Monthly Archives for September 2006
The newspapers just don’t get it.
The Sacramento Bee has a couple of articles in the Saturday Home & Garden Section about Latin names for plants. One is called “Key to the plant Kingdom†while the next is “Talking Plants, Latin: A dead language that grows … Continue reading
Blue carnations and peat moss.
A couple of items to ponder. According to Branch-Smith Publishing Selecta Klemm, a breeder and propagator of vegetative plants based in Stuttgart, Germany, formed a joint venture with Mendel Biotechnology, a functional genomics company in Hayward, Calif., to develop and … Continue reading
A tree can save us money?
Project EverGreen a national campaign promoting the benefits of landscapes, conducted a survey this spring. Some 90% of respondents said landscaping is important to improving a home’s value at sale time and 70% agreed that green spaces and parks improve … Continue reading
What Does "Family Run" Mean?
Over at Garden Rant they have a poll going on. It’s about your shopping preferences, big box, independents, or a little of both. I want to look at the results after a few days and everyone has had a chance … Continue reading
How did you find out about us?
One of the things we love to find out is how new visitors find our garden center. I will usually ask, if I know they are new to our center. “How did you find out about us?†We hear “a … Continue reading
Where is the growth coming from?
According to Green Profit Magazine, a nursery trade journal, Scotts Corporations growth was broken down this way. “At their largest retail accounts, straight lawn fertilizer had a 28% increase on a year-to-date basis, with garden soils seeing a 24% increase. … Continue reading
Living The Stylish Life in Minneapolis–St. Paul
This story from The Minneapolis–St. Paul Star Tribune was bound to happen. Apparently too many people have been taking Susie Coelho’s advice and living “the way Californians live.†The outdoor fire pit has grown so much in popularity that people … Continue reading
Don’t Blame the Big Guys
According to “Garden Center Retailer Magazine “retail Lyndale Garden Center, once a year-round business, will close its Richfield, MN, store Monday with plans to reopen next spring as a seasonal operation. While spring sales were strong again this year, competition … Continue reading
Native plants, Tony Avent, blogging, and the fringe.
The native plant controversy is a new thing for me. My interest started with the palm trees The City of Placerville was having “In n’ Out Burger” remove, as the addition of the palms put the burger joint over the … Continue reading
Being an independent nursery.
Carol made a comment at my last post on Scott’s. She said “Well, I guess Scott’s must still think the independents are worth partnering with, still viable in the marketplace, still worthy of attention, so maybe that is good news?” … Continue reading
