Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: Maggi Young on January 06, 2011, 01:06:52 PM
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I don't suppose I'm the only person to be pleased to have the new catalogue from Janis to cheer myself with on a cold damp day?
I can forward to anyone wanting to see it.... I have reduced the text list in size to around 604KB and the photo pdf to 1.66MB so they are a little more manageable for emailing. :)
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Paper catalogue in the post or sent by email? I haven't received one yet.
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Email, Martin.... I'll forward to anyone who asks.
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My Emailed copy from Janis arrived about an hour ago.
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I feel a disclaimer is needed: While I am happy to pass on the list, I must stress that in no way am I liable for the temptation and possible financial committment that may result from viewing this catalogue!
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I know that gardeners are able to resist everything except plant temptaion! ;D
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Maggi:
I have a saying which applies to bulbs as well as other things.
Everything in moderation...
Including moderation.
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
You can ask email copy directly to me. Although my internet is very slow and forwarding of copy takes a lot of time, so number of copies per day is limited, I will try help you. Those, who ordered bulbs last year will receive printed copy. It will be ready at next weekend. A pair of days to pack in envelopes, to lick stamps - ant it will be on way to you.
Many thanks for great interest.
Regards
Janis
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I would love to have a copy too please, though it is understood I can't order from it as we can't import live bulbs/plants, only seeds (of some things). But it would be a wonderful tonic in what is becoming a cool, damp summer. Thanks.
Yes,
but we have someone who can, Lesley!
Marcus gets things from Janis but then has to "turn them 'round" to our seasons and then needs to "bulk them up" to be able to include them in his own catalogue.
Can you send me a copy too, please, Maggi? We can always drop a hint to Marcus about something really tempting!
cheers
fermi
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That's lovely Fermi.... haranguing Marcus about something he doesn't even grow yet!? :o :o
;D
It could also be a way to find out what he already has coming along that we don't know about. ;)
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There is really no need to add to Maggi's tasks. In a post above Janis stated that he would himself email a catalogue to those interested. I asked for one last night & received it first thing this morning. Thanks Janis.
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I really don't mind, Gerry, I have a faster internet connection than Janis, so it is easier for me.
I have emailed Janis reduced file sizes of his original pdfs to make his emails go a little faster.... he seemed pleased with that! :D
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I feel a disclaimer is needed: While I am happy to pass on the list, I must stress that in no way am I liable for the temptation and possible financial committment that may result from viewing this catalogue!
I know that gardeners are able to resist everything except plant temptaion! ;D
I feel compelled to share my experience... I did indeed run, sunny day but with high of -5C, and it worked, for the first mile or so, my brain was subjected to a "brain-freeze" with the cold, and I forgot all about the Ruksan's bulb catalog (I also forgot my name), but after the magical 1-mile point, where body-heat sets in no matter how cold outside, it all came rushing back to me, and bulb-lust was worse than ever.
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McMark,
It's a bad sign that you have to go out for a run in freezing conditions to keep your bulb lust at bay...... not a good sign at all. You've obviously got it bad and need some serious treatment. I shall take the part of your virtual doctor and prescribe 10 plants bought from your nearest available online provider. This should help reduce your symptoms for a little longer than the run in the cold. ;) Well slightly longer at least. ;D
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Oh well, alright then, me too Maggi - thanks a lot for your time! :-*
...and thanks a mill for the X-mas and birthday greetings too, they were much appreciated. :D
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No problem, Gary, just keep an eye out for it inthe near future.... you have an aol email address and I know they can be funny about attachments, so check the spam filter if you don't get it it ten minutes.... takes a couple of minutes to send from here .
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Thanks Maggi for the copy sent to me. I can only also thank God that I CAN'T use the list as if I could, the quantity and the prices of what I MIGHT order, would send me entirely crazy. So many to choose from and SO EXPENSIVE, the things I'd most want. In NZ dollars many of the irises are way over $100 each for a single bulb. I know Janis is justified in these prices what with the time taken to build stocks, the rarity and difficulty of many and his less that benign growing conditions, but if I could choose just a few, I'd be a nervous wreck in no time. My earnest hope is that everyone else will buy heaps and post the pictures on the Forum, the nearest I'll get to seeing them.
Happy growing everyone. ;D
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In a post above Janis stated that he would himself email a catalogue to those interested. I asked for one last night & received it first thing this morning. Thanks Janis.
Thanks from me too. Janis sent the catalogue within only a few hours. :D.
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Maggi did I see you said you don't mind sending a copy...could I please have a copy.
Never spent much on holiday so my plant piggy bank is looking good ;) need some bulb therapy now.
Angie :)
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thanks, maggi!
lesley-probably because i don't have many bulb plants at the moment, there are many things on the list that sound quite charming to me, which i think are quite low priced! so i can generally skip over the priciest rarities ;D
of course the phyto (though not as expensive as from some other countries!) and overseas shipping quickly add up, though it is feasible, unlike many (not all) u.s. suppliers which wont even ship to canada for orders less than $100, if at all :(
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For everyone who has never had a hard copy of Janis' catalogue it's very worth while sending him 5 Euro or 5 US Dollars. This will also put you on the mailing list.
With the copy that's due to arrive I will have 8 catalogues. I'm always going through them even if it's only to look at the photos of the plants.
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Folks, I'm going to go through this thread and remove all the posts asking for copies.
I will send to anyone who asks, but I'll bump off the post afterwards to avoid pages on very little!