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  • From: "MARGARET LAUTERBACH" <melauter123@msn.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Holiday Gift Shopping
  • Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:34:01 -0700

If I were you, I'd change side margins so that your letter fits an e-mail screen.  Lops way over on MSN.  Margaret Lauterbach
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Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Holiday Gift Shopping

Holiday-Perfect Home & Garden Gifts for Splurge Or Deal Prices

 

Philadelphia, PA – Searching for the perfect gift for the garden aficionado in your life?  “Great gifts for gardeners won’t be in short supply this season,” says Susan McCoy, of the Garden Media Group, a media firm specializing in the gardening industry.

 

McCoy says that whether you are looking for splurge-worthy garden accessories or modest-type stocking-stuffers, home and garden retailers have something for most any budget.

 

“Retail research groups are predicting that holiday spending will increase this season,” says McCoy, who expects to see more gifts given to make outdoor living spaces more beautiful, like a luxurious container for a new deck or patio.

 

The NPD Group, a retail information company, reports that shoppers plan to spend an average of $681 this holiday season compared with $655 last year. 

 

With the endless realm of gift ideas for the home and garden, shoppers will be hard-pressed not to find a gift that is the “perfect fit” for their budgets and the loved ones on their holiday shopping list.

 

Splurge Worthy Garden Accessories from Campania International — Budgets from $50- $250

 

If your sweetie would prefer jewelry for her garden, Campania offers a stunning array of investment piece ornaments for the patio and garden.  From classic planters and birdbaths to benches and statuary, Campania items are designed to dazzle and built to last.  Pieces are available in classic cast stone, stylish glazed terra cotta, polyethylene or terra cotta. Among the statuary are cherubs and a variety of animals, including squirrels, frogs, pigs, cats and dogs.  Just wrap them with a big red ribbon and put them under the tree.  Campania planters work well inside the home when incorporated into the overall holiday decorating theme using colored candles or decorative pinecones. Visit http://www.campaniainternational.com.

 

The Gateway to Great Gardening via Burpee.com — Budgets from

$2.49- $150.00

 

For shoppers with more than one gardener on their list, Burpee.com is an excellent place to find something for everyone.  Burpee gift offerings now include gadgets for the kitchen like aprons and vintage-serving trays to gizmos for the garden like miniature electric greenhouses, seed starting kits, and stylish yet functional vegetable hods.  And for gardeners that have been extra good this year, Burpee’s new Multi-Bench, which converts from a bench into a desk and table, offers uber-convenience for transitioning an outdoor room from office space to entertaining area.  Burpee’s vegetable and flower seed packets make wonderful stocking stuffers. Visit http://www.burpee.com.

 

 

 

Great Gift for Gardeners that Love to Cook — Budgets at or near $30.00

 

Gardeners that enjoy cooking will love Ellen Ecker Ogden’s From The Cook's Garden cookbook.  Ogden is a well-known writer, lecturer and cooking instructor on a variety of food and garden topics.  Her From The Cook's Garden cookbook includes150 of the best recipes she's developed over her twenty years in test kitchens.  The recipes in the book were created especially for cooks who appreciate the flavor of fruits and vegetables harvested at their peak.  Recipes for breads, soups, side dishes, desserts and more can all be found inside along with Ogden’s tips and tricks for creating culinary masterpieces within the context of a busy modern life.  Visit http://www.cooksgarden.com.

 

A Gift that Keeps on Giving All Season Long — Budgets Under $30.00

 

Give the gift of garden inspiration to that someone who is passionate about gardening.  A gift subscription to Garden Design magazine will keep your loved one on top of what’s hot in design, new plant introductions and growing techniques.  The magazine’s online product and retailer locator makes finding plants and supplies easier than ever before.  Visit www.gardendesignmag.com.

 

Stocking-up On Good Plant Health — Budgets Under $20.00

 

Messenger® is a great one-of-a-kind stocking stuffer for every gardener.  This revolutionary new plant care product is like a vaccination for plants, increasing plant vigor while protecting its health. Environmentally safe, this breakthrough product increases plant growth and enhances disease resistance.  Spray it on throughout the growing season, and Messenger® will improve the overall performance of plants both indoors and outdoors.  Spray it on poinsettias, paper whites and other holiday plants to extend their life into the New Year. (http://www.messenger.info)

 

Forget the Fruitcake – Roses Under $12

 

Unlike traditional fruitcake and even poinsettias, a gift of Sunblaze® Roses lives forever – either in a container inside or outside on a deck or patio, and planted permanently in the garden. A blazing ball of color in traditional holiday red, white or pink, Sunblaze roses grow only 18-24” round, about the size of a mum, and look great clustered together or standing alone in a decorative pot.  Their compact size makes them the perfect alternative as a container plant for the home or office. Check out all the festive     holiday colors at www.starroses.com.

 

Garden Gift Certificates — One-size-Fits-All Budgets

 

Spring 2006 promises to be one of the most exciting seasons for plant introductions yet.  With breakthroughs in breeding, gardeners can now enjoy designer plants like the compact cultivars in the Raymond Evison Patio Clematisä collection which are the first clematis bred to be grown in a container or small spaces, and Star Rosesâ White Eden, the first-ever disease resistant and fragrant climbing rose. Skimp or splurge on a garden center gift certificate that your loved one can use in their favorite neighborhood garden center next spring.  To locate garden centers visit www.lgyp.com. Here you can search for plants, products and retailers using a zip code and key word search.

 

2005 Holiday Shopping Forecasts from the NPD Group

 

* 67 percent of Shoppers say they will shop at discount stores such as Target and Wal-Mart.

 * 37 percent expect to shop online.

* 51 percent said they comparison-shop before they buy.

* 32 percent plan to buy holiday gifts on sale.

* 27 percent say they will pay more for the perfect gift.

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For more information, contact the Garden Media Group at (610) 388-9330.

 

 

Susan McCoy

Office: 610-388-9330

Mobile:610-220-8400

 

IMPACT Marketing/Garden Media Group

PO Box 758

Chadds Ford, PA  19317

www.gardenmediagroup.com

 

"We make you popular with your customers!"

 

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