Articles by topic "Water Garden Retailing":
Issue date: May/June 2008 Topic: Water Garden RetailingCampbell’s Changes with the Times (Steve & Suz Trusty)
Campbell’s Nurseries and Garden Centers is ready to assist customers at any level with any water gardening project - large or small. As interest in water gardening has evolved over the last few years,...
Issue date: March/April 2008 Topic: Water Garden RetailingUlbrich’s Shows the Way (Steve & Suz Trusty)
What captures the spirit of excitement better than a kid in a candy store? For the water gardening enthusiast, it’s a visit to The Water Garden Gallery at Ulbrich’s Garden Center in Alden, NY. Just as...
Issue date: January/February 2008 Topic: Water Garden RetailingEco-Friendly Water Gardening (Steve & Suz Trusty)
The sight and sound of flowing water at Milberger’s Landscaping and Nursery greets every car pulling through the gate, an introduction to the many ecological lessons to be learned at this San Antonio,...
Issue date: November/December 2007 Topic: Water Garden RetailingSelling the Vision (Steve & Suz Trusty)
Shoppers are into the experience that is John Shelley’s Garden Center & Nursery before they even get out of their cars. Clusters of landscape settings bordering the parking area set the tone at this F...
Issue date: September/October 2007 Topic: Water Garden RetailingWater Everywhere! (Steve & Suz Trusty)
The sight and sound of moving water stops shoppers in their tracks and draws them into an exploration of the wonders of water gardening. Just inside the door at Fairfield Garden Center, a 500-gallon p...
Issue date: July/August 2007 Topic: Water Garden RetailingValley View’s Redo
Show it to sell it - that’s a driving principle practiced in a big way at Valley View Farms in Cockeysville, MD. The independent garden center draws customers with its varied departments and broad ran...
Issue date: May/June 2007 Topic: Water Garden RetailingFish Sales: Front & Center
Nancy Santamaria is telling fish stories. Of course, unlike the tall tales and urban legends the expression “fish story” conjures up, her accounts of real-world water gardening successes at Russell’s ...
Issue date: March/April 2007 Topic: Water Garden RetailingPlanting an Edge
What does it take to register $500,000 in water gardening sales a year? For Masterson’s Garden Center in East Aurora, NY, it means diving deeper than the pre-formed, do-it-yourself ponds found at many...
Issue date: January/February 2007 Topic: Water Garden RetailingInstant Attraction (Paula Biles)
Today’s do-it-for-me homeowners want personalized sanctuaries where they can relax and savor the few hours they aren’t working. The good news is, as soon as spring fever strikes, they will come to you...
Issue date: November/December 2006 Topic: Water Garden RetailingGood Things in Groups (Paula Biles)
The Three Musketeers, The Beatles, the Seven Wonders of the World ... you get the idea. Sometimes being alone isn’t nearly as effective or memorable as belonging to a group. There’s considerable syner...
Issue date: July/August 2006 Topic: Water Garden RetailingHandling Hardgoods (Paula Biles)
Garden centers are wonderful, relaxing places to visit, filled with beautiful plants and brimming with ideas for backyard landscapes.
Now enter the world of water garden hardgoods, made up of myster...
Issue date: March/April 2006 Topic: Water Garden RetailingAquatics Before you buy (Paula Biles)
There are many options to consider when deciding what, where, when and how to buy the aquatic plants you sell each season. Those options largely depend on the tastes of your customers and the capabili...
Issue date: January/February 2006 Topic: Water Garden RetailingContainer Gardens (Paula Biles)
Let’s face it, for some gardeners, owning a pond isn’t their cup of tea. Ponds have little appeal for folks who don’t like to get dirty, who expect to move, who are afraid to commit to a big hole in t...
Issue date: November/December 2005 Topic: Water Garden RetailingSell On during the Off Season (Paula Biles)
Life can be challenging in the specialty retail business. That’s especially true in a niche such as water gardening, a highly seasonal and smaller segment of the retail garden market. From USDA Zones ...
Issue date: September/October 2005 Topic: Water Garden Retailing Sell It With Signage (Paula Biles)
Signs - both with and without words - can make or break a store. They are essential tools for directing and educating your customers, and also serve as a silent sales force. They are indispensable for...1 - 15 of 49, total 4 page(s)  1 2 3 4  
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