Re: north wind perennials..now Blue Mouse Ears

It's sheer genius!   I doff my chapeau to ya.

On 2/25/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> what a terrific arrangement! For both parties.  The + for you is obvious,
> but for him, too.  Your plants draw traffic that buys some of his other
> goods and he appears to carry a broader line of products.  But he doesn't
> have the headache of inventory or maintenance.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Cornergar@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] north wind perennials..now Blue Mouse Ears
>
>
> > Kitty, I have what is probably an unusual arrangement with the local DIB
> > hardware. They have a fairly limited space for plants so weekly ordering
> > of fresh
> > material is paramount. I agreed to do all the ordering of bedding plants
> > in
> > various sizes(april- june) in exchange for display space to sell
> > gal.perennials.
> > I am also there 4 days a week, 4 hrs ea. day to answer questions,
> freshen
> > the
> > displays, water if it hasn't been done, etc. They give me 2 racks( 8 ft
> 3
> > tiered) and all the money from my plants. They collect the sales tax and
> > deal
> > with that paperwork. I also do all the signing and whatever extras need
> > doing.
> > I find it best not to figure how much I make per hour! But the owners
> are
> > neighbors and friends and we know that he will do anything to help if we
> > need it.
> > That's a good thing to know when we're a couple of 65+ females living 6
> > miles
> > from town. Like the time I put the tractor in the pond and when I called
> > the
> > store to ask if he would send a couple of his guys out with a winch his
> > response was" I'll be right there" and he was.
> > It's an arrangement that suits me and gives me some needed cash doing
> what
> > I
> > love. Can't be all bad! Kathy
> >
> >
> >
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> > (
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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