MISSION STATEMENTIt is our greatest desire to provide our customers with top quality, well-grown plantmaterial at a fair and honest price. We will strive to provide an unmatched selectionof old favorites and underused, hard-to-find items, along with the newest varietieson the market. We will eagerly share our horticultural knowledge gained fromyears of education and experience. Lastly, we offer all this in a spirit of fun andlightheartedness.SPANISH MISSION STATEMENTEs nuestro mayor deseo el ofrecerle a nuestros clientes una calidad de primera ennuestras plantas a un precio justo y honesto. Nuestra compania hace todo lo possiblepara proveer a nuestra clientera con una seleccion incomparable de variedadesfavoritas y no comunes, junto a nuevas variedades en el mercado. Gratamentecompartiremos nuestros conocimientos en horticultura obtenidos por una educaciony experiencia con nuestra clientera. Y finalmente ofresemos todo esto en un espiritude alegria y felicidad.TRANSMISSION STATEMENTThe transmission is one of those black, greasy items you would see if you crawledunder your car and looked up. It’s kind of important when you want your car to moveforward or backward but has nothing to do with any sideways or vertical motion.Experience of the latter two motions should be cause for concern.EMISSION STATEMENTThis past year’s elections resulted in copious amounts of gaseous emissions but it wasnowhere near the output from our big yellow dog. Please, someone help us!SUBMISSION STATEMENTOur radio ads, our email newsletter, this catalog, and even our greenhouse music areall filled with subliminal messages designed to force you to submit to our will. Youwill buy plants until your car is full. You will tell all your friends about us. You willthink we look like movie stars. Just kidding! We really don’t do that……..or do we?APPARITION STATEMENTApparition is a fancy word for ghost. That reminds me of the couple who had a ‘SixthSense’ open marriage. They were both free to see dead people.INTERMISSION STATEMENTThis intermission may be used at any time during the reading of this catalog. Feel freeto use the restroom facilities or visit the snack bar for refreshments. When the houselights are dimmed, please return to your seat in a timely manner and resume reading.Thank you, The Management.TITIAN STATEMENTAs any good student of art will tell you, Titian was a famous and influential painterfrom the Italian Renaissance period known for his brilliant use of color. He was amember of the 16th-century Venetian School, often donating his paintings for thePTO fundraising raffles.RE-MISSION STATEMENTThe act of certain people redefining ‘Mission Statement’ over and over, ad nauseum.OMISSION STATEMENTDue to space limitations again, this year’s Omission Statement has been omitted.
A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IMPATIENSYou may or may not have heard about the spread of Impatiens Downy Mildew. Thisis a serious fungal disease that is fatal to certain types of impatiens. It came fromEurope just recently and is sweeping the nation. For the gardening public, there is nochemical or biological cure at this time. Plant professionals can use several chemicalsthat will protect the plants, but these must be applied every two weeks. This is costly,both in time and money, and these chemicals are not available to the unlicensedpublic. Even if they were, why would you want to spray your impatiens every twoweeks with an expensive chemical? The disease looks like white fuzz on the undersideof the leaf and soon progresses to complete defoliation. For more info, go to www.bygl.osu.edu/content/downy-mildew-impatiens-0.The following types are susceptible: all colors of Super Elfin, Blitz, Spellbound,Dazzler, Imprezza, Double Fiesta, Shady Lady, Butterfly, Swirls, Accents, Patchworks,Double Silhouettes, Rockapulcos, and any other hybrid of Impatiens walleriana.Good news. The following are NOT SUSCEPTIBLE: All varieties of New GuineaImpatiens including, Sonics, Super Sonics, Sunpatiens, Fanfares, Celebrettes,Celebrations, Strikes, Paradise, Harmony, Pure Beauty, Fusions and any other nonwallerianatypes.This disease is very widespread and you may have already seen it last summer. Thespores are wind-distributed and will live in your soil. If your beds are contaminated,the plants will not survive. There is some evidence that they may do better incontainers, but don’t put a lot of faith in that. We will have a very limited supply ofwalleriana types for those who absolutely must grow them, but we will not guaranteethem beyond the front door.Possible shade loving replacements are begonias, browallias, coleus, lobelias, andtorenias. We will have these substitutes plainly marked. Since the standard beddingimpatiens is a major staple for shade gardeners and landscapers, this is a major blowto the green industry. The breeders are working on resistant varieties but that willtake years to develop. In the mean time, try the other plants. They’re pretty cool.TEE SHIRT TUESDAYSFor years, folks have wanted to buy our tee shirts. Well, now you can. And if youwear it on a Tuesday in March, April, and May, you’ll get 10% off your purchase. Thiscannot be used with other discounts or coupons. As of catalog printing time, we don’tyet have a price, but it will be reasonable and well worth the investment – and it’sgood for two years. Why, the prestige alone should make you want to get one.THE BIRTHDAY CLUB“You say it’s your birthday. Happy Birthday to you!” We are happy to announce thebirth of the Birthday Club. To join, just show us your ID and you are I-N. You mustbe a member of the species Homo sapiens and at least 18 years of age. No humanoffspring or pets allowed. We’ll give you a free 4” potted annual of your choice and atreat from the ice cream freezer, pop cooler or our secret stash of goodies. Then thewhole staff will gather ‘round, singing an awful non-traditional birthday song, all thewhile ringing bells and blowing those hideous aerosol air horns. Just kidding aboutthe singing and the horns and stuff.BIG MOVEAfter 30 years of living beside the greenhouse in the big old yellow farmhouse, Nancyand Chris have moved back to Clintonville from whence they came. Downsizing, a coolold craftsman bungalow, at least 2 dozen different pizza places. What’s not to love?