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GREEN PROFIT - February 2020 Issue (Vol. 83 No. 10)
Buzz Worthy
Do-Over
Ellen C. Wells
It’s okay to stop.
Cover Story
Surrounded by Color
Jennifer Polanz
Color is starting to creep its way back into containers for porches and patios. Take a look at what’s new for 2020.
Features
120 Years & Still Evolving
Bill Calkins
Dallas retailer Nicholson-Hardie Nursery & Garden Center has succeeded for more than a century and continues to maintain relevance. What’s their big secret? Perhaps it all comes down to a powerful mantra.
Features
Plant Pairings For Spring Pop
Ellen C. Wells
New mixes bring on-trend flair to popular pots and baskets.
Features
What’s a Business Worth?
Bill McCurry
In Part 2 of our series on buying and selling a business, we take a hard look at valuation.
First
The Emotional Tie to Color
Jennifer Polanz
Customers aren’t just looking for a pot to put their plant in; they’re building their oasis, their private sanctuary.
Friel World
It’s a Beautiful Day in the Mirror
John Friel
We all have relationships with the plants we love and loathe.
Front Lines
A New Alliance
Ellen C. Wells
LandscapeHub—the digital marketplace for the landscape, nursery and garden center industry—this week announced they’re forming a new strategic alliance with Epicor Software Corporation that will drive retail efficiency and business growth.
Front Lines
A New Name for a Familiar Spot
Jennifer Polanz
Sometimes simplicity is best. International Market Centers (IMC), which runs multiple gift, home décor and apparel markets across the country, has announced a new name for its gift, décor and lifestyle markets held in Atlanta: Atlanta Market.
Front Lines
Bower & Birds
Jennifer Polanz
Native trees and plants provide shelter and food to local and migrating birds, so it makes sense the National Audubon Society would team up with an industry supplier of those products.
Front Lines
EAB Update
JC Chong
Since its first detection in Ohio in 2002, EAB hasn't slowed down its quest to conquer the U.S.
Front Lines
Gardener’s Supply Expands to Western Mass
Ellen C. Wells
The Burlington, Vermont-based online and in-store purveyor of gardening gear will be opening their fourth retail location in 2020.
Front Lines
New Head of GMG
Ellen C. Wells
Continuing the “new” in the new year, Garden Media Group got a new president January 1.
Front Lines
Pretty Petite
Jennifer Polanz
One way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a wildly popular introduction is to announce a brand new iteration of that plant.
Kiss My Aster
Take Part in the #GreenProfitChallenge
Amanda Thomsen
THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE: Below is a guideline for what you can post every day in March.
Profit
Success with 200+ Owners
Bill McCurry
Seasonal workers rarely have benefits, let alone retirement.
Tricks
Holiday Inspo
Jennifer Polanz
If you do any kind of winter holiday sales, chances are you went to some kind of market or trade show recently.
TRENDING NOW
Beacon Impatiens
PanAmerican Seed
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Bermuda Hanging Basket
A.M.A Horticulture Inc.
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Buddha Statue
Glenhaven Home & Holiday
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Cacti/Succulent Tags
MasterTag
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Everleaf Emerald Towers Basil
PanAmerican Seed
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GardWare Nicely Nimble
Bellingham Glove Inc.
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Lagerstroemia Bellini Raspberry
Star Roses and Plants
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Love Child Sweetspire
Bailey Nurseries Inc.
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Nitrile Disposable Gloves
Venom Steel
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Oasis Mat
Mariachi Imports Inc.
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Paulie Boulevard Evipo058
Donahues Clematis Specialists
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Raspberry and Blackberry Plants
Bushel and Berry
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Rope Mats
Rockport Rope Door Mats LLC
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Superbells Blackcurrant Punch Calibrachoa
Pleasant View Gardens Inc.
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Wall-Mounted Sign Bracket
Haiku Shade
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Watering Pals
Lucuma Designs LLC