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Saturday, May 27, 2006
No Scented Geraniums in Las Vegas Nurseries and No Good Answers
All spring I have been checking in with my two favorite local nurseries to be sure I didn't miss the arrival of the scented geraniums. "Not until mid-May," was the response. That seemed kind of fishy because all this time they've been knee deep in other Pelargoniums: zonals, ivies, Martha Washingtons. Of course, scented geraniums are not much different from their near relatives as far as when they grow and bloom. And in every year previous, finding scented geraniums has been easy enough.
Since mid-May, the excuses have become more interesting:
- "Probably all the rain in California."
- "We have a new buyer."
- "Hurricane Katrina."
- "Fuel prices are too high."
This situation is just plain weird. California wholesale growers, Las Vegas nursery people - How about it? Is this how you celebrate the 2006 Herb of the Year?
