Entrepreneur magazine has a short-but-thorough primer up on the art of setting prices for your products during a recession. Although it doesn’t mention nurseries specifically, all of the information is applicable, and a few of the points are particularly germane. Specifically: Are you offering an affordable luxury? During a recession, most consumers may still be […]
Gardening hotline returns to Portland
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— PostedGardeners in Multnomah County, Ore. now have a new resource to help them solve gardening problems. Oregon State University Extension Service has partnered with the West Multnomah Soil and Water Conversation District to establish a new, volunteer-staffed gardening hotline at 503-445-4608. It’s available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday. The public can also drop in and […]
CNN on ‘recession gardens’
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— PostedCNN reports on the spike in gardening this year, as people grow more edibles to save money on their grocery bills.
The real dirt on what’s hot
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— PostedTo paraphrase an old McDonald’s tagline, “Did someone say edibles?” Lest anyone doubt that edibles are going to be THE hot seller at garden centers this year, consider this. We received word from Patty Howe that Al’s Garden Center of Sherwood has already filled up “Getting Down in the Dirt,” an upcoming seminar on vegetable […]
Retailers share outlook for 2009
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— PostedThe Retail and Greenhouse chapters of the Oregon Association of Nurseries held a joint meeting last night to talk about current retail trends, and the relationship between growers and garden centers. And as seen in the above photo, the turnout was huge. People filled a large greenhouse at Little Prince of Oregon Nursery just south […]
Uptick in attendance
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— PostedWe received this bit of information from the Northwest Flower & Garden Show: In a year where consumer and trade shows alike are reporting double-digit percentage drops in attendance, the Northwest Flower & Garden Show actually grew, according to show founder Duane Kelly. The show, which ran February 18-22 at the Washington State Convention & […]
Seattle, San Francisco garden shows ending
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— PostedDuane Kelly, chairman of Salmon Bay Events, made an announcement this morning that surprised many people in the industry — that the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle, and the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, will both end with their 2009 editions, unless he can find a buyer for them. From the official […]
Forced to innovate
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— PostedMedill Reports (Chicago, Ill.) has this article on what nurseries are doing to cope with the tougher economic climate this year. As we’ve been saying in Digger magazine, times are tough, but it helps to market your business wisely, and look for the opportunities present in a down economy.
‘Less care’ … not ‘no care’
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— PostedGardening columnist Carol Savonen’s newest installment in the Salem, Ore. Statesman Journal concerns native plants, and how they can make a garden more attractive and easier to care for at the same time. But there’s an important bit of advice in there: This doesn’t mean that you can just plant them and walk away. “Many […]
Sean Hogan interviewed
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— PostedSean Hogan, co-founder of Cistus Nursery (Portland, Ore.), has a new book out called Trees for All Seasons: Broadleaved Evergreens for Temperate Climates. Kym Pokorny, garden writer at The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) recently interviewed him in conjunction with that book release. I particularly liked his answer to the question, “Why plant trees?”: An 88-year-old man […]
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