Growing Green and Living It! Olive Barn Sustainable Living Blog

Amaryllis and Paperwhite Bulbs Kits $12.99 ea

Jacqueline D'Elia — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:18:40 +0000

Incredible buy this Holiday Season. Our best selling eco-friendly bulb kits are priced at just $12.99 ea. Choose from Amaryllis and Paperwhite Bulbs Kits. Quantities are very limited so don’t miss out!

Olive Barn Outlet Opens 11/3

Jacqueline D'Elia — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:46:04 +0000

We will reopen our retail store as a clearance outlet on Tuesday 11/3 at 10am. Our current plans are to keep this open until the remainder of the clearance items are sold. The Outlet will be open Tues – Fri 10am to 3pm until further notice.

We are exploring ways to serve our local customers by possibly having a walk-up counter service during the week. We’ll keep you posted as things unfold. Local customers can still pickup web orders without any shipping charges, by selecting “HOLD FOR CUSTOMER PICKUP” as their shipping method.

Shopping online is still the easiest way to buy green gifts at Olive Barn.

Thank you for your continued support!

Jacqueline D’Elia
Founder

Olive Barn Focusing on Internet Business

Jacqueline D'Elia — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:31:24 +0000

This week, we made a decision to close our retail store in Houston and convert it to a temporary clearance outlet. It was the only physical retail store we had, which was adjacent to our Houston warehouse. With the current economic conditions, we felt is was best to focus on our core business, selling on the web. That part of our business accounts for 90% of our sales, yet we were spending about 40% of our time attending to the Houston store. Simple math. Take the 40% of the time and plow it back into growing our ecommerce business.

Over the next week we will be liquidating the remainder of inventory from our Houston store that was not part of our web offerings. If you are in Houston, please sign up on our mailing list for the local mailings, to find out about dates and times for the outlet clearance sale.

You can sign up here. There will be some incredible buys.

To our previous store customers, we thank you for your past patronage and encourage you to shop online at www.olivebarn.com. We will continue to offer free customer pickup at our old store location.

New! All Natural Cat Grass Garden Kit

Jacqueline D'Elia — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:06:48 +0000

Looking for a natural treat for your cat? Try Cat Grass. Satisfy your cat’s craving for greens with a safe alternative to houseplants and turfgrass (which may have harmful pesticides or herbicides on it.)

This kit contains an eco-friendly classic nursery pot and saucer (made from rice hulls), compressed soil wafer, a retail size packet of premium cat grass seed and instructions. Best of all, there will enough seeds to grow more than one batch. Everything you need to start a mouthwatering garden for your cat. The pot and drip saucer are compostable and will last for up to three years with normal use. From our pots to our simple minimalist packaging, this entire kit is based on our 3r principles; reduce, recycle and reuse. Available at Olivebarn.com for $10.

Who is Patti Moreno?

Jacqueline D'Elia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:15:46 +0000

RSVP for the special free event at Olive Barn Sunday October 18th 1PM – 3PM

Patti Moreno, The Garden Girl in Houston Oct 18th

Jacqueline D'Elia — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:22:56 +0000

Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl will be at Olive Barn on Sunday October 18th from 1PM to 3PM. Come out an meet her in person. She’ll be signing her DVD’s and talking about how you can use raised beds to grow veggies for you and your family. To learn more about Patti, visit her website and watch her free how-to-videos online.

Please RSVP for the free event, so we can plan accordingly. Questions? Please call 281-589-1921 x 209. See you there!

Thank you,
Jacqueline D’Elia
Olive Barn Founder

Blotanical.com – A Great Place to Meet Gardeners

Jacqueline D'Elia — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:25:47 +0000

Check out my post on my Garden Blog about Blotanical.com – I am so glad I found this site. If you have a garden blog, are thinking about starting one, or just want to read garden blogs, go to blotanical.com

Knock Your Socks Off: Latest Video from Patti Moreno

Jacqueline D'Elia — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:03:52 +0000

Project 802 Begins

Jacqueline D'Elia — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:32:58 +0000

Project 802 has begun and the details are posted on my brand new personal garden blog Southern Post. Please visit the site and let me know what you think.

Studio G: A Landscaper’s Design Journal

Jacqueline D'Elia — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:14:56 +0000

I found this very interesting website called Studio G. In a few minutes I was hooked and clicking around exploring the site. Ever wonder what makes a website interesting for newcomers? The recycled wine bottles turned into Tiki torches really caught my eye. Have a look and post some comments here.