by wiadmin | May 10, 2022 | Customer Loyalty
I have a confession. I almost always go for the “off the beaten path” choice. Tried and true is typically trumped by “I’ve never had that before.” So, you can imagine my reaction when the waiter seated us and handed us the breakfast menu with the announcement:...
by wiadmin | Apr 26, 2022 | Customer Loyalty
A friend of mine has been in the market for a new house. With the seller’s market in full swing, he sold his house faster than he thought and was forced to put his stuff in storage and move into temporary quarters. This week, he raved about a house he saw that...
by wiadmin | Apr 12, 2022 | Customer Loyalty
Robert E. Lee is a plantsman from Independence, Louisiana (no relation to the General.) He is famous for creating the encore azaleas—a hybrid between a standard azalea and a Fourth of July Rhododendron. (I am not making up any of these patriotic...
by wiadmin | Mar 29, 2022 | Customer Loyalty
Sunflowers face east before sunrise. Its face also looks bright yellow and cheery, just like the sun it faces. And, during the day, that face of the flower constantly turns to follow the sun with its flower ending the day facing west. Sunflowers symbolize...
by wiadmin | Mar 15, 2022 | Customer Loyalty
It is a well-known apple orchid in a rural area of the mountains. The orchid sells its crop via a large roadside stand. People drive for miles to get the sweet red apples grown in the orchid nearby. The mom-and-pop operation has been around for years. But mom and pop...
by wiadmin | Feb 15, 2022 | Customer Loyalty
We have a volunteer plant. It stands tall, beautiful, and mysterious. It is a volunteer—a plant that grew up spontaneously without our doing anything. It likely came from something planted years ago by the previous owner of the property. We refer to it as our wild...