Technology

Becoming a digital garden center

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

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 »

How a garden retailer is building real relationships through podcasting.

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 »

Epicor Insights for Building Supply and Retail 2025 focused on business trends and the technology that supports them.

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. Photo by Lourdes Mederos, UF/IFAS

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 »