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Registration now open for 2025 Garden Center Show and Retail Tour
Registration is now open for the 2025 Garden Center Show, taking place Aug. 12 to 13 in Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois. The event kicks off with a pre-show garden center tour on Aug. 11 for an extra fee.... more »
Change of plans
You’ve been there before. You’ve studied the past season’s wins and losses, the successes, failures and missed opportunities, studied the marketplace, analyzed the competition and your customer behavior predictions, read all the economic forecasts and... more »
Cart considerations
While many garden centers have beer boxes, 1020 trays or pull-behind wagons, these shopping tools can limit their sales potential — when customers run out of space, they stop shopping. Let’s look at how we... more »
It’s a numbers game: The data behind staff retention
Years ago, a client stated, “if you torture the numbers long enough, they will confess to anything.” After the statement echoed in my brain for a moment or two, I smiled — because it is... more »
The many layers of sustainability
Sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, according to the UN World Commission on Environment and Development (1987). It... more »Innovative Ideas: Seasonal hiring solutions
Employee shortage is typically a struggle with any business — and even more so in the seasonal landscape industry, with intense physical working conditions through inclement weather. Since 1990, as the founder of Broccolo Garden... more »
Top 10 Garden Retail Articles of 2024
We ran the numbers and here are the results: Following is a list of the top 10 garden retail feature articles that received the most clicks from visitors to the Lawn & Garden Retailer website... more »
A goal without a plan is just a wish
Based on my experience of working with retailers in many different fields and of a multitude of sizes, I’m constantly amazed that, when planning for the upcoming season or year, too many simply look at... more »
Revamp Your Retail Series: Consumer psychology
Consumers have a lot on their minds most days. Horticultural professionals, retailers and growers may be inclined to think they get a lot of “brain time” from their customers, that customers are thoughtful about the... more »Proven Winners schedules 2024 Fall Roadshows
Proven Winners has scheduled two Roadshows this fall, designed for retailers, growers, brokers, landscapers and anyone who works in the green industry. Roadshows are opportunities to learn about upcoming trends, brainstorm with like-minded industry pros... more »
Turning a lifelong education into a houseplant business
I was 16 when I fell in love with plants, 18 when I started my horticulture education and 30 when I started a business that allowed me to share my passion with others. The year... more »
Who packed your parachute?
As I was doing some research to write this column, I was taken back to a time many years ago — one that demonstrates, as much as our industry has changed, it somehow remains the... more »
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August 18, 2026
Monrovia names Celeste Porter CFO
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DRAMM hires Northeast technical representative
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Arett Sales appoints four to key Western sales roles
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Monrovia announces 2026 Bee a Winner grand prize recipient
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EHR expands sales team with three industry hires
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BFG cancels Expos, prepares to file for Chapter 11
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