Consumer Information

May 21, 2013
Rocket Farms Creates Interactive Consumer Website

Wholesale grower Rocket Farms, Half Moon Bay, Calif., has launched a new website to support the brand's innovative approach that focuses on fun, creativity and interaction with the consumer.The new look www.rocketfarms.com offers a wide... more »

May 21, 2013
Former BHG Editor Joins Costa Farms

Costa Farms has hired Justin Hancock to fill the newly created position of consumer marketing and digital specialist. Hancock had been the digital content manager and garden editor at Better Homes and Gardens.According to Maria... more »

February 13, 2013
Proven Winners Plans Large Consumer Ad Campaign

This spring Proven Winners and Proven Winners Color Choice will kick off the largest consumer campaign in the history of the company.Print, radio, celebrity sponsorships and online components have all been selected and timed to... more »

January 2013
Space Savers

Stifled by space — or in this case, a lack thereof. There's a good chance more than a few of your customers can attest that this obstacle of theirs is an area of opportunity of... more »

September 11, 2012
Behe to Present Consumer Research Webinar

The latest trends in consumer research will be the subject of a webinar that will take place later this month.Noted horticulture marketing expert Dr. Bridget Behe from Michigan State University will present the latest findings... more »

July 2012
Ladies’ Night … Done Right

Over the last three years — and with some lessons learned along the way — Girls' Night at Molbak's Garden + Home, Woodinville, Wash., has grown into an event that we expect to sell out.... more »

May 2012
Grilled Cheese & Makeup

Grilled-cheese tattoos and customer service wristbands. The following concepts are just too good not to share. And while neither of them come from our industry, they may just get your wheels spinning and the creative... more »

May 22, 2012
BASF Produces Video on Benefits of Ornamentals

BASF has created a new YouTube video, "Plants Give Back: Benefits of Ornamentals," that helps explain the benefits that are created by plants. The educational video is a helpful tool for media, industry professionals and... more »

May 22, 2012
New Bulb Resource Available

Dig.Drop.Done, the North American authority on flower bulbs, has launched a new website geared specifically toward flower bulb retailers in the United States and Canada.The online resource, DDDRetailer.com, delivers everything bulb garden centers need to... more »

May 22, 2012
AIB Calls for Nominations for 2012 Community Champion Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the America in Bloom's John Holmes III Community Champion Award.The award recognizes an individual who exemplifies community leadership through actions that reflect the mission of the organization. The award... more »

May 2012
Well Prepared Soil & Students

Jeanne Pinsoff Nolan is the founder of Chicago-based The Organic Gardener, Ltd. (TOG). TOG designs, builds, teaches and maintains anything and everything related to organic vegetable gardening. Some of TOG's clients are total beginners and... more »

February 21, 2012
BloomIQ.com Adds Veggies and Herbs

John Henry Company has expanded its BloomIQ.com website to include additional resources for gardeners interested in growing vegetables and fresh herbs.John Henry Company has expanded its BloomIQ.com website to include additional resources for gardeners interested... more »