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 [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Customers’
April 20, 2009
The power of the Sugar Creek t-shirt
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 [...]
