We took a look at the top search results (with the most common search terms) listed on Pinterest and found some interesting patterns that will help you craft your in-store displays and your marketing material this spring.

Take a look at the plants that rose to the top during the most recent round of field trials in New England.

Younger garden consumers think it’s important for children to learn how to grow plants, even though they themselves see gardening as a time-consuming and expensive hobby, our latest research shows. This is based on consumer focus groups created by Michigan State University’s Bridget Behe and Greenhouse Grower RETAILING’s Carol Miller to find out how they view their relationship with their yards and plants.

In fall 2015, Dr. Bridget Behe of Michigan State University and Greenhouse Grower RETAILING editor Carol Miller conducted three focus groups of consumers under 50 years old on behalf of Flower Canada. Here is an in depth report on the results.

Much of the South enjoyed highs of 60s and 70s throughout February. Trees and shrubs are blooming several weeks early. And it’s forcing garden retailers to make tough decisions about when to stock plants.

Redenta’s Garden Shops has two locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. It has embraced its small size at both locations, finding ways to inspire customers while it keeps its inventory tight and easy to shop.

Let’s imagine there’s a guy named Bob, and Bob owns an electronics store and he sells DVD players. […]

Lakeview Nurseries in Massachusetts thought they knew who their key customer group was. When they conducted this study, they learned that not only were they wrong, but the study helped them shore up some easy-to-fix problems they weren’t aware existed.

Several national green-industry associations are working together to help increase consumers’ already high-level interest in pollinator gardening and build […]

The program gives the Connecticut-based garden retailer many benefits, from building costumer relationships to bringing in business earlier in spring.

During the first week of February, a group of farm-market retailers toured local food markets and garden centers […]

The farm-to-table movement has dramatically increased demand for locally produced herbs, vegetables and fruit. The supply chain for […]

We snapped several photos of customer-friendly and image-burnishing signs during a recent tour of British Columbia-based garden stores and farm markets.