Field Notes

The Client Gift That's Still on the Door in January

The Client Gift That's Still on the Door in Jan...

Most client gifts have a half-life of about a day. The chocolate gets eaten on the drive home. The fancy kind, in the parking lot. The branded tumbler goes into...

The Client Gift That's Still on the Door in Jan...

Most client gifts have a half-life of about a day. The chocolate gets eaten on the drive home. The fancy kind, in the parking lot. The branded tumbler goes into...

How Our Wreath Greens Are Harvested: Where Doory Comes From

How Our Wreath Greens Are Harvested: Where Door...

Doory starts in a small town in western Washington. About six thousand people live there. The town is known for two things: lumber and wreaths. The pickers. Every morning during...

How Our Wreath Greens Are Harvested: Where Door...

Doory starts in a small town in western Washington. About six thousand people live there. The town is known for two things: lumber and wreaths. The pickers. Every morning during...

How to Make a Wreath Last Longer

How to Make a Wreath Last Longer

Most wreaths don't die of old age. They die behind a storm door. That glass door in front of your front door turns the space between them into a small...

How to Make a Wreath Last Longer

Most wreaths don't die of old age. They die behind a storm door. That glass door in front of your front door turns the space between them into a small...

Are Wreaths Only a Holiday Thing?

Are Wreaths Only a Holiday Thing?

The first wreaths didn't go on doors. They went on heads. At the ancient Olympic Games, winners were crowned with olive. At Delphi, it was laurel. The circle meant honor,...

Are Wreaths Only a Holiday Thing?

The first wreaths didn't go on doors. They went on heads. At the ancient Olympic Games, winners were crowned with olive. At Delphi, it was laurel. The circle meant honor,...

What Actually Makes a High-End Wreath Better

What Actually Makes a High-End Wreath Better

From the sidewalk, every wreath looks fine. From the doorstep, you can tell what it cost. Here's what to look for, in the order your client will notice it. 1....

What Actually Makes a High-End Wreath Better

From the sidewalk, every wreath looks fine. From the doorstep, you can tell what it cost. Here's what to look for, in the order your client will notice it. 1....

Why Fresh Wreaths Beat Artificial Ones, If They're Actually Fresh

Why Fresh Wreaths Beat Artificial Ones, If They...

Fresh beats artificial only if it is actually fresh. Three questions to ask any wreath vendor, and why most fresh wreaths look tired in eleven days.

Why Fresh Wreaths Beat Artificial Ones, If They...

Fresh beats artificial only if it is actually fresh. Three questions to ask any wreath vendor, and why most fresh wreaths look tired in eleven days.