Best Nursery Ever??

Vic N · 12-20-2007, 09:51 PM

Too pushy? I know that most of the regulars at the bonsai forums know who Brent Walston is and they don't need reminding, but any new folks would be well served to spend time (and money) at: http://www.evergreengardenworks.com

Brent is knowledgeable and enjoys sharing what he knows. He also carries some rare cultivars of trees especially suited to bonsai. Everything I've gotten from him was well packaged and very healthy when I received them. Vic N

J-Bog · 12-21-2007, 12:19 AM

Pretty basic website, but it looks pretty good to me.

Vic N · 12-21-2007, 10:05 AM

J-Bog, Yes, basic is a good word. Also functional, or even simple. That's good for me! All the links are right there. The article titles are self-explanatory. Not a lot stuff cluttering up the site. Vic

Brent · 12-21-2007, 12:04 PM

I'll go you even one better, it's primitive. I keep thinking maybe I ought to jazz it up, but then I remember the problems I have with a lot of sites not working on all browsers, and text running into pictures and other text, and fonts too small to read and some disappearing into the background color, not mention waiting around for them to load. And then I think, "it's fine". Don't fix what ain't broken. The important thing is finding out what you want to know easily and I think it does that. I will save my bandwidth for high quality photos where it makes a difference. Sometimes I think people are most interested in the wrapper than what's inside.

Brent
EvergreenGardenworks.com
see our blog at http://BonsaiNurseryman.typepad.com

Vic N · 12-21-2007, 01:08 PM

Amen!!!

FreedomFighter · 01-01-2008, 11:34 PM

Opinions vary.

Rick Moquin · 01-09-2008, 11:45 PM

Folks flock to Brent by reputation. He is an established nursery and those that seek eye candy do not deserve, nor IMO would know what to do with what he has to offer.

Phil · 05-23-2008, 01:12 PM

Thanks for the reminder! I have a small list of trees that I wish to purchase from Brent and had forgotten all about it. Was waiting for it to warm up here first (and still am!). Should be just right in about two more weeks.

~Phil

Graydon · 05-28-2008, 06:00 PM

I can agree that a person who visits Brent's site might be unaware of his nicer material. However if one has spent anytime on the various bonsai chat sites no doubt you will encounter Brent's postings. He always refers to his blog or one of his articles. It doesn't take too much effort to visit the site or blog and after reading the entries have a better grasp on what he does and may have. That's how I found Brent and so have countess others. After posting back and forth I emailed him and bought some material. I eventually traveled out to California and made time during my trip to visit him, as well as many other nurseries. My point is that no matter what you are looking for or where you look you need to do a bit of leg work to get the good stuff. Are you looking for the good stuff? I am.

He does sell a lot of 2.75" material, so much he has a waiting list. He propagates some pretty special and rare material and does so in limited quantity. The sad part of this is that the majority of the people out there only want to spend little money and a small, young cutting grown plant is all they will buy or can afford. As you may know the good stuff is not young and never cheap. Be that as it may demand is demand. It does sadden me a bit that we, as customers don' really "get it" about how long it takes to grow a proper trunk (especially as a novice) and that there are few places out there selling proper trunks and trees that are not full of flaws that will still take 10 years to fix.

I can say for sure that when Brent does list the stuff not on the site now it will sell quickly and for realistic prices. I'll post some photos that I took just to show some examples. For more info contact Brent.

Graydon · 05-28-2008, 06:02 PM

Some more photos.

12-20-2007, 09:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vic N Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28	Best Nursery Ever?? Too pushy? I know that most of the regulars at the bonsai forums know who Brent Walston is and they don't need reminding, but any new folks would be well served to spend time (and money) at: http://www.evergreengardenworks.com Brent is knowledgeable and enjoys sharing what he knows. He also carries some rare cultivars of trees especially suited to bonsai. Everything I've gotten from him was well packaged and very healthy when I received them. Vic N

12-21-2007, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
J-Bog Sage Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boise, ID USDA Zone: 6A Posts: 63	Pretty basic website, but it looks pretty good to me. __________________ "It is said that you should never leave anything to chance; but, in operating like that, chance never leaves anything to you."

01-09-2008, 11:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rick Moquin Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dartmouth, NS Zone 5a/b Posts: 186	Folks flock to Brent by reputation. He is an established nursery and those that seek eye candy do not deserve, nor IMO would know what to do with what he has to offer. __________________ Bonsai is the journey, not the destination Bonsai Wonders

05-23-2008, 01:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Phil A bit "Windswept" Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago, Ill. USDA Zone 5 Posts: 1,042	Thanks for the reminder! I have a small list of trees that I wish to purchase from Brent and had forgotten all about it. Was waiting for it to warm up here first (and still am!). Should be just right in about two more weeks. ~Phil __________________ Please, always keep in mind that the typewritten word does not always convey what you wish to say, and to always treat others as you would have them treat you. Think twice-submit once. I started out with nothing....and still have most of it. "Its hell out there, give them hell back." ~ Prowler/Victor Gray 12/31/1943 - 11/24/2008

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12-21-2007, 10:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Vic N Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28	J-Bog, Yes, basic is a good word. Also functional, or even simple. That's good for me! All the links are right there. The article titles are self-explanatory. Not a lot stuff cluttering up the site. Vic

12-21-2007, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Brent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake County Northern California Posts: 17	I'll go you even one better, it's primitive. I keep thinking maybe I ought to jazz it up, but then I remember the problems I have with a lot of sites not working on all browsers, and text running into pictures and other text, and fonts too small to read and some disappearing into the background color, not mention waiting around for them to load. And then I think, "it's fine". Don't fix what ain't broken. The important thing is finding out what you want to know easily and I think it does that. I will save my bandwidth for high quality photos where it makes a difference. Sometimes I think people are most interested in the wrapper than what's inside. Brent EvergreenGardenworks.com see our blog at http://BonsaiNurseryman.typepad.com

12-21-2007, 01:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vic N Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28	Amen!!!

01-01-2008, 11:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
FreedomFighter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South, Texas Posts: 23	Opinions vary.

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