Kudos, Zed!
My "Guerrilla Gardening" approach also involves a concerted and long term effort to do my small part in helping to overturn the absolutely torpid and pathetic state of affairs in the nursery business these days!
Just like discussed in "that" guerrilla gardening thread, the corporate realm has created new realities (yes, even in the nursery business) where these idiots think they can cram what they know to be good for us down our throats whenever and however they please! (We don't know any better now, do we?) Simply eliminate all competition, variability and ingenuity. The sku-on-our-foreheads nursery business as
Atlas Shrugged.
Thirty years ago, the competition in the nursery business was intense; the only way to survive was through more varieties, better labeling and packaging (pots), competitive pricing, and agro salesmanship. It was fun, there was lots of camaraderie, and everyone was busy and happy!
There is an unseen revolution brewing against the insidious evil of the very theory of the corporation and the insipid greed and corpulent political flatulence that permeates every corner of our society. The gruel they serve us in the hog trough has gotten
way old. Just when these bastards think they are about to win is when we must strike! Overturn the system completely from within! A quiet revolution! All in All, it's just one less brick in the wall!
Many of us are working deep behind the scenes to re-introduce an overwhelming plethora of long-forgotten heirloom succulents, along with incredible species new to cultivation. You will also soon see an amazing array of mind-bending new hybrid plants. And there are hundreds of exciting new cultivars just begging to be introduced. But we must abandon our big-box addictions and shop homegrown!
I can feel the new wave coming; it's at the shows, and it's feebly starting to come to the mom-&-pop nurseries. And it is building...
(Sorry, but I couldn't help myself: I just
had to add my political two pennies before Allen shuts this thread down too!)
gorilla monger