Management

Whether business or personal, our service and support to others is our true mission.

Who packed your parachute?

As I was doing some research to write this column, I was taken back to a time many years ago — one that demonstrates, as much as our industry has ch... more »

Leveraging artificial intelligence in your garden center

As chief technology officer of Chalet, my family’s Chicago-based garden center and landscape business, I’ve migrated our software to “the cloud... more »

Revamp Your Retail Series Online and in-store plant buyers

Revamp Your Retail Series: Online and in-store plant buyers

While the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 made purchasing through the cellphone a reality, the horticulture industry is still relatively new to onl... more »

“Rain Day, Train Day” at Meadows Farms takes advantage of inclement weather to drive knowledge. Photos courtesy of John Kennedy.

Knowledge is the new currency

The brain can turn to mush pretty quickly over the summer, and teachers want to avoid summer learning loss by sending kids home with reading assignmen... more »

Stock Kicker Pohmer

Measuring a customer’s value

Seasonal businesses — like many garden centers — pose some unique “opportunities” that year-round retailers don’t have to handle. Most seas... more »

Garden Center Group Fall Event 2024 takes place in Dallas Texas

Garden Center Group reveals 2024 Fall Event details

The Garden Center Group Fall Event 2024 will take place Sept. 23-26 in Dallas, Texas, with an Early Bird Marketing Workshop (included in the cost of r... more »