Chris Koerner (speaker) reacts to an example where someone planted 500 tulip bulbs and suggests turning tulip-bulb planting into a paid yard service. He argues this could mirror existing seasonal-decoration businesses (Christmas lights, pumpkin/porch décor), lists practical value-adds (tools, bulb type, planting depth, soil pH, wholesale sourcing), and frames it as a straightforward landscaping business idea.
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Look at this freaking thing right here. This guy planted 500 tulip bulbs in his yard in the fall, and in the spring, he had 500 tulips. So this got me thinking. Could this be a good business idea? Of course it could. If people can charge thousands to hang Christmas lights or to decorate porches with pumpkin or to decorate porches with Christmas stuff. If there's a business for all those things, I promise there's a business for planting tulip bulbs in a yard. Who needs a business for this? You can just watch a video and do it yourself. No, you don't know what type of hole saw drill, what type of bulbs you need or how deep to plant or where to plant them or how to plant them or what the ph level of the soil needs to be, where to buy them at wholesale. I promise, you could charge money for this and people would pay for it. Just like they'd pay for any landscaping service that makes their yard look better. Full business plan here.