Giovanni Castelli
Associate Editor
Recent Articles
For the love of animals
See what’s hot in animal décor, what’s selling and how you can market these critters at your IGC.
How PlantRight is helping fight invasive plants in California
Stephanie Falzone, Jan Merryweather and Chris Zanobini explain the company’s mission, goals and how you can get involved.
Nonprofit opens Rainbow Garden Center to build community
The Alabama nonprofit hopes to raise funds for resident care, connect better with the community and educate others on how they can help spread its mission.
Garden Center columnist wins 2019 GardenComm Media Award
C.L. Fornari’s Retail Revival column took home the top honor in the magazine column category.
Pollinator preservation takes center stage
During National Pollinator Week, help staff and customers better understand the importance of pollinators, and what they can do to help protect them.
Colorful Gardens reopens after a two-year hiatus
After dealing with tragedy, Owner Michele DeVito felt the time was right to reopen the Jamesport, N.Y. garden center.
Garden Center’s top 6 stories for May 2019
Mother’s Day sales, fast-growing trees and mistakes leaders make when giving directions are just some of the stories that made the list.
Creating a mail-order service at your garden center
Cait Khosla of Botany Box shares her pointers to launch your own mail-order plant delivery service.
Get involved in horticultural therapy
Registered Horticultural Therapist Patricia Cassidy explains what horticultural therapy is and how IGCs can get involved.
Mulhall’s reports biggest Mother’s Day sales ever
President Mick Mulhall says plants were the biggest sellers over the weekend.
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