" wrote in message ... Diana, I have to agree. And you're probably taking business away from a small locally owned nursery, to boot. I think it's absolutely worth it to pay more for your orchids if it means your local grower can stay in business another generation, teaching their clients all about the love of orchids. The alternative is the continued homogenization of America. -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message . .. Lowes & HD here in FL both have those packaged things. But imagine the treatment they've suffered! Personally, I wouldn't touch 'em. Diana |
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"Eric Hunt" wrote in
: Diana, I have to agree. And you're probably taking business away from a small locally owned nursery, to boot. I think it's absolutely worth it to pay more for your orchids if it means your local grower can stay in business another generation, teaching their clients all about the love of orchids. The alternative is the continued homogenization of America. -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message . .. Lowes & HD here in FL both have those packaged things. But imagine the treatment they've suffered! Personally, I wouldn't touch 'em. Diana I wish I had some small locally owned growers besides the one that is by appointment only. Also the once a year orchid show when US growers show up is a mob scene rather than a pleasurable buying event. What I have is the orange and blue boxes, and other retailers who seem to carry the same named orchids. However I don't pay retail and that leaves the orange box out as they trash before discounting. I have gotten some nice catts off Lowes discount shelf $2-$5 and I still cant pass up a nice looking 50 cent phal. |
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Dusty,
This is the second thing I thought of after posting my argument - I think it's absolutely true for a large number of people who do not live near a private grower. One can hope these people find a good, reliable vendor who sells plants over the internet to provide a way for them to expand their collection and knowledge. -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org "Dusty" wrote in message . 17.102... I wish I had some small locally owned growers besides the one that is by appointment only. Also the once a year orchid show when US growers show |
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As to a good reliable vendor, both Tropical Orchid Farm (Or was it Exotic
Orchids of Maui?) and Carter and Holmes sell their orchids through Amazon.com... in case one already has an Amazon account, and doesn't want one's credit card information all over the web. Both businesses already have web reliable presences, but you never can tell why you'd like to get orchids from Amazon...maybe you got a gift certificate, etc. K Barrett "Eric Hunt" wrote in message ... Dusty, This is the second thing I thought of after posting my argument - I think it's absolutely true for a large number of people who do not live near a private grower. One can hope these people find a good, reliable vendor who sells plants over the internet to provide a way for them to expand their collection and knowledge. -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org "Dusty" wrote in message . 17.102... I wish I had some small locally owned growers besides the one that is by appointment only. Also the once a year orchid show when US growers show |
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I think plant sellers have a truth in advertising problem. They show you the flower and deliver the twig. ;-)) Note; Many orchid sellers do show the twig. Joe T Houston |
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Ten Dollar orchids?
When I buy plants, I want to know what both the flower AND the twig look
like... A plant with an interesting twig is worthwhile, too. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "jtill" wrote in message oups.com... I think plant sellers have a truth in advertising problem. They show you the flower and deliver the twig. ;-)) Note; Many orchid sellers do show the twig. Joe T Houston |
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On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:03:05 -0700 in K Barrett wrote:
As to a good reliable vendor, both Tropical Orchid Farm (Or was it Exotic Orchids of Maui?) and Carter and Holmes sell their orchids through Amazon.com... in case one already has an Amazon account, and doesn't want one's credit card information all over the web. Both businesses already have web reliable presences, but you never can tell why you'd like to get orchids from Amazon...maybe you got a gift certificate, etc. When I was at one of the C&H open houses, they indicated that they weren't happy with Amazon. Amazon was siginificantly more work to keep up to date. -- Chris Dukes "The key to effective management is properly timed hovering." |
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Ten Dollar orchids?
The boxes, what ever color, to your local supermarket will usally
discount once the flowers fall off, if you can find a supervisor and you know what your talking about, one store even inproved it's display (raised up on a higher table with humidity trays) for a little while, don't try wally world they only knok down dead stuff. Jack |
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