White Flower Farm vs. Wayside Gardens

marlasmom

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I have always liked Wayside Gardens especially for roses (much better than Jackson & Perkins I think). However they have all this stuff listed as growing in my new region (zone 9) which my friends at the garden site say will NOT grow here. Yesterday I received the White Flower Farm catalog which negates the Wayside stance on a lot of things and lists these plants as growing only to zone 8, not 9 as Wayside says.

It's an interesting comparison and I will go with the more conservative White Flower Farm. However, they are soooo expensive I think I will be starting a lot of seeds this year. Spring is just around the corner.
 
I think you are smart to go with the more conservative thinking. It's a pain to waste money and time on something that is just not destined to succeed. Half the equation for successful gardening is proper plant selection for your climate and growing conditions. If the plant has to fight mother nature to survive... the odds are stacked against you right from the start.

So what seeds are you planning to start? I am getting ready to start flats of annuals next weekend and my tomatoes/peppers are already started. :)
 
I have ordered from both. I ordered roses from Wayside with great success. Of course, I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing, so that's probably why they lived! LOL I also ordered some exotic rhododendrons from them.....two twigs showed up and they promptly croaked. Wasn't pretty.

White Flower Farms, to me, is extremely reputable. I've always been impressed with their customer service and the quality of the plants they've sent me. They do focus on southern gardens though I think their expertise is more northern climates.

I think I'd believe WFF.
 















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