http://kbgardens.com/blog Big thinking in a small town. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:07:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a florist I work with live flowers as a profession, yes, but also for the joy of it. My customers tell me sometimes that they don't want to give flowers as a gift because "flowers die." Such an obvious truth, how can I respond to that? How do I ... http://kbgardens.com/blog/2010/01/24/flowers-die/ I recently delivered a casket spray and one garden stone to a funeral service being held for a very young man tragically struck with a brain injury. He saved many lives with organ donation. His family is grieving and the scene lended little comfort. There was a total of 5 ... http://kbgardens.com/blog/2009/09/23/in-lieu-of-comfort/ Take a little imaginary journey with me for a few moments. Let's say that you are a hotdog vendor with a hot spot on the corner of Main and Third in Anytown. The hotdog business is booming and you are making enough cash to support your family with 2 beautiful ... http://kbgardens.com/blog/2009/08/20/so-you-are-a-hotdog-vendor/ My first word that must be in my mission statement has been established to be "integrity." As I think about other important and meaningful words, I was thinking about what a flower order must mean to a consumer. When they order flowers there is an important implied message with the ... http://kbgardens.com/blog/2009/08/12/writing-my-mission-statement-second-word/ I am reading a book about the Emerson Corporation. The copy is at home. I am at work eating a p&j sandwich and thinking. I will post later about the title and author. (Here's Later: Performance Without Compromise, by Charles Knight and Davis Dyer).  In Chapter One there is a ... http://kbgardens.com/blog/2009/08/11/environment-of-mistrust/ I am an owner of a floral shop in Waynesfield, OH and have been on this journey since November, 2003.  I encourage comments and feedback on this blog. http://kbgardens.com/blog/2009/08/11/about/