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GREEN PROFIT - June 2025 Issue (Vol. 89 No. 2)
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.
Features
The Perfect Fit
Andrew Bunting
Columnar and fastigiate trees and shrubs provide solutions for tight spaces.
Features
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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