TIEG BUSINESS SPONSORS
The following local businesses support The Inland Empire Gardeners by running an ad in our monthly newsletter and in some cases offering discounts to our membership. Please buy local and support these businesses below.
TIEG BUSINESS SPONSORS
The following local businesses support The Inland Empire Gardeners by running an ad in our monthly newsletter and in some cases offering discounts to our membership. Please buy local and support these businesses below.
A-1 Animal Care Veterinary Services – 101 N Argonne Rd, Ste F, Spokane
509-927-7367 - Medical, dental, and surgical services for companion pets - www.a-1animalcare.com
Blue Moon Garden & Nursery – 1732 S Inland Empire Way, Spokane – 509-747-4255
Nice plants/people–proudly offers wide selection of healthy plants at reasonable prices – www.bluemoonplants.com
CenterPlace – 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley, WA 99216
509-688-0300 – www.centerplacespokanevalley.com – centerplace@spokanevalley.org
CenterPlace at Mirabeau Point Park, the City of Spokane Valley’s premier event facility. CenterPlace is the ideal location for regional conferences, business meetings, banquets, community events, musical entertainment, weddings and senior activities. Guests will enjoy the state-of-the-art resources available in this 54,000 square foot facility with features designed to serve the needs of a diverse and growing Northwest region.
Dee’s Dog Grooming – 3809 N Walnut St, Spokane – 509-325-0017
Gentle, prompt, loving care, all breeds and cats, clean, air-conditioned facilities
Fourth Avenue Chiropractic Clinic – 1625 W 4th Ave, Spokane – 509-624-5855
- Got an aching back from gardening? Call for help – 10% Discount – http://www.fourthavechiropractic.com
Green Thumb Nursery – 16816 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley – 509-927-0990
Hanging Baskets, Perennials, Annuals, Vegetables – TIEG Discount – www.gthumbnursery.com
Heavy Petal Nursery – 3308 Stanley Rd NE, Moses Lake, WA 98837
Bruce Bailey – 509-760-7848 – heavypetalnursery@gmail.com – Unusual plants
Heavy Petal endeavors to bring more hardy plants to Eastern Washington, expanding the plant pallette for inter-mountain and high desert gardeners. We offer a wide variety of inspiring plants hardy in the USDA zone 5a, as well as pushing zones up to USDA zone 7a. Deciduous flowering shrubs with multi-season interest, dwarf and miniature conifers, noteworthy trees in specimen sizes, herbaceous perennials, flowering vines, cacti and xeric plants are just a few of the things we sell here at Heavy Petal Nursery.
Keller Williams Realty – Julia Marcyes, Direct line – 509-701-1634
Call Julia for all your real estate needs. Julia sells homes! www.juliasellshomes.com
Judy’s Enchanted Garden – 2628 W Northwest Blvd, Spokane – 509-325-1081
Perennials, bedding plants, trees, shrubs, hanging baskets, herbs, custom planters
Middle Earth Nightcrawlers – Soil Builder Pure Earthworm Castings – Marty & Kathy Kaylor – Worm Herders Extraordinaire! – 509-624-4611 – marty@menightcrawlers.com
Northland Nursery – 8093 W Prairie Ave, Post Falls, ID – 208-667-0797 – 10% TIEG Members Landscape Material & Design – Jay & Dianne Decker – jdecker@my180.net
Northland Rosarium – 9405 S Williams Ln, Spokane – 509-448-4968 – Own-Root Hardy Roses, Hybrid Teas, Floribunda, Climbing, Old Garden, Shrub, Ground Cover Roses, and Rugosa – www.northlandrosarium.com
Northwest Plant Health Care – 509-892-0110 or 208-687-2884
Full service tree and shrub care – ask the experts – www.northwestplanthealthcare.com
Northwest Seed & Pet – 2422 E Sprague Ave – 509-534-0694 & 7302 N Division St, Spokane – 509-484-7387 – Complete Gardening Centers and full line of pet supplies – 15% Regular Price Garden Items – www.nwseed.com
Pet Vittles - 919 N Argonne Rd, Spokane – 509-927-0675 – wildbirdwest@pet-vittles.com – Premium wild bird seed, dog and cat food! – Naturally healthy foods for healthier pets! – 10% off TIEG Members – www.petvittles.com
Plant Farm, The – 14208 E Sprague Ave, Spokane – 509-926-9397 – 10% TIEG Discount – Guaranteed fresh, quality plants, trees, shrubs and flowers–great prices and service
Raindrop Raingutters – 2172 N Hamilton St, Spokane, WA 99207-2631
Kyle Davis – 509-218-8509 – www.raindropraingutters.com
Protect the integrity of your investment with high-quality seamless aluminum, copper, redwood and steel gutter installations.
Ritters Florist & Nursery – 10120 N Division, Spokane – 509-467-5258 – 15% off Members – Qualified staff to answer all of your gardening questions – http://ww.4ritter.com
Rivers Edge Chorus – Women’s 4-Part A-Cuppela Chorus – Let Us Entertain You!
Diana Thomas – 509-928-4024 – diathombari@comcast.net – www.riversedgechorus.org
A dynamic chorus of Sweet Adelines based in Spokane, offering women the opportunity to enjoy the musical art form
Secret Garden & Greenhouse – 7715 E 18 Ave, Spokane – 509-892-0407
Dee & Ed Peck home-grow the best looking, healthiest plants around!
Stanek’s Nursery, Gifts, & Floral - 2929 E 27th Ave, Spokane – 509-534-3050
Nursery, Floral, Gifts, and Friendly People – 15% off TIEG Members – www.staneksnursery.com – Stanek’s is one of the few Spokane nurseries that encompasses all aspects of the nursery and floral business. Stanek’s offers so much for its customers, from a full service florist with 3 designers on staff to a gift and home accessories center that covers over 6,000 square feet of floor space. Stanek’s is known for their quality
houseplants and interior blooming plants. But the heart of the business has always been the great selection of nursery stock, from trees and shrubs to perennials and annuals.
Wabi-Sabi Japanese Gardens – 1719 S Pines Rd, Spokane – 509-999-6802
- Plants, trees, shrubs, bonsai, hosta, Japanese maple – 10% Club Discount www.wabisabigardens.com
Watson Company – Business Brokerage Commercial Properties – 509-624-5271
Charlene Pierce, Owner/President, 3027 S Glenrose Rd, Spokane – www.watsonco.net
Watson Company is the oldest real estate company in Spokane, WA, meeting the needs of our clients and community since 1927
**If you are interested in placing an ad in the award-winning “The Growing News” newsletter, please email tieg@comcast.net for more information. Space is limited and the size of a business card.
Why Buy Locally Owned?
There are many well-documented benefits to our communities and to each of us to choosing local, independently owned businesses. We realize it is not always possible to buy what you need locally and so merely ask you to Think Local FIRST!
Top Ten Reasons to Think Local – Buy Local – Be Local
1 – Buy Local – Support yourself - Several studies have shown that
when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms–continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community.
2 - Support community groups- Non-profit organizations receive an average 250% more
support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.
3 – Keep our community unique – Where we shop, where we eat and have fun–all of it makes our community home. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of
this place. Our tourism businesses also benefit. “When people go on vacation they generally seek out destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace, not just anyplace.” ~ Richard Moe, President, National Historic Preservation Trust
4 – Reduce environmental impact – Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation and generally set up shop in town or city centers as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution.
5 – Create more good jobs - Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally and in our community, provide the most jobs to residents.
6 – Get better service - Local businesses often hire people with a better understanding of the products they are selling and take more time to get to know customers.
7 – Invest in community - Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s future.
8 – Put your taxes to good use – Local businesses in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to nationally owned stores entering the community.
9 – Buy what you want, not what someone wants you to buy – A marketplace of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term. A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based not on a national sales plan but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers,
guarantees a much broader range of product choices.
10 – Encourage local prosperity – A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character.
reprinted from http://sustainableconnections.org