For great, unusual plants I’ll happily deal with a non-professionally designed website. I’m hot after the plants not the graphic design. So as long as I can figure out how to pick the plant and pay for it I’m good. Jan > On Feb 17, 2021, at 2:47 PM, Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > i think we can show our thanks to Diane and Robin by patronizing their nurseries. > Even if it's only a bulb or two. > > I heard a quote once about small specialist nurseries. > How do you make some money with a specialist nursery? > "Start with a lot of money" > > ArnoldSnow coming in NJ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vlad Hempel via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Vlad Hempel <vlad.hempel@gmail.com> > Sent: Wed, Feb 17, 2021 3:57 pm > Subject: Re: [pbs] Telos Rare Bulbs > > If I may add my two cents: > > Diana, I find your website good enough for what it is. > > Being a bulb enthusiast myself and not from US, I took time to read through > the conditions (especially the international orders page). > > I think your request about name and address is essential. > > Please continue to offers these gems. There are hardly any place that offer > so many generas and species in one place. > > Greetings from Berlin, > Vlad > > > > > On Wed 17. Feb 2021 at 21:43 Diana Chapman via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> Thank you, Robin. It has actually taken me the best part of three weeks >> just to update the availability on the web site, and I still have the >> greenhouses to take care of and orders to fill. As for hiring someone >> to do it, I couldn't possibly afford it, and anyway, I tried some time >> back to have someone make a cd of bulbs that I would provide to >> customers and it was a total nightmare, she couldn't understand the >> names, couldn't spell them, even with me going over them carefully, and >> I finally abandoned it. So, if my web site is clunky and 'not modern', >> that's the way it is. I have rarely had any complaints about it. >> >> Diana >> Telos >>> A suggestion that revamping our websites that would avoid questions and >> other issues is great. But when you're a single proprietor with no paid >> help and when revamping takes an incredible amount of time and resources, >> it's much, much more difficult. We struggle along as best we can and make >> changes as we can, but for me the last two years have been very difficult >> due to family issues, a major move and other obligations. Oh, yes, and a >> grandson who is no longer readily available... Given the pandemic and the >> fact that we all have family, often elderly or otherwise needing >> assistance, things don't happen as quickly or efficiently as they should. >>> >>> Right now I'm faced with at least updating some website information and >> finding the time, let alone determining the best way to do it, can be >> roadblocks in themselves. >>> >>> So, these upgrades will get done, but for specialist nurseries, these >> take a lower priority than making sure we have unusual and/or rare plants >> available for the plant lovers who support us. Personally, I'll put up with >> clunky websites to get what I want, knowing I can't get a plant anywhere >> else nearly as easily. >>> >>> Robin Hansen >>> Hansen Nursery >>> In the southern wilds of Coos County, Oregon >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>