Cover Story

Bringing Light to the Garden

Jennifer Polanz

Lighting products for outdoor spaces have increased in popularity and there are lots of options garden retailers can consider to meet consumer demand.

Features

Hitting the Trifecta

Jennifer Polanz

As the saying goes, good things come in threes, and this year we not only have three Young Retailer finalists, but we asked them to give us three things garden retailers can do to be successful in the coming years. Here are their answers.

Features

Only the Best

Wendy Komancheck

East Coast Garden Center and RSC Landscaping in Millsboro, Delaware, focus on quality, variety and education to keep customers successful and coming back for more.

Features

The Art of Sound in the Garden

Jennifer Polanz

Offering a range of fountains and tabletop water features can provide additional sales this spring and summer. Here’s how to make the most of that category.

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The Perfect Fit

Andrew Bunting

Columnar and fastigiate trees and shrubs provide solutions for tight spaces.

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The Right Plants for the Pond

Matthew Olson

Help customers cultivate a beautiful water feature with aquatic plants.

First

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Jennifer Polanz

It’s that time of year here, and it calms my soul every time.

Friel World

Retail Realities

John Friel

Most springs, I visit a big box and an IGC or two, just to see what’s out there in each realm. I rarely come home empty-handed.

Front Lines

Accenting the Outdoors

Jennifer Polanz

As this is the garden decor issue, the results of the annual Outdoor Living Trend Report commissioned by the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) is a perfect fit.

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Fortune in Flagstaff

Jennifer Polanz

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

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Illuminating the Garden

Jennifer Polanz

We have a story in this month’s issue on outdoor lighting in the garden, but Bellingrath Gardens & Home public gardens in Theodore, Alabama, are taking it to the extreme with its inaugural Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival.

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In Memoriam: Phil Lukas

Chris Beytes

Phil Lukas, who passed away March 28 at the too-young age of 73.

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Oops!

Jennifer Polanz

A correction

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Pets on the Payroll

Jennifer Polanz

They keep coming and we keep running ’em!

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Wildflower Sod Coming to the Market

Jennifer Duffield White

Meadow Lab just announced that they’re taking orders for an unusual new landscaping product in the U.S.: Wildflower Sod.

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Young Retailer Panel at Cultivate’25

Jennifer Polanz

Our Young Retailer Award finalists have a unique perspective on the industry and what younger consumers are looking for in garden retail. That’s why we tapped three of them to sit on a panel this year at Cultivate’25 in Columbus, Ohio.

Kiss My Aster

Will Altruism Be the End of Aster Gardens?

Amanda Thomsen

I always knew altruism would be the end of me, just not like this.

Profit

Always the Best People

Bill McCurry

Growing up in the family business, there was no such thing as racial or gender discrimination in the McCurry’s Camera workplace.

Tech Connection

The Tech Triangle of Success

Katie Elzer-Peters

It makes sense—especially in this spending climate—to use all of your everyday tech tools to encourage repeat visits from existing customers.

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