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General => The Shed => Topic started by: tonybloke on December 06, 2009, 11:59:12

Title: 'garden organic' in financial trouble
Post by: tonybloke on December 06, 2009, 11:59:12
http://www.hortweek.com/news/search/969001/Webbs-Garden-Centres-takes-Garden-Organic-retail-arm-charity-redundancy-talks/

it weren't just me who left when they tried to go all trendy, then? ;)
Title: Re: 'garden organic' in financial trouble
Post by: Digeroo on December 06, 2009, 12:31:56
I am a great fan of the heritage seed library, but it seems to be getting more expensive.  Afterall £20 for six miniscule packets of seeds grown by volunteers is rather high. 

It is quite a normal procedure for charities to sell off their retail sides. Specialist companies are simply more efficient at doing it.  They have a brilliant position road wise they are not capitalising on it.  Much of their garden is rather drab.

Sounds like the CEO is too expensive. :o

They are too small.  They need to be one garden in a bigger organisation.



Title: Re: 'garden organic' in financial trouble
Post by: angle shades on December 06, 2009, 20:16:02
 I left too Tony :)/ shades x
Title: Re: 'garden organic' in financial trouble
Post by: saddad on December 06, 2009, 20:21:49
I'm still hanging in there...  :-\
Title: Re: 'garden organic' in financial trouble
Post by: thifasmom on December 07, 2009, 16:34:50
I left too but only because i didnot have the cash for luxuries like NT, RSPB, etc.
Title: Re: 'garden organic' in financial trouble
Post by: Georgie on December 07, 2009, 16:57:40
Quote from: saddad on December 06, 2009, 20:21:49
I'm still hanging in there...  :-\

Me too, they still do some great work.   :)

G x