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FGmarket’s Weekly Pick- World’s Coolest Rain Gauge Co.
The World’s Coolest Rain Gauge is an exciting way to measure rainfall without the worry of breaking or not seeing your rain gauge. Continue reading “FGmarket’s Weekly Pick- World’s Coolest Rain Gauge Co.” »
FGM’s Weekly Pick – Carson Home Accents
Home accents are a specialty of Carson Home Accents. In fact, they’ve been in the business for more than 40 years, providing customers with excellent and unique home furnishings and more.
Carson Home Accents began in 1970 and was founded by its namesake, Harry Carson, Sr. He built his company on the idea that all of their products should be exceptional in both design and quality; a standard that they still uphold to this day.
They care about their customers, and it’s easy to see that through their expertly built home accents, gifts, garden accessories, and more.
Their wind chimes and garden decorations are some of their bestselling products. Place one of these beautifully crafted wind chimes in a garden, and watch the garden magically come to life with the soothing sounds of the wind.
If your customers are looking for something that will brighten up their garden, then Carson Home Accents’ collection of wind chimes and garden accessories are guaranteed to give them the look they want.
My Garden Post Makes Vertical Gardening Easy and Accessible
My Garden Post sells wonderfully clever vertical garden systems designed to help you grow a full garden in just a small amount of space.
This is one of those things that you see people have and wonder: where did they get that?
Anyone can use My Garden Post to make amazing, vertical gardens, including urban gardeners and those working in community gardens.
It’s also perfect for the cook who grows his or her own herbs because this garden, filled with your freshest ingredients, can be placed just outside the kitchen door!
It’s the perfect addition to a balcony, bringing color to the landscape and fragrance to your home or apartment. This is also a terrific learning
This is also a terrific learning tool for classrooms. Students can learn about soil composition, growing plants, different types of herbs, the benefits of what you are planting, and more.
The design is attractive and sturdy, but it’s practical, too. There is no weeding or bending needed, and very little maintenance is required.
In fact, the design even reduces the exposure to common diseases and insects that destroy many gardens. If you get the drip irrigation system, it is programmed to water your plants on a predetermined schedule, allowing you to leave it unattended for days at a time. It doesn’t get any easier than that!
This product is easy to set up, as well. The complete system arrives in one box and weighs just 25 pounds. Assembly takes just a few minutes and, best of all, no tools are required.
They are made of high-quality UV-resistant plastics, assuring you years of successful use. The hardest part will be deciding what you’d like to grow!
They also sell small and large planters, in case you just want to grow one vegetable or flower, or have a small space that needs a bouquet of flowers growing in it.
The design of My Garden Post received the prestigious national Retailer’s Choice Award in 2008.
My Garden Post is sold by a family owned and operated company in Vermont. They have been perfecting planting since 2004 in their attempt to replace the clutter of herb and vegetable containers, do away with heavy pots, and to eliminate all the stooping, reaching, and the constant worry of watering.
We think they did a tremendous job achieving that goal!
If you want to save a little more on one of these great garden posts, just use the code fgmarket to get 10% off of your order.
My Garden Post is a fantastic solution for gardening, whether you have space restrictions, or just want a new way to grow delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers.
FGmarket’s Weekly Pick – The Seed Keeper Company
Started shopping for those outdoor products for the spring and summertime? FGmarket has a great wholesaler that you must feature in your store called The Seed Keeper Company. What does this company offer? They developed a unique seed filing system for seed packets and captured seeds complete with tips seed planting accessories.
The Seed Keeper Company came about when they tried to find a better way to store seeds. Together, the owners developed a seed filing system for seed packets. The accessories were chosen because they are important to the seed process. The plastic clip-locker that is included is rugged enough to go to the garden and solid enough to protect delicate seeds until the next planting season. What do you get with this great product? Your customers will receive a-z dividers, permanent marker, wooden plant markers, seed saving envelopes and even more supplies that will help them with their garden. This product is a must when the warmer weather rolls around.
Take Your Garden & Flower Arrangements To The Next Level With Dorothy Biddle
Are you a florist wanting to make your floral arrangements pop even more? Do you want to find useful accessories that will help you a long with the process, but still get that creative look that you are going for? Well, Dorothy Biddle wants to provide just that for you. They offer great floral supplies and accessories to make your designing process easier and unique. Always providing you with quality products with amazing customer service.
Dorthy Biddle is a third generation family owned business that features a product line with over 300 items for flower arranging and garden & household enthusiasts. All of them truly unique and useful. Florists, as well as your customers, will love their unique product line they offer. They feature a variety of,
- Arrangers
- Arranging Supplies & Equipment
- Flower Holders – Kenzans, Flower Frogs
- Rocks & Moss
- Gardening Items – Apparel & Personal Products, Gloves, Hand Tools, Kneepads & Kneelers, Plant Markers, Pesticides
- Cutting Tools – Cutters & Strippers, Pruners, Scissors, Snips
- Flower Pressers
- Houseplant/Container Items
- Wreath Hangers
If you’re a florist who loves creating new and unique designs, Dorothy Biddle offers just the supplies for you. You’ll be arranging flowers in seconds with all their arranging accessories. Their easy arranger product is a handcrafted metal doily that can be placed on top of a glass vase and positioned and shaped just the way you want.
From there, you will easily be able to place your flowers and let them stay where they want them to. You’ll have a flawless flower arrangement in minutes! You’ll have beads, floral netting, foam, tape, wire and moss, which will all help create a one-of-a-kind arrangement.
Even if you’re a gift shop, you surely have customers who love to create one-of-a-kind pieces themselves. You’ll have all the supplies right there in your shop. However, maybe you have customers who aren’t that creative but love to be outdoors in their garden.
Well, they offer great gardening accessories like gardening gloves, hand tools and even items that will dress up their gardens. These even make great gift items for the spring and summertime and would be perfect in a gorgeous basket to Continue reading “Take Your Garden & Flower Arrangements To The Next Level With Dorothy Biddle” »
Give Back With Art For A Cause
Of course, you are always on the look out for new and unique products. You want something that’s going to help make your store stand out from the rest of your competition. So, you have great products in your store and that’s great. However, isn’t it a great bonus if that product represents a great cause? Of course, and that’s exactly what you’ll receive from Art For A Cause. Offering you and your customers beautiful hand painted products that would make a great addition in any home.
Art For A Cause is a woman owned and operated business that produces a unique line of beautiful, quality hand painted tools for the kitchen, garden and home, which are called CuteTools! Knopee-Reed, the founder of Art For A Cause, was giving a program to a special education class and started developing her fund raising program right then.
She wanted join her passion for creating and giving to others within her business. Since then, she teams up with schools and charitable organizations to help create her CuteTools!
Each product is sanded and primed by a person with special needs, including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple scleroses or other cognitive challenges and are painted by artists. With their help, a portion of the proceeds is donated to their school. Such a wonderful cause that your customers will enjoy giving too.
Art For A Cause offers great tools for the upcoming outdoor weather that would make a great addition to your store. Do your customers enjoy gardening? Well, they offer gardening tools, brooms, dust pans, garden tool boxes, rakes and shovels that all feature beautiful painted designs. Whether they enjoy floral designs, fruit, palm trees, polka dots or zebra print; they offer it. Your customers will enjoy gardening with these adorable gardening tools that will truly fit their personalities.
However, maybe gardening isn’t your customers thing. Well, do they enjoy hosting outdoor parties? Their BBQ set would be great for customers who enjoy hosting parties or are in need of a great gift idea. BBQ tongs, fork & spatula would make a great accent to any outdoor party. They will even make great gifts. Just fill up a colorful basket with these BBQ tools along with some gourmet BBQ sauce and you’ll have a great gift basket for any guy or hostess.
When choosing Art For A Cause for your store, you are not only offering a great product to your customers, but you are also giving to a great cause. Beautiful kitchen tools, gardening tools and BBQ sets will make a great accent to your store that your Continue reading “Give Back With Art For A Cause” »
Sunstick Garden Light Meters Take the Guesswork Out of Planting!
PlumStone Product’s Sunstick is one of those products that makes you say, “Now, why didn’t I think of that?!” It’s ingenious! Sunstick bridges the gap between knowing how much sunlight your plants need and how much your yard gets. Stick the Sunstick garden light meter in the ground and wait for the cute, pink flower to change color to let you know how much light reaches a particular area. You will be amazed when you find that areas you thought were in shade get much more light than you thought!
Sunsticks can be used indoors or out to measure sunlight. A sticker in the center of the Sunstick will change color according to the amount light that can then be matched to a chart. Measuring ligh removes a massive amount of guesswork when striving for successful planting. By providing the proper amount of light to plants, you save money, time and frustration. Once you have you garden designed according to light availability, you’ll be one step closer to sitting back an enjoying the view! No more guesswork!
Sunsticks won’t stick out in your garden, like so many other garden accessories. The cheery pink flowers comes with an attachable “stem” that holds the flower in place and can be left in place as decoration. They’re that cute! Sunsticks can measure light amounts for eight hours, allowing you to place a few around your garden and go about your day. This a garden tool that does all of the work for you! Continue reading “Sunstick Garden Light Meters Take the Guesswork Out of Planting!” »
Grow The Green With Garden And Patio Accents
The explosion of television shows that focus on outdoor living spaces is phenomenal. Thanks to cable TV and the variety of 30 to 60-minute garden shows, consumers are feeling compelled to create peaceful gardens and beautiful patios of their own. Take advantage of this rising consumer need and make your shop the prime place for great yard decor.
How can you grow your profit with garden accents? It is simple. You just need the following: Products, Sales Strategies, The Right Price.
Product
Although a broad group of products, the garden and patio accessories category has a common agenda — enhancing the outdoor living area.
With such diversity, what garden products can small retailers carry? Gazing balls, plaques/signs, bird houses, and stepping stones are just a few garden decor items perfect for retailers with limited space or money. For retailers who have the available space, think big and functional. Offer your customers patio furniture, fountains, fireplaces and garden statuary. However, don’t let limited space keep you from these items. There are garden decor wholesalers with special order programs that give you ability to sell these products from a catalog.
Think about compatibility. Mixing your existing product lines with your home and garden items can increase sales for both lines. Place complimentary items together for impulse buying. Examples include: Barb-be-que sauces next to decorative bee catchers, glassware next to patio furniture, or garden flags with door wreaths.
Sales Strategies
Keep abreast of current trends. Do you feel overwhelmed and unsure of what products to buy? To be successful you have to know what to buy and why.
By watching home improvement shows and reading garden and outdoor living magazines, you can stay in tune with the latest trends. With up-to-date product and trend knowledge, you will be able to select the right garden decor items.
Let others get the word out for you. How? Take a moment and think of the shows you’ve watched recently or even a commercial. Have you ever seen a product and thought “Hmm interesting, I like that item.” Then the next week while shopping, you noticed that very product in a store and most likely, purchased it.
Capitalize on the momentum and interest created by someone else by offering trendy or hot items seen on TV. Think about it. Capitalizing on the latest trend will result in increased sales with little effort on your part. If you’re not currently selling garden and patio decorations, you’re probably missing out on sales.
Buying Right
“Buying right” is more than finding a good price point. Finding a supplier you can work closely with is essential. Find a wholesaler that will work with you, not just sell you a product. FGmarket has wholesalers who are willing to help you select the right mix of merchandise for your shop.
When purchasing products, make sure you get the best deal. Getting the best deal includes: payment terms, price points and the right balance of high-end, trendy and proven products. Before you buy, look at your past sales figures to determine the ratio of high-end, mid-range and low-end products needed. Once you have these figures, apply them to your outdoor garden decor items.
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