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.

Retail Revival: A coat of paint

How to use color to create excitement at your independent garden center.

Retail Revival: Beyond wreaths

How to utilize swags as holiday décor for workshops or sales.

Fall color blocking

Looking for inspiration to display your fall merchandise? Try color blocking.

Games in the dark

Editor Patrick Alan Coleman shares advice on engaging with your customers' interests and engaging your employees through gamification.

Webinar: Merchandising For Millennials

Your customer is changing, and how you display your plants and products needs to change too. It’s time to re-think the 42 colors of pansies all lined up or the giant wall of chemicals. Take a crash course in ways to get millennials into your store and create displays they’ll want to interact with, and buy from.

Merchandising with purpose

Look through new and noteworthy merchandising ideas from the International Garden Centre Congress.

Access to abundance

Creating the ideal environment for plants and products gives customers an easy entry to merchandise.

2022 IGCA: New ways to grow

Take a tour of garden and décor trends in the Netherlands to inspire your stock.

Personal space

Creating room for customers and products can be a balancing act but with the right considerations, store layout can be a win-win.

Proven Winners announces its 2022 Roadshow events coming this autumn

Keynote speakers, Anne Obarski of Merchandising Concepts and Dr. Bridget Behe of Michigan State University will share practical tips to connect businesses to the next level in 2023.