Northeast Gardening: 'Plant an acorn & wait for an oak' or 'Get it now'??, 1 by grampapa

grampapa wrote:
We were talking on another thread about the cost of plants and I said I was too old to 'Plant an acorn & wait for an oak'. How do you all feel about it?

I realize there are plenty of you who just don't have the money to spend on plants and, believe me, I've been there. But I'm not raising a family any more, I have a decent job, and I don't 'need' anything else. So now I can spend money on plants if I want to. And I DO want to. And I am willing to spend more for larger, more established plants. I am also willing to spend more to get the cultivars I want.

Don't get me wrong. I'm all for saving money. I'm wintersowing my perennials and some annuals this year. And I do shop around. I also am more than happy to get the plants I want for Christmas/birthday/Valentine's Day gifts.

let me hear from you :0)

gram ~a girl~

here's a rather pricey dwarf japanese snow pine I fell in love with that is now residing in my heather garden