Monthly Archives for August 2006
Garden center magazine interview
One of the garden center trade magazines interviewed me a month ago for an upcoming article on gardening blogs. The consensus from the “garden center consultants” was that blogs were unimportant, and nothing for the industry to think about. Well, … Continue reading
Tina, you’re not alone!
In my last post concerning Scotts Miracle-Gro Tina commented, “Boy, do I feel GUILTY, Trey! I’m in a new subdivision (IL), and although I do a lot of the outdoor work myself, planting gardens and trees, I do have a … Continue reading
We garden for you, so you don’t have to!
The last post on Scott’s Miracle-gro mentioned a “what if†Scott’s bought out Hines nurseries and sold plants. A comment by Lisa ofMillertime mentioned how she just “bought my gorgeous new copper window boxes from Smith and Hawken-they were the … Continue reading
Scott’s not feelng the pain
Right after finding out that Hines Nurseries profits dropped 12% for the second quarter we find, according to Nursery retailer Magazine, Scotts Miracle-gro Company “posted a record 51 percent hike in profits for the third quarter, crediting the jump to … Continue reading
"Significant pricing pressures"
Word has it that Hines Nurseries, one of the nations largest wholesale nurseries, didn’t have such a good year. According to Nursery Retailer Magazine, “Hines Horticulture is selling its color nurseries in the Northeast, four facilities total, plus certain assets … Continue reading
Creekside Festival Roundup
The Creekside festival went way better than we expected. Having only advertised the event to our mailing list customers we didn’t know what to expect. Just after 6:00 pm they started arriving and didn’t stop till it was over at … Continue reading
"Creekside Festival"
Tonight is our first “Creekside Festivalâ€. We are going to close the nursery then re-open from 6:00 to 9:00pm. We live at the nursery, and enjoy the garden almost every night and wanted to share this with our friends and … Continue reading
Commenting on comments.
Great post at This Garden Is Illegal about leaving comments. She lists some of the reasons she has not commented before. Being relatively new to blogging it was an interesting read for me. I have to admit not having commented … Continue reading
It’s Susie Coelho from “Outer Space(s)”
Is Susie Coelho from outer space? (No, just Southern California) Latest issue of Garden Chic, the art of niche retailing arrived. This is a new publication for garden centers and nurseries. (That’s the last issues cover.) They have a section … Continue reading
Survival of the Independent Garden Center
Over at Garden Rant its mentioned that 70% of all lawn & garden sales are made at Home Depot, Lowes, K-Mart, and Wal-Mart. That leaves 30% of garden sales to be split between on-line internet sales and your local independent … Continue reading
