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Platt Hill Nursery: 2025 Innovators of the Year

Platt Hill Nursery acquires Village Green’s Riverside operations

Village Green recently announced it has reached an agreement with Platt Hill Nursery for the sale of its Riverside, Illinois, operations. According... more »

The 2025 Garden Center Group Fall tour stop DeWayne’s located in Selma, NC

2025 Garden Center Group Fall Event recap: Getting Wiser in Raleigh, North Carolina

The 2025 Garden Center Group Fall Event took place Sept. 22-25 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a special afternoon session on Sept. 21, “Badges Tha... more »

The cash wrap at Baker’s Acres Greenhouse includes grab-and-go items like stickers featuring Thelma, one of the on-site cats.

From the Road: As seen in Columbus

Attendees of the Garden Retail Tour at Cultivate’25 spent a full day exploring exceptional garden centers in Central Ohio. Read on to see what caugh... more »

Luke Venable is wholesale manager and head grower at Forest Lake Greenhouses in Florence, South Carolina.

5 Minutes With … Luke Venable

Luke Venable is wholesale manager and head grower at Forest Lake Greenhouses in Florence, South Carolina. What brought you into the green industry? ... more »

English Gardens store in Plymouth/Ann Arbor, Michigan

A sensational summer tour in southeast Michigan

After a mixed bag of spring weather — hot, cold, stormy, dry — these three southeast Michigan garden centers were still shining in early summer. ... more »

5 Minutes With … Kara Harris

5 Minutes With … Kara Harris

Kara Harris is business manager at Madison Garden Center dba Barrett’s Showplace Gardens in Adrian, Michigan. What brought you into the green indus... more »