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Three Years From Now?
This feature is packed with colorful and informative photos. Please click the PDF link below to see this feature. International trends are rarely overnight sensations on U.S. soil. That said, here are a few new... more »The Five Deadly Fears of e-Newsletter Publishing (and how to overcome them)
1 Fear of Having Nothing To SayAs a small business owner, you know a lot more than you may realize. And although running out of material is the number one reason cited by small business... more »
Fun With Mobile Marketing
There's no denying that gardens are hard work, but for the folks that list gardening as one of their hobbies, it's also a labor of love and good times. Putting the "fun" back in shopping... more »
Ads With Attitude
After a disappointing return on last year's print ad campaign, which consisted of low-price promotions and specific product pushes, Pesche's Flowers in Des Plaines, Ill., decided to go in a new direction."We needed a new... more »
Ladies’ Night … Done Right
Over the last three years and with some lessons learned along the way Girls' Night at Molbak's Garden + Home, Woodinville, Wash., has grown into an event that we expect to sell out.... more »
Become The Buzz
A lot has been written about all the ways you can get buzz for your business from putting discounts on your Facebook fan page, to reaching out to mommy bloggers, to offering Groupons.You don't... more »
Grilled Cheese & Makeup
Grilled-cheese tattoos and customer service wristbands. The following concepts are just too good not to share. And while neither of them come from our industry, they may just get your wheels spinning and the creative... more »
BASF Produces Video on Benefits of Ornamentals
BASF has created a new YouTube video, "Plants Give Back: Benefits of Ornamentals," that helps explain the benefits that are created by plants. The educational video is a helpful tool for media, industry professionals and... more »New Bulb Resource Available
Dig.Drop.Done, the North American authority on flower bulbs, has launched a new website geared specifically toward flower bulb retailers in the United States and Canada.The online resource, DDDRetailer.com, delivers everything bulb garden centers need to... more »AIB Calls for Nominations for 2012 Community Champion Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the America in Bloom's John Holmes III Community Champion Award.The award recognizes an individual who exemplifies community leadership through actions that reflect the mission of the organization. The award... more »
The World’s Largest Hanging Basket
The Garden Corner's Jonn Karsseboom is one passionate guy. He'll be the first to admit that he's also a bit of a daydreamer. Sometimes when you mix those two characteristics, extraordinary things happen particularly... more »
Well Prepared Soil & Students
Jeanne Pinsoff Nolan is the founder of Chicago-based The Organic Gardener, Ltd. (TOG). TOG designs, builds, teaches and maintains anything and everything related to organic vegetable gardening. Some of TOG's clients are total beginners and... more »
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