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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The Certified Shopify Online Garden Center provides local retailers with ecommerce tool

Co-founded by industry veterans Clint Albin and Katie Elzer-Peters, The Certified Shopify Online Garden Center provides local retailers with a solution for a new daily revenue stream from ecommerce.

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Meet the All-America Selections AAS winners for 2025

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Monrovia expands Bee a Winner program with regional dates and prize giveaway

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Time lapse: 2025 Axiom Gardening Outlook Study finds generational trends

Garden Center 2025 Top 100 IGCs List open for submissions with new judging criteria

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Terra Nova Nurseries releases new agastache variety, 'Peach Pearl'

Agastache ‘Peach Pearl’ is a companion plant for the popular Agastache ‘Pink Pearl’.

Meet the All-America Selections AAS winners for 2025

Monrovia expands Bee a Winner program with regional dates and prize giveaway

PlantCon International expands to Florida

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McKay Nursery introduces new nativar dogwood, Great Plains Silky Dogwood

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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

Time lapse: 2025 Axiom Gardening Outlook Study finds generational trends

Gardeners overall are having trouble finding the time to spend in the garden, but Gen Z bucks the trend.

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Organic Mechanics Soil launches 110 Blend biochar-enhanced potting soil

Now available for purchase, this soil blend offers benefits for plant growers looking to boost plant health, improve yields and cultivate with sustainability in mind.

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Magic Plastics introduces new Rolly Greens plant caddy

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Super Charged Moon Juice from Moon Valley Nurseries now available nationally

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2025 TPIE Cool Products Awards announced

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Star Roses and Plants introduces Martha Stewart Rose

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Monrovia research reveals gardening attitudes for 2025

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Retail Revival: Local and last minute

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

This Florida garden center's busiest days are in the fall, not spring. Find out how they do it

Flamingo Road Nursery in South Florida creates a hugely popular fall experience each year, when temperatures are soaring in the 90s.

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Retail Revival: Do you need a mentorship program?

With a combination of printed material, first day onboarding by the personnel manager and shadowing experienced employees, the entire company mentors its new hires.

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[WATCH] How to keep mind and body healthy during peak sales season in spring

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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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.