Monthly Archives for March 2008
Choices
Michele is concerned about how the slowing economy is going to affect her gardening budget. We in the garden center business are also concerned. We know when money is tight, or it seems tight that the first place we cut … Continue reading
Why I don’t sell tomatoes early
I wanted to comment on Sid’s comment at my Speak up!post I had mentioned that “We don’t start selling tomatoes here in the foothill until the middle of April. Plant them sooner and odds are they will succumb from a … Continue reading
What’s your story?
I was asked today, does this blog help my business? I don’t know. It has morphed far beyond what I might have originally envisioned. We have a web page that we like to think of as our virtual store front. … Continue reading
Speak up!
My post on “This is what happens when chain stores sell plants†got a lot of interest from people concerned or surprised at whats going on at chain stores when it comes to what they are selling. My most recent … Continue reading
Sacramento Perennial Plant Club Sale
Saturday I will be at the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club sale trying to entice people to make the trip up the hill to see us. I will be selling some special plants that I have picked out from the nursery. … Continue reading
This is what happens when chain stores sell plants.
One thing I don’t get a chance to do much is visit other “garden centers” during the spring. I am just too busy, so when I get sent on an errand outside the nursery I tend to take the long … Continue reading
What a deal?
Katie at garden punks sent me a link to another article on the solar vs. tree issue. In this article we have a picture from the solar panel side and its pretty clear that the solar panels will be shaded. … Continue reading
Do you guys have an association?
I wrote a post about what to do with the empty nursery pots here. I just got a comment from faboomama. She asks “It would be nice if there was a comprehensive statewide effort to reduce the waste of these … Continue reading
Apperances are not always what they seem.
I want to address Jays concerns with my last post, Reducing inventory while increasing sales. Jay says,“They (the chain stores) offer the most popular items which account for the major percentage of their sales and give up the opportunity to … Continue reading
Reducing inventory while increasing sales.
I thought this post has a lot to offer the smaller independent garden center, even though it involves bookstores. Recently Borders cut it’s inventory by 5 to 10% and saw it’s sales increase by 9%. What they did is start … Continue reading
