Independent garden center
5 Minutes With … Laura Girbach
This month, we catch up with Laura Girbach, general manager of KBK Garden Center in Saline, Michigan. What brought you to the garden center business? As a child, my mom was a huge influence in... more »
Tropical trendspotting: A boutique houseplant shop focuses on rare and unique plants
A background in fashion might not be commonplace in the plant retail world, but for Karli Heineman, it’s turned out to be a real advantage. Before moving to San Diego from Los Angeles five years... more »
Going Mobile: Considerations for Incorporating a Food Truck at Your IGC
You have a store full of customers — how can you get them to stay longer? Feed them of course. Two garden centers share the different roads they followed to having food trucks on their property and... more »
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 »
5 Minutes With … Sonya Harrison
Sonya Harrison is executive garden girl and a certified landscape designer at My Secret Garden in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. How did you get involved in horticulture? My grandmother. She was a gardener and shared her... more »
Calloway’s Nursery Promotes Hatalski to Vice President of Marketing
Calloway's Nursery Inc. has promoted Jennifer Hatalski to vice president of marketing. She was previously director of marketing. In her new role, Hatalski will oversee marketing strategy for all aspects of Calloway's Nursery, which includes... more »
Pleasant View Gardens Releases Retailer Guide for 2023
Pleasant View Gardens (PVG) has released its new Retailer/Landscaper Guide for the 2023 growing season, which is in addition to the already launched Grower Resource Guide. With 120 pages of flowering plants, the new guide... 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 »
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 »
Preventing Theft in Your Garden Center
When a customer comes into your garden center, they most likely look at, touch, feel, and sometimes smell or taste the products. With customers getting so up close and personal with your merchandise, how do... more »
5 Minutes With … John Kelly
John Kelly is co-owner of Chippewa Valley Growers in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with his wife Jessica. Can you share a little about how you got involved in horticulture? The desire to own a business is... more »
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 »
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