Are you thinking of what you can do this year to get more customers and more business? Are you sitting down to just do the same old thing this year as you did last year? Is that really going to excite your customers? Will that really grab their attention? Well…. Think outside of the box! […]…
Over the next few blogs we will be chatting about a variety of ways to help your garden center, nursery, or farm customers visualize what their own gardens or future crops could look like and various things they can do with their gardens. To do this you can set up demonstration sites (demo sites) which […]…
Folks are getting some great ideas from the first video. They are excited about finding out what the next two videos have in them. If you don’t know what they are talking about, go put your name and email in to the form at the right or click here for more information. Then see what […]…
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 […]…
One of the first ways to keep your farm, garden center, or nursery on track and making money is to focus. What do I mean by that? Focus with your goals in mind. Make a point on either the first or last day of every month to take the time to sit down and plan. […]…
Be OUTRAGEOUS!!! What do I mean by that? Do something unusual that makes you stand out from everyone else. See the photo. Brookdale’s in Hollis NH put together a humungous hay sculpture. It definitely attracts attention. You can’t miss it. The top of this hay sculpture must be twenty feet tall. Another memorable hay sculpture […]…
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 […]…
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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 […]…
Do you worry about not having enough cash to carry you through the winter with your farms, nurseries, or garden centers? Even the spring can be slim pickings until your crops start coming in or your business picks up. Even the late fall can be bad if you get surprise cold or frost that hits […]…
Do you want to see how to increase the profits that your farm, garden center, nursery, or garden? We will be exploring ideas that you can put to use to increase your revenue. Most of these ideas will not cost very much to put into action. Some are for certain times of the year; others […]…