[AISdiscuss] [Fwd: Calendars??]

[Terry Aitken <terry@flowerfantasy.net>]

Hi Board members

    I have been contacted by Turner Publishing about a 2007 calendar. 
Are we (AIS) interested? If so, with 2006 calendar samples in hand, they 
would like to start work to see if they can get the 2007's into general 
distribution through the "wholesale system".
    I have recieved absolutely NO FEEDBACK - good or bad - about the 
subject. I think John Ludi is not happy trying to deal with questions 
about 2 calendars and I need to know more about that. "Confusion" about 
where to order has to be part of it.
    For my part, I took both caledars into our local garden center 
before Christmas. Both calendars sold.(The smaller ones sold for $10.00, 
the bigger ones for $15.00. My impression, when I saw the calendar on a 
store shelf, was that it needed to have a flashier, more exotic picture 
on the cover to compete for attention with other store items. I think we 
can accomplish that task.
    While I had hoped to gather a new batch of pictures before getting 
back into this project, I am reasonably certain that I can round up 
another 20 pictures of a similar quality and diversity. (I can add 
rebloom subjects to the mix). I intentionally avoided using my own 
hybrids as subjects - with one exception. (A political consideration). 
Question - how would the board feel about my using 1 or 2 of my own 
plants? I have a spectacular JI picture for one (LADY IN PINK  Aitken 
'06) and another of CODE RED (TB) that do add a lot to the color 
spectrum that we have to deal with. (I think I can send jpeg files by 
e-mail if anyone wants to see them)
    OK, people let me have your thoughts on this subject. I have the 
hide of an elephant so dont hold back.
Terry

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