If you’re REALLY hip, you can even send her home with garden-themed stationery that you created yourself. How’s that? I recently checked out a link on HGTV that shows just how you can craft your own stationery. Recalling an episode of the Carol Duvall show, this site follows Ms. Duvall as she explains, in step-by-step fashion, how to make your own sellable "readables." The Web pages note what materials are needed and provide easy-to-follow instructions that will render a product that will be distinct to your store — your own "brand," as it were. Add some stamps to the mix, and you have the ideal "(Your store’s name)’s Garden Gift Set."

Maybe you’ve done some in-store crafting to create stationery. Maybe you’ve made something else. Either way, we would love for you to share your ideas with our readers. Click below to go to our blog to discuss how you’ve used simple resources to build products and profits. Also, we urge you to scroll down to check out what’s inside this month’s issue of Garden Center Products & Supplies.. We guarantee you that there is plenty "to write home about!"