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Originally Posted by Wi-sunflower
I agree with the above. I've bought from them often as they have better prices on an item if you are looking for a larger quantity.
Before Jungs bought many of these smaller companies, HPS was the "bulk" branch of Shumway's. Both were owned at that time by (Wayne?) Hilton.
Carol
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Yes Carol,it was Wayne HIlton who built up a stable of companies after buying the Shumway name for $2000 and then formed Totaly Tomatoes and Seymour's Seeds ( flowers) and then in a rather uncomfortable buyout bought Vermont Bean.
I thought that HPS was the only company he hung onto but if the return address on the HPS catalog is Jungs, then I guess that one went with the others.
Jung's wanted all of them just to get the Shumway name b/c the progonal Jung who formed the company was good friends with the original Shumway who formed that company.
Wayne e-mailed me a couple of yers ago and said that he missed being in the seed business and was looking for another opportunity. but I haven't heard anything since then.