Garden Center - Independent garden centers stand out from other stores selling gardening products with their high-quality products and customer service. The market continues to rebound as interest in edible and container gardening, among other trends, grows. Garden Center magazine serves retailers looking for relevant, practical business management information, as well as those looking for inspiration and out-of-the-box thinking to make their store one that customers will return to over and over.

Long Island Reno: Hicks Nurseries starts with research

Sixth-generation Long Island IGC Hicks Nurseries underwent a months-long renovation process. In the first piece of this three-part series, we explore the first step in the process: in-depth consumer research.

Breeding initiatives at Must Have Perennials

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High Country Gardens sponsors International Hummingbird Society debut program

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De Vroomen Garden Products announces new agapanthus variety

‘Black Buddhist’ features intensely dark-purple, trumpet-shaped flowers that may appear almost black when the sun shines on them.

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leafjoy adds exclusive DocBlock velvet leaf anthuriums to houseplant collection

A garden with red, orange, green, purple and pink plants and flowers.

Terra Nova Nurseries shares companion plants for popular 2025 Colors of the Year

Breeding initiatives at Must Have Perennials

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Meet the woman who created North America's first invasives network for public gardens

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Monrovia says 'the modern meadow' is a garden trend to watch for 2025

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Transatlantic trends

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New survey finds home gardeners concerned about lawn, plant survival during watering bans

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How to achieve an 'imperfectly perfect' cottage garden

A graphic reads Garden Media 2025 Garden Trends Report: Nature's Renaissance in white and light green text on a teal background. To the left of the text is a photo of magenta flowers on long green stems growing in front of a coral and tan building.

Garden Media Group releases 2025 Garden Trends Report

The report's theme, "Nature's Renaissance," highlights the movement to reintegrate natural elements into our lives, landscapes and cities.

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'Your Natural Garden': New book by Kelly D. Norris is guide to tending naturalistic garden

Norris created an exhibit for the 2024 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show called “A Beautiful Disturbance,” which showcased a vacant lot overtaken by plants to illustrate the popular land rewilding trend.

Two photos: A green shrub with a white and yellow flower and another green shrub with two red passion fruits.

Bushel and Berry expands collection with two non-berry plant introductions

A close-up photo of a pink rose on a bush.

Star Roses and Plants wins awards from 2025 American Garden Rose Selections testing program

Proven Winners announces 2024 scholarship winners

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Berger celebrates 25th anniversary of Texas plant

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Fertile Ground Webinar Series replay: Email, SMS and Loyalty Programs

Top 100 webinar replay: How to increase your customer base

A graphic reads Garden Center Fertile Ground Webinar Series: Power Pages: Websites for garden centers 101. September 3, 2024, 2:00 P.M. ET, Catalina Morales Vélez, Dig Marketing, Register. There's a selfie photo of a smiling woman with short dark brown curly hair and wearing a black coat and white and black scarf. Blue sky and white clouds are in the background.

Fertile Ground Webinar Series replay: Power Pages: Websites for Garden Centers 101

A graphic reads Garden Center Fertile Ground Webinar Series: From Digital Marketing Strategy to Winning Tactics, August 20, 2024, 2:00 P.M. ET Rob Sproule, Salisbury Greenhouse/Dig Marketing: Register. Platinum sponsor: Plantista, Gold sponsor: Bobbex. There's a photo of a man in a purple button-up shirt holding a microphone with his left hand and gesturing with his right hand sitting at a table, with people visible in the background behind him.

Fertile Ground Webinar Series replay: From Digital Marketing Strategy to Winning Tactics

The evolution of brands

Consumers flock to them; growers maintain them. Brands are here to stay.

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Fertile Ground Webinar Series replay: How to Retain and Develop Your Team

Fertile Ground Webinar Series replay: Recruit Talent to Your Garden Center for Today and Tomorrow

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HR FAQ

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Essential Staff Training: It’s the Little Things

Unconventional applications

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Make a statement

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Retail Revival: A coat of paint

Potted plants and colorful flowers sit on wooden benches.

Grab-n-go options can increase summer sales

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Butterflies in the Aisles

Long Island Reno: Hicks Nurseries starts with research

Sixth-generation Long Island IGC Hicks Nurseries underwent a months-long renovation process. In the first piece of this three-part series, we explore the first step in the process: in-depth consumer research.

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A graphic reads Garden Center Fertile Ground Webinar Series: What Is Your End Game? Succession & Exit Planning Best Practices for the Green Industry, September 10, 2024, 2:00 P.M. ET, Chris Cimaglio, PivotPoint Business Solutions & BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group, Register.

Fertile Ground Webinar Series replay: Succession & Exit Planning Best Practices

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Industry veterans create Garden Center Consultants company

GS1 US Celebrates 50-Year Barcode 'Scanniversary' and Heralds Next-Generation Barcode to Support Modern Commerce

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The Family Business, Part 2: Agreeing (and disagreeing) on capital investments

The Family Business, Part 1: The dinner problem

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The evolution of brands

A person installs black solar panels on the green roof of a building. Tall green pine trees and a black parking lot are visible in the background.

Hunters Garden Centre: Sustainability staples

Three rows of orange pumpkins on black racks sit under a banner sign with a green background and white text that reads Welcome to Sawyer Home & Garden Center.

Sawyer Home & Garden Center: Pile it high

Long Island Reno: Hicks Nurseries starts with research

Sixth-generation Long Island IGC Hicks Nurseries underwent a months-long renovation process. In the first piece of this three-part series, we explore the first step in the process: in-depth consumer research.