pushing envelopes
Russell Stafford (Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:40:37 PDT)

The main problem in these parts is that so few gardeners or nurserymen know
what the envelope is. Colchicums and fall-blooming crocuses and Juno
irises and many other worthy "hardy" bulbs are practically nonexistent in
gardens and in the trade, never mind agapanthi and crinums and rhodohypoxis
and zantedeschias and the numerous other "exotic" bulbs that should be
grown or at least tried. Additionally, the "it won't grow here" mentality
is all too often found among members of the horticultural profession. I've
had nurserymen/horticulturists tell me that Hamamelis x intermedia is not
hardy in this area (as well as Nandina domestica, Erica carnea, etc.
etc.)! Cedrus libani, Albizia julibrissin 'E.H. Wilson', Sequoiadendron
giganteum -- the list of edge-of-the-envelope plants that should be grown
here but are virtually absent from nurseries and gardens goes on and on.

Russell

Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA, zone 6

At 08:14 AM 6/26/2004 -0500, James Waddick wrote:

Russell Stafford
Odyssey Bulbs
8984 Meadow Lane, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103
269-471-4642
http://www.odysseybulbs.com/