A good thing to get your customers thinking about is how they can improve their gardens or yards. Of course, you want to steer them to those special ways that will help your business as well. Think about what could benefit them when they are either wandering around their yards or maybe while they are […]…
Put yourself in in your customers shoes. What do they have now. Where do they want to go or get to in their gardens. That’s why I put this lady slipper in this blog. It doesn’t come from my local growers. It is naturally growing in my woods. I was pondering what to do in […]…
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How can your nursery, garden center, or farm profit from happy employees? Keep your employees happy. By doing so and keeping your employees’ morale fantastic, those employees will ooze their happiness to your customers. These employees will be more willing to help your customers find merchandise and answer any of the customers’ questions in a […]…
If you are looking at no cost or low cost ways to spur your employees morale, try some of these ideas. Hold a festival for your employees and their families. You can use most of the produce from your own fields. Maybe you, your family, your employees’ families, or your friends may volunteer to cook […]…
Why should you consider making customer service your number one priority for you garden center, nursery, or farm? Well, I am going to give you my best example here. Personally it is my favorite garden center-Lake Street Gardens in Salem NH. For me is about 30 miles away, and it takes about an hour to […]…
That’s right DARE to be DIFFERENT … Be different from your other local farms, garden centers, or nurseries! D…Stands for both Dare & Different. You have to be DARING to excel and have the courage to stand out from a crowd and stand by your outrageous ideas. If you are similar to your neighboring businesses, […]…
How can you as a master gardeners or landscaper can increase your customer base to increase your profits? This will take a bit more time and effort on your behalf, but it is definitely well worth it in the long run AND for your pocket! You can do this as you go along, but I […]…
How do you get your garden center, farm, or nursery customers to envision their future gardens and bring you in more cash? This answer is fairly easy, but requires a bit of space on your part. Set up several ‘garden plots’ that are representative of typical garden situations that your customers can imitate by buying […]…
As I promised this blog post will address how your business whether it is a nursery, farm, or garden center can participate in a local parade. At first you may not be able to afford the time, money, or effort that a huge float may take. Don’t worry. Here are a few ideas from barley […]…
Announce your farm, garden center, or nursery to your local community. This is an important marketing factor. This alone will pull in many new customers that didn’t know that your business even exists. How to do this you ask? Get yourself into a local parade. What parade? It depends on what parades are put on […]…
Use your off season’s down time to prepare for the future of your business. When it is the off season, take 15 minutes or so to gather your thoughts and ideas of where and how you want your business to head. You can do this by yourself or with a group of your business associates […]…
Have you wondered what you can do to increase your profits for your family farm, small farm, nursery, or garden center? Read some of my past blogs to get some ideas. They range from showing your animals at local fairs, creating a YouTube video, giving demos, extending your growing season, and more. If you have […]…
As the date for your class gets closer, be aware of what the weather forecast is. Anticipate if it will be too hot and sunny, so provide shade. If it will be rainy, will just a tarp or canopy be enough, or will you have to move inside due to wind and/or thunder and lightning. […]…
Do you want to share or showcase your farm, garden center, or nursery with us? Do you have a unique feature of your business that has helped you move ahead? Have you got some innovative ideas to introduce to us? Email us some photos and information about you and your nursery, farm, or garden center […]…
If you are a gardener, find a gardening center, nursery, or farm near you that is educating their customers. My favorite in my area is the Lake Street Garden Center in Salem NH; it takes me almost an hour to drive there, but their information and knowledge along with the excellent quality of their plants […]…
It is one thing to rely on the same customers coming back time after time, but then you just have about the same income all the time. How can you get people to stop in and buy more from you? Think about how folks try to drive by a McDonald’s and the kids go crazy […]…
Do you think that there are ways to market your farm, nursery, or gardening center and make money at the same time? Of course you can do that. Find a farmer’s market or a local fair where you can exhibit your products for a minimal charge. See the picture of the alpacas here. These were […]…