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.

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A nation of gardeners

The British horticulture industry faces constant demand and production challenges.

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Retail Revival: Overstocking on old-school plants

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Rosy Soil raises $3.6 million to create gardening soil from captured CO2

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Monrovia research reveals gardening attitudes for 2025

Garden Center magazine announces dates for 2025 Garden Center Conference & Expo

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Winners are selected through two categories: the People’s Choice Award, voted on by the public, and the Professional Choice Award, determined by a panel of expert horticulturists from the National Garden Bureau.

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Two Proven Winners ColorChoice varieties take top honors in Australia’s 2025 Plant of the Year

Retail Revival: Overstocking on old-school plants

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Invest in silver

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Plantpeddler releases Poinsettia Variety Day 2024 results

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Nature’s renaissance

Garden Media Group releases 2025 Garden Trends Report

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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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Data-driven discoveries

Does your production plan align with consumer cravings?

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Star Roses and Plants introduces Martha Stewart Rose

Bred by Meilland, this rose was originally introduced in Europe as Jean de la Fontaine.

Rosy Soil raises $3.6 million to create gardening soil from captured CO2

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Pantone announces its 2025 Color of the Year

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The Plant Company introduces all-natural Climb-itt houseplant support poles

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American Horticultural Society releasing two new books

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Retail Revival: Local and last minute

VIDEO: Problem-Solving Plants and Powerful Marketing for a Standout 2025

The evolution of brands

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

Monrovia research reveals gardening attitudes for 2025

Garden retailers can use the insights to motivate sales.

Staffing View All

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

How positive efforts in professional development, incentives and company culture can lead to improved employee retention and increases in productivity, performance and morale.

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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Long Island Reno: The Hicks Nurseries design process

Long Island Reno: Hicks Nurseries starts with research

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Make a statement

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Retail Revival: A coat of paint

Long Island Reno: Implementing the redesign at Hicks Nurseries

Sixth-generation Long Island IGC Hicks Nurseries underwent a months-long renovation process. In the third piece of this three-part series, we explore the final step: the implementation of the redesign.

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The Garden Center Group hosting 'The Financial Basics of Garden Retailing Workshop Series'

This workshop series from The Garden Center Group and RetailKPI Consulting is designed for garden center owners and managers to develop the skills needed to maximize profitability.

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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

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Garden Center 2024 State of the Industry Report

Long Island Reno: Implementing the redesign at Hicks Nurseries

Long Island Reno: The Hicks Nurseries design process

Long Island Reno: Hicks Nurseries starts with research

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Customers can become landscape designers with Plant By Number garden maps

The company produces printed-to-scale garden maps on weed-blocking fabric or biodegradable paper that are available as both PDF digital layouts and in-store grab-and-go kits.