Cover Story

Go Big With Tall Foliage

Jennifer Polanz

Smaller houseplants can be a gateway into selling larger material. Here are some considerations for carrying bigger items and their accessories.

Features

Beyond the Sticker Price

Bill Calkins

Fine-tuning your value proposition can help create the experience shoppers crave—while keeping your team aligned on goals.

Features

Built Tough

Kathy Jentz

Roses have a reputation for delicacy, but there are lots of options that are bred to thrive in the landscape.

Features

Fire-conscious Landscaping

Wendy Komancheck

From California to the rest of the country, it’s important to understand how wildfires can factor into landscaping.

Features

The Times They Are A-Changin’

Bill McCurry

Consider taking a look at your sales data and hours of operation to see if you’re still hitting the mark for your customers and employees.

Features

URBN’s Terrain Expands

David Williams

Terrain’s new store is located at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a school with a rich history of horticulture.

First

Are We Missing College Students?

Jennifer Polanz

I do have some anecdotal evidence that there may be an opportunity to grow this market.

Friel World

The Bug(s) From Hell

John Friel

One by one, we figure them out and deal with them. Crisis control becomes routine maintenanc

Front Lines

2025 Young Retailer/Young Grower Finalists

Jennifer Polanz

We are well on our way into this year’s Young Retailer and Young Grower awards program, and here are our finalists.

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Ditching the Socials

Ellen C. Wells

People in the Gen Z and Millennial generations are leaving social media—or at the very least decreasing their use of it in a big way.

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Dynamic Trio

Jennifer Polanz

There’s something new at Cultivate’25 this year, geared toward helping smaller independent garden center retailers and plant shops thrive.

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It’s a ... Grand Slam

Jennifer Polanz

We’ll be running container combo ideas from partner members of National Garden Bureau.

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Plantpeddler’s Retail Complex

Ellen C. Wells

Plantpeddler, a longtime wholesale grower in Cresco, Iowa, broke ground for its new Plantpeddler Retail Complex.

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Plants With Superpowers

Ellen C. Wells

Here’s a new book you may be interested in carrying.

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Proven Winners’ Perennial Study

Ellen C. Wells

What are consumers looking for in the way of perennials this year?

Kiss My Aster

A Personal History of Houseplants

Amanda Thomsen

I was the last stop before death for so many palms that I have to laugh. I did instantly get good at houseplants. It was just a mindset.

Profit

When Less Is More

Bill McCurry

Work/life balances, intensified by Covid, caused people to reduce store hours in order to shift their priorities, reduce their stress and improve the quality of their lives and those of their team.

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