In our fast-paced, business-driven society, it’s often easy to forget just how dependent we are on those who get their hands dirty — literally! The folks who dedicate their lives to cultivating plants support ecosystems, put food on our plates, and make the world a bit more beautiful. Since we need plants for everything from food to oxygen, it’s important to all do what we can to cultivate some greenery. Yes, even if it’s just a couple pots of flowers that brighten up your living room. For those of you out there who strive to encourage a passion for gardening in others, let TerraSlate help you boost your business. Here are a few ways our waterproof paper products can help you save money if you operate a nursery or garden center.
Can You Read The Signs?
Just about every plant needs soil and water to survive. When it comes to signage, though, those two necessities can also be a big headache. Water and soil, or the mud they become when joined, can easily wreck the paper products used as signage around a nursery. Anything from an accidental splashing with the hose or a burst pipe in your irrigation system can quickly take your signs from clearly legible to sodden mess. Of course, if you want to post signs outdoors, you’ll also have to create them from something sturdy enough to withstand rain, wind, and snow. Then there’s the pervasive humidity of any greenhouse areas growing more tropically-inclined plants. Basically, garden centers and nurseries are rife with the potential for water damage.
How can you sell your goods without easy to read signs? Keeping your signage clear and easy to read is a valuable part of conveying information about each of your plants — it works a bit like an inanimate salesperson, answering basic questions when you aren’t there — but that only works when customers can actually read the signs. On a bustling weekend when you can’t possibly help every customer individually, the signs near each species can explain basic care instructions and details. But, as just about any nursery owner could tell you, cardboard and posterboard aren’t great options, and laminated paper signs don’t do much better. The problems with cardboard and paper products are probably pretty apparent, but we understand how lamination issues may confuse the uninitiated. The issue is humidity. In order for laminated signs to hold up against all the moisture in the air, it has to have a perfect seal of plastic all the way around. Even if you manage a good seal with the initial lamination, bending or warping the edges to post your signs in sign holders can be enough to break that seal and give humidity a way inside.
Save Money & Resources
TerraSlate waterproof paper products offer a versatile and actually useful alternative for creating nursery signage. Our paper products are waterproof, not just water resistant. It’s also grease-proof and repels most solvents and chemicals, so you don’t need to worry about what happens if you get a bit wild spreading around fertilizers and plant nutrients. And, even better, you don’t need to go through any complex post-production; our waterproof printer paper works with standard laser printers and copy machines. It’s rip-proof and colorfast, so you don’t have to deal with hassles like fogging or smudging that you would with laminated paper.
The idea behind our waterproof paper is to provide a truly paper-like alternative with no specialty waterproof printing processes. We offer everything from waterproof printer paper (in multiple weights) to posters and even waterproof adhesives. With our products, you can create your own signs, hang up posters, and adhere details to pots and outdoor sign posts with no worry about information smudging away. You can even create your own small plant care cards to include with each plant sale. Our waterproof paper and other products are all made with longevity and durability in mind; we’ve even put it through a commercial dishwasher to really test how durable and colorfast our paper is!
Explore all that TerraSlate waterproof paper has to offer, and connect with our helpful team if you have questions about custom orders. Shop waterproof printer paper and more online to experience the ease and money-saving benefits our products bring!
