Eco-friendly

Monrovia Announces Pollinator Plant Giveaway

February 6, 2023
Monrovia Announces Pollinator Plant Giveaway

Monrovia recently announced its 2023 Bee a Winner giveaway program, intended to help create buzz at local garden centers with an easy and fun consumer contest. This program is a great way to celebrate and promote National... more »

January 31, 2023
NWF Launches Garden for Wildlife as Separate Company

The National Wildlife Federation has announced the launch of its Garden for Wildlife Inc. enterprise led by CEO Shubber Ali. As CEO, Ali will drive the company's mission to empower individuals and businesses to create... more »
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February 2023
Focused on Organic Gardening

Nancy DuBrule-Clemente isn’t afraid of a challenge. She founded the landscape company and destination garden center Natureworks in southern Connecticut in 1983 as a woman-led, organically focused company at a time when gardening was chemical... more »
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January 16, 2023
Epic Gardening Acquires Botanical Interests

Epic Gardening, a creator-led, content-to-commerce brand in gardening, has acquired Botanical Interests, the Broomfield, Colorado-based vegetable, herb and flower seed packet company. The addition of Botanical Interests intends to expand Epic Gardening’s reach into the... more »

January 2023
What’s Trending With Home Gardeners

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... more »
Top Feature Articles of 2022

December 19, 2022
Top 10 Garden Retailer Feature Articles of 2022

These 10 feature articles were the most read in 2022. 1. 10 Retail Merchandising Best Practices to Follow in Your Store Good retail merchandising optimizes how products are displayed in-store and ensures that their features... more »

July 12, 2022
Post-Pandemic Construction Rebound Driving Demand for Green Roofing

Demand for green (also called vegetative) roofing systems in the U.S. is forecast to rise 5.1% per year to $207 million in 2025, with demand in area terms projected to reach 11.8 million square feet,... more »

July 2022
Pollinators and Plants: A Research Update

There is no question that horticulture is beneficial to bees and pollinators. After all, the best way to support bees is to plant healthy and bee-friendly plants. For generations, professional growers of trees, plants and... more »

June 23, 2022
Monrovia Celebrates Pollinator Week with Garden Centers

Monrovia kicked off Pollinator Week by announcing the prize recipients of the "Bee a Winner" Pollinator Plant Giveaway. The company partnered with more than 30 garden centers across the country to give away pollinator-attracting plants... more »

June 14, 2022
NGB Promotes Container Pollinator Gardens to 200 Million Consumers

National Garden Bureau (NGB), as part of its continuing mission to promote gardening, has published and distributed a consumer press release on creating container pollinator gardens.  With the help of its members, NGB created an... more »
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February 2022
Plant-Powered Packaging

After years of research, trialing and development with Minnesota-based sustainable materials manufacturer VistaTek, Proven Winners is debuting an Eco+ Grande fully compostable container for growers and grower-retailers. The plant-powered pot is made from starchy renewable... more »
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November/December 2021
Adapting to a Changing Climate: Garden Centers are Finding Long-Term Eco-Friendly Solutions to Adjust to Climate Challenges.

Hotter-than-average summers have brought new challenges not only to home gardeners but to garden centers as well. Garden centers and growers are addressing the issue by adapting more eco-friendly practices and promoting drought-tolerant and native... more »