Technology

Becoming a digital garden center
A customer walks into a garden center and asks for help finding plants for a shady patio. The staff member walks them through a few options, explains ... more »

Weeding out the AI hype
The artificial intelligence (AI) buzz is everywhere, but for most garden center owners, it feels like an invasive species: a fast-moving, confusing an... more »

Planta releases upgraded plant ID tool
Plant and garden care app Planta has released an upgraded plant ID tool, Quick Add, designed to help users identify and add plants to the app and rece... more »

Innovative Ideas: Marketing that matters
The problem with marketing today isn’t a lack of effort; it’s a lack of genuine connection. We are all inundated with ads and many consumers tune ... more »

Retail insights with a focus on technology
Nearly 1,000 retailers and building supply companies gathered Nov. 19-21 in National Harbor, Maryland, for Epicor Insights for Building Supply and Ret... more »

New University of Florida app tracks plant diseases
Named after the Roman god who once guarded wheat fields from blight, Robigus is a new app developed by a scientist at the University of Florida Instit... more »


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