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A micro-nursery craze?
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 70′s one of my favorite beers was one known as Anchor Steam. It was so different than the run of the mill beer like Bud and Coors. Rich, dark, … Continue reading
The ANLA Management Clinic is off and running.
Today is the first full day at the ANLA Management clinic here in Louisville, KY. Stayed up way too late last night talking to people. Get a bunch of nursery people together and next thing you know it’s midnight, and you have to get … Continue reading
The Fear of Success.
I wanted to address a comment at my last post, Social Media, Fear Holds Us Back! Carolyn commented, “I am a nursery owner who has started a blog to communicate with my customers. People keep telling me I need to be on FB, … Continue reading
Social media, fear holds us back
Was asked the other day why more nurseries and garden centers don’t use social media. This question was from someone in Silicon Valley. Yup, the high tech capitol of the world (or at least it use to be). You would … Continue reading
Facebook, the beginning of the end?
I love the interaction that is Facebook. No doubt this platform has changed social media in way’s we still haven’t fathomed. Now we hear that, “we are witnessing the beginning of the end of Facebook”. This is according to Douglas Rushkoff, in a recent … Continue reading
More on plant branding
Here is a link to one of our more popular posts concerning plant branding. There are lot’s of great comments including this one from last night. It’s from Jim Monroe of Hort Couture who’s business, “offers the most sought after … Continue reading
Can you feel the excitment of Small Business Saturday? Me neither.
So today, November 27th is Small Business Saturday, put on by your friends at American Express (the same folks that cut small business credit lines, and canceled accounts last year when we needed it the most). According to their Facebook … Continue reading
The great vegetable boom of 2008 and 2009 is over
An interesting article in The L.A. Times today. Titled, “After two years of eco-living what works and what doesn’t”. Written by Susan Carpenter she tells the story of “transforming my humble California bungalow into a test case for sustainable living … Continue reading
Addressing the 500lb gorilla
Those of us in the retail nursery trade in California will have to face the 500lb. gorilla that has been hanging out in the corner of the room for the last last 20 years or so. This November California we … Continue reading
Where is the passion?
Interesting comment at my post on “The Slow Decline of the CANGC” California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers.” The commenter, who’s is from one of California’s “biggest and best known nurseries,” lists the reasons why they feel The Association … Continue reading
