Yay...Another great media nod to what we already know is a superb resource for gardeners!
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/homegarden/homegarden.php?story=dispatch/2007/02/18/20070218-I1-02.html
An excerpt:
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Gorgeous pictures can lead to disappointment when plants arrive.
"Managing expectations" is part of the mail-order game, said Dave Whitinger, founder and manager of davesgarden. com, a gardening forum. The site includes a consumer "watchdog" rating of mailorder companies, with a top-30 list.
"Plants are usually smaller when they come in a mailorder," he said from his office in College Station, Texas.
"A lot of people are surprised when they order trees online, and they come bare-root, no leaves, no dirt. It’s like getting a stick.
"That’s OK. Just be prepared."
