Excess stock - how can i market this off?

[AAG]

hey all

im a gardener and i bought a stack load of plants i bought at auction and a deal went sour and now im stuck with heaps of:

150 native climbers
30 native shrubs
30 camellias
15 native trees

and stacks of other smaller stuff

ive sold some to customers but its slow at that, how can i market these plants on to get some more business for myself?



Amazing
Australian
Gardens

[KarenC]

Do you think any of the home builders would be interested? Or someone who landscapes for the new homes? Can you offer planting them as well as a service?

[janpurser]

Why don't you contact a local nursery to see if they will buy some off you?

[Geoff Kelly]

How about running a special promotion offering three new plants for every new gardening customer you get in the next six weeks? Or a promotion of an additional service to existing customers, with three new plants as a premium offer.

Best wishes

Geoff

[Lisa Murray - Biz Coach]

Hi
Why not advertise them on the local online classifieds eg Gumtree, Craigslist etc.

[AAG]

Originally Posted by janpurser

Why don't you contact a local nursery to see if they will buy some off you?

done that to no avail, ill try some of the other ideas though

[drivingdesires]

Hey AAG,

I think I have a really great idea for you. Instead of simply selling the plants, where you may only just recover your initial expense (if you're lucky) why don't get in contact with your local council and offer to landscape a childrens playground or a currently bare piece of council land. Upon finishing, you could put up a sign like:
"This native and water conscious garden was designed and created by AAG....."
Obviously you won't recover any of the cost of the plants, but the free advertising would be fantastic.

Hope this helps

Travis
Driving Desires

[MissieK]

Ebay?

Melissa

[ActiveCounselling]

Maybe contact some of the people that have stalls at the weekly markets. They may sell them on consignment for you?

Those guys are always looking for a good deal.