Monthly Archives for October 2007
Halloween
If you wonder where I have been, you can see from the picture I got a bit burnt. Its so hot down “there.” We survived our Halloween Party at the nursery. It was a private party with friends but since … Continue reading
The long memory of the dissatisfied customer
I want to point you to Carol’s latest post over at May Dreams Gardens. She bought what she thought was a fruitless Liquidambar from her local garden center. After four years the tree started fruiting since it had been mis-labeled … Continue reading
Nursery consultants and Greenhouse grower
I have never hired a nursery consultant to come to my nursery. Over the years I have listened to a number of well known consultants via nursery trade shows and nursery association meetings. I have read their writings in the … Continue reading
This can be a lonely profession.
Over at Garden Rant Amy wonders about organic growing of nursery crops. Teresa, a grower asks where the interest is? Wasn’t this what everyone was asking for last year? No, it seems they like the idea of organic vegetable starts … Continue reading
Where the garden enthusiasts are.
When I read this post about The Green Girls it made me think about winter in the nursery and how easy it would be to give up on keeping contact with my customers. Since sales go down late fall and … Continue reading
Remembering who our target audience is.
Sarah at Open register had a post about a fall festival near her that is put on by a local garden center. Oh, to have the problem that garden center has. Sarah received a e-mail from Grossman’s Country Nursery that … Continue reading
So fall is for planting?
We in the nursery industry would love to see more sales in fall. I remember last year reading a post by Amy at Garden Rant titled “Gardeners to Nurseries, Fall is the new Spring”. Reading that you would think there … Continue reading
Give it away to grow.
We’re getting a 24′ x 40′ tent with detachable sides to place in the nursery. It will be used for workshops and other events during inclement weather. Like any garden center we are always looking for ways to bring people … Continue reading
