If you want to hear classical music, go to a performance by a symphony orchestra. If you want to buy a plant that is going to grow well in your home, go to a nursery or to a greenhouse. It’s a rare occasion indeed when you can listen to good classical music in a bowling alley and just as rare when you can buy a quality houseplant at a supermarket. Growers produce two types of interior plants, chain store and florist quality. There is no denying that chain store plants purchased at your local supermarket are cheaper than plants purchased at a nursery or greenhouse. The question is, do you really save any money if the cheaper plants never grow properly or if they gradually die within the first few months?

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