A ceramic saucer groups plants on a display bench at Portland Nursery
A bin below a plant bench houses plant boxes at The Garden Corner
A concrete square adds a bit of height to plants on a bench at Portland Nursery
A flat pallet on a bench adds just a little lift for small plants at Farmington Gardens
A piano bench works well on a long table display of fruit at Bauman Farms
A third bench top balances on two other benches to create an endcap at Farmington Gardens
A wire grid displays hanging plants at Portland Nursery
Alternating heights lend interest to a perimeter display of strawberry plants at Bauman Farms
Bauman Farms has two layers of hanging baskets, making it easy to browse
Bird feeders and houses hanging off a wire grid at Garden Fever
Bread baking pans hold drip irrigation components at Garden Fever
Bulk product display fixture at Portland Nursery allows for stacked bags on bottom shelf
Burlap wrapped bins for rugs at Garden Fever
Chicken wire display wall at Garden Fever
Cornell Farms added a wire rack to doors
Close up of how the wire rack is attached to a door at Cornell Farms
Cloth-wrapped panels highlights silver garland at Garden Fever
Crates allow for a shallow endcap display at The Gardener's Choice
Curved aisles at Good News Gardens
Curved bench works nicely in island displays at Shorty's
Hanging baskets and container gardens are the main attraction at The Garden Corner. The fixtures reflect that.
Hanging grid on upper wall at Garden Fever
Hardware store bins used for mini plants at Cornell Farms
Ladders on benches provide several display opportunities at Al's Garden Center
Pallets create backdrop for hanging rugs at The Gardener's Choice
Roughly stacked pallets act as a table at Gardener's Choice
Shoe shelves display product under hanging tools at Garden Fever
Front view of corrugated display at Al's Garden Center
Side view of corrugated metal display at Al's Garden Center
Back of Al's Garden Center's corrugated metal display highlights select product
The Garden Corner reuses fountains and containers to display decorative rocks and accessories
This fixture allows large-items like pots to be displayed beneath plants (Al's Garden Center)
This wood slat wall unit at Al's Garden Center has wheels and can be easily moved
Some cities are ideal for visiting garden centers, and Portland is in the top five.
During the last week of June, garden retailers from across the country joined the Garden Centers of America’s Summer Tour in Portland, and the variety and quality of garden centers were top notch. We saw hundreds of ideas that can be used in garden stores anywhere.
In this first photo gallery of such ideas, we’ve gathered more than 30 ideas for display benching and fixtures.
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Carol Miller is editor of Today's Garden Center. You can eMail her at clmiller@meistermedia.com. See all author stories here.