Management

Expanding your garden center’s product mix: A personal narrative

As I write this, I am home for two days in between the Dallas Gift Market and Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE). Both are great places to visit... more »

Strong leadership breeds success: Are you ready to step up?

At retail garden centers, change is constant; it’s an integral component of your business’s DNA. But the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated and intensi... more »

A lot of new ideas at Wallace’s Garden Center come not only from staff, but from visiting other garden centers.

Cultivating innovation in the garden center

It’s no secret innovation is key to staying relevant in garden retail. Lawn & Garden Retailer explored hot retail topics in a recent roundtable ... more »

Revamp Your Retail Series: Merchandising

Revamp Your Retail Series: Merchandising

What goes unseen goes unsold; if customers never see the product, they can’t buy it. This makes merchandising a keystone of retail sales. In main... more »

Top Feature Articles of 2023

Top 13 garden retailer feature articles of 2023

We've crunched the numbers and the results are in: Following is a list of the 13 feature articles that received the most clicks from visitors to our w... more »

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Innovative Ideas: Creating a team culture

Being in the garden center industry for the better part of 30 years, it’s amazing to look back and see all of the changes we’ve been through — h... more »