April 2023

IGCs share successful merchandising strategies

Two IGCs share their tips and techniques for merchandising their retail stores.

Connecting kids to gardening

The Growing Good program helps schools and other organizations cultivate a love of gardening.

5 Minutes With … Liz Lark-Riley

Liz Lark-Riley is senior customer relationship manager at Mahoney’s Garden Centers.

Should your garden center have a text club?

Text marketing can be an efficient way to reach your customers — here’s what you need to know when considering it.

Reaching new customers — while keeping the current ones

While returning customers are most valuable, you’ll always need new customers to expand your base and continue to build growth opportunities.

Big (box) thinking

I try to avoid the big box stores, but sometimes you have to pay attention to what they’re doing — because anything they can do, you can do better. A news release recently crossed our editorial... more