Monthly Archives for January 2008
Spreading the word
From the comments I received at the last post it would appear that we are all ready for the idea that vegetable and fruit growing will be on the rise. Genie mentioned that the resurgence in vegetable gardening may be … Continue reading
Organic vegetable and fruit gardening will lead the way.
What with the concern over the younger generations seeming lack of interest in gardening this prediction would seem out of the blue, but I think vegetable and fruit gardening is going to become quite fashionable over the upcoming years. Vegetable … Continue reading
When it doubt blame Generation X and Y
This is interesting yet not un-expected. Langeveld Bulb Co has filed for bankruptcy protection. Check out this quote, “many insiders are speculating that the closing is mostly the result of declining sales of bulbs, which are less popular with younger … Continue reading
Ouch!
It would seem that nursery workers have a image problem when I read stuff like this. In an article on punning in the Kitsap Sun Newspaper in Washington state an article on punning has this, “Poor quality anvil pruners are … Continue reading
Limited guarantees don’t resonate with me.
If you think there is a disconnect between wholesale nurseries and retail this will just confirm that. Baileys Nurseries is offering a two-year guarantee for their new “Easy Elegance†Roses. According to their website “Easy Elegance Roses are so easy … Continue reading
Keeping it small
I wanted to write about why I think small is cool when it comes to business, especially the nursery business. I have friends, a couple who are not in the nursery business but another retail type business. They recently bought … Continue reading
Heronswood Voice
It would seem that we are starting to see more heads of larger concerns starting blogs. One notable example is Greg Wittstock owner of Aquascapes, the number one supplier of pond equipment. We talked about it here. Unfortunately Greg had … Continue reading
A Dios vais Andee
Word comes from Stuart of the passing of Andee at Gardener in Chacala . Andee visited my blog now and then, usually leaving a comment. I loved the pictures she would post from Mexico. During the winter these pictures would … Continue reading
The sexy gardener
So consumer spending on pesticide is going to grow by 4.8% to 1.7 billion by 2011. At first blush this sounds like we are going backward when it comes to sustainability. What the study doesn’t seem to reflect, or I … Continue reading
“I’m a gardener”
This might be old news to you but I found this interesting. George Harrison, the quiet Beetle said this about the music business in the late 1990′s. “I’m really quite simple. I don’t want to be in the business full … Continue reading
