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SNA Virtual Conference Schedule Announced

The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) has announced The SNA Virtual Conference has been scheduled for February 2021. Knowing it can be challenging fo... more »

Proven Winners Presents Retail Marketing Trends from the Road

Proven Winners retail account managers Jessica DeGraaf and Meghan Owens shared in a recent webinar trends they have spotted this year and what’s com... more »

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Registration Now Open for National Hardware Virtual Show

The National Hardware Show (NHS) recently announced that registration for the 2020 Virtual Show is officially open. Taking place Oct. 12-15, the first... more »

Why the Global Pandemic May Have a “Green Lining”

Why the Global Pandemic May Have a “Green Lining”

The defining moment is now. Well before the term “plant blindness” was coined in 1998 by botanists James Wandersee and Elisabeth Schussler, the ma... more »

Dirty Secrets: How will the pandemic affect garden centers’ holiday business?

The Virus Who Stole Christmas?

At the time of writing this piece in July, levels of COVID-19 diagnoses are at record numbers nationwide; however, when it comes to holiday retail, ga... more »

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People’s Choice Award Winners Announced for Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

Three plants and four runners-up were chosen as People’s Choice Award winners this year for the 2020 New Varieties Showcase, presented by the Oregon... more »