On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:50 AM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Dear Jane, Ellen etc...or complain about the general pitiful poor state of > nursery offerings. > Sadly the nursery trade is in decline, and only groups like ours and small specialty growers offer any hope of preserving the great diversity, and availability, of a great number of plants. Many wonderful cultivars have disappeared over time due to changing tastes and the newest fad. Those true plant people among us who have worked in the trade lament this as much as any frustrated real gardener/collector who can not find a 'prized' species or cultivar that was once common. The reasons why this has happened is well beyond the purpose of this forum, but we all equally lament it. Randy Monterey Bay Region, California Zone 9