How could i improve this logo?

I created this in fireworks, its for a home improvement website im creating for course work at college so as you can imagine im no expert. The thistle and colour skeam were given to me by the client so i have to really stick to them but im open to any ideas about how to improve it

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I think if you did more to the actual text to make it stand out a bit more you could go quite far with it. The background is not bad being white, but i can't help but think there is something else needing done to it to make it more interesting.

Are you from Scotland? just thought it was quite nice seeing the Thistle on a graphic.

yeah across the bridge from you mate

Yeah maybe just making the font bold and underlined or something like that, because that font is very narrow ...

I would advise a strong drop shadow on the text, or a thin black stroke around it. Looks good though.

Im not too sure if I like the gradient on the text. I think a solid color would look better. Or, maybe it's just that the light green is too light on such a thin font. Makes it a little hard to read on a light background.

I drop down shadow would do fine or maybe a reflection.

Go with a reflections, with a gradual transparency, but if you do a reflection, don't use a drop shadow. Then with the reflection change the perspective to look like its coming toward you not just straight down.

Here just in case my discription was vague:



See the reflections. Ahh...there they are. I was wrong about the perspective, I doesn't look right...well it could look right but that might take a while.

I actually like it just the way it is.