You'd like your backyard plant nursery to become the profit center of your dreams. You'd like to be selling huge numbers of landscaping plants. So how can you do that? Here are the six best ways to sell all the landscaping plants you can grow:
1. Farmers' markets
These events continue to draw big crowds looking for high quality plants. Set up a booth or stand and get selling! Make up some flyers or business cards about your plant business and pass them out. Set out a mailing list and encourage people who stop by your stand to sign up. Mailing lists are a fun, quick, and easy way to keep in touch with your customers.
2. Craigslist or Backpage.com
There are many ways to advertise your business online, such as Craigslist and Backpage.com. These take a couple minutes and are completely free. Advertise your business, and mention what you have for sale, when and where you're selling it and what your prices are. Try a "loss-leader" such as 4" ground covers for $1.99 each, or buy 2, get one free, to get customers to your nursery, as they will almost always buy other plants at full price when they are there
3. Fundraisers
Fundraisers are a great way to make good money and help others at the same time. People are more than willing to spend money if they know some of it is going to a church, charity or cause that they believe in. It makes your wallet happy, and makes your business look good too. A typical arrangement is to donate 20 to 30 percent of your gross sales for the day to the organization.
4. Sell directly to landscapers
Call up local landscapers and find out what they're looking for. If you can offer them what they need at a competitive price, you could get a lot of business. Put together a list of landscapers and send them flyers regularly with prices and sales information.
5. Pre-sell your plants
If you're plan to wholesale plants, you'll need to begin selling them long before they're mature. Visit local retail nurseries, landscapers and stores to let them know what you have to offer. You could even invite them out to your nursery to take a look. Selling early will improve your business and profits.
6. Garage sales
Maybe your town doesn't allow retail sales out of your backyard. Most towns, however, do allow garage sales. A garage sale is a fun and easy way to sell your plants. Be specific in your ad, so people don't show up looking for the latest Barbie or clothes for infants. Mention what you have for sale and what your hours are.
You want to sell a large number of plants, because after all, you want to turn your plants into profitable plants. Try some, or all, of these six ways, and you can be selling all the landscaping plants you can grow in no time. It shouldn't be too difficult either. Sell directly to landscapers, have a garage sale, pre-sale your plants, place an ad on Craigslist or Backpage.com, partake in a fundraiser or set up a booth at your local farmers' market. Soon your backyard nursery will be the profit center of your dreams. To learn more, read How to Start a Profitable Backyard Plant Nursery, available at: rel=nofollow
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