Sustainable Garden Center Survey

1. Tell us a little about yourself. I am Male Female
Age 15-25 26-35 36-49 50-65 66+
Household income Under 10,000 $10,000-19,999 $20,000-29,999 $30,000-39,999 $40,000-49,999 $50,000-59,999 $60,000-69,999 $70,000-79,999 $80,000-89,999 $90,000-99,999 $100,000+

2. Rank the following areas on how likely you are to shop there based on convenience. The range is most desirable (1) to least desirable (7).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Area 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Area 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Area 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Area 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Area 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Area 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Area 7

Comments?

3. How many times per year do you shop for garden supplies?

0
1-3
4-6
7-10
11+

4. How much on average do you typically spend in a year on gardening supplies, tools, plants, etc?
$

5. How much of your garden-related shopping is done online vs locally?

Most of it
About 50%
Very little
None

6. What is the size of the property you own or manage?

7. Is it urban or rural?

8. How important to you is sustainable gardening/landscaping? (using locally grown/organic edibles, native perennials, utilizing sustainable practices, etc)

(Not Important) 1 2 3 4 5 (Very Important)

9. Please indicate the percentages that roughly describe how your property is divided.

Lawn 0-10% 10-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100%
Native perennials/woodies 0-10% 10-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100%
Food production 0-10% 10-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100%
Other ornamental 0-10% 10-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100%

10. Rank the following on importance when it comes to making plant purchasing decisions, 1 being most important and 4 being least important:

Price 1 2 3 4
Quality 1 2 3 4
Size of plant 1 2 3 4
Source of product 1 2 3 4

11. What is the most important factor determining where you shop for garden supplies?

Location (and its convenience)
Customer service
Product selection
Product quality
None, I’m loyal to the place I currently go to.

12. Would you be likely to purchase products relating to beekeeping, urban chicken farming, wild bird watching (birdhouses, feed, and feeders), etc..If so, which ones?

13. Please list a few products that you buy the most or have trouble finding in traditional garden centers (plants, materials, tools, etc.):

14. Please post any additional comments or suggestions you might have below: