About www.Dogwood Square.com

DogwoodSquare.com is my online business which has finally come to fruition after years of trying to find a way to turn my love for quality bath and body products, candles and home fragrance products into a home-based business.

I have always been a person who gives the best bath gel, soap, lotion, candles or perfume I could find as gifts for birthdays, Mother's day, Valentine's day, Christmas or other occasions.  Now I have found a way to offer some of those very products to everybody.

Now that our son is married and in a home of his own and my husband is off doing his projects,  which most recently is going to antique auctions and buying wonderful pieces to the extent that our basement is now half full of furniture we don't have room for upstairs in the house.  We have also just recently rented space at an antique mall so we can try to sell some of these wonderful finds.  We are both, I with this web site and my husband with his antique business getting ready for that day in the forseeable future when we will both retire from our "day jobs."

I still do have a "day job" as an IT systems manager for an Alabama State agency.  I also have years of experience in data security with a couple of large banks.  I have seen first hand how dangerous identity theft can be and am very mindful of protecting customers' personal and financial information.

I am currently in charge of all the computers and networks in our agency which can be really stressful some days.  I am known as the computer "geek" at work which is probably fitting because I am very comfortable sitting at my PC.  So this little business seemed a wonderful combination of two of the things I really enjoy...working with computers and offering people marvelous gifts they will be as proud as I am to give to family and friends.

I really enjoy talking with the folks who drop by Dogwood Square (by e-mail, that is.)  I enjoy helping them find a gift for a family member or friend.  I am glad to offer them what, I feel, are really quality items for them to choose from...items which I use and am proud to give to my family and friends.

DogwoodSquare.com has been in business since August, 2003, and each month seems to be better than the last.  This is a home-based business and not by any stretch, a large organization.  I am the principal employee with my husband helping out every once in a while.  I am the filler of all orders, answerer of all e-mails and maker of most decisions.

I am especially proud of the associations made between Dogwood Square and our distributors: The Thymes Limited; Tyler Candles; Claire Burke; Blue Raven, LLC; Yankee Candle; Sweet Grass Farms; Strong Marketing (the producer of SeedBallz and HerbBallz); and all the distributors (some 10 in all) of the wonderful wedding favors, gifts and accessories we carry.  And we don't stop.  I am always looking for additional quality products which will compliment the products we already carry.

We have just this year (2005) entered into the wedding favor arena and trying to find unique favors and offering them for a reasonable price has been really a challenge, but lots of fun. 

Thank you for your interest in my company and I hope you like the products I have chosen as much as I do.  My wish for you is that whatever item(s) you purchase will give you or the gift recipient as much pleasure as they give me in presenting them to you.

At present we don't publish a phone number because there is really nobody to answer the phone since both my husband and I work away from home during the day.  However, the better the business does, the more need there will be for a published phone number.  So look for a number on the site perhaps early next year.

If you have had a good experience at Dogwood Square, please tell your friends and family and we would always like to hear from you too.  If you ever have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to e-mail me at dogwood_square@hotmail.com.  I monitor my e-mail pretty much constantly.  I would request that your communications be polite and respectful. Who knows, your comments may end up on our Customer Comments page.  On the other hand, if you have a problem, we want to hear about that too. 

Please also see the Customer Comments page with the FAQ section at the bottom for more information regarding shipping, etc.

Sincerely,

Della Franklin, Owner
Dogwood Square