One of the subjects guaranteed to annoy me is that of plant labelling in 'garden centre/nurseries'. They usually range from no labels at all through mis-spellings to mis-identification, taking in the use of local, colloquial names on the way. On a recent visit to one not too far from us I took the following photos. The first one uses a local name, maybe some of you will recognise it, those living in Greece anyway. The second shows 2 labels from the same plant. One that I didn't get a picture of is one that I have come across in several establishments. A shrub with white flowers that is commonly labelled simply, Montana. I have, however, seen it in one centre as Montana taverna.
Possibly the most annoying, or at least disappointing, aspect in many cases is the apparently careless attitude displayed by the majority of the staff in these places. Surely anyone selling any product, no matter what it is, should take an interest in finding out exactly what it is they are selling, what it does, how it works, etc, so that when asked questions by a potential customer they do not have to resort to the customary shrug of the shoulders and raising of the eyebrows.
Climbing down from high horse now.