and unique merchandise for over 50 of our customers' representatives and guests.
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Marianne Binetti, award winning author and
garden columnist for the Seattle P.I., and June Davis of Skagit Gardens
in Mount Vernon inspired us with ideas in The Planted Pot.
We were also treated to viewings of some wonderful new varieties of plants.
View movie files: The Planted Pot-Golden Spirit Smoke Tree.avi, The Planted Pot-Wrapping Up.avi, The Planted Pot-Not a Plant.wmv, The Planted Pot-Tinge and Patio Paint.wmv note about movies |
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 Marianne and a miniature landscape |
 say, "This is not a box store!" by adding a non-plant item to the arrangement |
 a beautiful new Fuchsia from Monrovia Nursery |
 a Cast Iron piece; transformed with paint, gourds and a plant |
 Zinc containers are easy and cheap to paint, and customers love the extra service |
 close-up shot of "Rose Quartet" blossoms |
| Chris Moore of Moorehaven Water Gardens in Everett educated us on creating and caring for water gardens in containers. Her expertise and enthusiasm for the art was great fun for our guests. |
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Our own Chris Jacobs also spoke at two seminars. His morning seminar Displaying Pottery in the Store divulged tips on improved merchandising of containers. The afternoon seminar Making a Fountain showed how to drill or plug holes in pottery and create easy water features using containers. Pots aren't just for plants! View movie clips: Merchandising-Designers.avi, Merchandising-Water Gardens.avi, Water Features-Sealing.avi, Water Features-Bubbler.avi, Water Features-Drilling.avi, Water Features-Pouring Jar Fountain.avi note about movies |
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| Unique samples of Vietnamese pottery | ||||
| Our thanks to Chris Arthur for music throughout the day (view movie clip) note about movies |
 Chris Arthur during an intermission |
Our thanks to Monrovia Nursery and Skagit Gardens for providing the beautiful plants |
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