Monthly Archives for September 2011
Don’t let this happen in your neighborhood
“I have a sad announcement to make. Lyn and I have closed Sierra Nursery. After four and a half years of struggling in this economy, we had put every penny of our life savings into the nursery and finally had … Continue reading
October is support your independent nursery month, in Austin.
Here is a great idea from a garden blogger in Austin Texas, Pam Penick of “Digging”. This grass-roots stuff interests me more than that American Express Small Business Saturday effort of last year. Pam say’s, “Dear Austin gardeners and bloggers … Continue reading
“When does gardening become farming?”
“When does gardening become farming? When are you no longer having dinner parties and running a restaurant instead?” This question come to us via the Editorial Reviews for Elliot Coleman’s book, “The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using … Continue reading
The future of horticultural business is in the best sellers list
Check out the top sellers in the Gardening and Horticulture section at Amazon.com. As a person who makes their living working with gardeners it’s a signpost for the future as we decide which direction the garden center is to take. … Continue reading
Weird is cool
A week ago I wrote a post titled, “Think local to grow”. In that post we discussed a survey that was commissioned by Proven Winners and Ball Horticultural, that said, “11 million fewer households participated in gardening from 2005 to … Continue reading
Social media is fragmenting
What are we going to do? How can anyone keep up with another social media site? Yes, I am talking about Google+, the new competitor for Facebook. Some people have switched over to Google + and not going back to … Continue reading
Are you a Flowerdew?
In my last post we talked about how one survey found the number of people who garden is in decline. It reminded me of a post I wrote in July of 2006. It still resonates for me. We still don’t … Continue reading
Think local to grow
Greenhouse Management magazine has published a report on “What do consumers want?” Plant brand companies Proven Winners and Ball horticultural conducted a consumer survey this spring and the results are here. The first thing we see is we call our … Continue reading
Growing your own is in, and will be for awhile.
I was asked by a Master Gardener in the Sacramento area for some insight as they are re-modeling their demonstration garden. They ask, “will vegetable gardening continue to be popular with the general public? I’ve read pros and cons, but … Continue reading
We have strayed too far from the garden.
This from Fred Hoffman in Sacramento. He has a listener who writes, “Fred: Thought I would let you know the Home Depot at Folsom Blvd. & Power Inn Road just got in a shipment of one quart, Bonnie brand, Early Girl and Cherokee … Continue reading
