Green Profit

May 2023 Issue

Vol. 87 No. 1

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This Month ...

Four Ways The Garden Center at Johnson Nursery Delights Customers

by Katie Elzer-Peters

NEWSLETTERS

Read and subscribe to a variety of Newsletters tailored to your industry interests.

COVER STORY

Houseplants and …

Jennifer Polanz

Whether it’s the addition of coffee or cocktails, The Victorian in Atlanta has more than one reason to bring in customers.

FEATURES

Create an Indoor Oasis

Matthew Olson

Houseplant accessories allow customers to grow better plants, as well as personalize their indoor jungles.

Four Ways The Garden Center at Johnson Nursery Delights Customers

Katie Elzer-Peters

Willard, North Carolina-based Johnson Nursery knows how to draw in crowds while letting the plants shine in the spotlight.

Let’s Talk About That Foliage

Andrew Bunting

These annuals create a show all season long without relying on blooms.

COLUMNS

First

In a New Light

Jennifer Polanz

Sometimes you can add to your story in a way that makes customers see you in a different light.

Profit

Someone Smarter Than You

Bill McCurry

Garden Seventeen is a testament to the power of Rodney listening to his team, imagination, hard work and love of nature.

Kiss My Aster

May is Like …

Amanda Thomsen

Here’s my attempt at a garden center-centric crossword puzzle for you.

Friel World

Sproing!

John Friel

April Fool’s isn't just a day, it’s half the month, faking out optimistic gardeners and plants alike …

FRONT LINES

New Texas Garden Center

Pets On the Payroll

Psyched for Spring

Same Info, Less Tag

Shop Corner: Get the Drop on Tiny Trops

CONSUMER BUZZ

The Latest Retail Trends Going on Outside the Industry
for May, 2023

COLUMNISTS

Jennifer Polanz

John Friel

Bill McCurry

Amanda Thomsen

VIDEOS

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Trending Now: Bailey Nurseries

Trending Now: Plant Development Services Inc. (PDSI)

Cool Products from TPIE 2023

Tour of Grow Geneva

Where do you go to find inspiration?

I Never Knew a Poinsettia Had THIS!

How GrowerTalks Gets Printed—A tour of Schumann Printers

DS Cole Growers' annual open house 2022

Pleasant View Gardens Open House 2022

Ball Seed Customer Day 2022

Cultivate'22 Retailers Choice Award Winners

Young Retailer Finalists on Facing 2022 and Planning for 2023

Darwin Perennial Day 2022

CAST 22: Benary

CAST 22: Syngenta Flowers

CAST 22: Burpee

Osvaldo Tries the Garlic Ice Cream

CAST 22: Southern Living/Sunset/Encore Azaleas

CAST 22: PanAmerican Seed HandPicked Vegetables

CAST 22: PP&L

CAST 22: PRUDAC

CAST 22: Schoneveld

CAST 22: Morel

CAST 22: Jaldety

CAST 22: HilverdaFlorist

CAST 22: Hishtil

Cast 22: Kientzler

CAST 22: Ball Ingenuity

CAST 22: Suntory

CAST 22: Takii

CAST 22: Kieft Seed

CAST 22: Darwin Perennials

CAST 22: PlantHaven

CAST 22: Green Fuse

CAST 22: Hem Genetics

CAST 22: Beekenkamp

CAST 22: Sakata

CAST 22: Danziger

CAST 22: Selecta One

CAST 22: Westhoff

CAST 22: Ball FloraPlant

CAST 22: Dummen Orange

CAST 22: PanAmerican Seed Annuals

TRENDING NOW

American Beauties Native Plants
Hydrangea arborescens Pinky Pollen Ring

Costa Farms
Lemon Meringue Pothos

Straw Bale Gardens LLC
BaleBuster

Good Dirt
Dirt in a Box Potting Mix

LiveTrends Design Group
Botanist

Lomi
Lomi

Down To Earth Distributors Inc.
All Natural Fertilizer Vegetable Garden 4-4-4

LeadHead Glass
Esau Terrarium

Wild Valley Farms LLC
Wool Pellets

Ball FloraPlant
FunFusions Combos

PanAmerican Seed
Begonia Hula

Bailey Nurseries Inc.
Spicy Devil Ninebark

Sow ’n Sow
Pop Up Pots

Florida Tropiculture Inc.
Piper Crocatum Red Betel

Chive Inc.
Verte Rx 48pc Kit

Bellingham by Radians
Goatskin Leather Palm Performance Work Gloves

Kanso Designs
Harmony Planter Set

Walters Gardens Inc.
Queen Nectarine Agastache

Classy Casita
Sticky Traps

Amsha
Smoke Checker Sisal Basket

Mossify
Microfibre Leaf Shining Gloves

MonarchChem LLC
Lonarch

Proven Winners LLC
Cocoon Collection

Who will be this year’s Young Retailer winner?

We’ll be awarding this year’s Green Profit/The Garden Center Group Young Retailer Award at the Unplugged event during Cultivate’23. If you’re heading to Columbus, make some time to join us Monday night to see who will be on the cover of our September issue. There will be networking and your first drink is free!

WHEN: Monday, July 17 at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Gaswerks
487 Park Street, Columbus, Ohio

Finalists for the 2023 Green Profit/The Garden Center Group Young Retailer Award:
Samuel DiRito - Collier’s Greenhouse & Garden Center, Jackson, GA
Michael Fiore - Smith’s Gardentown, Wichita Falls, TX
Emily Kellett - STUMP LLC, Columbus, OH

An extra special thanks goes to The Garden Center Group and AmericanHort for sponsoring this year’s award!

Partners for Success of The Garden Center Group