Blue Daisy Blog

I think most of you know by now that I'm studying the HNC in Garden Design at Pershore Horticultural College which is a two year course.  My results for the first year were published this week and I can't tell you how pleased I am ... 3 distinctions and 2 merits and one of those merits was 0.1 from being another distinction!  It really is just the best news and well worth all those really long nights and weekends studying.

We're now on summer holiday but there is no time to relax and enjoy, Blue Daisy is getting busier all the time and I have an assignment to do over the holiday period too ... no rest for the wicked!

We return to college in September, I'm looking forward to it as I've met some great people and just love learning - although I'm not looking forward to the pressure of assignments again!

We just had to share some news with you that we're really excited about!  Since the Blue Daisy website has gone live we've had lots of interest which is really encouraging for a small and young business, especially in this economic climate.  In the first month of going live we set Blue Daisy some targets for the amount of website visitors and we've far outstripped those!!!  So, if you are one of the people that have contacted us, thank you and if not, please do so.  If you're considering having some work done please rest assured - we're always happy to chat to you no matter how big or small you think the piece of work is.

We took a trip over to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry this morning to visit The Hard Landscaping Show, a brand new trade event.   It may not sound very exciting to some but I think it's great to go and see new products, improved products and even some old favourites! It's also a good opportunity to network with others in the same or similar industry.  We arrived at 9.30am and received a voucher for a coffee and bacon roll (mmm very nice, thank you!) - so off we went around the hall.  One thing that did strike us was how small it was, there must have been only about 40 or so exhibitors, a shame really for those travelling a long way.

I write a regular article in a local magazine (YourCall) each month and the last one was  'Garden Design Trends 2010'.  Last week I received a phone call from our local BBC radio station who said they'd seen the article and invited me in to their studio to talk about it!

Naturally, I did have a panic, although quite flattered they liked what I'd written I did ask if it was live radio - to which the reply was 'Yes'!  I agreed after having a think, I was very nervous and I'd never been in a studio let alone been interviewd on live radio before!  So, I went over to the studios at the weekend and was greeted by the lady that had originally called, she quickly put my mind at ease and ran through the order of the slot with me.  I was taken into the studio and met Trish (in between songs) who was very friendly and was easy to talk to...thankfully!  Before I knew it I was sitting in front of a microphone and heard myself being introduced....exactly how many butterflies there were in my stomach I'll never know!

We at Blue Daisy feel very strongly in providing a high level of customer service to all of our valued customers.  To support this we have implemented a Voluntary Customer Charter which applies to all our services.

Whether you are an existing customer, new customer or are just thinking of becoming a customer take a look at our Voluntary Customer Charter and see our commitment to you.