2005 Catalog (PDF: 2.9MB) - Friends School Plant Sale

2005 • Friends School Plant Sale 3
Tips on How to “Do” the Plant Sale
Restrooms
VENDOR FAIR (SATURDAY ONLY)
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Customer
Exit
Checkouts
PLANTS
Customer
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Fire exit
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Fire exit
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Fire exit
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To the midway
parking lot
Curbside
loading zone
Going through the Sale
• Parking at the State Fair is easy. It is legal to park on the
streets, and there are large lots to the southwest of the
Grandstand (actually, it’s the area used during the Fair as the
midway). You will be able to drive up to the pickup area at the
southwest corner of the Grandstand plaza to load your plants,
and there are frequently students available to help with loading,
especially on Friday. Metro Transit route number 84 on
Snelling and number 3 on Como serve the Fair Grounds.
• There is one entrance to the sale, at the southeast corner
of the Grandstand, and one exit at the southwest corner.
• Write down your purchases as you go. Pick up an order
form at the door, or if it’s helpful to you, use the sample purchase
form shown here as a model to write out your list beforehand.
You can cross out anything you don’t buy or change the
quantity to your actual purchase as you go through the sale.
(Bring a pen or pencil, or pick one up at the door.)
• If you plan on buying more than a flat of plants, bring a
wagon or even a plastic sled to hold your plants as you move
through the sale. There are a number of Friends School
wagons available at the sale, but they are in constant use. If
you bring a wagon or sled, please label it somehow so it
doesn’t get mixed up with someone else’s; and don’t leave
your wagon unattended. You could also bring your own flats or
trays (perhaps from a past year) to save on waste.
Finding the Plants
• On the grounds, the catalog numbers are your best means
of locating the plants. Each category (such as Annuals or
Perennials) has a letter to begin its catalog numbers (A for
Annuals, P for Perennials). Remember that the numbers are
assigned alphabetically by the common name we give them
(for instance, Hollyhock, French, rather than French
Hollyhock).
• Catalog listings that say “bareroot in the Lily Shop” can
be found in the Lily Shop. Since bulbs cannot be set out for
shoppers like plants, bulb buyers must turn in a list of their
selections and the order is filled by a plant sale volunteer.
• If you know the common or Latin name of a plant you’re
looking for, use the index, pages 42 and 43, to find it.
Checking Out
• At the checkouts you will need the plant’s name, its cost,
and how many you have. This is important: Shoppers who do not
record this information will have to go to the Price Check table so they
don’t impede those who have recorded the information. If you have
picked up a plant that you cannot identify, you can go to the
Price Check table before getting into the checkout line. All
prices must be recorded on your sheet before checkout.
• There will be an Express Lane for shoppers with
10 or fewer items. There will also be two credit card stations.
We should have up to 50 percent more checkouts this year,
since there will be more space!
• At Saturday’s vendor fair, please pay each vendor for any
purchases you make there. If you buy a plant from a vendor
before entering the main plant sale, the vendor will mark the
pot so it will not get confused at the final checkout.
• The Rare Plants area will be using a “lumber yard”
system…you will need to reserve your plants, and then come
back to pick them up after you have paid the cashiers. The
Rare Plants booth will be as near to the checkouts as possible.
Generally…
• There will be food concessions during the sale. They are
arranged through the State Fair and are provided for your convenience.
Friends School does not share any of the receipts
from concessions.
• On half-price Sunday, please write down the full price of
each plant. The discount will be taken at the register.
• We want feedback on how your plants do in your garden,
especially survival or failure of the new or unusual things we
offer. Send your comments to the plant sale email,
friends_school_plant_sale@yahoo.com
Catalog # Name Price Qty Subtotal
A054 Coleus, Kong Mosaic $5 1
H068 Sage, Culinary Honeydew $5 2
R035 Tea Rose, King’s Ransom $22 1
N053 Pasque Flower $3 3
SAMPLE PURCHASE FORM