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A more robust search would be welcome. I live in the desert southwest, so most of those plants wouldn't survive here. I assume someone living in Maine would hav

by icey 17y ago

A more robust search would be welcome. I live in the desert southwest, so most of those plants wouldn't survive here. I assume someone living in Maine would have similar problems. It would be nice to be able to search by all the categories you have listed on each plant (growth rate, growing zone, sun preference). I would also really like the ability to search for sellers nearer to me. If I can get something from in state I'd prefer that than having a plant shipped to me from across the country.

MicahWedemeyer 17y ago
The local aspect is high on our list. We want to be nationwide, but with results weighted to display stuff from nearby. Plants from a nearby nursery will be better acclimated and have a shorter shipping distance. There are also inter-state live plant shipping laws that can be avoided by shipping from inside the same state. But yeah, all good feedback. Thanks!
codeodor 17y ago
I agree with the locality part. I'm just starting to plan for landscaping my yard, and I'd love to be able to put in my area so I could browse plants that grow well here. I know next to nothing about this stuff, except that to have someone else do it is expensive, so it would be great to have a site to make DIY easy, along with the option to go ahead and order my plants without having to visit the nursery (of which, there are strangely very many within 2 miles of me).
- MicahWedemeyer 17y ago
  There are strangely many all over the country. Once I started looking, I noticed them everywhere whenever I drove outside the city. As to DIY, one thing that worked well for me was printing out a photo of the area and bringing it to a local nursery. They helped us put together a nice little layout, which we of course bought right there. Then, a day of digging and you're done!
HalcyonMuse 17y ago
I agree - it would be very intuitive to go to a "growth rate" category by clicking on one of the little black icons.

by icey 17y ago

MicahWedemeyer 17y ago

The local aspect is high on our list. We want to be nationwide, but with results weighted to display stuff from nearby. Plants from a nearby nursery will be better acclimated and have a shorter shipping distance. There are also inter-state live plant shipping laws that can be avoided by shipping from inside the same state. But yeah, all good feedback. Thanks!

codeodor 17y ago

I agree with the locality part. I'm just starting to plan for landscaping my yard, and I'd love to be able to put in my area so I could browse plants that grow well here. I know next to nothing about this stuff, except that to have someone else do it is expensive, so it would be great to have a site to make DIY easy, along with the option to go ahead and order my plants without having to visit the nursery (of which, there are strangely very many within 2 miles of me).

MicahWedemeyer 17y ago
There are strangely many all over the country. Once I started looking, I noticed them everywhere whenever I drove outside the city. As to DIY, one thing that worked well for me was printing out a photo of the area and bringing it to a local nursery. They helped us put together a nice little layout, which we of course bought right there. Then, a day of digging and you're done!

HalcyonMuse 17y ago

I agree - it would be very intuitive to go to a "growth rate" category by clicking on one of the little black icons.