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The following companies were featured in the June 2024 issue of Lawn & Garden Retailer. Learn more about their products by clicking through to their websites. Accent Decor Anamese Garden and Home blomus USA Bloomin' Easy...
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Every time I get to the West Coast, an affliction takes over. Maybe it’s happened to you — or your customers — especially if you live in a plant hardiness zone on the lower or...
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These new varieties for 2025 will make stunning cut flowers — consider adding them to your benches to promote as cutting garden varieties. Syngenta Flowers Ornamental Kale ‘Bright and Early Mix’ Ornamental...
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Cut flowers aren’t just for special occasions like weddings and anniversaries; many homeowners are growing their own cut flower gardens to have a months-long supply of fresh flowers for their home and for gifting. According...
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When you work in a garden center, you wear many hats and need various skills. Garden center staff keeps plants in good shape, displays the merchandise attractively, makes sure the stock is accessible and assists...
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A Q&A with Karli Heineman, owner of rare houseplants retailer Plant Vault in Encinitas, California. What do you love about your job? The best part about my job is having the opportunity to interact with...
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Pricing products is both art and science. It may be a challenge for some businesses, but pricing is a topic every management team should discuss at least once or twice a year. While pricing can...
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I was always told in jest: You are what you eat! Having loved bacon as a kid, the joke didn’t make me laugh back then. Now, I love it. When looking at your garden centers,...
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The following companies were featured in the May 2024 issue of Lawn & Garden Retailer. Learn more about their products by clicking through to their websites. Accent Decor PaperArboretum Fish Tales West of the Wind Primitives...
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The power of plants is still a driving force in today’s consumer market — people just can’t get enough! The key for retailers, however, is to build on those initial spring fever sales, inspire them...
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I’m on countless garden centers’ email lists and am constantly inspired by all the amazing things you are doing! Miller Flowers Greenhouse & Garden Center, in the western Ohio city of Greenville, recently added a...
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Can you relate to this? You’re enjoying your first cup of coffee of the day before you head to work, and, because you have so much you want to accomplish today, you grab your smartphone...
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