News Story: Frank's Nursery goes bankrupt

[S. M. Henning]

if you wait too long that is true. the trick is to be there when they come off the truck. then they can't screw them up.

[Jim Carlock]

"Cereus-validus" wrote in response to Warren who stated:

Karl Marx is known to have said, "I am not a Marxist."

[tennis maynard]

Actually, their extremely high pricing is probablty more to blame.

[paghat]

Cheapskate meter does sometimes override common sense. On the other hand, the ultra-cheapies & freebies I've gotten (from quality nurseries) were jack in the pulpits & monkshoods & trout lilies which some nurseries would rather jettison than care for until the following spring. Not quite the same as being moronic enough to intentionally bring home stressed plants, but without denying that it would be moronic, cheapness might override intelligent decisions sometime. I wouldn't have to convince myself that such a bad decision was the same thing as saving children from abuse. That self-deception was really crazy.

-paggers

[paghat]

I thought the correct quote was "I am not a marmoset."

Other great Marx quotations:

"I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse."

"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."

"If you can't get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute & a huff."

"While hunting in Africa, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How an elephant got into my pajamas I'll never know."

"I don't have a photograph, but you can have my footprints. They're upstairs in my socks."

"I have nothing but confidence in you. And very little of that."

[Swyck]

I have mixed feelings about this. Frank's is pretty much where I got my start at gardening, and I still remember the joy I got out of my first plantings and containers.

As I've gotten more experienced I've spread out beyond Franks, as well as Lowe's and Home Depot. There are a lot of fine local nurseries, some with excellent prices. I still stop in Franks, Lowe's and HD, but more for potting soil or other implements, and I still like to walk around the plant section for the occasional sale.

Lowe does seem to be the best at indoor plants in my area, S.Jersey. I haven't found any other place else that has any selection or quality. Franks has long ago gone downhill in that department, though I'd still call it second best there. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places. Not that I really need any more indoor plants mind you.

The spring bulbs section is what I enjoyed the most about Franks. Most local nurseries seem to have a meager section. Its almost as if bulbs were an afterthought. Franks had a nice layout, and I always wanted to plant everything I saw. Come to think of it, where am I going to buy my Jan Reus tulips this year? I'll have to look online.

Swyck

[BasketWeaver]

I know what you're saying, Swyck. I knew I could always get fresh evergreen garlands and wreaths for the holiday season at a decent price at Frank's, now I'm not sure where I'll find them. Pam

[Salty Thumb]

"Warren" wrote in news:nV21d.36364$D%.28095 @attbi_s51:

apparently you have not gone on the post-shoe shopping accessorizing exPEDition with my ex-girlfriend.

[TOM KAN PA]

At our local Home Depot, "they" don't water the plants. They have a service that comes in and takes care of the watering, sprucing up, etc..

[Bill R]

I also have mixed feeling about them going out of business but quite frankly my local Frank's has got so bad in the last couple of years I knew it was going to happen. Several times last Christmas and again this spring I had serious problems with service at Frank's. When I relayed those problems and concerns to the manager he did not seem to care or take any action to correct the problem. After that (early June), I stopped shopping there and apparently so did a lot of other people.

[Bill R]

While I was out shopping this afternoon I stopped by my local Frank's to see if they were having their going out of business sale yet. There was a notice on the door about the Chapter 11 filing and signs all over the store that said ALL SALES FINAL, NO RETURNS but there was nothing about an upcoming going out of business sale. I asked one of the employees when that sale is going to happen and she said, "we haven't been told yet but we are guessing that is will start by the end of the month".

It is sad to see so many people losing their jobs (over a dozen in that store, some have already left).