Articles
This issue is one of my favorites because it’s all about one of my favorite things — growing vegetables. I’ve been growing my own veggies for years, and the operation has become decidedly more intense — from...
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All-America Selections continues to evolve after celebrating 90 years of plant trialing last year. Along with a robust testing program for flowers, the independent non-profit organization recognizes vegetables that perform well on a national or...
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Craving new edible plants for your garden center benches? Look no further than these new varieties breeders are offering for retail this year. Mini Romaine Lettuce This deep-red mini-romaine is a game changer for...
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Sonya Harrison is executive garden girl and a certified landscape designer at My Secret Garden in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. How did you get involved in horticulture? My grandmother. She was a gardener and shared her...
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Garden Media Group owner Katie Dubow had been actively avoiding one of the trends featured in her company’s latest Garden Trends Report — but she encourages garden centers not to do so. “The TikTok trend...
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When a customer comes into your garden center, they most likely look at, touch, feel, and sometimes smell or taste the products. With customers getting so up close and personal with your merchandise, how do...
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It’s recent enough that I can still see (and hear) very clearly in my rearview mirror the campaigns for the midterm elections that took place on the federal, state, and local levels during one of...
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Gift and home markets offer opportunities for garden retailers to explore new revenue streams to grow their businesses. With expansive product offerings comes a marketplace scale that can seem daunting even to longtime attendees and...
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John Kelly is co-owner of Chippewa Valley Growers in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with his wife Jessica. Can you share a little about how you got involved in horticulture? The desire to own a business is...
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There's no better place to be than home for the holidays, but after moving back to my hometown earlier this year, this Christmastime phrase takes on a whole new meaning. I took the opportunity to...
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Do you talk to your plants? If you do, you’re not alone — according to a survey from Trees.com, 48% of people reported talking to their trees and/or plants. What’s more, of the 1,250 people surveyed...
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