Entries Tagged as ‘Customers’

April 20, 2009

The power of the Sugar Creek t-shirt

POSTED BY KIM — Two of my favorite customers, Sue and Cathy (hi girls!) were in shopping the other evening, and as they were checking out, I did the math and realized that they would probably save money if they purchased a Sugar Creek Gardens t-shirt.
“But Kim,” you might say to yourself.  “How is that [...]

December 19, 2008

A support group for spouses of gardeners?

POSTED BY KIM — A man came in to the nursery earlier this week to buy his wife a soil knife for Christmas.  I told him I thought it would be the best gift she got all year (because I really love that soil knife!), and he replied that he had to buy it quickly [...]

November 23, 2008

And the winner of our owl naming contest is…

POSTED BY KIM — Persimmon!  The winning entry was submitted by 13-year-old John M. of Kirkwood, who tells us that chances are good that our little owl “Persy” is probably a youngster that was raised in his nearby yard in a Persimmon tree. 
John’s mom, Donna, volunteers at the World Bird Sanctuary.  She says: [...]

November 4, 2008

Ruth’s garden proves a tiny space can be spectacular

POSTED BY KIM — A frequent Sugar Creek customer, Ruth, came into the nursery a few years ago and asked if we would save broken terra cotta pots for her.  It turns out she collects them, takes them home and breaks them into little pieces to form paths in her garden.
So when she brought pictures in for us to see recently, we [...]

October 29, 2008

More on arum, that unsung variegated beauty

POSTED BY KIM — Savvy gardener and Sugar Creek customer Caleb M. from Perryville, Mo., passed along this photo of a new arum in his garden.  Arum ‘Chameleon’ has golden green variegation that makes this groundcover a diva!  (I’d like to make a terrible Boy George pun here, but I’ll hold back.)
He found this sweet arum [...]

October 15, 2008

WGWGA #4 digs winter container gardening at Sugar Creek

POSTED BY KIM — The Webster Groves Women’s Gardening Association Group #4 (that’s a mouthful) visited Sugar Creek today and learned a little about decorating winter window boxes from the master — Tina!  I think there is a decorating “gene” that some people are born with.  Maybe I’ll check into getting a transplant…
*Anyway,* Tina is [...]