Independent garden center
5 Minutes With … Jake Scott
Jake Scott is garden center manager at Piedmont Feed & Garden Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. What brought you to the garden center world? After graduating from North Carolina State University, I was a high... more »
Snapshots of Spring
Tour four garden centers without leaving your desk! Here, we take a peek of what spring looked like at four IGCs around the country. Weston Nurseries Melissa Frank from Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, shared... more »
Top Retail Trends of 2022
The pandemic changed not only how customers shop — and how you sell to them — but has also brought forth innovative changes in retail. Financial services and digital payments company Block Inc. (formerly Square Inc.) partnered... more »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 »
Benken Florist Home & Garden Names Lindsay Farfsing as President/CEO
Benken Florist Home & Garden recently announced the transition of the business to a fourth generation of family ownership. Lindsay Farfsing has been named the new president/CEO, and is the new owner of the multi-generational... more »
Hillermann Nursery & Florist Acquired by Hoffmann Family of Companies
The Hoffmann Family of Companies announced it has acquired Hillermann Nursery & Florist. Combined with Town & Country Nursery, Ferguson Valley Nursery, and their 1,500 acres of vineyards in Missouri with Chicago and Mexico-based World... more »
Flower Power: Why Your IGC Should Stock Cut Flowers as a Product Category
Flowers are the new hugs, Katie Dubow said earlier this year when introducing Garden Media Group’s 2022 Garden Trends Report. When we can’t gather with loved ones and personal connections are limited (e.g., during a... more »
The Secret to Keeping Promises
I was at a restaurant with a friend and she mentioned that she had never waited tables. She said, “When you first start working it seems like you either go the restaurant route or the... more »
5 Minutes With … Kara Kading
Kara Kading is director of events and marketing at Milaeger’s in Racine and Sturtevant, Wisconsin. She is also a GPN 40 Under 40 alumnus. What do you love about your job? I love that it’s always... more »
Happy Hiring
The Great Resignation that’s taken place over the last two years has made employers re-evaluate how they hire and retain workers. A new study from recruiting software company Lever, “2022 Great Resignation: The State of... more »
Ashcombe Farm and Greenhouses Celebrates 60 Years
Ashcombe Farm and Greenhouses, a long-standing establishment in the heart of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, recently announced it is celebrating its 60th spring in business. This independent garden center is a local favorite with loyal customers and... more »Cornelius Nursery Opens New Location
Cornelius Nursery, a leading gardening and landscaping destination for Houston-area homeowners, is opening its fifth Houston-metro location in Spring on May 6. The new, 87,000-square-foot nursery will have a captivating selection of begonias, vinca, boxwoods, hydrangeas, abelias and more spring... more »
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April 23, 2024
That Flower Feeling names 9 to marketing committee
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Garden Center Group reveals 2024 Fall Event details
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Westerlay Orchids continues sustainable practices
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Women in Horticulture Week returns May 26
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Phil Perry joins EHR national sales team
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Las Vegas Design Center hosting two events in May
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