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Finding the Right Mix

Jennifer Polanz

When it comes to containers, it’s tough to know what to buy and how much. Here, we give you some strategies to figure it all out.

Features

Feeling Plant-y

Jennifer Polanz

Grow Geneva in Illinois offers a fun, relaxed vibe featuring local artisans, cool gift options and, of course, gorgeous houseplants. “Plant-y” is how owner Laura Pettit often describes herself, her staff and customers.

Features

Great Houseplant Homes

Jose Rodriguez

Next-generation containers deliver on consumers’ desires for style, smart features and eco-friendliness.

Features

Happiness is a Plant Away

Melinda j. Knuth, Alicia l. Rihn, Bridget k. Behe & Charles R. Hall

A new study highlights the relationship between mental health, physical activity, plant purchases and attitudes about the future.

Features

Show & Tell With Soils

Jennifer Polanz

How some retailers position bagged soils to sell more of them.

Features

Trialing Edible Baskets

Lowell Halvorson

Add value to veggie programs by testing out small-space hanging and tabletop options.

First

An Endless Supply of Products

Jennifer Polanz

Clutter is not shoppable, whether it’s wholesale or retail.

Friel World

Pantone Tones It Up

John Friel

The garden always has what people need, be it bold or subdued, cool or blazing, calm or vibrant—or all the above.

Front Lines

Gardener’s Supply Founder Passes

Ellen C. Wells

Gardener’s Supply Company founder Will Rapp passed away on Monday, December 12.

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Gonna Make This Garden Grow

Jennifer Polanz

Local residents and businesses in Logan, Ohio, pulled together for beautification efforts that eventually led to entering America in Bloom.

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Letter to the Editor: Native Plants

Bill Jones

Thank you so much for the information you guys are putting out there regarding native plants.

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Looking Into the 2023 Crystal Ball, Part 3

Brian Minter

This is the last segment where we’ll ask retailers what they’re anticipating for 2023.

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Master Nursery Hits 500

Jennifer Polanz

Member-owned garden center cooperative Master Nursery Garden Center (MNGC) celebrated adding its 500th member location in December.

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Pets On The Payroll Returns

Jennifer Polanz

I know I said we would end Pets on the Payroll in December 2022, but it proved to be a very popular segment.

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Proven Winners’ National Houseplant of the Year

Ellen C. Wells

Proven Winners has added a houseplant category to the company’s National Plant of the Year award program.

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Shop Corner: The Trickle-Down Effect of Canceled Orders

Ellen C. Wells

Last-minute cancellations of orders and unpredictable fluctuations in demand often mean that young plant producers are left with large amounts of unsellable product.

Kiss My Aster

I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

Amanda Thomsen

This thing I’ve built—honestly, maybe the customers, this town—they weren’t exactly ready for it, but they rose to the occasion quickly.

Profit

Identifying the Real Problem Part II

Bill McCurry

It’s better to have them saying, “It ended too soon,” than asking “When will this end?”

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