Tag Archives for geny
Climb a different ladder
SF Gate has an article today titled, “What scares employees most?”. The answer? Making a mistake. Whats the result of this? This comment from the article say’s it all. “At my job, the ones who don’t make mistakes are the … Continue reading
Bridging the generation gap
Watching a customer yesterday struggle to get out of their car reminded me of how precious our time here is. In our rush to embrace new technology and the youth market I hope we don’t forget our older customers. It … Continue reading
The indispensable garden center
The closest hydroponic shop to us is selling plants now. They are also touting the “local”, as in “your local garden center”. Fortunately for us, they don’t know what they are doing, but the trend is clear. Here in California … Continue reading
Exciting times in gardening
I have been remiss in cultivating this blog, and thank a long time reader for reminding me to do just that. We have been busy at the nursery with a spring not dominated by cold and rain, like last year. … Continue reading
Know Your Local Garden Pro
We had a new neighbor and customer come in yesterday all jazzed about growing their first vegetable garden. It seemed she was thankful to find someone to talk with about the local conditions. It seems that while The Internet has … Continue reading
Are You a Member of Generation Flux?
Rarely do I buy magazines. However the latest issue of Fast Company caught my eye. The cover story is “This Is Generation Flux, Meet The Pioneers Of The New (And Chaotic) Frontier Of Businesses”. According to the article, “the future … Continue reading
Find gardening under “Eco”
I have noticed a shift in how gardening is defined. In the past when one went looking for information on gardening it was almost always categorized under “Home” or “Design”. It was assumed if you are a gardener then you … Continue reading
Quit trying to please me!
Over at Garden Center Magazine they are talking trends in the garden center world. I enjoy reading this stuff whether I agree or not. It helps open your mind, and think about stuff beyond today. At the same time I … Continue reading
Even more relevant now
With this blog I have tried to look to the future of the locally owned independent garden center. In January 2008 I wrote a post that is even more relevant today. “Organic vegetable and fruit gardening will lead the way” … Continue reading
Are we boring our customers to death?
We’re boring our customers to death according to Lloyd Traven of Peace Tree Farm, an organic greenhouse business located in Kintnersville, PA. In an article at The Doylestown-Buckingham-New Briton Patch Lloyd say’s, “we’ve stopped asking ‘what’s new?’ We’ve stopped presenting ‘new’ … Continue reading
