The driveway at our house in Sumner/Bonney Lake was just too steep. Our truck could get up with not problem, but cars were bottoming out so we decided to regrade. The project has been a bit of a mess, but we are near the end. Where there is bare soil, the county wants to see replanting which brings us to Woodland park. Kathy and I decided to do the landscaping ourselves to save a couple thousand dollars on the project. I can wield a shovel and she knows which plants to place where.
Woodland has been a working nursery for about 100 years and is good fun. We have always liked it, but now we need it, so we have been stopping by every couple days, getting flats of plants and putting them in the ground.
Everything has a price on it, but I am not sure at all why they bother. When you check out, if you are lucky enough to have Bob Herbert behind the counter, he stares at the flat and comes up with a price that is always an even number. $14.00 seems to be the most common. He also seems to be having a great time, there is always a tiny smile on his face and he fits right in with the friendly people running businesses in Sumner. Woodland has saved us an incredible amount of money over using any other nursery.
My business brain was screaming, how to they stay in business? Today, instead of going in with Kathy to help pick out plants, I stayed in the truck. And now I know the answer, the foot traffic is incredible. People kept coming in and then leaving. I also saw a professional landscaper and he filled his entire pickup truck bed; I am guessing that was more than @14.00.
The bottom line, incredible resource, very thankful for the Herbert family and Woodland Park Nursery.
