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EASY WAYS TO EXPAND YOUR OFFER AND INCREASE PROFITABILITY

As a grower you may be inclined to think if you are going to sell it, you should grow
it. This view might not have the most cost-effective impact to your bottom line.
Adding retail-ready plants to your offer, may make your operation more profitable
whether you are a retail grower, wholesale grower, or garden center. Maximizing the
use of your growing space by supplementing your offer with ready-to-sell products
expands your income potential and will provide some unique product choices to
your customers. Check out these fabulous, finished products available from Griffin.

Finished clematis from Sedum tiles make an interesting, and
Donahue’s Clematis tough border planting to bring great
can enhance your offer character to a variety of landscapes.
with a more robust They can also be used as wall plantings
plant providing more or decorative elements such as
color at retail and more “green roofs”. They bring interest to
immediate impact in the both homeowners and professional
garden. It could even landscapers. Available in varying color
replace growing from a mixes, they are easy to maintain in the
smaller input allowing retail or wholesale setting and are quite
you more bench turns on hardy in the landscape.
bedding items that ring
the register. These plants Container from
drive a significantly Botany Lane
higher retail price and
give your customers first
year color impact. Order
early, as both varieties
and quantities can be in
limited supply.

Photo courtesy
Donahue’s Clematis

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