To stay ahead in the market place, florists and gift shops must grow and energize their sales. To do this they must entice customers with new items and discover new areas of interest. Patios, decks and gardens have become areas of great interest to consumers. Although traditional flower and home accent gifts are your business, have you thought about these venues as a way to blossom and cultivate your sales? The addition of patio and garden products gives retailers another means for boosting sales. The best way to cultivate consumers' interest is to offer a multitude of products that work in gardens and on patios, as well as in the home. Patio and garden products are available in a multitude of genre; giving you the ability to choose items compatible with your customers' tastes. If your customers' tastes lean toward country or rustic, offer them products tailored to country styles; like barrel containers or farm animal motifs and feed their need for [...]