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TPIE 2024 Cool Product Awards announced
More than 50 new plants and products were selected and voted on at The Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE), with the top 15 receiving Cool Product Awards for 2024, according to The Garden Center Group.... more »
TPIE 2023 Cool Product Awards Announced
The Garden Center Group recently released the recipients of its Cool Product Awards given at The Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE), which took place Jan. 18-20 in Tampa, Florida. A total of 67 plants or... more »
NGB Announces 2023 Green Thumb Award Winners
National Garden Bureau has announced six live goods and two hard goods as winners of the 2023 Green Thumb Award. Award recipients were chosen based on these four criteria: uniqueness, technological innovation, ability to solve... more »
5 Most-Viewed Garden Retail Inspiration
Lawn & Garden Retailer’s Inspiration Book continues to inspire garden centers with fun and creative ideas they can use in their own stores. In 2022, the five most-viewed categories were: 1. Signage 2. Green Goods 3. Staff... more »NHS Announces 2016 Layout, Schedule Changes
The National Hardware Show (NHS) will once again host the event in the Las Vegas Convention Center's Central and North Halls, beginning in 2016 - returning to the 2014 Show floor layout.The NHS had occupied... more »
IGC East Continues to Build
IGC East's second annual show at the Baltimore Convention Center drew more than 1,500 verified independent retail buyers, who shopped the latest product offerings from nearly 300 exhibiting vendors across the floor. "We appreciate the... more »
SNA 2015 Retailers’ Choice Awards Chosen
Retailers' Choice Awards at SNA 2015 were presented to nine exhibiting companies during a presentation on the SNA Stage. The Garden Center Group's Sid Raisch led the retailer search. Products were selected specifically for garden... more »
MNGC Expands Organic Soil Line
Master Nursery Garden Centers (MNGC) will introduce an expansion of the Bumper Crop Line of organic soils and soil amendments at Cultivate'15 in Columbus Ohio, July 12-14.These products will continue the co-op's orientation towards "Organic... more »
Dramm Corp. Will Be Seen on FYI Network
Dramm Corporation's Rain Wands will be spotlighted on the FYI Network's "Home Factory", in a segment airing July 25 at 9:30 p.m. CST. "It's going to be a very fun and educational feature," said Hans... more »Retailers’ Top Products Hosted by The Garden Center Group
The Garden Center Group has announced it will be in search of the best new products for retail at three trade shows this winter: MANTS 2015, in Baltimore; TPIE 2015, in Ft. Lauderdale; and New... more »Study: Popular Gardening Products May Contain Toxic Chemicals
In a recent study, researchers at the Ecology Center in Ann Arbor, MI, tested nearly 200 gardening necessities - gloves, knee pads, hand tools, and hoses - for heavy metals and chemicals known to pose... more »Organic Mechanics Founder Featured In Entrepreneur Magazine
The December issue of Entrepreneur magazine features Mark Highland, the founder of Organic Mechanics Soil Company, which gives an in-depth look into the company's decision to compete in the specialty soil market with an alternative... more »
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