Garden Center Magazine

Garden Center magazine stands out as the premier trade publication for independent garden center retailers across North America. It is recognized for delivering timely, engaging, and relevant content in each edition, focusing on essential topics like management, marketing, trends, and merchandising. Offering a range of services that include monthly print and digital issues, daily news updates, newsletters about news and products, and user-friendly iOS apps, Garden Center equips business owners with the research, insights, and analysis they need to expand their businesses successfully.

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How to cultivate connections with vendors - Garden Center

2 weeks ago | gardencentermag.com

There’s value in building lasting relationships with suppliers and distributors. Discover how strong vendor relationships give independent garden centers a competitive edge.
NetPS Plant Finder Tool offers IGCs plant database for their websites

Nov 20, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Emily Mills

The NetPS Plant Finder Tool offers an online commercial plant database of 33,000 plants, plus plant photos and accurate care information, for independent nurseries and garden centers looking to get their plants onto their websites to support the pre-shopping research, garden planning and after-sales care needs of their customers. “Put yourself in the shoes of a garden center who needs to get 2,000+ plants on their website.
Weekend Reading 11/17/23

Nov 16, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Emily Mills

This week: A "No Adults Allowed" garden, how to garden with toxic plants safely, the history of the garden and environment in African American life, gardening as a cheaper grocery option and reconnecting to our food through gardening. Chelsea flower show to feature first garden designed by children, The GuardianThe No Adults Allowed garden, which is being designed by group of primary school students, will feature a slide and a secret door.
PlantTAGG launches research widget IGCs can add to their websites

Nov 14, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Emily Mills

Dallas-based horticulture technology company PlantTAGG has created a Website Widget for garden centers to add to their websites, allowing site visitors to research and choose plants that work for their exact location, microclimates and purpose. The PlantTAGG Website Widget uses the same patented technology as the company's mobile app. The widget also includes AI-driven plant health analysis, diagnosis and remediation to 80 potential plant problems.
Weekend Reading 11/10/23

Nov 9, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Emily Mills

House Beautiful says that it doesn't feel like Christmas without a brightly colored poinsettia or two, but it's not the only plant or flower that can make the holidays more colorful and festive, with the publication offering a list of 20 other festive Christmas flowers and plants. 28 Gifts for Gardeners, According to Plant Experts, Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal shares 28 gifts for gardeners, from garden tools to apparel. Are you carrying these in your garden center?
MANTS' New Product Showcase submissions now open

Nov 7, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Katie McDaniel

The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) invites registered exhibitors to submit their latest products, varietals, services and innovations for the 2024 Trade Show and New Product Media Showcase. With the opportunity to draw attention from green industry media and consumer garden writers, the initiative is free to all exhibitors attending the 2024 event, which is scheduled for Jan. 10-12 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Danziger releases new varieties for 2025 season

Oct 31, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Emily Mills

Danziger has released its new varieties for the 2025 season, with virtual and in-person meetings with Danziger’s global team available to learn more about the new varieties, series and programs. “Our 2025 launch is all about the future of breeding,” said Ori Danziger, deputy CEO. “We’ve been working hard to create the varieties that meet growers' future needs, developing our most adaptable varieties that can take on everything Mother Nature sends our way.
David Culp to join Cavano's Perennials

Oct 30, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Chris Markham

Cavano’s Perennials, Inc. is pleased to announce David Culp will be joining its team as vice president of sales and marketing. Culp comes to Cavano's with a diverse background in all thing’s chlorophyll, including serving as vice president of sales and marketing at Sunny Border Nurseries, perennial buyer at Waterloo Gardens, independent plant breeder and instructor at Longwood Gardens, award winning author, and founder of the Galanthus Gala, just to name a few.
Weekend Reading 10/27/23

Oct 26, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Emily Mills

Welcome to Garden Center magazine's Weekend Reading, a weekly round-up of consumer garden media stories meant to help IGCs focus marketing efforts, spark inspiration and start conversations with consumers. This week: Accessible gardening tips, how to make your community greener without getting in trouble, the race to identify new plant species, an interview with a gardening creator and an explainer on fog gardening. Gardening can be a physical challenge.
Community calibration

Oct 25, 2023 | gardencentermag.com | Emily Mills

Winters in Brandon, Manitoba, are frigid and bleak. But you wouldn’t know it if you visited The Green Spot Home & Garden each February. That’s because for a brief moment, the garden center at the edge of town is transformed into a balmy island oasis. Its annual Tropical Day is celebrated with a load of sand in the greenhouse, steel drum music and margaritas.