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Comments (20)If you keep a customer happy, word gets out. Make them mad, that gets out too. :) Simple as that! Regardless of how big or small their needs. My dad owned a Auto repair shop from 1983-2005. I can't tell you how many times someone came in for a small quick fix. Wiper blades and such. Many a time he'd fix it quick and not charge. They'd leave happy and tell a friend who needed major work. He never advertised anywhere, and had more work than he could handle till the day he sold it. The clerk should have helped retiredprof. by offering why he felt the customer should go with a bagged mix and let the customer decide. Simple. Like Al stated.. start asking why. I love to play that game. Espicially if they had a snotty attitude! he he. Jodi~ your so right in the fact that they know nothing about their jobs! Worse yet, they don't care!! Some time back we asked a clerk at HD if they had bird house kits for children to build and paint. The clerk took us to what he thought it was. The item he pointed out was the boards to put in the eves of the house to keep birds out! Scary!! ""There's a lot to be said for quality... versus quantity. If a soil lasts for a few seasons, then it's less expensive in the long run than the soil that requires replacing on a regular basis. I'd like a medium to last for more than a few months, before it decomposes and compacts to the point that it's no longer healthy for plant roots, and they're suffocating in it."" So true Jodi~ Espicially in an are like mine! Our growing season is about 9 or 10 months long for annuals and simple stuff. Bagged mixes just don't hold up~ Not to mention the cost of stuff I have to throw away that didn't make it! This season I showed my mom and a friend how great my plants are doing, using Al's mixes. And next spring the garden centers will have 2 less people buying the bagged mixes. :) What can I say.. were several of the many who are tired of throwing away $$! JoJo...See MoreYou know your gardening attitude has changed when .........
Comments (15)I read your post with interest. I think I share some of those sentiments. If you really were just joking, then ignore me. I sometimes misinterpret the subtle humour expressed. I was surprised you didn't get more responses. I've been thinking about your points. Anyway, here's my take: 1. Downsizing is definitely on my mind, in the garden and indoors. I've been looking around the house at all my houseplants and realizing I have far too many. They are starting to annoy me. 2. The thought has occurred to me that I do pass up opportunities to travel, because no one would be here to care for my garden. Spring travel would be difficult because I have seedlings started. Fall travel is difficult because there's so much to do to prepare the garden for winter. I hate the idea of winter travel. So what's left? 3. There have been times in the spring, when I work from morning till night in the yard and realize that no one else in their right mind would want to work like that. Yes I have created a monster. 4. Yes, painkillers are required. 5. I am not a collector of any one species of plant. I'm more of a general collector. I have a hard time being selective. So I have too many types of plant to work with. 6. Yes, I agree, all daylilies look alike. 7. Don't have bamboo, so can't comment on that. 8. I am certainly happy to dig up and share almost anything in my yard. 9. I love visiting garden centres, but seldom buy anything. I know the amount of time I spend on garden.web is excessive. There are times when I honestly feel I could just walk away from my garden and not care. I'm starting to think more along the lines of low maintenance shrubs, but haven't taken the plunge yet. So am I just suffering from a case of the blahs, or is it time for a serious change in gardening attitude?...See MoreChanges in Attitude
Comments (10)Lovely post Annette. Our weather is a tad fallish. Not chilly or anything like that, but the sun is at a different angle and on some days there is less humidity. Enjoy the beauty surrounding you. Caroline ~ How nice to see your resident hummer every day. A little blessing just for you. I'm sure he/she enjoys your colorful poolside flowers. Cameron ~ What a cute story about the hummers loving banjo music. That really puts a smile on my face. Cousin Edna ~ I also ask God to open my eyes to blessings all around. Sometimes when the down times overtake us it is hard to look up or around us to see the beauty and joy all about us. That's really a neat way to look at finding pennies, reminders of who we trust. DH and I are always picking them up too. Marilyn ~ I love your story about the butterfly. Hearing these sweet stories from all of you makes me want to shed tears of joy for how we are all blessed when we need uplifting. Memo ~ Thank you. Thank all of you for your words of encouragement. Your stories are uplifting. We are not alone, even when we feel like we are. I love this forum and friendships made. I feel closer to you than family, except DH, he is my dearest friend. Friendships made here are wonderful. We've never met yet bonds have developed and blossomed. Love and hugs to all of you ~ FlowerLady...See MoreAttitude adjustment...
Comments (16)I feel for you in the east, cold weather and winter setting in already and too much rain is no fun. There is NO way we will catch up on rain, and they're "saying" we are in for more drought for many years to come, hope they're wrong, as they are so many times! This is really the best time of year to plant, divide, etc. before it freezes, and I think really one of our prettier times of year. We don't get the gorgeous color you all get, leaves and such just turn kind of a yucky yellowish before winter really gets here. What we do get is mornings in the 50's, warming up to the 80's, the slant of the gentle autumn sun, just bliss for us after our horrendous summer!...See MoreDiane
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