Monthly Archives for October 2009
College student + dorm room + garden = future customer
The headline, “College student finds creative outlet in dorm room garden”, got my attention. Gee, I wonder what he is up to? Well it turns out Matt Lehman, ” has two tomato plants, beans and a cucumber plant doing quite … Continue reading
It’s True!
My question from yesterday has been answered. Greenhouse Grower Magazine confirms that Color Spot Nurseries has purchased El Modeno Gardens Nursery. According to Greenhouse Grower, “El Modeno Gardens will close its doors after Oct. 31 and Color Spot Nurseries is … Continue reading
Color Spot, El Modeno, and the box stores
I have been hearing rumors that Color Spot has bought El Modeno Gardens Nursery. If it is true, Color Spot is emerging as the number one supplier of plant goods for the chain stores in the west and southwest. By … Continue reading
Suddenly hydroponics is going mainstream, in Saigon!
Readers of my blog know we have been discussing bringing hydroponics into my garden center since July 2nd, 2008. Here is a list of articles I have done on the subject since then. My latest post on the subject was … Continue reading
Garden Centers, Garden Clubs, and New Media
Had a great talk yesterday in Carmichael for the district meeting of the California Garden Clubs. We had people from Lake Tahoe, Truckee, the Sacramento Area, and Foothills. Talking to this group, and others over the years one theme I … Continue reading
What is a garden center?, part 2
Thanks for the responses to my last post. I wanted to address a couple of them, since I have also asked some of these same questions. As to Christian’s concerns about an unsavory type of person buying this equipment, I … Continue reading
What is a garden center?
It seems that often the “new” ideas and products that we sell at the garden center are not new at all. We jumped into the indoor gardening scene over the last year. This happened after I visited a local hydroponic … Continue reading
