RADIO ADSWe advertise on 610 WTVN’s “In the Garden with Ron Wilson”, a two-hour call-ingardening program that airs Saturdays at 10 am. Ron does a fine job and dispensesa great amount of good horticultural advice. Our ads can also be heard at variousother times on WTVN (AM) and on WODC 93.3 (FM). We also do some TV spots onWCMH NBC4. These ad spots are ‘oddly different’, much like the pair that appearsin them: Chris Baker as himself and buddy Chris Calvin as ‘Cal, The Voice of Baker’s<strong>Acres</strong>’. The theme song was written and produced by Mr. Baker and performed by hismusical cronies, aka The Baker’s <strong>Acres</strong> Orchestra and Chorus. For the sake of theirprofessional careers they have asked not to be identified. If you were unfortunateenough to hear the theme song previously, it is probably still playing over and over inyour head until, desperate for relief, you’ve resorted to self-medication.WEB SITE & NEWSLETTERMany of you web-surfer-type folks have asked if we have a website. As they say intechnological Internet jargon…yes, we do. The site is basically this catalog minusthis paragraph. In fact, if you want to download this catalog in PDF form, there isa button to click. We will also announce any special events such as sales or gardentalks. Since we have discontinued mailing catalogs and sale postcards due to the highcost of postage, we have started an Email Newsletter, to be sent seven or eight times ayear to keep you abreast of the latest happenings here at the <strong>Acres</strong>. To sign up, go tothe home page and enter your name and email address and then click ‘subscribe’. Wepromise not to share your email addresses with anyone. As you may have suspected,the Internet is actually done with magic, for which we rely on our web wizard, MarkRaymond. Thanks, Mark. www.bakersacresgreenhouse.comOh, and for those of you who are facially bookish, Baker’s <strong>Acres</strong> <strong>Greenhouse</strong> is onFacebook. Become a fan!IN MEMORIAMBaker’s <strong>Acres</strong> lost two very good acquaintances this past year. Brian Allen passedaway in October. He was the owner of the hot dog cart that we enjoy on springweekends, and partner of Amy Meier, the cheerful person preparing your delicioussandwiches. Last summer, we also lost Nanette Welch, a long-time gardener andassistant to Tracy DiSabato-Aust. We’ll miss these nice folks and send our sincerestsympathies to their friends and loved ones.THE 10% CARDWe like to reward our frequent flower buyers. If you’re here a lot, we have a programfor you. Here’s the deal: you can purchase a 10% off, non-transferable card fromus for $50. This may be used all of 2013 for any purchase. Simply present it to thecashier when checking out. It should be a simple way to save some money if youspend a lot of it here at the <strong>Acres</strong>.SUMMER BREAK – PART 2Last year, in an effort to make sense out of the S-L-O-W summer garden centerbusiness in July and August, we closed from the end of July until the end of August.It worked out pretty well, especially because of the drought that we experienced. Thisyear, we’re tweaking things a bit. From July 15 th until August 23 rd , we will be openon Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. We will be open during the rest of the week byappointment only. Please call first. Hopefully, this will work fine for all involved andwe won’t have a drought again.50
BUS TOURSWe seem to have become a destination for garden clubs, horticulture classes, MasterGardener groups and other various gardening gangs. If your group would like a tour,just call us to set up a time (please, no weekends in May). There are several goodrestaurants in nearby Granville if you’re looking to add lunch to the trip. We canhandle anything from a van full to a busload or two so bring ‘em on.OUR GUARANTEEIn a perfect world everything that you buy here would be …well…perfect, but we allknow imperfection is part of our normal lives. Around here we strive for perfection,but if that less than perfect thing happens, here are our guarantees and conditions.• All plants and all hardgoods are guaranteed and may be returned in resaleablecondition, for store credit, exchange, or cash refund, for up to five days. Resaleablecondition is defined as growing in the original healthy state, in the original container,and with the original tags or packaging.• Perennials are guaranteed from time of purchase until October 15th, with receipt,for store credit only. Winter wetness is usually the culprit in perennial failure and isbeyond our control.• Outdoor trees and shrubs are guaranteed for one year from time of purchase, withreceipt, for store credit only. This tree and shrub guarantee may be waived at the timeof purchase by the customer in exchange for 10% off the purchase price.• Any plant that leaves our greenhouse with a disease, insect problem or an incorrecttag may be returned with no questions asked. Unconditionally.• This guarantee does not cover death or damage caused by Mother Nature such asflooding, winds, frost, drought, rabbit and deer browsing, locusts, stampedes, or giantarmadillos. We reserve the right to void any guarantee due to CUSTOMER NEGLECTor ABUSE. How can we logically be held responsible for something over which wehave no control? Replacement plants are not guaranteed. All sale items are final foranything 50 percent off or more and are not guaranteed.CUSTOM POTTINGDig this! We offer a custom potting service. Here’s the scoop.• Bring your own pots and we’ll design your containers for you.• Give us about 1 week lead time.• Know your light requirements• $50 per hour plus the price of the plants. Cost includes soil and labor.Need help designing? Call Nick or Pam for a design appointment.SMALL WORLDWe offer plants and accessories for Fairy Gardens, Terraiums and Garden Railways.ORGANICSYou want organic? We’ve got organic. We now offer organic lawn, flower andvegetable fertilizers exclusively. We also offer beneficial ladybugs and praying mantiseggs. Special orders are available for the asking.HOT DOGSThe Mr. Footlong Hot Dog cart will be back by popular demand this year. They’ll bedishing out the good stuff every Saturday in April and May, depending on the weather.These are not organic but who cares. Mmmmm...hot dogs!51