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Our goal here at Lawn & Garden Retailer has always been to provide the most engaging content and resources to meet the diverse needs of garden center professionals - that's you!
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It’s finally February and Valentine’s Day is coming quickly! My local garden center is in the spirit with pink and red displays that can be seen from across the parking lot.
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Jan 24, 2020
Happy January!Teresa McPherson
Is it just me, or is January the longest month of the year? I know it's 31 days, like many months, but for some reason this month just seems longer than the rest. Maybe it's because the holiday hubbub...
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Do you know a hort rock star? Now in its ninth year, our sister publication GPN GPN is accepting nominations for its next 40 Under 40 class — the Class of 2020.
GPN’s 40 Under 40 program recogn...
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As we say goodbye to 2019, we’re hard at work planning for the 2020 editorial year. Our January issue will soon hit the streets, and inside its pages will be all the knowledge and inspiration you ne...
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And just like that, Thanksgiving is over and the holiday season has taken over.
According to the National Retail Federation, nearly 190 million consumers shopped between Thanksgiving and Cyber Mond...
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Nov 22, 2019
The Next ClassTeresa McPherson
Every year, Lawn & Garden Retailer’s sister publication Greenhouse Product News recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 who are really making a difference in the horticultural industry.
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In this month’s issue, we’re highlighting a Valentine’s Day dinner put on by Down to Earth Garden Center in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in their greenhouse. What started out as an event for 30 guests...
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I’m excited to announce that L&GR is putting on a holiday garden center bus tour this December in the greater Grand Rapids, Michigan, area. The first-annual tour will make stops at several indep...
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Fall hasn’t quite arrived here in the Midwest; the leaves are mostly still green and temperatures are decidedly summer-like. But last week in Nashville, Tennessee, the feeling was far more autumnal,...
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This weekend, I’ll be traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, for the Garden Center Group Fall Event.
The four-day event will include education and inspiration via interactive sessions, presentations ...
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We have our Final Five — and I’m not referring to the United States women’s gymnastics team from the 2016 Summer Olympics. Nope, our final five are the five finalists in the running for the L&am...
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