What the hell? This is a very sad state of affairs. These plants were tortured, look like death, and you're still trying to sell them?
The one non-Agave attenuata looks great.
But the rest of the bunch. Ugh.
Oh and did you see the big sign at top, $29.98? Looks like the jerks think frozen plants should come at a premium and they upped the price by a buck.
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Never buy plants at box stores. It just encourages them and hurts real plantsmen and plantswomen who run individual garden centers. I hope HD loses money on these.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I don't think they will (lose money), see Anon's comment below. I've heard similar in the past.
DeleteOuch! That's a crime - and bad business.
ReplyDeleteRight? And they aren't even hidden in the nursery area but right out in front of the store.
DeleteA MG friend works for a wholesale nursery that supplies plants to HD. HD does not take any responsibility for the health and care of the plants. She and her staff have to care for the plants and when HD wants room for something else (eg. Christmas trees) they ask the wholesaler to remove the plants which means they get thrown in the garbage. But, the contract with the wholesaler is seasonal and once HD no longer pays them, they do not show up to care for the plants. I have a feeling that is probably what has happened at your HD. Abandoned plants due to end of contract.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the wholesale supplier of these plants has a rep here in the Portland area. Thus there's been nobody to take care of them. They certainly are abandoned.
DeleteThe Agave parrasana is OK but the attenuatas, my god, seriously?!? You couldn't even sell them at 90% off! Just as you said: Shame on you, HD!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the ID on the A. parrasana, Gerhard! I fell for a pot of these earlier in the summer. At the time, I tried to ID them on a FB group but there seemed to be no consensus. Now I have a name.
DeleteI almost want to rescue the parrasana, but not at that price.
DeleteTruly sad.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteOMG, that's criminal. $30 for a pot full of mush.
ReplyDeleteRight?
DeleteJudging by the couple of potted trees that toppled over in the first picture, I guess no one spend any time in the garden center, employees or customers. To me it appears neglected rather then a real 'sell' proposal.
ReplyDeleteThis display is out in front of the store and the wind was whipping pretty bad that day, thus the toppled trees. I can't believe a store manager would be okay with in front of their store, it's basically advertising that they don't care for their merchandise.
DeleteThat is awful! They should be ashamed. Agave murder!
ReplyDeletePunishable by?....
DeleteShame, indeed. What a travesty.
ReplyDeleteAgave blood on their hands.
DeletePlants, lumber or cement blocks– all the same to them. It's all about profit, alas.
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point.
DeleteSadly, they keep earning their bad rep.
ReplyDeleterickii
Ugh.
DeleteYou would think the management would at least hustle them offstage so the customers don't see the corpus delecti. Not to mention the intrepid garden blogger with camera who will share the big box botanicide.
ReplyDeleteOh but you have a way with words...
DeleteI'm convinced HomeDepot staff have no plant knowledge; I doubt they'd even recognize that the plants have turned to a pile of mush - or care.
DeleteYour title got my attention! I rarely miss an opportunity to excoriate Home Depot. Not that this prevents me from shopping there a few times per year. But they should really be prohibited from selling anything that's alive.
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