Buzz Worthy

Midsummer Musings

Ellen C. Wells

When does some other type of business become a garden center?

Cover Story

Seattle: Sophistication in All Sizes

Jennifer Polanz

This year’s GCA Summer Tour provided display and merchandising inspiration through retailers ranging from small, urban locations up to sprawling destinations.

Features

Grab n’ Go Just Got Easier

Ellen C. Wells

The Twist & Trade Tropical Combos make swapping out simple.

Features

Hydration for Healthy Plants

Diana Stoll

Tips for training employees to water effectively, keeping plants looking their best on the bench.

Features

Making Relevant Consumer Connections

Bisser Georgiev

In Part 2 of this series on The Moment of Relevance, we explore how vital community is, and ways to meet the needs and wants of the customer.

Features

Your In-Store Fixer-Upper

John Johnston

From benching to carts, the actual structure and even your overall vibe, here we take a look at all the moving parts that can impact your “wow” factor.

First

Putting Out the Vibe

Jennifer Polanz

There’re lots of subtle ways to impact a customer’s shopping experience and their feelings toward your store.

Friel World

Hashing It Out

John Friel

Online and offline aren't discrete entities. They’re inseparable structural members of reality’s whole.

Front Lines

Beauty in the Bluegrass

Jennifer Polanz

Head to the top of the South for this year’s America In Bloom Symposium & Awards Celebration in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Farwest Show: Retail Details

Ellen C. Wells

Farwest Show is offering a retail tour again this year and it has a theme, too: “Building Your Independent Garden Center’s Brand Within Your Community.”

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Fig Fanfare

Ellen C. Wells

Fresh figs are tasty, trendy and tropical. But let’s get back to the “trendy” part.

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Home Depot’s Home Décor

Jennifer Polanz

Home Depot just recently purchased a “high-end linen e-tailer” called The Company Store and HD is indicating it will be a player in furniture, bedding and bath, wall décor, tabletop and home accents.

Front Lines

Hort Couture and Ball Seed

Ellen C. Wells

News coming out of Hort Couture is that Ball Seed will be the exclusive distributor of the Culinary Couture Seed lines beginning this fall.

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Melons Are AAS Winners

Ellen C. Wells

All-America Selections has chosen two melon varieties for their first crop of 2019 AAS Winners.

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Sheridan Nurseries CEO Retires

Jennifer Polanz

Longtime Sheridan Nurseries CEO Karl Stensson announced in July he will step down as CEO and President of the organization.

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Star Roses’ Winners

Jennifer Polanz

Star Roses and Plants recently won seven out of 11 awards from The American Rose Trials for Sustainability (ARTS) program.

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Travel to Asia with Glenhaven

Jennifer Polanz

Glenhaven is a direct import company that helps garden center buyers source high-quality holiday and garden products directly from Asian suppliers.

Guest Column

The Case for Flower Shows

Mason Day

Think flower shows are old-fashioned, tired and a waste of time? Think again.

Kiss My Aster

Supercharged Bat-tery

Amanda Thomsen

As we know, education is what turns a casual customer into a lifelong addict.

Profit

People Quit Bosses—Not Jobs

Bill McCurry

In hundreds of interviews for articles and books, I’ve never been told the worst job paid the least. Money’s not the motivator.

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