Hope Stasik
Proven Winners
Congratulations to Garden Center's 2024 Top 100 Independent Garden Centers!
The list, compiled in spring 2024, is based on 2023 retail revenue as reported by garden centers in North America. All Canadian retail revenue numbers have been converted to USD by the submitting garden centers.
The number of store locations is based on the most recent information available. Garden centers that reported the same revenue received the same ranking on the list.
Thank you to all of the independent garden center representatives who submitted information.
Meet some of the 2024 Top 100 IGCs we featured during Top 100 Week (Sept. 9-13) at the links below:
#50: Sawyer Home & Garden Center
We also hosted a webinar on strategies, tactics and ideas to reach Gen Z shoppers and expand your customer base with some of the Top 100 IGCs.
You can watch a replay of the webinar.
Email Editor Patrick Coleman at pcoleman@gie.net with questions or comments about this list.
Top 100 by the numbers
Geography:
- 37 states and 6 provinces have garden centers on the Top 100 list.
- California has the most independent garden center locations with 55 stores on the list, followed by Iowa with 18 stores and Ohio with 16.
Statistics:
- $1,661,624,625: The combined 2023 retail revenue of the Top 100 IGCs
- $16,616,246: The average 2023 retail revenue of the Top 100 IGCs
- $10,200,000: The median 2023 retail revenue of the Top 100 IGCs
Notable 2023 achievements:
- Online marketplace
- E-commerce
- Sustainability initiatives
- New varieties
- Community outreach position
- More native varieties
- Custom-built saunas
- Expanded growing areas
IGCs with the most locations:
- 48: Armstrong Garden Centers & Pike Nurseries
- 28: Earl May Garden Centers
- 17: Meadows Farms Nurseries
- 12: Sloat Garden Center
- The 2024 Top 100 IGCs have 298 combined retail locations across the U.S. and Canada. Nine IGCs reported expanding operations or opening a new location in 2023.
The Top 100 Poster
If you'd like to view the PDF of the Top 100 poster, you can click on the cover image below. Otherwise, scroll down for the full interactive version of the Top 100 list.
