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Park Seeds: $16.95 for one Echinacea plant!
White Flower Farm: $27.95 for 3 Allium 'Globemaster!' White Flower Farm: laughing out loud at their prices of everything! Note to White Flower Farm... I'm laughing at you, not with you! I just can't help it. They are out of their minds with those prices! They won't be getting my business! |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Sat, Aug 13, 11 at 9:31
I'm not laughing because it means someone who's considering a new garden can't afford to plant anything in it. I live in Connecticut and have never done anything more than use the WFF catalog/website as a reference manual. Their clientele is considerably above my touch. The cost of everything is steadily rising, including planting pots, potting mix, printed labels, catalog printing, shipping & handling, postage. Are their prices outrageous? For someone on a fixed or limited income, certainly, which is a shame. I estimate the plants I've grown via winter sowing would retail for several thousand dollars at a nursery. I don't have several thousand discretionary dollars to spend. I DO love to garden and hope to improve the curb appeal of my little green acre as best I can with whatever resources are within my budget. At least I can still afford to trade for seeds. |
White Flower Farm HAS to charge double for their plants. They have been sending me a beautiful full color catalog for 20 years, and I have never made ANY contact with them. With their cost of doing business charging too much for their plants is a necessity. Al |
- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Sat, Aug 13, 11 at 10:01
Unfortunately it's a sign of the times, I wanted to buy a few english bluebell bulbs and was a happy camper when I found them in 2 not 1 catalogs. I didn't mind paying the price they were asking for these bulbs but the cost of shipping and handling and then tax on BOTH the bulbs plus the S&H came to more than the price of the bulbs, I scrapped that one. I do have 3 or 4 I'm growing from seed but it's a slow go, I hope I see them flower before I croak. I try to support at least one or two mail order sources each year as they have plants I want and can't find anywhere else. I realize they have their costs to cover but I think in the near future a lot of them will be going out of business, only the very rich will be able to throw money around like that and the rest of us will have to stick with buying local, grow from seed or even better, plant exchanges between gardeners. Annette |
Most nurseries would be glad to bring in bulbs by request. Ask, and you just might receive. And you won't pay the shipping costs, either. English bluebells should be easy to find and are generally quite inexpensive. Allium 'Globemaster' is an expensive bulb. But it's beautiful and worth the extra money. I grow both Allium giganteum and 'Globemaster' and the colours of Globemaster are much more vivid and the flowers last at least 2-4 weeks longer in the garden. Usually, I expect to pay about $10.00 each for Globemaster. You can laugh as much as you want, but you don't have to support these nurseries if you find them too expensive. But perhaps you should reconsider sending for catalogues when you have no intention of buying. |
I can remember when the notion existed if you were a serious gardener you ordered your plants from WFF or Wayside and that was that. No questions about the prices. You did it because they had the reputation for being the best. Period! Unfortunately for years I dutifully places my orders with these 2 companies each spring and fall. After all, they said they had the best plants and everyone told me they had the best plants, so who was I to question all these statements of excellence? At some point I did start questioning those prices and the plants I was receiving and stopped ordering. I must admit it was hard to do mainly because of those gorgeous catalogs. As others have said, WFF does have one of the best catalogs out there. It must cost them a fortune to produce and mail and it probably still works at roping in the suckers. Kevin S |
It sounds to me like those notions were the result of peer pressure and great marketing. But why is someone a sucker just because they order from WFF? I'm not one of their customers, but I cannot deny the eye appeal of their catalogue. And though their plants might be expensive compared to other sources, why is someone a sucker for buying them? WFF provides information, and surely that's a valuable service for a new customer. I'm assuming that the plants live. And a live plant, even though expensive at point of purchase, is better than 10 very inexpensive plants which don't survive. Gardeners mature and their tastes change. They become more knowledgeable about what they grow and more knowledgeable about plant sources. I don't like to see any business criticized for trying to make money from selling plants. After all, that's their business, and it's not inherently dishonorable. I have ordered from Park's Seed in the past. Again, there are better and less expensive sources, but at the beginning of my gardening career, Park's Seeds gave me hours and hours of fun while I learned about the plants in their catalogue, and wrestled down my trillion dollar order into a reasonable amount. I don't use them as a source anymore, but I don't regret having purchased seeds from them. Some of the plants are still flourishing in my gardens so many years later. And I learned a lot. |
I agree with everyone's comments. I think catalog prices are too high and getting higher. Comments on WFF prices (note also the similar thread on Bluestone) show the frustration of many of us. However, I have to admit that I have learned a lot and greatly enjoyed WFF's catalog & over the years I have found & purchased quite a few plants from Bluestone (often older varieties and colors) that I could not locate at nearby nurseries, which tend to provide mostly hot new intros. I would hate to see either of these catalogs go away. I still have a patch of tulips bought as "perennial tulips" from a purchase in 1999 from WFF. They were the largest tulip bulbs I have ever purchased & have been truly perennial for me in a raised gravel bed, unlike most of the tulips I have planted. I also still have a patch of monarda purchased many years ago from the catalog of the poorly rated Spring Hill. Spring Hill was the first garden catalog I ever received in the mail and I owe them for starting me on the gardening path. I purchased a small "starter garden" from them which introduced me to the world of plants & by golly most of them grew just fine! I was amazed. LOL. |
"White Flower Farm HAS to charge double for their plants. They have been sending me a beautiful full color catalog for 20 years, and I have never made ANY contact with them. With their cost of doing business charging too much for their plants is a necessity." Aha, it's Al's fault. :) Well, mine too. I once ordered an Xmas present for my father from WFF and they've been sending me catalogues regularly ever since then (maybe 10 years or so). It's kind of a rule of mail order - the fancier the catalog and more color photos, the more expensive the plants are going to be. For a better deal, stick to places with simple catalogs and few or no photos. Or better yet, buy the vast majority of your plants at local nurseries, paying attention to specials and end-of-season deals. Reserve mail order for those few things you can't possibly find locally and for which seed raising isn't an option. By the way, did I actually see a poster with the username echinaceamaniac griping about Echinacea prices? $16.95 seems about mid-range for the newer Echinacea hybrids, at least I spent almost that much for one that crapped out in my garden and failed to return after 1 season. This year the only Echinaceas I've added are "Pow Wow Wild Berry" from seed. |
By the way, the worst travesty in the WFF catalog this year may be what they're asking for Gaillardias "Arizona Sunset" and "Arizona Red Shades" - 8 bucks a plant if I remember right. Seeing as how I spent about $8 for seeds of both varieties and have raised 20 plants, I've saved an absolute fortune. |
- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 13, 11 at 17:59
I think it's hilarious that seed varieties are so high. Gaillardias are so easily grown from seeds! I could see them being 4 to 5 dollars at most. I noticed on Bluestone's catalog cover is 'Crazy Daisy'...yet another seed variety. I can't believe they chose that as the cover plant. They must have got a good deal on the seeds. Those companies make a killing from those who never started a seed in kindergarten. |
So: what's the solution to rising plant costs? As gardeners, we just have to shop smart. When I finally got swept up Then, I started cross-checking prices and found some really HUGE Since everyone seems to want to dump on White Flower Farm, allow me to You see, WFF was the pioneer; they pretty much set the standard that all Over the years, I've come to terms with my love/hate relationship with Finally, aside from aggressive comparison shopping on-line, here are some - Late and end-of-season sales (Just yesterday, I snagged a $100. worth of - There are several local churches who are more than happy to have me - Do everything in your power to wangle your way into wholesale - Keep your eye on the curb! I never cease to be amazed at what other - Approach folks whose homes are for sale, especially if you've previously - Attend as many plant sales, and particularly plant swaps as you can; Carl |
Carl- your post was really timely for me. I was trying to place an allium order tonight. The sources I've used in the past were each out of one or more of the varieties I wanted. Read your post, looked at scheepers, and have an order for all that I need. Prices were as good or better than where I was looking. Thanks! |
You can also take a look at Van Engelen, same company but offer higher quantities of the same bulbs at lower prices. Karen |
- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 11 at 6:04
Carl - thanks for the tip! I live just 2 miles from Grower Direct Farms and, as a member of my local beautification committee, am able to buy plants from them at a discount each year in May. Between winter sowing, Santa Rosa Gardens' annual $2.99 sale and GDF, my flowerbeds are so stuffed, I'm beginning to rip things out that don't perform as I would like and planting others in their spaces. My biggest problem is impulse buying when the price is right and the plant is on my wish list. I need a t-shirt that says, "If I'm carrying a potted plant, kick me!" |
it seems to be a common mistake with fairly new gardeners to decide that because they have mastered a technique (seeding, grafting, etc.), that technique is without commercial value and any business that charges for the service is cheating. Sure, echinaceamaniac, you can start seeds. That's lots of fun for you as a gardener and provides lots of opportunity to add new plants to your garden. But it does not translate into running a nursery, or understanding anything about running a nursery. Bottom line is that if a nursery cannot make money from selling its product- whether raised from seed, started as a plug or a root, then the nursery cannot offer the product. Comparing your ability to add a plant or twenty six plants to your garden with the ability to start plants, sell them and make a living is definitely comparing apples and oranges. You are a gardener and that is a wonderful calling. But you are not a nurseryman. And to me, that is a noble calling. I doubt very many nurseries, including the big ones like WFF are making a "killing." Killings are made perhaps in the stock market, but not in the plant business which is, like farming, dependent on the weather, the season, the cost of energy and the fickleness of the marketplace. After all, nurserymen deal with live goods. Nurseries are also closing at an alarming rate, which indicates the profit level is not anywhere near the "killing" that some fantasize about. I am as unfamiliar with John Scheepers as I am with WFF. But there could well be a difference in the size or grade of the bulb. Maybe the bottom line is that gardeners need to educate themselves. But I just cannot see running down someone else's business as part of that process. |
Well said, Ninamarie. Also keep in mind that not everyone places the same importance on various factors. For some, getting things on the cheap is important - may be because of inherent frugrality or tight fianances or other reasons - while for others convenience may be a factor, or instant gratification. As an example, while I love starting seeds, I limit that to certain annuals and my vegetables, because I know within a month of planting out I'll be enjoying lush plants (well, usually...). Perennials? Fugetaboutit... If I want a perennial or a shrub, I want a good-sized one that will fill its intended space and I can enjoy NOW - I don't want to wait. (excluding end of season sales and freebies from friends, of course...). So I get in the car, drive to the nursery, and plunk down the money for a good-sized plant. Some may think that's wasteful, even laughable, and I don't give a cr*p - it makes me happy. How about those who don't have the time and/or space to start seeds or to frequent swaps, troll nurseries, etc. or that just don't want to be bothered? Mail ordering from a quality source may make sense - that doesn't mean they are getting ripped off, it just means those factors may play into their decision to order from a particular catalog. To each his own... |
- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 11 at 16:49
No need to be offended. It is just that White Flower Farms' plants are not better than the other sources yet seem to cost double. That is a fact. I've ordered from them and was not impressed what you get for the price. They ship tiny little things! |
- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 11 at 17:01
I'm pretty much of the same mind as mxk3, I will continue to buy from mail order sources if they are the only place I can get that special plant, but the S&H and Tax make me think twice and look for a local source first. I'm also a big believer in supporting my local nurseries and garden centers but not the big box stores. I enjoy shopping in amongst all the eye candy all perfectly grown and properly looked after. I also like the fact that I can pick the plant in the flat I like the most. I'm probably a lot older than a lot of you guys and remember when there weren't any nurseries of garden centers in our area just one or two florists who only carried a few annuals come gardening season. I worked in the nursery trade back in the 70's and it's not an easy go. Long hours, not much profit, but we loved what we did so it make it worthwhile. Annette |
I like to winter sow plants. You can get so many plants for minimal effort and money and they do grow quite quickly (depending on the type) and are very healthy. But, there are plants that you just can't grow from seed or don't come true, so I purchase grown plants from local nurseries if they have what I want and mail order for everything I can't find locally. I do shop around a lot online before making a purchase to find the best deal on the best plants (sometimes that just doesn't coincide, so I go for best plants over best deals, because a deal isn't a deal if the plant kicks it), and check around with others experiences on nurseries I've never heard of but would like to try. It's a lot of research which I don't mind. Karen |
- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 11 at 19:03
I'm winter sowing this year too. I can't wait. I'm having friends over and we're sharing seeds to plant. |
A lot of good points and info here. It is interesting to hear about some of the history. I've never ordered from WFF and probably never will, but the previous owner of this house used to and the catalogs came for awhile, but must confess I've never looked at them and now I'm curious to take a closer look at these works of art! ;) There are WFF peonies, daylilies, and bulbs growing in the gardens courtesy of the previous owner. She liked to buy the assortments. For the most part, they are common cultivars, but some are nice. It would be costly to buy all the plants I start from seed, and I love it - fiddling with germination requirements and methods, observing them sprout, grow and change. The flowering is exciting, but there's a lot going on before they get there which can be fascinating. And then they go to seed, and you can collect seed, or do your own breeding. I do like a lot of the fancy cultivars and nothing beats the nursery for instant gratification. This year I purchased some seed that was more expensive than usual, of cultivars like Echinacea Pow Wow, Digitalis Camelot, and Aquilegia Origami series. I am very curious what the results of these seeds will be - will they seed true to color, will the seedlings look consistent, etc. |
Prices are up there for most mail order nurseries. Thank goodness for end of the season sales, seed exchanges, and plant swapmeets. |
Speaking of high prices for seed-raised plants, WFF charges a bundle for annuals every spring. Maybe there are people who don't mind paying $6-7 for a zinnia, but it seems a little pricey to me, especially when you can buy a six-pack for much less at your local garden center. I think there's a mythology about buying plants via mail order, especially applicable to well-known operations like WFF. The reality is that you'll often fare a lot better (both in relation to price and quality) at a good garden center, even if it means a bit of a drive. "...I quickly realized why many people considered WFF to be the serious gardeners' Holy Grail ! What a plant collection! What gorgeous photographs!" The glossy catalogue and "gorgeous photographs" are a reason why customers pay so much. By the way, negative and neutral ratings of WFF far outnumber the positive ones on a certain popular mail-order nursery ratings website. |
- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Tue, Aug 16, 11 at 11:11
"...negative and neutral ratings of WFF far outnumber the positive ones on a certain popular mail-order nursery ratings website." When I first stumbled across the website referenced in the sentence above, I immediately looked up WFF seeing as it's here in CT and they produce such a fabulous catalogue every year. Imagine my stunned surprise to see they had over 50% negative ratings from customers. It was then I noticed Bluestone Perennials in the Top 30 list and became a satisfied, if novice, customer right up until I discovered winter sowing. Haven't placed an order with them since 2009 and am seriously rethinking the few items they offer that were still on my wants list. Thanks to WS & seed trading, I have stuffed my beds to the max and except for shovel pruning things I eventually decide I don't really like, have no desperate need to purchase much of anything. A little OT but here's a couple WS pictures for echinaceamaniac...this is my pot ghetto: |
OK, this is a bit off topic, but maybe still relevant. On the opposite side of the debate - pricey places - there are the cheap places. I can remember my last plant order from Jungs. This is a place my grandma swore by back in the day. I don't know why I did it, but I ordered a few varieties of garden phlox from a spring catalog, probably because the prices were sooooooo cheap. When they arrived - in little plastic bags - I found a few tiny, tiny wisps of roots attached to a piece of dormant stem no thicker than a piece of straw. I didn't think it was possible to divide a plant into such small pieces, but somehow they did it. At that rate of division, a single, average phlox plant would probably we worth hundreds and hundreds of $$. Needless to say, those little things didn't have a chance of survival. Kevin |
What annoys me is how all the catalogs and websites have touched up pics to enhance color and contrast. The only site I have seen with realistic pics is ForestFarm. |
I have been taking many pictures lately. Some colours are just impossible to reproduce correctly. Especially in blue-violet range. I have some intense pink phloxes, which look pastel pink on all the pictures. Violet platycodon is always being shown as blue. Chartreuse is usually reduced to yellow.Even if the pictures look relatively true on my comptuter, after I upload them on photobucket, they will show differently. Go figure! |
- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 22, 11 at 19:32
Wow. Nice winter sowing pics. Winter sowing is definitely the most economical, yet easy skill to learn. If you haven't done it, look it up! |
- Posted by silvergirl426 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 23, 11 at 12:50
I'm laughing, but crying a little too. I live in Connecticut too, and I like to visit WWF every year to ooh and ahh. It is a lovely garden. A number of years ago, they published a quarterly magazine too that was beautifully designed (of course) and very enjoyable. But they ceased publication, citing prohibitive costs to do it. So they too have their limits! I got a subscription as a present. Like Gardenweed, I have never been able to cough up the money they want for what they've got. And just as an aside, when I moved to my house and started working on and reclaiming the beds from years of benign neglect, I saw various WWF plant markers from the PO -- I was excited: a polemonium, a delphinium, several clematises, among others I can't remember. My hopes were dashed however, only ONE ever showed. It is a gorgeous Josephine clematis, among all the other Bluestone commoners I havae put in. I am sad my go-to place has had to by and large price me out. Like another poster above, I will only buy there very selectively. But I like buying from catalogs -- I like to plan (and dream) and I hate driving around and not finding what I'm looking for. Looks like I'll be doing much more winter sowing. Gardenweed -- I am totally impressed. And I urge you to come to the CT swaps. Nice people, nice plants, just as Carl said. But I'll email you about winter sowing in our micro climate. lucia |
- Posted by deanna_in_nh 5a/4b (My Page) on Wed, Aug 24, 11 at 9:11
gardenweed, you know what I can't believe about those pictures? YOUR NEAT HANDWRITING!! Good grief! It's like you professionally printed the plant name not just on the jug, but on the labels as well. Wow! Your plant ghetto looks better than my living room. And then, to top it all off, your jugs are so neatly arranged. Now THAT'S impressive! |
- Posted by deanna_in_nh 5a/4b (My Page) on Wed, Aug 24, 11 at 9:24
I'll also say about those plant catalogs that I've never ordered. First, I've only been gardening a couple of years. Second, I have two local nurseries that have great prices. One sells perennials in 6-packs, so I get 6 plants for under $3, and they have some great plants, but no brand new fancy plants. Basically no plants where the seeds are extremely expensive. But still some great plants. Then the "normal" nursery near me does a great job and sells their 1-gallon plants for $6-$7. I was so shocked to see $12 and $10 plants at nurseries in some other areas. I know that if I wanted a special plant they would try to get it for me. So, with those prices I haven't found the need yet to order from any catalog. Add to that our great plant swap where I have gotten so many wonderful things and WS, and I'm gardening for almost nothing! I ordered seeds and now suddenly I'm inundated with ten catalogs from plant companies. What a waste! How long before they stop sending them? I actually called several apparel companies last winter to ask them to stop sending me catalogs. By the time you go through their phone menu and talk to a real person who takes your address, etc., it just takes too long to call. I don't feel like spending so long on the phone to call the plant catalogs, too, and then there's the furniture and knick-knack catalogs. It's just never-ending. |
gardenweed you are amazing!!! I give all the catalog vendors credit for trying to make a living. That is what they are suppose to do. We as the consumer have to make the decision if we are willing to pay the price. I am one of those that is not willing to pay the price. I will not give WFF or any other Vendor a arm and leg and my first born for a plant. There is not a plant out there that I will pay any price to have. There is always a "Look enough like" plant that I can substitute with for a reasonable price. I get all the plant catalogs and enjoy them for comparison/planning of what I want to buy or winter sow. If it is a plant that I cannot buy locally I will order but after careful comparison shopping on the net. I also have a price limit. |
- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Wed, Aug 24, 11 at 19:38
Wow...I didn't realize my printing was that neat!! I get a lot of those comments over on the WS forum but it's just the way I've always printed, whether using a pencil, pen or marker. Thanks heaps echman, deanna & marquest!! After I got an "F" in 5th grade penmanship, I must have sub-consciously become more careful & precise whenever I picked up something to write with. When I first moved here, the neighbors all laughed at my plant labels. When spring rolled around, they weren't laughing...they were asking me to come tell them what plants were in their flowerbeds. Once I started winter sowing, they brought me seeds to grow for them. So far I've grown apple & pear trees for one neighbor and blackberry lily for another. Cracks me up to get home from work and find an envelope or ziplock baggie of seeds stuffed inside the door with a note that reads, "Please grow these for me." Winter sowing & seed trading has opened up a whole new world of perennial plant opportunities for me, at a price that's affordable for experimenting to see how the plants & I like each other. Not everyone has the space or opportunity to WS hundreds of milk jugs so the colorful, glossy catalogs of lush plants (photoshopped or not) will still rake in lots of inexperienced new gardeners. Thanks to the GardenWeb forums, we may collectively save some of them from repeating a few of our own mi$take$. |
- Posted by crackingtheconcrete 7aNY (My Page) on Wed, Aug 24, 11 at 23:32
Okay, I am now officially going to meander over to the WS forum and find out what I can winter sow. That's incredible! I used to love WFF, but had a few disappointments over very hard-earned and budgeted money spent on spindly plants or a forgotten order. Not holding a grudge, but just trying to find larger sizes for the same money amount, if possible. Sometimes I really do cringe at mail order prices, but if it's something really unique, I'll just do it and my mantra over the shipping is " I've spent $15 on a stupider thing" lol |
- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Thu, Aug 25, 11 at 5:21
cracking - your garden will thank you for "meandering over to the WS forum and find out what I can winter sow" since the possibilities are as endless as the seeds in your garden. I've grown trees (apple, pear, dogwood), shrubs (St. John's wort, spirea) and some interesting perennials (Siberian iris, Japanese iris, ornamental grasses, false indigo, lavender) via WS so far. Plant catalogs will just give you some new ideas for things to WS!! |
Be careful, though, or you'll end up like me with too many plants and not enough space for them all...and still you want more though you know there is no space for them. lol! I guess I'll have to either expand a bed or two, make a new one, or rearrange some plants (which I need to do anyway, some of my daylilies need more sun and some of the hostas need more shade, they're getting switched). Some of my plants I need to give away, but nobody wants them! :( Maybe I'll just grow them along our fence, since the grass and weeds never get trimmed anyway. Might as well grow flowers. Karen |
While I completely understand people's flabbergastedness (how's that for a word? LOL) at plant prices, I have to agree with Ninamarie and several others -- many of you are greatly deluded as to how much of a profit these nurseries make. I know several people in the business and they are not rolling in the dough. Of course it is even more difficult for the small locally owned nurseries, but one only has to take note of the number that are disappearing to realize that they can't be making that much profit. And as to the question of why not just start your plants from seed? Well that's fine if you have the space to do so and don't mind the clutter of having pots all over the place. But some people don't have the space and/or don't want to deal with the extra clutter. Then there are people like my parents. I typically do the gardening and plant shopping for them when I go visit them upstate (they live about 4 hours away). I am rather thrifty by nature and try to save them money plantwise where I can. I remember quite well one time 2 or 3 years ago mentioning that I could pick up some large pots of a plant but it would be far cheaper if they would prefer I pick up some small starter pots instead. My mom looked at me and said get them bigger plants -- I want to be able to see a nice full plant before I die. Considering that my parents are in their 70's, she had a very valid point. |
One thing about growing from seed - the seedlings generally express the natural genetic variation that occurs in seeds. Some are taller, some shorter, some bloom earlier, some later. Some are weaker specimens, some stronger. Even the annuals I grow from seed end up with some variability. Nursery cultivars are selected for outstanding or superior traits, like variegation or profuse blooms, and they will usually have a more uniform appearance because they are clones (some variability can occur because of cultural differences). In the back gardens I like a more naturalized look, but in the front garden which is semi-formal, I prefer a more uniform look with plants that are showier, which usually mean nursery cultivars. |
The only significant seedling variability I typically see is when raising seed from hybrids. Often, even named varieties are stable from seed (reflecting the probability that whoever introduced the cultivar merely slapped an attractive-sounding name on a particular species). So I wouldn't let fears about unmatched plants inhibit raising perennials and annuals from seed. |
The run of the mill bedding plants I can buy for $1.99 a sixpac, when ever I want them, so I don't waste my time growing them from seed. When I bring home a flat of sixpacs, I will immediately pot them into four inch nursery pots for about six weeks before planting them in the garden. It is very rare for me to lose a plant this way. For most other plants I will order the seed and start them myself. If I order a live plant it is only because I can't get it any other way, so I don't complain about the price. Al |
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No more leashes? O.o
Statikk what was the thought process behind removing traditional leashes? I've always felt good when I was able to do a hard leash for the jungler because I know how much it helps them, but now all I can do to help out is deal damage damage or buff the jungler.
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why would you take out leashing?? this takes the teamwork out of the first 2:00 minutes of the game and makes it extremely difficult on the jungler
i remember the last jungle change aimed to: make jungle easier for everyone(and this became level 3-4 ganks in many junglers), decrease gold earning(not sure about this one), in general terms. So with this new change you are maybe going back before this change.(no flame intended). What are the differences besides the new items between this new jungle and the "pre -nerf " jungle ?
With no easy leashing, more health on monsters and more damage on them, I'm concerned about jungling Eve. Haven't seen any response for her yet. As it is, she takes a ton of damage in the jungle for her first run through. And, given her AP nerfs, I think playing her AD in the jungle is really the better choice (I've only ever played her this way). I really hope she can still get through the jungle with these changes, as she's one of my favorite options.
Oh while your attention is on this thread, how does Eve fair in the new jungle? I want to play Dunk Eve.
How is Khazix in the new jungle? How about his nemesis Rengar?
how does riven do in the new jungle? The extra gold sounds promising, but need for more single burst makes me worry she wont clear effectively. I also like my dorans blade start for extra damage in ganks and fear this will not work without leashing, however; i am excited about the new items, particularly that their may be some for casters.


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A Monday morning traffic stop on Interstate 70 led to a manhunt in western Ellis County.
As a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper made a routine traffic stop approximately 3 miles west of the Yocemento exit at 9:51 a.m. Monday, the driver, Angel Beltran, 35, Phoenix, ran south through a field toward Big Creek, said Tod Hileman, Kansas Highway Patrol trooper and public information officer.
Crystal Norzagaray, 22, Tucson, Ariz., a passenger in the vehicle, remained at the vehicle.
Beltran ran into a wooded area, and the trooper called for back-up.
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- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Sun, May 26, 13 at 9:33
Just wanted to say that the link I gave above is NOT a personal link, so I won't get any financial benefit from it. So, please use someone else's link. I also suggest that people explicitly mark the link if it's a personal link, which will give them their purchase for free if 3 others buy. |
I ended up using a link from the other thread, and theirs has been fulfilled now. I am posting mine if anyone would like to use it feel free. Either way it is a great deal! I saved on the Blanco Performa Cascade! I am so excited for this sink. I think I am more excited about this than any other part of my new kitchen! |
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There's a conga line thread for this, so everyone can get in on the deal! |
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Just FYI, AJ Madison started excluding weber and miele with out it being on their terms and conditions. I sent an email to living social asking for a refund. This seems to me like bait and switch. |
Kinei--Thanks for posting that. It definitely IS bait & switch. Shame on them. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Tue, May 28, 13 at 8:56
In all fairness, but Weber was already excluded while the deal was still going on. |
Weber was not originally excluded. It was excluded near the end of the deal. They actually raised their prices on weber items in the middle of the deal, then lowered it and excluded them. At the same time never stating on living social that they were excluded. |
I am so fuming. Weber was NOT excluded I had it in my cart with discount. Wake up today and now it will not work! I was waiting until this morning as I had paypal funds coming in. We just did our backyard over (love it) for our girls and ourselves. Getting a new grill was not in the budget, we were going to clean up the old weber we have. I saw this deal and was going to do it for father's day. I do not need anything else from there as we just re-did our house last summer. I am calling as soon as AJM opens. It says right on there ad with LS GRILLS. Sorry to rant I am just upset right now as I do not want to part with $250 as there are plenty of other things I would rather do with that money. |
I will also ad I was always a fan of AJM. When we purchased our DCS range from AJM there was a rebate for 2 free dish drawers. I could not find an integrated model. AJM let me get 2 that were not part of the rebate no problem and took care of all the paper work. This is such bad customer service, it is not the consumers fault that too many grills were bought with the promo. If you don't want to do the promotion don't do it! I am sure LS wasn't forcing them to. |
- Posted by cluelessincolorado (My Page) on Tue, May 28, 13 at 10:03
Yep, totally lame and I'm out $250 earmarked for a Weber too. Had this done even before this post. :-( You've made me very sad AJ Madison, and Living Social for that matter. |
You should still be able to cancel your voucher. You have 7 days from purchase to do so. |
Just an FYI that using the Living Social voucher negated free shipping on the site, so I was charged $99. Still saved me an additional $151 on my new cooktop, but not as good a deal as I had hoped. |
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On Saturday, Romney frequently returned to a theme of "bipartisanship," which also underscored some of Obama's peech last night. But while Obama spoke of working with both political parties, the president did not offer the same kind of grand, sweeping promise of bipartisanship that Romney presented one night earlier. And Obama did not shy away from conflicts he has faced with the Republican Party, either. Instead, he embraced them as signs of his strong moral compass and his unwillingness to compromise his values -- all the while reiterating that he, too, wants to reach across the aisle.
"The fact is, what we're describing is not partisan. It doesn't have to be. We're not Democrats or Republicans first. We're Americans first," he said. "I will work with anybody of any party to move this country forward. If you want to break the gridlock in Congress, you'll vote for leaders who feel the same way...whether they're Democrats, Republicans, independents -- people who put their constituencies first."Photo by Brandon Marshall Slideshow: Obama and Dave Matthews in Aurora
But, he added, "sometimes there's gonna be conflict. Sometimes bringing about change is gonna butt up against the status quo. And we've got to be willing to fight for what we believe in and what we care about and what's built this country. If the price of peace in Washington is cutting deals that will take students off of financial aid or get rid of funding for Planned Parenthood or let insurance companies discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions...I'm not willing to pay that price. That's not bipartisanship. That's not real change. That's surrender...and I'm not ready to give up."
Supporter James Dixon, 55, said he believes the president needs to continue to remind voters that he is the candidate who actually cares about average Americans during the final stretch before the election.
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He aded that Obama will continue to accomplish great things -- whether he wins or not.
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I have several tree size crepe myrtles planted in a stone terrace. The roots are lifting the stone and are raised in the lawn area as well. Will it harm the tree/bush to remove the offending roots. The area is well watered. Thanks in advance. |
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need a pic... otherwise.. time to get rid of them.. or rebuild the wall .. else they will have the potential to fall over.. if you remove significant root mass.. on a dangling cliff.. dont you think. ... ken |
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Local Food Around OHSU
Oregon Farmers Markets
Oregon Farmers Market Association provides a listing of Oregon Farmers Markets, their hours, dates, payment options and locations.
View the Oregon Farmers Market Association's website
Community Supported Agriculture
What is a CSA?
Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: A farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a "membership" or a "subscription") and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.
This year Minto Island Grower's CSA will have 6 drop sites for OHSU, 2 on Marquam Hill and 4 off the hill:
On the hill:
Mac Hall- Room 1181
School of Nursing- 3rd floor, by back door
Off the hill:
OHSU Foundation building, 1121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 100, Portland, OR
OHSU Marquam Plaza, Marquam Plaza 2525 SW 3rd Avenue Portland, OR 97201
Market Square Building, 1515 SW Fifth Ave., STE 900. Portland, OR 97201
South Waterfront, Go By Bike Valet Parking Trailer, corner of SW Moody and SW Gibbs
We are excited to work directly with Minto Island to provide fresh, Organic, locally grown produce to our
employees and the greater OHSU community.
Learn more about the Minto Island CSA
If you are interested in other Portland Area CSA's, the Portland Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition has info.
View the PACSAC website to learn about other Portland Area CSAs


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The Riverhead Blue Waves scored a decisive first-round victory in the Suffolk AA girls basketball tournament Monday night, defeating Patchogue-Medford 67-46.
The Waves didn't let the second-quarter ejection, on a technical violation, of head coach Dave Spinella rattle them. They took control of the game and by the end of the half held an 18-point lead. They never looked back.
Jayln Brown scored her 1,000th career point in tonight's game, putting a total of 16 on the board.
Melodee Riley led the Waves with 23 points, followed by Brown and Kaila Nazario, who had 13.
Shanice Allen scored 10 points.
"We played together as a team tonight," Brown said after the game. "That's what made the difference. And we used our speed to our advantage."
The senior said she wasn't aware she was closing in on 1,000 points. "I knew I was close, but I didn't know I was that close," she said.
Spinella's ejection on a technical — a first for him — took everyone by surprise. The referee said the coach was coming out of the coach's box. Assistant coach Jim Janecek said he and coach Gerald Weisman "had a quick pow-pow" after the head coach got sent out. They regrouped and moved on, he said.
With tonight's victory, the Waves (18-1) advance to the quarterfinals. They host No. 6 Ward Melville (12-5) Wednesday at 5 p.m. Ward Melville beat Kings Park tonight, 53-39.
RiverheadLOCAL photos by Peter Blasl


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Board of Directors
Susana Loza
Susana Loza, assistant professor of media culture, received B.A. degrees in Political Science and Psychology from Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in Comparative Ethnic Studies from the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches cultural studies, critical race theory, film and media studies, popular music, feminist theory, and ethnic studies. Her research interests include science fiction and horror; racial and sexual performativity; digital media and cybercolonialism; the politics of online fandom; power, privilege and cultural appropriation; and the resurgence of minstrelsy in "post-racial" times.
- nina de jesusnina is the digital projects librarian at York University. They got their
MLIS from UBC, in addition to an MA in Asian Studies and a BA in Chinese
and Philosophy. They work primarily in the areas of digital preservation
and scholarly communication using free/libre and open source software and
advocating for open access. nina is primarily interested in decolonization
of land, people, and culture — as such she recently started exploring the
values and ethics of the free culture & free software movements. They are
committed to an understanding of freedom as liberation from oppression.
Adelaida McIntire | Email
Adelaida is a feminist theorist as well as a free software and free culture advocate. She's interested in examining issues of oppression and violence in order to imagine new frameworks of embodiment and subjectivity. One area of specific interest to Adelaida is thinking about how technology influences notions of identity and communication from a critical feminist perspective. Adelaida has worked for many years advocating for feminism, free cultural works, free software, and many related issues since completing her internship at the Free Software Foundation in 2009 and Electronic Frontier Foundation in 2010.
Jennifer Baek | Email
Jennifer is a 3rd year student at New York Law School affiliated with the Justice Action Center and Institute of Information Law and Policy. She is the Executive Online Editor of the New York Law School Law Review and co-president of the NYLS Chapters of SFC and the American Constitution Society. She is interested in privacy and telecommunications law and policy and hopes to pursue a career advocating for digital civil liberties.
Kẏra | Email
Kẏra is an activist within—and critic of—the free software and free culture movements. As a student, aspiring hacker, 2ⁿᵈ generation hoppa, and trans femme cyborg, Kẏra is committed to free software and free culture as a matter of POC empowerment, disability justice, decolonization, queer liberation, prison abolition, and the destabilization of patriarchy. Their own experiences gaining footing in hacker communities led them to organize the Empowermentors Collective. They've worked for many years on the advocacy of free software, free cultural works, and many related issues since having been an intern at the Free Software Foundation in 2010.
Other officers/volunteers
Sysadmin of Last Resort: Asheesh Laroia (Johns Hopkins University alumnus) Email
Asheesh Laroia received a M.S. in computer science at the Johns Hopkins University in 2007. He received his B.A. in cognitive science from JHU. In 2004, he filed a deposition in the Diebold lawsuit that first earned the student free culture movement coverage in the national media. A long-time participant in free software and free culture, he interned at Creative Commons in 2006.
Alumni Advisory Board
- Ben Moskowitz (UC Berkeley) EmailBen Moskowitz co-founded the SFC@Berkeley chapter of Students for Free Culture and created a seminar on the cultural dimensions of piracy. He also co-organized the Free Culture 2008 Conference and the Open Video Conference in NYC. He is currently a student of Mandarin at NYU SCPS and serves as the general coordinator of the Open Video Alliance.
Kevin Donovan (Georgetown) Email
Kevin Donovan is a rising junior at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, majoring in Science, Technology & International Affairs with a certificate in International Development. He started the Georgetown chapter of SFC and has worked on technology policy issues at the World Bank's infoDev program and is currently working on an OpenCourseWare pilot program. He writes about technology policy at Techdirt, his personal blog, and on Twitter.
- Elizabeth Stark is the founder of the Harvard University chapter of Students for Free Culture. She went to Brown University and is currently a lecturer at Yale University, teaching courses on law and technology. She is also a founder of the Open Video Alliance. At Harvard, she conducted research for the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, was an Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law Technology, and has worked as Teaching Fellow for courses in Cyberlaw, Electronic Music, and Internet and Society. She has collaborated with organizations such as the EFF, Creative Commons, and iCommons. She is highly interested in the impact of technology on digital culture, and is (semi-)obsessed with electronic music.
- Gavin Baker
- Brendan Ballou
- Fred Benenson
- Nelson Pavlosky
- Karen Rustad
Faculty Advisory Board
- Pat Aufderheide, University Professor @ American University; Director, Center for Social Media
- James Boyle, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law @ Duke Law School; Co-founder, Center for the Study of the Public Domain
- Gabriella Coleman, Assistant Professor of Media, Culture and Communication @ NYU
- Stephen Duncombe, Associate Professor, Gallatin School, New York University
- Edward Felten, Professor of Computer Science & Public Affairs @ Princeton University; Director, Center for Information Technology Policy
- Henry Jenkins, Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts @ the University of Southern California;
- Rebecca MacKinnon, Bernard Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation; co-founder, Global Voices Online
- Kembrew McLeod, Associate Professor, University of Iowa
- Michael R. Nelson, Visiting Professor @ Georgetown University's Communication, Culture and Technology Program
- Brian Rowe, Adjunct Professor at University of Washington's Information School and Seattle University Law
- Wendy Seltzer, Fellow, Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship; Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society


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Railway Simulation and Testing
The railway specific laboratory offers the opportunity to analyze systems, subsystems and components of train control technology as well as operational concepts. The validation of the interoperation between system components from different suppliers is possible from a functional and a safety related view.
Due to its modular design, the flexibility and expandability of the laboratory is ensured so that hardware-in-the-loop and cross-reference tests can be performed next to sheer software simulations.
With the certification as "Subcontractor of the Notified Body Interoperability" by EISENBAHN-CERT (EBC), the institute operates an internationally accredited European railway test laboratory.
RailSiTe covers the whole chain reaching from the interlocking operator, tracks and train dynamics, the train control systems up to the train driver. The currently implemented technology is based on ERTMS/ETCS (European Rail Traffic Management System/European Train Control System).
RailSiTe is at present composed of the following simulated components which can be replaced by industrial components if required:
RailSiTe is supplemented by a 2D visualization of the driver's perspective as well as a stereoscopic 3D visualization by the connection to the Virtual Reality Laboratory.
Furthermore a realistic driver's cabin and a real level crossing are integrated into the laboratory. The connection to other infrastructures available at the institute is also possible (e.g. the movement platform of the dynamic car driving simulator).
Fields of Application
The primary application of RailSiTe arises from the institute's research and development activities regarding railway operation and technology. Furthermore, RailSiTe is used to validate components, systems and subsystems. Conformity and interoperability tests (e.g. for ETCS) can be performed as well.
Another application is the operational validation of various equipment and operation variants. Due to the multi disciplinary orientation of the institute, research projects from the fields of ergonomics and human factors can also be done.


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Clever Camouflaged Self-Portraits by Cecilia Paredes
Artists and photographers have been creating self-portraits for years, putting themselves at the core of their selected works. However, instead of making her likeness stand out, Chilean artist Cecilia Paredes prefers to conceal herself in her interesting artworks. Learn more about her camouflaged self-portraits after the jump! -
Catching Up With Our LoBlography Malaysia Challenge Winner: Melmonica!
Let's catch up with our miss popular, Ms. Melissa Newton, a.k.a Melmonica, who wins away a brand new Lomo LC-A+ from our LoBlography Challenge. Check out how things are going on after Lomography came into her life! -
Video Gaming: Blast From the Past
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By: Nicole Urbanowicz
Posted: October 31, 2012, from the November 2012 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
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"I wanted to own my own company," she explains. "After having the experience, I felt confident enough in myself, and I felt confident enough in the services that I would offer."
Since then, the ambitious McDowell—who works up to 60 hours a week—continues to innovate while moving full speed ahead. SYKN Lounge has been one of the first spas in her local area to offer specialties, such as dermafiling, and she continues to update her service offerings. She also recently launched her own paraben-free mineral-based makeup line, ZenSYKN, which is formulated for safe use following skin care treatments. "Our spa is created to get clients back out into their routine," she says, which is why she features a makeup bar area at her Zen-inspired spa and offers free makeup applications after clients get a treatment. This move, among others, has helped McDowell's spa achieve a 90% treatment-to-retail ratio. In addition, she and her staff of five professionals help clients with a cohesive program in which clients are encouraged to do their skin care homework with products such as Obagi Medical and SkinCeuticals (representing the bulk of the spa's inventory) as well as PCA Skin, Elements, Bliss Spa and Clarisonic.
For McDowell, who is on the board of the charity-focused Younger Women's Club of Louisville, the most important service that she offers is encouragement to her clients, staff, hometown business owners and other women who are innovative dreamers like herself.
"Take the experience and the information that you have, and just go for it. Because you never know exactly what the outcome is going to be, or if something is going to work perfectly or not," she says. "A lot of people are scared, but if you have a dream and you are going to work really hard at something, then I say go for it."
Nicole Urbanowicz is a contributor to Skin Inc. magazine, and is the associate editor of Perfumer & Flavorist magazine. Her articles have also appeared in various media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press and WWD Accessories.
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5 What about God, who supplies you with the Spirit and works miracles among you - does he do it because of your legalistic observance of Torah commands or because you trust in what you heard and are faithful to it? | 5 Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard? |
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BBC announces Baroness Thatcher funeral coverage details
The BBC have announced details of their Baroness Thatcher funeral coverage.
Thatcher's funeral takes place on Wednesday (April 17th), and will be held at St. Paul's Cathedral in London – the corporation's Radio coverage starts start at 6am, with 5 Live Breakfast, and conclude at 7pm. Television coverage, on BBC One, will begin at 9.55am, and conclude at 12.15pm.
Full details of the coverage are as follows:
Coverage will go live on BBC One at 9.55am, with a programme titled The Funeral of Baroness Thatcher – it will begin with the funeral procession leaving the Palace of Westminster, up to the end of the service at St Paul's Cathedral. Hosted by Question Time's David Dimbleby, additional reporting will be provided by Sophie Raworth and Mishal Husain.
The BBC News Channel are due to announced their coverage for the event later today (April 15th).
BBC Radio 4 will broadcast live coverage of the days events from 10am until 12pm, starting with the procession and concluding after Baroness Thatcher's funeral. Sian Williams will lead commentary on the procession, accompanied by military expert Christopher Lee. Commentary on events inside St. Paul's will be provided by James Naughtie.
BBC Radio 5 Live will be providing coverage with a special outside broadcast throughout the day, starting with 5 Live Breakfast from 6am. Immediately following that, from 9.30am Victoria Derbyshire, Shelagh Fogarty and Peter Allen will have coverage of the procession and funeral. Richard Bacon will broadcast from 2pm-4pm as normal, as will 5 Live Drive from 4pm-7pm.
All aspects of the coverage, including video and audio streams, will be accessible at bbc.co.uk - bbc.co.uk/news will also feature detailed analysis, the main news stories of the day and video clips.
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Learn about the different plants and animals in Shakespeare's plays and experience the great outdoors in the Folger Elizabethan Garden.
Recommended ages: 6-12
NOTE: Registration for this program is currently full. To add your name to our waitlist, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
This program, previously scheduled for May 10, will take place on May 3. Be sure to mark this change on your calendar!


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Sheryl Carver commented on the blog post Iowa town bans retired cop's service dog – because it's a pit mix
Common sense & rational thought are rare commodities in the general population, & seem practically non-existent among law-makers, at whatever level of government. Doesn't matter if it's LGBT humans or pit bull dogs.
"We don't need no stinkin' science/evidence/brains." This attitude would be funny if the consequences for innocent beings weren't so severe.