Buzz Worthy

Musings On the Meal

Ellen C. Wells

Each one of us is contributing to the meal.

Cover Story

Edgy Veggies

Ellen C. Wells

From international and ancient foods to new spins on existing categories, the edible garden is set to expand.

Features

Bracing for Color Impact

Christina Salwitz

This fall-themed beauty would be a knock out on any porch, deck or decorative area.

Features

Don’t Get Punked

Joe Dysart

Safeguard your green business from the Web’s dark side.

Features

Going to the Mat

Kerstin Ouellet

Retailers can not only cut water and labor with capillary mats, but improve customer service.

Features

Standing the Test of Time

Katie Elzer-Peters

As All-America Selections celebrates its 85 anniversary, it shows it’s truly “tested nationally, proven locally.”

Features

Taste, Play & Educate

Heidi Lindberg & Bridget Behe

In the third installment of the marketing series, our authors provide a garden center’s guide to being kid-friendly.

First

A Matter of Trust

Jennifer Polanz

Trust is a tricky thing. It can take years to build up and you can easily lose it with a few choice words.

Friel World

New Products, Ancient Practices

John Friel

Like gaudy avians, garden retailers strut their stuff in an attempt to lure the female of our species.

Front Lines

And the Perennial Plant of the Year 2018 Is …

Jennifer Polanz

Allium Millenium takes the honor for 2018 from the Perennial Plant Association.

Front Lines

Bayer Advanced Brand Transitioning to BioAdvanced

Jennifer Polanz

After the sale last year of the consumer business from Bayer Environmental Science to the family-owned French company SBM Life Science, retailers and consumers will start to see different brand packaging rolling out next year.

Front Lines

Ferneries Take Hit from Hurricanes

Ellen C. Wells

The ferneries just north of Orlando, who supply nearly all of the U.S.’s cut foliage products, took a hit again.

Front Lines

Get Found with GrowIt!'s Garden Shops

Ellen C. Wells

GrowIt!, the social gardening app, has seen more than 50,000 searches for local garden centers since this spring.

Front Lines

No-Nonsense Organics

Jennifer Polanz

That’s the goal behind a new organic gardening book called “Practical Organic Gardening: The No-Nonsense Guide to Growing Naturally.”

Front Lines

The Sun Gro/Proven Winners Partnership

Ellen C. Wells

Sun Gro Horticulture and Proven Winners announced earlier this month that they’ve formed a new sales and distribution network.

Kiss My Aster

Wishes: Customer Service Inspiration

Amanda Thomsen

Are your people empowered to make customer service decisions at the drop of a mouse-eared hat?

Profit

Come, Let Us Reason Together

Bill McCurry

When is the right time to compromise and when is the right time to hold fast?

Tricks

Freshly Recycled

Chris Beytes

A four-day Midwest driving vacation yielded killer barbecue, succulent peaches—and some clever tricks for garden centers, too!

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Begonia Holiday Jolly Holly

Terra Nova Nurseries Inc.

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Berlin Tall Round Planter

Anamese Garden & Home

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Black Gold Earthworm Castings Blend

Sun Gro Horticulture

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Chicken Fruit Fly Trap

Gardener’s Supply Co.

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Copper Prince Ornamental Millet

Ball Ingenuity

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Crayola Chalk Draw Pot Kit

Triumph Plant Co.

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Van Belle Nursery Inc.

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Grass Flip Flops.Com Inc.

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Happy Face Olla

Dripping Springs Ollas

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Hippo Rose and Hippo Red Hypoestes

Proven Winners LLC

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I’Conia Begonia

Dümmen Orange

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Medallions Mat

Entryways USA

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Megawatt Begonia

PanAmerican Seed

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High Mowing Organic Seeds

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Nitrogreen 13-0-0

JRM Chemical Inc.

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RoseLily Zara

Zabo Plant USA

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STUCK Brands Indoor Mosquito Traps

Novelty Manufacturing Co.

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Tomato Mixology Bloody Mary

Hort Couture Plants

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Watering Can Wall Planter

CTW Home Collection LLC

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Wonder Grip Insulated Liquid-proof Glove

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