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Signage is one of the most important things a garden center should have. It displays direction, instruction, promotion and more. However, constantly printing new or updated signs can get fairly expensive. With all the hassles... more »Bye Bye Boomers
Good news -- spring is here! Customers are in the stores buying bedding plants, nursery stock and all the accoutrements of our glorious lawn and garden category. Gosh, we feel great. Danger Will Robinson Danger!... more »LAWN & GARDEN RETAILER HEADLINES
ANLA's annual Management Clinic brought nearly 800 green industry owners and managers to Louisville, Ky., January 22-25. The Management Clinic is dedicated to developing the business skills of those professionals in garden retail, landscape contracting,... more »Specialized Customer Service — Disease and insect diagnosis
We're all familiar with customers who bring in baggies filled with diseased and/or insect-infested leaves, asking plaintively, "What's wrong with my plants?" We make every effort to staff our retail store with people who are... more »New Poinsettia Cultivars
Did you notice that poinsettia sales dwindled a little for the 2003 Christmas season? Well, here are some of the newest poinsettia cultivars trailed in the 2003 National Poinsettia Trials. They are sure to add... more »More and More Metal
Bright colors, decorative art, colored glass and rustic accents are some of the hottest trends I have seen within the last year. But what about adding metal products to that list? Metal is everywhere, but... more »Walking the Shows
With so many events and shows to visit and with so little time to spare, it is important to have a well-organized and updated schedule of the events throughout the year. After all, trade shows... more »Save the geranium!
Those of you in the South, where spring is already starting, are probably looking at your benches full of geraniums and wondering what I could possibly be talking about. The crop looks fine, the order... more »Ins and Outs of Children’s Outdoor Products
How much time does the average child spend outside these days? Take a quick look and you will find the answer is increasingly less and less with every new video game and battery-guzzling toy that... more »Crossing Boundaries
During the Mid-Am trade show in Chicago in January, Proven Winners (PW) and Spring Meadow Nursery, a supplier of unique woody ornamentals sold under the ColorChoice label, announced an exclusive marketing partnership that flies in... more »The Fourth P
This is the third and last article in a series about branding green goods (parts one and two ran in the January and February 2004 issues of Lawn & Garden Retailer). The first article laid... more »Grilling for Success
There is a difference between selling grills in a garden center and successfully selling grills in a garden center. You need to figure out what you have to offer, and you must not assume having... more »
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