Re: Susan's Garden show financing

**C* U* <c*@sbcglobal.net>**

So all told, the San Francisco fee isn't all that helpful. Is  
Philadelphia's stipend more generous?

Carolyn Ulrich

On Mar 17, 2008, at 5:01 AM, Molly Day wrote:

> Wow Susan, that must have been quite an experience.
>  $30,000 out of pocket plus your donated labor? That expensive.
> Glad it was worth it to you in the end.
> Martha Stoodley
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Susan Wyche <susanwyche@yahoo.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> I designed a garden for the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show in
>> 2004. The show, as others have noted, pays a certain fee per square
>> foot. I think the fee just about covered my cost in transportation
>> (three rental trucks to and from the Cow Palace). All told, my
>> partners and I paid $30,000 out of pocket, and all of the labor was
>> done by volunteers, the plants were donated (except for a few last
>> minute additions), and the artwork and much of the hardscape
>> materials were loaned to us. If I had had to pay for everything, it
>> would have cost nearly $100,000. Preparing for the show completely
>> dominated three months of my life and I was exhausted for a month
>> afterwards. Was it worth it? I had only been designing for three
>> years (a mid-life career change), the garden won the Sunset award and
>> a silver from the show's judges, and was featured on television, in
>> local newspapers, and in one of the Sunset special editionzines. I
>> gained only a handful of real clients, but the credibility and
>> confidence I gained were the most valuable. I'd never do it again,
>> but it was one of the most creative and educational experiences of my
>> life.
>>
>> --Susan Wyche
>> Green Perspectives
>> susan@greenperspectives.com
>>
>>
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