Creative thinkers---Help me name my garden business
ronda_in_carolina
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Comments (22)Pot Pushers is the best. but not for the assumed clientele. Pots r' Us will draw a lawsuit from u-no-whats r us, but there must be less costly forms of "free" publicity. smokin pots? porta-bloomers seriously, the non-specific expandable names (".. da da da dina..") seem better for the day you decide to diversify (buy microsoft, boeing, etc) otoh, a functionally suggestive bus. name may be your strongest form of advertising.......See MoreHelp Me Name My Garden
Comments (21)I'd love to join in a Happy Hour! Wouldn't a "Happy Hour" where all of us could join together to enjoy be a real treat? It's too early to post a fav's list. I have eliminated my idea of "Covergirl" but hold on to "Front Page". I like the French twist: "Jarden de les trois". Tres Amigos, for which sharlened voted twice en variente! The Tres Amigos lived to the south of here, right? so I am facing south! But if I ever decide to plant minis under the biggies, (I am, after all a hostaholic) the reference to three will be obsolete. So "Les Jardin de Devant" has more survivability Paul. "Afternoon Edition" is good also since without the afternoon shade my three selections would be crispy. This is SO hard! Anytime you ask for suggestions you face the possibility of hurting ones feelings. So I ask forgiveness in advance. Keep the ideas coming please. I am an advocate of "NO THOUGHT IS INSIGNIFICANT". Where would we be if no one had creative thoughts; Even engineers! When done I will post my decision and "Honorable Mentions". If the AHS can do it with their Benedict Award I should be so privileged too. I know there are trekkies and Star Wars people here. How about the "Final Frontier"? Or maybe the "Return of the Empire"? I have a very creative and wide-open mind that is ready and willing to explore all venues. Doggonit it Steve, you have to have one suggestion! Les...See MoreBusiness Name Sounding Board?
Comments (7)Hi Ttodd, You are so lucky you have a dh who wants you to " 'find your bliss' ". I have a good one too, even though we can really get on each others last nerve when we work together too long at the store. lol! I stumbled upon gw looking for a forum for business owners in the home decor industry. All googles kept leading to this forum that I am now hooked on! I opened my home decor store because... I love design/home decor 2) I have a good eye for color etc. 2) Have experience in management/buying/design through previous jobs 3) Lost my job as an accessory/upholstery buyer and needed income! I have no regrets (yet!) It has been an exhilarating and terrifying ride! Four days off in 10 months....all extra $ right back into the business....a lease signed with a developer who has gone out of business.....the learning curve of IT (how the heck do I set up a credit card terminal and how do I encrypt customers account #'s??).... Those headaches are balanced with the ability to be creative in my career and meeting and working with my customers. I am based in a small town in the Midwest in a strip mall. I am between an Ulta, Kohl's, Pet smart...all the usual strip mall suspects:) We sell all things home and start our price point at 99 cents and go up to a couple of thousand for special order upholstery. Two things off the top of my head I wish I had done differently.... Gathered email address from day one for a mailing list. Created my own free website using a template (Wix, etc) rather than paying someone to do it for me. Anyway, just wanted to wish you luck and say I'm rooting for you. Later I will email you privately with my website and you can look it over if you would like. I don't sell on the site, it's just informational only. I am happy to be a sounding board for you if needed! deedee...See MoreAdvice on Starting a Garden Design and Consultation Business
Comments (6)I'm sorry but I am going to disagree with the last post. I think it is a HUGE presumption to call yourself a "landscape design expert" when you are not even yet graduated from hort school!! Once you have been practicing successfully for a few years and have an established portfolio, perhaps then you may feel confident enough to call yourself an "expert" but not yet! Heck, I've have two degrees, national certification, teach college level classes and have run and operated my own design and consultation business for nearly 25 years and I still don't consider myself an "expert" - skilled and highly competent perhaps but an expert?? No way!! Of course you know more than the general public - that's the entire point of developing marketable and specialized skills that you sell to the public. Not everyone knows everything and specialists exist for a reason. But to call yourself an expert at this stage of your career is taking hubris to a new level!! And let me just tell you as an aside........folks get offended when approached by self-proclaimed "experts", so keep that in mind as well. By all means, display confidence and project your knowledge and your experience (when you actually get some) gracefully but avoid pushing it into someone's face. THAT's how small service businesses fail! As to how to succeed on your own merits.........network, network, network!! Join the Association of Professional Landscape Designers/APLD (they have student memberships at a reduced rate), your local professional landscaping association (most states have one) and look to become officially certified in as many areas pertinent to your business as possible, form a group with fellow students to meet regularly to discuss how you are all doing entering the field and share tips and techniques. Visit all the local independent nurseries and garden centers in your area with a flyer about your business and a handful of business cards should they get inquiries for designers. Most nurseries have a resource and referral area or directory for just such reasons. Finally, do not discount the benefit of working as an intern or starting member of an experienced landscaping contractor or design/build organization for at least a year or two to gain firsthand practical experience in this field......not everything can be learned out of a book :-)) Or hire on as a seasonal employee at a nursery or garden center - you will be amazed at how much more about plants you will learn working with them day after day. Volunteer to set up displays to show off your design and plant combination skills. Sometimes these seasonal jobs can morph into a full time position and a close association with a quality independent nursery can lead to all manner of design and consultation referrals. Once you've developed a history with them, propose they offer suck services to their customers and that you be the one to provide them. Good luck with all this :-)) But keep humble and work hard and join whatever career related organizations are available to you in your area.........it will all come together....See Moreeddie_ga_7a
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