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Thanks for the replys. I am a little weary of creating extra work once the season gets into swing but I hoped that with potted perennials the difference between maintaining the plants I potted myself and the ones I bought from a grower would be minimal. As it is now I usually order 300-500 at a time from each grower in anticipation of what I'll need for the subsequent month or so. For that reason, I already have a fenced in area (deer/woodchucks/rabbits) with 4'x8' wire-covered benches (sun-loving plants on top/ shade-loving underneath) with an automatic watering system dedicated to perennial/hosta/grass stock. So I already must weed/dead-head/fertilize occasionally to keep the inventory looking presentable. Therefore, it would seem that by doing "homegrown" plants, that the extra labor is mostly in the initial potting (seems minimal). Now remember that I only plan on growing plants for my own designs/planting. I have no interest in retail. I believe this might help me create "nursery area" that is geared towards efficency of maintaining/loading and not retail customer considerations.
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