Re: website/orders

The Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is a lizard, native to
Australia...they make wonderful pets, we had one for five years.



Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Tue 03/11, David Franzman < dfranzma@pacbell.net > wrote:
From: David Franzman [mailto: dfranzma@pacbell.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 19:51:27 -0800
Subject: Re: [CHAT] website/orders

You have a bearded dragon?  Uh, what is that?

DF

Chris wrote:

>Libby,
>
>I've been growing three varieties of hibiscus indoors for years now. One
>is as tall as I am!  I seriously doubt that hibiscus are at all
>poisonous as I feed the leaves and flowers to my bearded dragon!  I
>researched this mind you!  Also, I have cats!
>
>Chris
>Long Island, NY
>Zone 7
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>Behalf Of Libby Valentine
>Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:21 AM
>To: 'gardenchat@hort.net'
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] website/orders
>
>David,
>
>I think you said it right on the mark in your email - 
>although you are not primarily a mail order business, you will take
>orders
>and ship plants, so if interested, please contact you for details
>including
>available selection and pricing.
>
>something like that???  Makes it clear you are not mainly an on-line
>retailer, but that you would be open to a mail order request.  Also, not
>having prices listed makes the site more of an informative focus than a
>sales focus.  
>
>And another question, not regarding your website though.  Your pictures
>really do have me coveting one/some of those plants.  I would have to
>keep
>it potted so I could bring it indoors, or keep it indoors, but your care
>and
>feeding section has me thinking I could probably succeed with it.  Now
>the
>key question:  anybody know if hibiscus are poisonous to felines?
>
>Libby
>Maryland zone 6
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Franzman
>To: Garden
>Sent: 3/10/2003 10:35 PM
>Subject: [CHAT] Thank you!
>
>Hi
>
>First, I think that most of you know this but let me repeat myself for 
>those who don't know me as well as others.  By showing you the website 
>I'm not in any way soliciting for business on this list.  You are all my
>
>virtual friends and I don't like selling my friends.  In fact, I've 
>given these plants to my friends particularly the ones who have helped 
>me in the last couple of years.  I sold insurance for a very short 
>time...months...because those are the people they want you to sell to.
>
>Now having said that we (sorry I've used we and I in this letter) really
>
>appreciate the feedback, suggestions and compliments for the site. 
> Linda (the wife unit) said "What a great group of people!"  We've 
>written all the suggestions down and I can't think of a solitary one 
>that wasn't on the mark.  So, just to tell you, we will:
>
>Make the thumbnails smaller to accomodate those with less than DSL:
>speed
>
>The main page will have something that states we are talking of  
>Tropical Hibiscus
>
>Make it clear where we're located
>
>Somehow indicate the size of the blooms  (anywhere from 5-11")
>
>Double check my pronouns
>
>I'm also going to soften the invitation to the greenhouse.  It's not 
>really meant to be a retail outlet.  Some traffic is ok but not a 
>constant stream.  That may have been too enticing.  Not for you folks 
>though...you can come anytime you'd like.
>
>Make it clear we're not a "store" however, we do ship and do take
>orders.  
>
>Which brings up another question:  I don't want it to be a store like 
>Amazon or some online nurseries.  Too many headaches.  I do ship though 
>and would take an order over email or the phone.  Can anybody think of a
>
>good way to say that?  Besides I promised the guy I bought the starts 
>from that I wouldn't compete with him with online business and also I 
>like the personal contact anyway better than annoymous orders.
>
>Please, if anybody has any other suggestions or comments I/we would love
>
>to hear them.
>
>Thanks again.

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