Carol Miller
Getting Up Close with Biocontrols in the Field
The 2022 Biocontrols USA Conference & Expo kicked off with a tour of local field and greenhouse fruit, vegetable, and ornamental operations using biologicals in a variety of ways.
Ways To Use Biocontrol Products in Your Tank Mixes
It stands to reason that living organisms act differently from chemicals in a tank mix. Here’s a primer to get the most from your biologicals.
Vegetable Varieties Being Put to the Taste Test
Sure, growers need disease resistance and high yields. But your customers want flavorful selections.
Organic Produce Is Booming Right Now! Here’s Why
Double digit growth in sales offers a chance for growers to build a stronger future.
What Growers Are Doing to Protect Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
Despite a glut of news stories about farmers putting their workers at risk of infection, many growers are going the extra mile to keep their teams safe.
New H-2A Rules Streamline Process Bringing Workers to U.S.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. will be taking steps to ease constraints on the H-2A and H-2B programs.
Why Vegetable Crop Prices Are Stuck in Time
If you think the ornamental industry is the only one struggling with stagnant crop prices, think again.
Amazon is Coming to Plant Retail; Here’s What it Means for Growers
Plant e-commerce may finally take off soon. The question is, are you ready?
It’s Official: Growers Stink At Pricing Plants
The industry’s first pricing survey exposes serious problems in how plants are priced. It’s past time for us to change that.
Top 10 Things I’ve Learned From The Garden Retail Industry
After covering this industry for close to 20 years, I’ve picked up a few life lessons along the way.
Smart Retail Tech All Garden Retailers Can Use
Your store may be dark for the winter, but it’s never too early to think about the light […]
The Industry’s Take: How We Can Win More Customers
Check out these customer winning ideas, which range from smaller, European-type garden to boosting the decorative side of plants to just waiting for Millennials to start buying homes.
How To Merchandise Plants With Pantone’s 2017 Color Of The Year
It’s great that “Greenery” is Color Of The Year, but how can plant retailers take advantage of a color that most of their products already have? Pantone has an answer for that!
Benary’s Jennifer Calhoun: How We Can Make Plants Essential To Millennials’ Lives
I see one main issue facing our industry in getting more people to buy plants — we assume […]
A Visual Guide To Garden Retail Merchandising
Antje Verstl, a German visual merchandiser who has worked with many high level garden retailers in Europe, has […]
How The Industry Is Ensuring Consumer Success With Plants
Greenhouse Grower RETAILING reached out to growers and suppliers for their ideas on how to attract and keep new plant customers. Here’s what they had to say about ensuring gardening success.
Heroes To Hives Seeks Veterans For Beekeeping Training
Michigan State University is bringing together two great causes of our times — supporting vets and boosting pollinators — in its new program aimed at teaching professional beekeeping to former soldiers.
Help Nature-Loving, Gardening-Skeptic Consumers Fall In Love With Plants
Learn sales and merchandising techniques that will help you bring in new customers in part three of our The Missing Gardener series.
How Graf Growers Uses Bridal Fairs And Food Festivals To Find New Customers
If garden retailers want to attract customers who don’t think local garden stores relate to their lives, they must meet these consumers where they congregate and prove their store’s relevance to their lives.