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From Orlando, Florida, to Puyallup, Washington, I've been fortunate enough to visit A LOT of garden centers. And if you ever catch me saying: "If you've seen one garden center, you've seen them all," then...
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So the last two or three weeks in Chicago have been warm, to say the least. I think we recorded the warmest June on record, with more than a dozen days above 90, and more...
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I’m sure that, like me, you leave educational events and trade shows, such as the OFA Short Course, full of energy, inspired and with a sense of empowerment with great new approaches to business and...
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After you give this July issue of Lawn & Garden Retailer a good read, I’m sure you’ll have noticed a considerable chunk of its content was either written by or in connection with someone or...
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Let’s see… while I have one daughter who isn’t yet engaged, I do have a son and a daughter who were both engaged and are now married, so I guess that makes me somewhat of...
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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...
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Next month, I’ll be getting married to a life-long vegetarian-turned-vegan. Needless to say, my eating habits have changed dramatically — and for the better — in recent years. I remember days when I’d drive four...
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Reading the sports page in newspapers and magazines and watching the weekend TV sports programs showing the fierce competition for spots on national teams, there’s no doubt that the every-four-year media blitz surrounding the Summer...
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