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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2004. PAGE 19.
New Londesborough business fills nature's needs
store offered bird seed, but to make
the business his own, Elliott decided
to offer garden decorations as well
as bird feed.
The store name was originally
planned to be Backyard Boutique,
but one night while watching TV
with his wife Jenn, they came up
with the perfect one.
"We had to think of a name that
included nature and birds and we
came up with Nature's Nest."
Elliott said although owning his
own business is sometimes tough
work, especially when he still works
at Wescast Industries in Wingham on
weekends, he feels good about
it.
"It's a fair bit of work. It's more
learning than anything of what to
offer and what not to. I just like
seeing people come in and enjoy the
store. We've had many compliments
on it."
Elliott said one haul part, aside
from raising their one-year-old
daughter which he said keeps him
and Jenn pretty busy, is knowing
what to keep in stock.
"It can be hard to know how much
stock to keep. I need to have what
people want, but sometimes no one
needs it and it's already in the store."
Nature's Nest is opened Monday
to Friday from 9 a.m. until
p.m.
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By Elyse DeBruyn
Citizen staff
After months of careful planning,
a new store has opened just in time
for spring, offering just what nature
needs.
Tim Elliott of Londesborough,
with the help of family, has opened
Nature's Nest, a bird feed and garden
decor store in Londesborough.
Nature:v Nest offers every type of
indoor and outdoor bird seed, which
he mixes at the store and doesn't add
any fillers.
"We have custom bird mix, grass
mix, forage mixture (used for
pasture) as well as garden
decorations," said Elliott.
He said the idea actually came
be made easier this summer as
The new store offers a range of
colourful birds closer to home.
ns as well. (Elyse DeBruyn photo)
from his. father-in-law who had
owned a bird feed and last summer
had mentioned leaving the bus-
iness.
"He talked about getting out of it
and I thought about moving in. I
always wanted to start my own
business then I saw an opportunity
and went with it."
Elliott said his father-in-law's
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