Independent garden center

November/December 2019

2019 Merchandiser of the Year Winner

Fun and funky might not be the first words that come to mind when thinking about a garden center — but they’re exactly what Gardens of Babylon in Nashville, Tennessee, is aiming for. “The one... more »

September/October 2019

Touring Music City, Part 2

Moore & Moore Garden Center, Nashville, Tennessee The Coco Hut at Moore & Moore provides a convenient place to store coconut fiber materials, as well as a prime location to display potted... more »

August 28, 2019

Four IGCs Receive GCA Best Bathroom Awards

The Garden Centers of America (GCA) 2019 Best Garden Center Bathroom Award winners stood out by focusing on the smallest details behind closed doors — in their bathrooms. A panel judged this year’s entries on... more »

June 13, 2019

Pleasant View Gardens, D.S. Cole Growers Schedule Open House

Pleasant View Gardens (PVG) and D.S. Cole Growers recently announced they will open their doors to industry professionals from around the world to visit their greenhouses and gardens on August 1. “It sounds cliché, but... more »

February 25, 2019

Independent We Stand Opens Annual Online Contest

Independent We Stand has launched the fourth annual America’s Main Streets contest. The three-month-long web-driven contest helps consumers, small business owners and Main Street organizations reward a deserving Main Street with $25,000 in cash and sponsor-related prizes.... more »

February 11, 2019

Cornelius Nursery Opens New Location

Cornelius Nursery has opened its second Houston-area store in Katy, Texas. The store, located on a 2.5-acre site, will celebrate its grand opening on Feb. 22. Cornelius Nursery is owned and operated by Fort Worth-based Calloway's... more »

June 9, 2018

ICE Raids Ohio Grower-Retailer, 100+ Arrested

On June 5, agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency arrested more than 100 workers at two locations of Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in Castalia and Sandusky, Ohio. According to the Washington Post, 114... more »

January 10, 2017

Dickman Farms Names New Retail GM

Stephanie Whitehouse has been hired as the new retail general manager at  Dickman Farms Greenhouse & Garden Center in Auburn, New York. Previously, Whitehouse spent seven years as the sales & marketing director for Peace... more »

November/December 2016

Spotted in Portland

Portland Nursery Portland, Oregon 1) Portland Nursery plants and maintains the landscaping near the sidewalks of the garden center, which also acts as display gardens, while 2) a fountain at the center... more »

June 22, 2016

Fire Damages Wisconsin Garden Center

Oconomowoc Landscape Supply and Garden Center in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, about 35 miles west of Milwaukee, suffered from a fire in the early morning hours on Wednesday, June 22. According to the ABC affiliate WISN, one... more »

February 5, 2016

Proven Winners Retail Program Marks 15 Years

Proven Winners celebrates the 15th anniversary of their Certified Garden Center Training Program this spring. New this year, Proven Winners is throwing a free pizza party for every IGC in North America that completes their... more »

February 2016

Finding Your Parallel Market

Green goods and related hardware provide a steady income stream for the typical garden center. But the typical garden center operator is always keeping an eye out for ways to increase that income stream and... more »