Green Fingers Festival at Eden Project June 2014
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Nicola Gammon (founder of shootgardening.co.uk) was guest speaker at the Green Fingers Festival at Eden Project June 2014. She talked about her own story and how that inspired the development of Shoot. A review of Shoot's services and an offer to join up.
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Green Fingers Festival at Eden Project June 2014
- 1. June Nicola Gammon, CEO & Founder - Shoot Ltd. Web: www.shootgardening.co.uk Green Fingers Festival Eden Project - June 2014
- 2. Green Fingers Festival - 10th June 11am Tour: ‘Eden’s Flowers and Ornamentals’ Eden Green Team 1.30pm Talk: ‘Plant Care and Maintenance’ Eden Horticultural Team 3.30pm Talk: ‘Flowers, Ornamentals and the Online Gardening Community’ Nicola Gammon
- 3. My talk today • My personal story • What is Shoot? Community and services. • Join FREE or Premium membership offer (1 month free)
- 4. My personal story Why are my plants dying? What am I meant to do, when and how? How will I remember the names and location of all my plants? Can’t someone guide and remind me …?
- 5. So I launched… shootgardening.co.uk
- 6. With Shoot membership you can: select plants which are suitable for your garden keep personal plant lists and notes get a bespoke plant care calendar and email reminders of what do to when Plus design or map your plants’ locations buy plants from passionate UK growers
- 7. Shoot has now: • 80,000 members (and growing) • 17,000 plants (and growing) • 18,000 member chats in our forums • 60,000 followers on social media • Won many awards
- 9. Meet a few of our members
- 10. Home gardeners and professionals Shoot Community “A perfect platform to reach gardening enthusiasts.” Elspeth Briscoe MyGardenSchool Marketplace Shop “I'm trying to identify my inherited plants just now at my new house.” Anne Doble Newbie Member "I will continue to use Shoot for the rest of my life or as long as I can garden." Nikki Griffith Lifetime Member “I login to Shoot every day. I love it!!” Judi Samuel Garden Designer Professional Member “My clients really appreciate the Shoot plant care advice.” Matt Nichol Garden Designer MSGD MBALI Professional Member "I advise all my students to use your site “ Julia Fogg Landscape Architect, Lecturer + Studio Tutor Professional Member "Shoot Marketplace gives us access to an ideal target market“ John Paisley Wych Cross Garden Centre Marketplace Shop
- 11. Eden plant tour today – white border Eremurus - Foxtail lily (9 varieties listed in Shoot) Zantedeschia – Arum Lilies (15 varieties listed in Shoot)
- 12. Eden plant tour today – plane tree steps Digitalis - Foxgloves (40 varieties listed in Shoot) Anthriscus – Cow Parsley (3 varieties listed in Shoot)
- 13. Eden plant tour today – plant details
- 14. Eden plant tour today – Keep a personal list
- 15. Eden plant tour today – Get care reminders
- 16. Video – How to get started
- 17. Eden plant tour today – add to your garden
- 18. Video – How to design your garden
- 19. Coming soon Mobile – Search for plants – Read full information – Check if plants are OK for ‘my garden’ – Price compare – Add to ‘my plant’ lists – Review full plant lists on the go
- 20. Testimonials
- 21. Join us FREE – shootgardening.co.uk
- 22. Or use the discount code: EDEN to get 1 month PREMIUM FREE expires Jun 30th
- 23. Thank you for listening Web: www.shootgardening.co.uk Social Media: twitter/shootgardening facebook.com/ShootGardening pinterest.com/ShootGardening youtube.com/user/ShootGardening My Details: Nicola Gammon CEO & Founder - Shoot Ltd. Email: shoot@shootgardening.co.uk Web: www.shootgardening.co.uk
Editor's Notes
- I want to thank the Eden Project for inviting me along to speak to you today. My name is Nicola Gammon and I am the founder and CEO of Shoot – a new award-winning website for gardeners. I want to tell you about: My own personal story and why I was motivated to launch Shoot Show you what it does and how members use it How you can try Shoot for FREE and if you like it enough – offer you a special 10% discount
- Like many home owners I am not a horticulturalist but I wanted to create a nice garden. I had a vision for my garden (I knew what colours and plant shapes I liked) but when it came to planting I had some problems: My plants were dying – e.g. lavender I didn’t know how or when to care for my plants I couldn’t remember the names of my plants I was confused and a little bit intimated. I am not alone. Gardening Which? Surveys suggest that: 50% of gardeners have had a plant die within one year of purchase Plant labels don’t provide enough information. It’s hard to find knowledgeable staff in-store to help. I wasn’t getting the guidance I needed.
- To help gardeners like me to care for their gardens.
- With a Shoot membership you can: Make good plant choices Be guided on what to do when Keep organised And connect to our community of other gardeners and plant sellers
- Shoot has now: 80,000 members (and growing) 17,000 plants (and growing) 18,000 member chats in our forums 60,000 followers on social media Award-winning – Which Best Buy & Website of the Year
- You can see: Muriel’s garden plan View all of Lucy’s garden photographs And meet Sangeeta and see which plants she has in her garden & what gardening projects she is working on now
- We have novice gardeners who are just trying to get to grips with their new gardens and more experienced gardeners. We are thrilled that we now also have members which love the site so much they are buying lifetime memberships. We also have a growing membership of professionals. Garden Designers Landscapers Bloggers Teachers and Lecturers Plant nursery owners
- I understand you have had a tour today with Helen and Steve. I want to show you that you can find all the plants you have seen today listed in Shoot. Here are some examples from the white plant border.
- And here are some from the plane tree steps
- And here are some from the plane tree steps
- Once you have become a member of Shoot you can add any of these plants to your own personal list. Here I have created a group in my lists called ‘White border plants at the Eden Project’. I can also add my own notes and photos for each plant.
- Once you have added plants to your ‘Plants I have’ list in Shoot we will also send you ongoing plant care reminders for them every month.
- This video will give you an overview of how to get started using Shoot
- Once you have added plants to your ‘Plants I have’ list in Shoot we will also send you ongoing plant care reminders for them every month.
- We are always listening to members and innovating. A development coming soon is a mobile web version of our extensive plant finder. You will be able to use any mobile device to: Find plants in our 17,000 plant database Read full information about each plant Check if any plant will work In your own specific garden Price comparison check Add plants you find to our own plant lists in Shoot Review your lists while out plant shopping
- We are really proud of what we have built. Here are what some of our members say about Shoot.
- In wrapping up, I hope I have inspired you to try Shoot. You can join for free and if you like what you see you can upgrade to a premium account using EDENPROJECT discount code to get 10% off. Valid until the end of June 2014.
- Thank you for listening.