Management

November 14, 2014
Miniature Gardening Webinar Now Available Online

If you missed Lawn & Garden Retailer's recent webinar "Go Big with Miniature Gardening," you can now view the archived presentation online.On November 12, Clark Hermanson, garden center manager of Chicago's Pesche's Garden Center, presented... more »

June 2014
The Right Angles

What is the newest shape in garden center retail for 2014? It's the triangle. While simple in shape, this three-sided symbol actually holds the key to both retail and wholesale success in the business of... more »

June 2014
Did Somebody Say Party?

Is your garden center celebrating a big milestone this year? Maybe next year? How about five years from now? The more time you give yourself to plan, the better the results, says Karl Stensson, president... more »

May 2014
Ornamedibles – A Revolution

The utilitarian days of having the edible plants tucked away behind a walled or fenced off location, hidden from view are long gone. The landscape for a gardener who also happens to want beautiful gardens... more »

April 30, 2014
Syngenta Flowers Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications

Syngenta Flowers is once again be offering two $7,500 scholarships to college students who have shown high potential in the fields of plant breeding and ornamental horticulture through scholastic excellence and experience.The Glenn Goldsmith Breeding... more »

March 2014
The Art of Delegation

With payroll being one of the single largest controllable expenses on your P&L, most of us have cut back staff significantly over the past few years in order to downsize, right size, streamline or just... more »

March 2014
Creating Value for Horticulture … where it matters most

If your location is so good that you don't have to be great (good luck with that), you're in trouble. Companies with the best locations for retail traffic in the world are shaking in their... more »

March 2014
Feeling at Home

After a busy day at Minneapolis' Tangletown Gardens, co-owner Scott Endres heads 15 minutes across town to his St. Paul home. When he arrives, he's welcomed by a garden that would make it easy for... more »

February 11, 2014
Farm Bill Signed Into Law

President Barack Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014 into law on Feb. 7. Earlier in the week, the United States Senate voted to pass the the act, also known as the Farm Bill, by... more »

February 11, 2014
Benary Introduces New California Spring Trials Logo

Ernst Benary has created a new logo for California Spring Trials that is available for use by other Spring Trials participants.According to the company, "Spring Trials is an experience worthy of some notoriety outside of... more »

November 19, 2013
EuroAmerican, Suntory Announce 2014 Spring Trials Location

In 2014, EuroAmerican Propagators and Suntory plan to move to a new venue for California Spring Trials.The new site will be the Ventura Botanical Garden in Ventura, Calif.Situated atop a native chaparral hillside with a... more »

November 8, 2013
Short Course to Remain in Columbus Through 2018

AmericanHort has announced that Columbus, Ohio, has been selected to host both the 2017 and the 2018 Short Course - North America's largest horticulture trade show.This announcement comes shortly after the recent announcement that AmericanHort,... more »