Showing posts with label lawn and garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lawn and garden. Show all posts

Monday, June 16, 2008

How To Get Your Buzz

Hester and Zipperer's new and improved monthly e-newsletter, The Buzz, went out to about one hundred of you recently. We are delighted to say that we've already received positive feedback from customers. We're using software called "Email Brain" to create our newsletters, and so far, it has enabled us to make leaps and bounds in our creative expression.

Those of you who read this blog may be wondering what The Buzz will have to offer. My answer is that the newsletter and blog will work together. For example, the newsletter will give you a month's glance at what we're up to at the store. It will contain our Wilmington Island location's schedule for its Saturday morning classes. It will suggest issues that should be addressed in the garden during that month. It will also offer information on new products and plants.

Our blog will offer more detail on the topics mentioned in The Buzz. It will provide links to other sites dealing with those topics. It will contain all sorts of photos (some more entertaining than informative), and it will illustrate all that gardening has to offer us.

Do YOU get The Buzz? Send your email address to: hesterandzipperer@hotmail.com

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Free Class This Satuday On Water Conservation!


Learn To Use Water Smartly
Watering is so simple, so why does it give us so much trouble? The truth is that mastering one's use of water is one of the most challenging things for a gardener. Different plants have different needs, and different watering methods are available. How does one decide which is best?

Your troubles are over. Devote a half hour of your time to our Water Conservation Class this Saturday, at 10:00 A.M.,(The Wilmington Island Store) and you'll be watering like a pro! Learn the tricks that will save you time, water, and money from your favorite tattooed teacher, Mary-Ann.

To show our appreciation for responsible watering, all class participants will receive 15% off any succulents purchased the day of the class!

Monday, April 14, 2008

Thursday's Spring Fling Gallery Night

Social Butterflies

"You clean up pretty good," was the phrase most frequently heard at our Hester and Zipperer gallery night. We all threw our well-worn t-shirts and jeans into the hamper in exchange for something a little more fancy. After all, it was our Gallery Night!
Amy's stunning creations wowed everyone! We were so happy to have her take up with us for the evening.


The beautiful spread was arranged by Judy and Amanda! From the looks of things, everyone was delighted. I believe the spinach dip MIGHT have changed some lives out there.



Those of you who weren't there the other evening must come in and check out the soy candles by Natalie. The Low Country Luxe line will make you weak in the knees, because they smell so good. These candles are so classy and beautifully packaged!



We were very fortunate to have Bill Smith, Ellen Grosse, and Ray Williams fill the air with musical bliss.


Friedman's Fine Art was very generous to let us share in the botanical works for the weekend. Customers filed in all evening to the remarkable pieces. The detail was quite striking, and it gave us all something to aspire to in the garden.

Finally, I must give great thanks to Skidaway Liquor Center. They kept the wine flowing, and our faces glowing, all evening long! (So much, in fact, that you will all recall the trouble I had changing the register tape.)

Fitz and Jan Hiltzheimer proudly display the one that didn't get away!



Our end of the night sale had customers reaching for their favorite finds. Fitz and Jan found this lovely mermaid flying overhead, and decided that she had to come home with them!

Thank you all for making the evening a glorious success!