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melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
 November 19, 2008
10:42 AM Post #5808461
| I am creating some new categories in the Marketplace to help folks find products easier.
There is a new Tropical Plants category right now, and those vendors who have tropicals can start moving them over.
There will be a few more additions today and I will update you as it happens. The inventory has grown to the point that we need to divide it up a bit.
I am open for suggestions.
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Dutchlady1
Naples, FL
(Zone 10a)
November 19, 2008
10:49 AM Post #5808480
| That is excellent news - I love the new category. |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2008
11:19 AM Post #5808607
| Vegetable Seeds is now a category.
Vendors can move their products into the new area now. |
gardener2005
Baton Rouge area, LA
(Zone 8b)
November 19, 2008
11:58 AM Post #5808766
| That is good news! Thank you. :) |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2008
12:08 PM Post #5808810
| What else is needed? Keeping in mind that I want to keep it simple.
Maybe another 2 or 3 categories tops...(for now) |
threegardeners
North Augusta, ON
(Zone 5a)
November 19, 2008
03:08 PM Post #5809443
| Annuals and perennials...it will help break down the Live Plants section a bit maybe. |
gardener2005
Baton Rouge area, LA
(Zone 8b)
November 19, 2008
03:09 PM Post #5809446
| The same for seeds too. |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2008
03:32 PM Post #5809524
| Annual Plants and Perennial Plants now have their own categories. You may now start moving products into those areas. |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2008
03:53 PM Post #5809623
| I've added Annual Plants and Perennial Plants
I'm waffling a bit on the seeds though. I think Perennial Seeds has plenty of products to move over, but am wondering if Tropical Seeds might be a better choice if we were to choose just one. There will always be a 'seeds' category, and I really see more tropicals than annuals at the moment.
What are your opinions?
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gardener2005
Baton Rouge area, LA
(Zone 8b)
November 19, 2008
04:06 PM Post #5809678
| The time of year might change the ammounts and kinds of seeds being offered.
For now, Tropical seeds sounds like a good idea to me.
(Edited to add: I wonder if the seeds would do good like this:
Vegetables and herb seeds
Tropical seeds
Flowers and ornamental plant seeds
I`m only brainstorming so write in if you think of something too.
This message was edited Nov 19, 2008 2:39 PM |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2008
06:02 PM Post #5810003
| I have added Perennial Seeds and Tropical Seeds to the categories. Please spread the word so we can get these areas active.
I'm holding off on any more categories for now to see if these help us manage the traffic any better. I'll to monitor these categories and will add new ones as I see the need. There will be more coming, but let's play with these awhile. |
Dutchlady1
Naples, FL
(Zone 10a)
November 19, 2008
06:07 PM Post #5810023
| Thank you very much Melody. |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2008
06:09 PM Post #5810026
| You're quite welcome! |
cocoa_lulu
Grand Saline, TX
(Zone 7b)
November 19, 2008
06:11 PM Post #5810034
| Thanks, Melody. I'll probable use the market place more with categories in place. |
gardener2005
Baton Rouge area, LA
(Zone 8b)
November 19, 2008
06:18 PM Post #5810047
| Thank you. It is very much appreciated. :) |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2008
06:20 PM Post #5810052
| Some of the categories were just getting just getting too full for everyone to have their products showcased. I'm hoping that this will help get some of those monster ones pared down to where everyone gets a fair shake.
We'd like to get things in place and organized over the winter so that when the bulk of folks start thinking about buying and selling this spring, we'll have a better vehicle for both sides.
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threegardeners
North Augusta, ON
(Zone 5a)
November 19, 2008
07:37 PM Post #5810278
| I'm wondering if a Houseplants category would work? Or would they fall into Tropicals? |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2008
07:40 PM Post #5810293
| A houseplant would probably fall into the tropical category for now. Some folks can grow typical houseplants outdoors year-round. (not me) |
threegardeners
North Augusta, ON
(Zone 5a)
November 19, 2008
07:56 PM Post #5810343
| ok..thanks melody. |
Dutchlady1
Naples, FL
(Zone 10a)
November 19, 2008
09:02 PM Post #5810566
| One person's tropical is another person's houseplant :-) |
AYankeeCat
Fairfield County, CT
(Zone 6b)
November 23, 2008
09:32 AM Post #5822097
| I would love to see a division in the Arts and Crafts for "supplies". As an example - I have a couple of hundred vintage knitting and crocheting books that I know someone who was looking for patterns would love to have that I could list and find new homes for. In addition, I find wonderful craft supplies at local tag sales that will really just hit the landfill if I they don't find a new home. I'd love to list them for sale but the Arts and Crafts division seems to be just already made crafts. I would bet that other DGers have left over art and craft supplies that they would love to sell and lots of DGers who want to make things and would love a bargain. What do you think? |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 23, 2008
10:14 AM Post #5822167
| That is a very good idea.
We need to make a few upgrades for sure and that category certainly has merit. |
AYankeeCat
Fairfield County, CT
(Zone 6b)
November 23, 2008
11:50 AM Post #5822449
| Thank you! |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
November 24, 2008
09:03 AM Post #5825446
| Thanks for adding categories -- that'll make Marketplace much easier to navigate!
Although I sympathize with not wanting too many categories, most of the seed catalogs I get have separate categories for different types of things, so I like gardener's suggestion of separating veggie/herb seeds from flowering/ornamental seeds, breaking the latter down into annuals and perennials.
I think tender perennials/tropicals/houseplantsshould be their own category also... I know there are some tender perennials many people grow as annuals, so there may be some overlap, but I think that's OK (I'll just look both places if I want to find a listing for something like Torenia).
I do want to see a separate listing for non-tropical perennial seeds, since I grow a lot of (hardy) perennials from seed.
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imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
November 24, 2008
12:46 PM Post #5826200
| I would love to see the "Arts and Crafts Supplies" category added----some of our wonderful artisans do beads, and I do tiles for mosaic work. I think both of those would be a good fit! |
kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
November 24, 2008
10:06 PM Post #5828198
| I too would like to see the arts and crafts supplies category, |
Kelli
L.A. (Canoga Park), CA
(Zone 10a)
November 25, 2008
12:59 PM Post #5829791
| I agree. Arts and crafts supplies would be a good category. |
Azalea
Jonesboro, GA
(Zone 7b)
November 25, 2008
01:25 PM Post #5829868
| This may sound really dumb, but I'm not sure where to put tsome things like Nandina and Tree Ivy - since these are evergreen plants - would they be under Perennials or just Live plants?? |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
November 25, 2008
01:33 PM Post #5829897
| To me it's not evergreen-ness or not that determines whether it goes in perennials (there are evergreen perennials as well as herbaceous ones). I'd look more at whether it is woody or not--Nandina for sure is a woody shrub so I would not put it in the perennials. Tree ivy I'm not familiar with but if it's more of a vine or a shrub then I wouldn't put it in perennials either. |
Azalea
Jonesboro, GA
(Zone 7b)
November 25, 2008
02:45 PM Post #5830073
| So are you saying they would just go in "Live Plants"? The Tree or Bush Ivy is not a vine, but a shrub. |
kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)
November 25, 2008
03:01 PM Post #5830114
| If it were mine, i'd put it under live plants unless it was a perennial i'd put it there. |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
November 25, 2008
03:22 PM Post #5830179
| Yes, I would just put them in live plants. If enough people are selling shrubs maybe they'll get a separate category eventually but for now live plants is the best place. |
Azalea
Jonesboro, GA
(Zone 7b)
November 25, 2008
03:26 PM Post #5830195
| Thanks, that's where they are now - guess I will just leave them alone.
Humm- just looked up the meaning of Perennials, Shrubs and vines are considered 'Woody Perennials".
This message was edited Nov 25, 2008 2:33 PM |
flowerfantasy
Washington, IN
(Zone 6a)
November 26, 2008
01:15 PM Post #5833148
| Need to add a place for succulents.There are so many of them in the listings. they reaaly need a place of their own too.
This message was edited Nov 26, 2008 12:31 PM |
AYankeeCat
Fairfield County, CT
(Zone 6b)
November 26, 2008
02:38 PM Post #5833374
| I'm thinking now that the Arts and Crafts SUPPLIES category should probably have a word like instructions or publications or patterns in it's title.
This message was edited Nov 30, 2008 8:59 PM |
darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
November 29, 2008
02:58 PM Post #5841093
| Mel, is there a possibility of selling dried culinary herbs/spices? |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
November 30, 2008
11:52 AM Post #5844027
| I've been out of pocket for a few days. All of these are great suggestions.
I'm going to be asking Dave for a few more upgrades on Monday. I'll pass these along as well.
As to the dried herbs, and other edibles too, I don't know what the laws are, but will find out, and see how diverse Dave wants to get. |
darius
So.Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
December 20, 2008
09:10 PM Post #5913435
| Bump |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
December 20, 2008
11:27 PM Post #5913854
| I am still trying to figure out why unrooted cuttings would be listed down at the bottom after crafts, etc. Please put all plant related material in some order. Unrooted cuttings to a gardener come right after live plants and ahead of seeds or right after seeds (me thinks) |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
December 22, 2008
11:01 AM Post #5918366
| The categories are arranged in the number of items offered. If you'll notice, the products offered descend from most to least. |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
December 22, 2008
11:05 AM Post #5918380
| I noticed that but I can't quite understand why. If this is a gardening site, I don't know why I have to flip through crafts, books, etc to get to plant material. |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 22, 2008
11:40 AM Post #5918504
| All you have to do is scroll down a tiny bit farther down the page and you can see all the categories. And there are only one or two categories that aren't plant/garden supply related so I don't understand why it's a big issue? Also if you look in the navigation box that shows up on the left or right side of your screen, I think the categories there are listed in the order in which they were created and it seems closer to what you were hoping for with the plant material categories at the top. Once there get to be a lot more categories then it might be nice to let people choose what order they want to see things but for now it doesn't seem that hard to locate a category that you're interested in. |
Syrumani
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
December 22, 2008
05:35 PM Post #5919462
| Everyone is going to have their own opinion on how things could "work better". Just because the information is accessible by taking a few extra steps, doesn't mean that is what would "work better" for someone else. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I for one, don't see why plants, cuttings, seeds - in other words "plant material" - couldn't be lumped together, then crafts, books, etc. This is something for Dave and other Admin personnel to consider next time they are considering making a change. |
flowerfantasy
Washington, IN
(Zone 6a)
December 22, 2008
07:06 PM Post #5919738
| Melody,
I think it is set up just fine for now . Thanks for the attempt to make things better. |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
December 22, 2008
08:23 PM Post #5919986
| We are happy that you are so happy, flowerfantasy...just teasing because you don't agree with syrumani or me. |
Syrumani
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
December 22, 2008
08:50 PM Post #5920083
| Oh, don't get me wrong - I think the setup is great, for being in existence for less than a year! I'm just saying (for my own selfish convenience), that groupings (live plant material - one group, books/pots/etc - second group) would be nice.
That way, when I search the Marketplace for say - African Violet - I could choose from a group, instead of having to choose each individual category. THEN choose the individual category from that group if I wanted . . . does that make sense to anyone except me?
What I am really, really, really looking forward to in the future, though . . . is more specific searches . . . When I do the above mentioned search, other plants NOT an African Violet appear in the search. Oh, I know it's because there is the words "african" or "violet" in the title or description . . . but it can be . . . oh, like I said - looking forward to a change in that in the future.
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gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
December 22, 2008
09:38 PM Post #5920261
| After Christmas I am going to get very serious about selling a lot of plant material. I will be curious to see what fair market value is on DG because I would like to stay on DG Markeplace but I do need the money, also. |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
December 22, 2008
09:46 PM Post #5920285
| I think Dave may have all sorts of new and improved search features in the works... Sometimes you can narrow down searches (not sure how the Marketplace search works presently) by putting "African violet" in quotation marks... that will make it search for the phrase rather than for one word or the other. |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
December 22, 2008
10:18 PM Post #5920362
| When someone is searching for gesneriads of all kinds, I find I am in all sorts of categories in a hurry. |
flowerfantasy
Washington, IN
(Zone 6a)
December 22, 2008
11:38 PM Post #5920619
| I am just bascially saying give them a chance to get things up and going. And it is a thing that you can't please everybody and it takes awhile to get it the way it should be. Just be pleased that they are at least trying to do what everybody wants and when you have a couple dozen people ask for it to be their way doesn't make it right. I am a believer in give credit for trying anyway. |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
December 22, 2008
11:45 PM Post #5920632
| I think Dave has been and is continuing to work to improve the Marketplace. As you said, it's just getting underway. I have every expectation that it will get easier and easier to shop there. :-) |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
December 22, 2008
11:51 PM Post #5920642
| I knew I missed my mother this Christmas...no one to tell me how I should feel. (LOL)
I am confident that Dave is working as fast as he can, flowerfantasy, but I can still dream dreams about selling tubers, rhizomes, plants, leaves, cuttings , seeds, leaf cups, etc. all under one category before I quit growing when I get old.
Thanks for your encouragement and excitement, Critter.
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flowerfantasy
Washington, IN
(Zone 6a)
December 23, 2008
12:02 AM Post #5920677
| Oh we all have our dreams and if we didn't have those we would have nothing. I didn't mean to hurt feelings so if I did I am very sorry, but want everyone to be patient and give them a chance.
Gessiegail I am probably old enough to be your Mother. |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
December 23, 2008
12:03 AM Post #5920679
| I think having really good search capabilities will be better in the end than trying to organize everything into just the right categories to please everybody, especially since everybody (buyers and sellers) will have different ideas about what to put where if categories get too numerous.
If we can type "African violets" into the search engine and have it pull up every entry with that tag/keyword, that will be like having an African violet category, only better, because that same entry (say, a pair of AV leaves) could also be tagged as "houseplants" and "unrooted cuttings" to come up on those categorical searches. |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
December 23, 2008
10:18 AM Post #5921434
| Good search capabilities is a great idea. OK...I will go first on age (LOL)...I am turning 67 this year. |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
December 23, 2008
10:50 AM Post #5921512
| A better Marketplace is on the To Do list for the new year. We're just trying to get through the next couple of weeks without getting overwhelmed with a multitude of projects open and hanging loose.
The problem with the search button is that you are limited to how the seller has entered the information. Many buyers were simply scrolling through the multitude of listings...and with live plants, that got to be an daunting task.
Hopefully, we'll get things running smoother shortly. |
flowerfantasy
Washington, IN
(Zone 6a)
December 23, 2008
11:02 AM Post #5921552
| Ok gessie I give you a point. You just sounded like a much younger person. LOL. I think here in the very short future we will get a better seaching program. It's just something that you can't do overnite and it has to be perfected as you go along.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL & A HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO!!!!!!!!!!
This is a good site to be on , you just learn so much. |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
December 23, 2008
11:22 AM Post #5921626
| JOY TO THE WORLD AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, TOO!
My adult children call it 'sassy talk' from Mom! (LOL) |
flowerfantasy
Washington, IN
(Zone 6a)
December 23, 2008
04:39 PM Post #5922635
| Oh my Mom used to tell me the same thing. Quit sassing me I am older that you. The funny part was that she was only 15 years older than me. She was more like a sister than a Mom. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
December 23, 2008
04:47 PM Post #5922653
| Melody:
DG is already a wonderful resource and "playground"---any improvements at any time will be enthusiastically received!
I know we all want to tell you and the DG team how much we appreciate all that you do, and we wish you and your families a very happy holiday season and great new year!
Janet |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
December 23, 2008
04:48 PM Post #5922656
| May all of your holidays be bright! |
