Monthly Archives for May 2007
The All Weather Garden Center.
This story headline from Horticulture Week, a British concern. “Holiday sales slump sparks calls for all-weather garden centres.†According to the article “Garden centres will have to look at being less weather-dependent after poor weather hit trade this bank holiday … Continue reading
Ladybug breeding grounds.
Here are some photos from the ladybug breeding ground. I took these yesterday and since the lady bugs are gaining in numbers. These are just some of the groups that seem to congregate. I wish I could show you the … Continue reading
The Ladybugs are Back!
The lady bugs are back. They just arrived on their migration up-country where they breed between 2000 and 3000 foot altitude. When they return it’s almost impossible not to notice. Our neighbor even called to let us know they were … Continue reading
A visit by The Inadvertent Gardener
Monica and I had a visitor from Iowa City. Genie, from The Inadvertent Gardener made the trip from Berkley where she was visiting a friend. I wondered what someone who knew us only from the internet would think. Did we … Continue reading
The Golden Gecko Exterior Home Improvement Place.
My last post on “de-emphasizing gardening’ got me to thinking. That would mean changing the name of ours and every other garden center business. If you are going to de-emphasize gardening then we really need to think about what we … Continue reading
De-Emphasize Gardening?
Just read a report by Lawn and Garden Retailer on “The changing Face of a Maturing Industry.†They divide the report into segment for Retailers (Me), Growers and suppliers, and Landscape and Lawn Maintenance. The trends are shown and the … Continue reading
Five things you really didn’t want to know.
Genie at The Inadvertent Gardener asked what five things people don’t know about me were. It took awhile Genie but here it goes. Just out of high school I took Horticulture classes at The College of San Mateo, just south … Continue reading
Hines Nurseries financial problems continue.
As we have discussed before Hines Nurseries a leading national supplier of ornamental shrubs, color plants and container-grown plants is having financial hick-ups. We now learn from Green Beam that “Hines received notice from Nasdaq that it could be delisted … Continue reading
