Green Profit

May 2019 Issue

Vol. 83 No. 1

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Who’s Your Source?

by Jennifer Polanz

Who will be this year’s Young Retailer winner?

We’ll be awarding this year’s Green Profit/RBI Young Retailer Award at the Unplugged event during Cultivate’19. 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, trivia, a rooftop bar and your first drink is free!

WHEN: Monday, July 15 at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Callahan’s Columbus
520 Park Street, Columbus, Ohio

Finalists for the 2019 Green Profit/RBI Young Retailer Award:
Madison Williams — Boulevard Flower Gardens, South Chesterfield, Virginia
Tanner Jones — Helmi’s Gardens, Columbia, Missouri
Morgan Huston — Birdsall & Co., Englewood, Colorado

An extra special thanks goes to RBI and AmericanHort for sponsoring this year’s award!

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NEWSLETTERS

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

COVER STORY

Building the #MilkweedMovement

Here’s how one independent garden center is improving life for Monarch butterflies and members of the community at the same time.

FEATURES

Hallmarks of Superb Buyers

Bill McCurry highlights strategies for buying better, making more money and providing better cash flow.

Look Beyond the Mirror: A Diverse Workforce

Katie Elzer-Peters

We started our exploration into creating a well-rounded workforce by defining the building blocks for creating a great company culture. In this final article of the series, we’re circling back to that foundation.

Who’s Your Source?

Jennifer Polanz

Check out just some of the buying groups, co-ops, distributors and garden retail groups across the country.

You’re Better Than Amazon

Step aside, algorithms. The human touch makes us better.

COLUMNS

Counting the Intangibles

Jennifer Polanz

Shoppers not only want their brands and stores to contribute to their community—they’re getting to the point where they expect it.

Navigating the Amazon Minefield

Costco’s Kirkland and Amazon’s Basic Essentials have conditioned the consumer to understand the price/value relationship of store-focused brands.

10 Ways to Draw Kids into IGCs (and Keep Them Busy)

Happy kids make not-crying kids and not-crying kids have parents who aren’t teetering on the edge.

… speaker Kelly Dodson bestowed well-earned kudos on a favorite public garden near Philadelphia: “Chanticleer is a horticultural Hogwarts, staffed by wizards and sorcerers.”

FRONT LINES

AmericasMart: A New Look

Behnke Nurseries to Close

Solar Fields Abloom for Pollinators

What’s Ahead?

What’s on Tap at IGC Show

CONSUMER BUZZ

The Latest Retail Trends Going on Outside the Industry
for May, 2019

COLUMNISTS

Jennifer Polanz

THE GOODS

Terra Nova Nurseries Inc.
Sedum Peach Pearls

iBulb
Crocosmia

Cool Springs Press
Living Décor: Plants, Potting and DIY Projects

Renee’s Garden
Hori-Hori Digging Tool

Eco Garden Systems LLC
Original Garden

Bloem Living LLC
Herb Trio Kit

Star Roses and Plants
Hydrangea Ruby Blossom

Centurion Brands
Collapsible Watering Can

Selecta One
Venti Dahlia

Featherock Inc.
2-in. Pumice

Southern Living Plant Collection
Little Miss Figgy Dwarf Fig

Sandia Seed Company
Hatch Hot Doublecross Green Chile Seeds

Ranger Design Inc.
Max Step

The Espoma Company
Berry-Tone Granular Fertilizer

Summit Chemical Inc.
Summit Tick & Flea Spray

Emerald Coast Growers LLC
Sporobolus heterolepis Morning Mist

InstantHedge
InstantHedge Cedar Box

Sterling International Inc.
RESCUE! Reusable Yellowjacket Trap

Bullseye Enterprises
Power Nozzle

Darwin Perennials
Nepeta Blue Prelude

Bigfoot Inc.
Bigfoot Boot Slippers

UrbaliveUSA
Berberis Trio Self-Watering Planter

Fresh Eggs Daily
"Gardening with Chickens: Plans and Plants for You and Your Hens"