Marketing
Royal Anthos and its lily bulb vendors have announced a partnership with the Slow Flowers Society, with the goal of teaching American flower farmers how easy it is to grow and sell lilies. Flowerbulb.eu, the...
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The Garden Center Show (presented by Lawn & Garden Retailer and SmartWork Media) recently hosted garden center professionals from the U.S., South America and even the UK to walk the trade show floor and attend...
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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...
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American Meadows and its sister company, High Country Gardens, are driven by their shared purpose of doing good through gardening. This season, their plant donations have supported the creation of new community and memorial gardens, habitat...
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The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) is one of the most widely popular butterfly species in North America. We are accustomed to seeing its beautiful orange wings with black-veined outlines flying in gardens and wildflower...
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After their first class sold out in 24 hours, CountryMax Stores knew they had a hit with a goat yoga class. Now, they host several sessions per year and demand keeps growing. Brian Rapp, creative...
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In the past few years, live selling has emerged as a successful way for many retailers to increase their customer engagement and sales. This modern approach to retail combines the convenience of e-commerce, the immediacy...
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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...
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National Garden Bureau (NGB) has created trendy, creative and on-point marketing tools to help the industry promote the 2025 “Year of the” crops. These tools are designed to make your marketing life easier and allow...
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It’s the summer of 2000, I grab my bike and head out the door for my first summer job. The air is hot, humid and the excitement of summer brings a rush of adrenaline. I...
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As chief technology officer of Chalet, my family’s Chicago-based garden center and landscape business, I’ve migrated our software to “the cloud” over the last seven years. This “cloud” is where artificial intelligence (AI) lives — because...
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While the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 made purchasing through the cellphone a reality, the horticulture industry is still relatively new to online shopping. Prior to COVID-19, a small percentage of sales (approximately 5%)...
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