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THIS BUSINESS OF OURS (Continued)
How Well Stapled Holder Pots Work
enough for spring sales. In fact, our standing order to our
My sod stapled-down holder suppliers is "don’t send the grasses" until they are growing,
because they often don’t grow or look bad. Buddleia fit in
container has been a total this category often enough that they were sale items this
year.
success with 3 to 5 foot Green I don’t really like to do fall sales, like garden centers do;
Giant Arborvitaes in 3 gallon I feel they cheapen our product. I dislike that they often
dump their entire inventory. I understand why they do
containers and 5 to 7 foot ones it, but I dislike the results. Customers expect that retail
in 5 gallons. None fell over all nurseries are going to sell quality plants at a loss in the fall
every year.
spring or summer. For 7 gallons See you at MANTS; don’t miss it! A
we will use the Can Canes and
are going to try Top Hats held Mike Hemming
down with 2 sod staples. Earlier, Eastern Shore Nurseries Inc
410-822-1320
the Top Hats, in a very small test esn@goeaston.net
without the sod staples, didn’t easternshorenurseries.com
pass the topple test.
12 WINTER 2023 • Free State News
