Don't be too competitive and try to outdo other collectors, or you may sacrifice enjoyment for competition. Don't let price be a major stumbling block in obtaining the plants you want. Sometimes you can wait a year or two to save some money, but unless you are purchasing a large number of plants and want to keep the total cost down in order to purchase greater variety, you may not want to trade years for dollars. If you wait two years in order to save ten dollars on a plant purchase, then you are trading two years of enjoying that plant for those ten dollars. Just be careful to purchase plants that will do well under your growing conditions, plants that are of an age that you can care for, and plants that fit your financial means.
Conifer collectors are first and foremost plant lovers and a friendly group of people.
If you become one of us, you are in for many hours of pleasure both with the conifers and with other collectors.