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Post by klorentz on Apr 8, 2010 15:32:31 GMT -5
I am deeply saddened by this news. Park was one of the first companies I ordered from many years ago. As you know they are also tied to Jackson and Perkins Which was the first rose company I ever ordered from and had the pleasure of trialing some roses for them as a gardener they selected along with many across the country to try new roses. I hope they get things together. www.indexjournal.com/articles/2010/04/05/news/1a10405%20parkseed.txt Kevin |
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Post by Dan on Apr 8, 2010 17:52:58 GMT -5
I've never heard of them, but if you had good luck with them in the past, sorry for the loss of this company  |
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Post by galina on Apr 8, 2010 19:30:21 GMT -5
That is sad. More employees losing their job in these hard times. Parks carried seeds of some rarer cultivars as well, like the 'Kwintus beans' and many more.
Their demise is a loss. One of an ever lengthening line of companies, such as Seeds Blum, Abundant Life Seed Foundation, and a few more whose names I cannot remember at the moment. These companies have in common some rare heirloom varieties not available elsewhere. Hopefully the varieties will survive.
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Post by atash on Apr 8, 2010 21:02:09 GMT -5
Sad but inevitable.
I noticed a sudden and significant decline in quality, and suspected it was due to financial difficulty. I stopped buying from them, because I was getting empty seed packets, old seed, squashed seed, etc.
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Post by wildseed57 on Apr 9, 2010 8:21:57 GMT -5
I'm sad to here that they are going Bankrupt as no one wants to have to do that, as a good many people can get laid off, but it doesn't mean the end of them, they can regroup and be better than before if they Liston to their customers. I use to get a lot of seeds from them years back when I had a small farm, but I stopped when I started to grow more Heirlooms and save my own seeds.
George W. Z5-6 MO.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Apr 9, 2010 8:32:25 GMT -5
I stopped buying from them when they began having difficulty figuring out whether they would champion heirloom varieties or hybrids. I began sourcing seeds elsewhere from companies that weren't so quick to flip their inventories. This type of indecision is unfortunately, usually an indication that a company is looking for new business and a way to dig itself out of a hole.
It's very sad. At one time, they had good seed and great varieties.
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