Monthly Archives for May 2010
A small businesses nightmare
While we all wait to see how the Health Care Reform Act will affect us some interesting tidbits are sneaking out. One such tidbit has nothing to do with health care reform (big surprise). According to The Wall Street Journal, … Continue reading
Domestic Terraforming?
Wired.com has a Geek Gardening guide to Domestic Terraforming. It’s fun to see how gardening, ooops I mean domestic terraforming is viewed by the geeky crowd. As the article states, “Gardeners are among the world’s most charming snobs. Rightly so: … Continue reading
Business as usual in the garden department…
The Transatlantic Plantsman, Graham Rice has a post today titled “Don’t buy hostas from Home Depot“. Graham bemoans the fact that he “found their hosta labeling in complete chaos.” He continues, “even allowing for the fact that all the plants … Continue reading
It’s back!
According to LSUAgcenter.com “Scientists at the LSU AgCenter recently confirmed the presence of late blight on tomatoes in home gardens in Terrebonne, Lafayette, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes. Symptoms include black lesions on stems and petioles, blackening of the fruit, and … Continue reading
Jackson & Perkins declares bankruptcy
Jackson & Perkin’s and their parent company Park Seeds has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. We haven’t bought from either company for years. I remember that our sales rep for Jackson and Perkin’s use to drive a Jaguar when … Continue reading
