Management
Seed Your Future Creates Green Career Week
Seed Your Future has created Green Career Week to take place Oct. 3-7 as a national campaign led by industry professionals to increase awareness about green industry careers (aka in your garden center) and help... more »
The Power of Engagement
Engagement…the act or process of creating emotional involvement or commitment. What a powerful word, one that we use all the time in many different situations. There’s a couple’s engagement, making an emotional commitment and agreement... more »Armstrong Gardens Case Study
{Sponsored} Implementing an Integrated System Pike Nurseries had been operating its locations using two separate, older computer systems — one for point of sale and one for... more »
How Long is a Customer’s Memory?
What’s the scientific response to the question of how long a customer’s memory is? It depends! And the answer will become more critically important as it’s forecasted that inflation, stagflation and recession will all play... more »
IGCs Get Creative to Avoid Holiday Burnout
When the holiday season is in full swing it can be hard to take a moment and enjoy it. Here, four independent garden centers share their tips and advice for avoiding holiday burnout themselves and... 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 »
Your Destiny Depends on Your People
Back in August 2020, I wrote the column “Krulak’s Law of Leadership,” based on a leadership/management theory presented by retired U.S. Marines Gen. Charles C. Krulak. The crux of his theory was that, though the... 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 »
Retailers Say Small Businesses Hardest Hit by Rising Credit Card Swipe Fees
The National Retail Federation (NRF) and a group of small retailers told Congress small businesses are the hardest hit by high credit card “swipe” fees that are driving up inflation and that they want to... more »
Your Brand, Your Identity
One of my all-time favorite authors was Theodor Seuss Geisel, more commonly known as Dr. Seuss; I avidly read his books as a young reader, then read them to my five younger siblings, my own... more »
Leveraging Technology to Fertilize Growth
Running a garden retail business in today’s unpredictable environment can be daunting, but the right software tools can make growing your business a simpler and surer path. Small business owners often have many roles; the... more »
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October 4, 2024
NGB awards $7,500 in Therapeutic Garden Grants
October 4, 2024
Proven Winners announces 2024 scholarship winners
October 4, 2024
Plantpeddler, Syngenta Flowers pre-release new begonia series
October 3, 2024
2025 Philadelphia Flower Show theme revealed
October 3, 2024
Sakata relocates headquarters to Woodland Innovation Center
October 1, 2024
