It was time the Green Pergola website had a facelift. We’ve added more extensive navigation. You can now see every name of every soap we offer on the right side of all the pages.
New color scheme! We were so tired of (yawn) those pale, muted greens and white on the site. Bright lime green pushed its way right through the door. Come one, you knew it would be some sort of GREEN !! And, of course, we had to redo the blog so it would match.
All this is in preparation for a new phase in the company. In March, 2011, we will be closing our retail store and going back to internet and wholesale only. Having a store has been a lot of fun these five years but we have come to realize that it is like having a toddler that never grows up. If the store is open, you have to be there. And if you happen to get an invitation to go to the movies with a friend or want to plan a weekend away in a cabin – well, you’re out of luck. You have to be in the store. So, we’re returning to the way the business was operated before the store opened. We had a business AND a private life!
But, good news. A friend is taking over the entire store. Everything will still be there for shopping. She is going to sell the teas and all the Green Pergola products will be on the shelves. The only difference is, we, the owners of GP won’t own the storefront. We also hear she has great plans for many new products and classes.
So, the design was phase one – get everything ready for the transition!