Lots of people, especially down south, on my butterfly gardening list, get plants at lowes for bargains that beat even Walmart in price.

Anyone gone to the new Lowes and seen any interesting plants? I figgure, its getting kinda late for plants around here!

talk about root bound, stressed or missed named varieties

I blame the growers for that! and you the buyer need to be careful.
Forget the mass markets and support the smaller growers, the specialty vendors
the man and women who really care.
we need the kind of purveyors that go out and find the new, that restore the old and forgotten
and the plantsman/woman that bring us the unusual or we will end up gardening with soy

I bought beautyberry bushes (calicarpa) variety Early Amethyst at HD earlier this summer for (about) $6.00 a plant for beautiful healthy shrubs. They were root bound but thats no big deal just make some cuts in the root ball and since I planted them have taken off and done beautifully.

Valerie

I was able to get a neat little andromeda for just under 7$ and if you were looking for mums, like any place else, they had more of them than anything else.

They did have some small evergreen shrubs (thus the andromda) but not very many...

I had high hopes for Lowe's but am going to wait to see what their springtime stock looks like...O and their indoor plants, nothing special, 'garden variety'....

I *have* been to the Lowe's in Suffolk near Holtsville where my inlaws live...now *that* place had really healthy looking house plants...the usual outdoor plants but the house plants were very green and lush...of course that was about 2 months ago, but, for what it's worth, that's my story.

I don't rule out shopping at Home Depot or Lowe's for plants, you can't beat the price compared to the 'better' garden centers but you *must* know what you're looking for.

I usually make my big purchases at places like Hicks' and other better garden centers but for run of the mill shrubs and plants for seasonal interest, I shop at the home centers.

Garden World, literally 2 blocks from me is 3 times as expensive for nothing special....I prowl that store more times a week than I care to admit and I leave there empty handed 9 out of 10 times.

I *almost* bought a small over priced jasmine yesterday, it's siren song fragrance almost snared me in it's web...but upon closer examination, the BIG FAT MEALYBUGS brought me to slamming mach one, (top velocity folks) into reality!

grumble...and to think, I almost jeopardized my entire tropical population of indoor plants (numbering over 100) to this pest all for a 6" 14.95 jasmine!

On another note, 4 weeks ago when I went to this very same garden center, I asked a very nice older man if they had cascading mums, his reply?...I've never heard of such a thing....ok, how about miniature mums?...his reply?...well, we have 6" mums and 8" mums over there...ugh...I thanked the man kindly and walked away not only disgusted, but empty handed.

ant

I was hoping we'd get a Lowe's in Nassau County! Hope it improves for next year. don't like the depot.

Looking forward to going to Frank's in Setauket next spring. They had some great plants this year, and decent prices.

WW

Still, I'm savin' my pennies for Hick's (can't wait till Mother's Day!!) in the meantime, I lurk at Frank's, Home Depot and Lowes' and yes, the aforementioned un-named place of business for the odd plant bargain...

I kinda like the treasure hunting!

Bummout on both counts. The dirt costs more than what you could buy at Walmart for anything comaptible....name brand or otherwise. And Hubs was very disspointed with the pricing in the electical department. They were more expensive than HD for many of the same products. (well....I don't know why we so were dissapointed...afterall, it IS Garden City.)

Trudi

Anyone check out the Lowes in Medford or Garden City yet for plants?

P.S. - if anyone knows where I can still get 'stock' (smells great-heavy, perfume-y) I'd apprec. hearing that, too.

L.Bug in L.B.