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5 Minutes With … JD Boone
JD Boone is the owner of Dothan Nurseries in Dothan, Alabama. Could you share a little about your background? I grew up in this business; my parents have a landscaping business. I didn't really care... more »
New Edible Varieties for 2021
Pepper ‘Armageddon’ Burpee ‘Armageddon’ is the world’s first F1 hybrid super-hot chili pepper. It is two weeks earlier than comparable varieties, with a higher number of peppers as well. In addition, it offers improved plant... more »
It’s More Than Just Semantics…
In my 26 years of working in senior positions in retail for both big box and smaller entrepreneurial companies, and then 25 years of helping advise companies and organizations as a consultant (yes, I really... more »
Edible Landscape Insights
It may not seem surprising to people in the horticulture industry (because we’re already major plant lovers), but one of the few positive outcomes of the stay-at-home orders of 2020 has been the renewed and... more »Here We Go!
The above is not only a common phrase here in Steeler Nation, a.k.a., the Pittsburgh area, but also very fitting for these first few weeks of the spring season. As gardeners new and old are... more »
Why You Should Consider a CSA Program
L&GR: When and why did you decide to set up a CSA? Emily L. Harvey, manager, Harvey’s Farm & Garden Center, Westborough, Massachusetts: We started offering our CSA program in 2014 after realizing there was... more »
5 Minutes With … Dustyn Miller
Dustyn Miller is ornamental grower/retail greenhouse and nursery manager at Miller Plant Farm. Could you share a little about your background? I am a fifth generation “farmer,” so one could say growing plants is in... more »Springing Your Sales Forward
Spring is here! OK, technically it’s not actually here as I write this in February — it’s about 20° F outside here in western Pennsylvania and our friends to the south are still assessing the damage... more »
Making Plans for an Uncertain Future
Theresa Riley didn’t always aspire to own the family business. Her parents Harry and Mary Witte founded Rockledge Gardens in 1960, initially as a bulb-packing business. Through the ‘60s and ‘70s, it evolved into the... more »
4 Steps to Better Store Signage
Whenever I talk about signs with a garden center retailer, the first thing I ask them to do is to take the 360° test: stand anywhere in your retail space and take a slow spin,... more »
5 Minutes with … Sandi Hillermann McDonald
Could you share a little about your background? I am a second-generation family owner and the oldest of six children. My youngest brother Scott and I run the company. We will celebrate 70 years on April 1 of... more »
What Is Your Secret Sauce?
As you are about to embark on the most challenging months of your spring selling season, I tried to come up with something motivating and inspiring that could help cheer you on and I stumbled... more »
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