Garden Marker Biz Keeps Growing
Four years after starting her own business, garden marker manufacturer Chris Ingler has found her niche.
What started as a way to track her 3,000 day lilies has blossomed into a business that has 500 garden markers waiting to be engraved weekly.
“When I started getting so many day lilies, I needed a way to organize them,” says Ingler. “I had so many that I bought an engraver to keep signs in my yard. It seemed to just evolve into a business from there.”
After seeing her markers, guests began to place orders for their gardens. As word-of-mouth grew, more people began calling.
Finally getting confident that she had stumbled on a sought-after item, Ingler developed a Web site and accepted more orders.
Not only did Engraved Garden Path Markers evolve from her hobby, it took off fast. In just four years, Ingler has provided signs for customers in every state in the U.S. except Alaska, as well as every province in Canada. Ingler credits fast service and word-of-mouth advertising for the quick launch of Engraved Garden Path Markers.
“I’ve hit a home run,” says Ingler. “My work is all over our community and in universities and parks across the entire country.”
Photo by Courier & Press.
Jaclyn on November 12th, 2008 3:18 pm
This is a cute idea. just think of all situations that this product would come in handy in your flower or vegetable garden. all the time’s people ask you what is planted where, or you cant remember what is planted where, or you cant tell what vegetable is where, etc. this is a very unique cute idea. not to mention companies that take plant and flower donations for numerous events could use these placement tags with the donators information on them as a type of recognition!
cassy on November 13th, 2008 1:40 am
A mundane idea yet sounds so interesting! You can never know when a simple idea or simple creativity can brings you to business…
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