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	<title>The Blogging Nurseryman by Trey Pitsenberger</title>
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	<description>The future of gardening and garden related businesses.</description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s garden bloggers asking the tough questions</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=916</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This last week has proven an idea I have had, and maybe you shared. There are two distinct horticultural industries. There are those who service the chains and box stores, and those who service the rest of us. We are not saying one is better than the other, but they are distinct.

What works for them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is this true?</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=915</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Pintozzii, a garden blogger from Chicago writes a blog titled, Mr. McGregor’s Daughter. She had a post today at Garden Rant titled, “A letter to independent garden center owners”. After attending the IGC (Independent Garden Center) show in Chicago a couple of weeks ago she say’s, “I want to make it clear right away, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing the 500lb gorilla</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=914</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 will be voting on Proposition 19, The Marijuana Legalization Initiative. If passed it would allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where is the passion?</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=912</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[the independent way]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting comment at my post on &#8220;The Slow Decline of the CANGC&#8221; California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers.&#8221; The commenter, who&#8217;s is from one of California&#8217;s &#8220;biggest and best known nurseries,&#8221; lists the reasons why they feel The Association has declined, many of which I agree with. One passage caught my attention since I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honesty and enthusiaum</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=911</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[our backyards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The way for a small garden center to attract new customers is through word of mouth. Satisfied customers spreading the word is worth it&#8217;s weight in gold. You can amplify that word of mouth through various mediums such a nursery Facebook page, like ours. Go ahead and fan us. You&#8217;ll receive updates, and help the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proven Winners under review</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=910</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We operate our nursery in a rural area just east of Sacramento. Perhaps because we are set in a rural area we don&#8217;t have many of the same issues our friends in more urban areas have. Around here a plant being a Proven Winner means very little.  Having the newest introduction in the plant world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What did you learn at the IGC show?</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=909</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This post from Garden Rant shows how little we in the horticultural trades have learned over the last couple of years. Elizabeth relates her adventures at The IGC (independent garden centers) show in Chicago. She say&#8217;s, &#8220;I was talking to some PR guys about plant marketing. Never mind what specific instance of plant marketing. OK, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some food for thought</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=907</link>
		<comments>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=907#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Great comment by Sid Raisch concerning my post on &#8220;The Romance of the Small, Independent Business.&#8221; Here is part of what he said, &#8220;The real problem here is that the vast majority of independent shops are  very poorly run. The opportunity is that these big companies can solve a  lot of those problems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The slow decline of the CANGC</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=906</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting turn of events for the CANGC (California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers). This organization has been around 100 years! Never the less the tough economic times has forced the organization to fall under the umbrella of The California Grain and Feed Association. According to a CANGC Press release, the Grain Association&#8221;has 30 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The romance of the small, independent business</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=905</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Urban Outfitters is opening a new store in a New York that looks back at the &#8220;romance&#8221; of the small, independent mom and pop stores of yesteryear. The store front is designed to look like four &#8220;faux&#8221; storefronts. According to the designers of the store, &#8220;the whole idea was to do this kind of ironic [...]]]></description>
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