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Peter Engels nursery closing down
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Posted by ashke SA Aust (My Page) on Wed, Dec 7, 05 at 22:13
| Just wondering if anyone else in SA has seen or heard about this? It's a pretty good nursery north of Adelaide, has recently gone through a major refurbishment, but is now apparently having a closing down sale, where all items are 33% off
If true, it'll be very disappointing, as it's a lovely nursery
BTW, I bought a couple of lovely large Camellias (EG Waterhouse and Hiruyu), a fuschia, several punnets of seedlings, a blue plumbago and one of those wire ring thingies you place around floppy plants, and got over $20 discounted woohooo :-) |
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RE: Peter Engels nursery closing down
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| For a few years we lived on the other side of Main North Road from them in Salisbury East and they were the most expensive place to buy from. Then Bunnings opened up down the road a bit and they took a big hit and drop in sales. Funnily enough the staff at Bunnings were far more knowledgeable and open with their knowledge than at Engels. I had only gardened in Melbourne where anything and everything grew in my garden so wasn't aware of soil differences - (alkaline rather than acidic )and not long after moving there bought a whole lot of Azaleas from Engels to plant in my new garden. Not being told of that difference of course they all died even in the shade with water and mulch. I mentioned this to them and they said " Well of course they will die if they are planted in the ground here as they do better in pots. That was it......no mention about them really only growing well in the Hills and not being suited to the Plains. Don't think I ever bought from them again in all the seven years we lived there. I do remember the enormous Lavenders I grew and the stunning roses also when I was put right about the soil conditions tho'. Bunnings recommended so many plants that would do well in that area I was almost sad to leave that garden when we returned to Melbourne Cathy |
RE: Peter Engels nursery closing down
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| that's the total opposite reaction to the one I got yesterday...actually had one of staff (an older gentleman) approach me while I was waiting in the checkout line, ask me if I knew much about gardening, then asked what soil I had, gave advice on how to go about planting the camellias I had bought so that they wouldn't get waterlogged in the clay soil, etc |
RE: Peter Engels nursery closing down
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| That was in 1995 Aske and staff probably have changed. I will say they did have good stock and would sometimes look around when I popped into the cool store that was in the same strip. We've been home for 3 years now and its all a memory. Enjoy all the new plants you bought.........do wish my Lavenders would grow like they did there tho':)) Cathy |
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