Plants are the core reason our industry exists, so it’s no surprise that new plants capture everyone’s attention. […]

Garden retailers love gathering ideas of how to display and increase their sales through stellar visual merchandising. As a group, merchandising articles and galleries were the most popular stories this past year. Here are the top six that garden retailers read in 2015.

Business articles were the most widely read as a group this past year. Tips on how to be a better garden retailer were the most common stories among our most-read articles, from Steve Bailey’s advice on how to increase sales on annuals to Lloyd Traven urging local garden centers to be passionate.

A great deal happened in 2015. Sadly, two popular industry figures died far too young. Another top story of the year was Today’s Garden Center closing and being replaced by Greenhouse Grower RETAILING. Informational stories about native bees and holiday plant toxicity were also popular.

There’s a great YouTube video that helps you grasp the size of our planets, the sun and other objects in […]

Technology expert J. Lombardi recognizes that most garden retailers have many other businesses they manage, from landscaping to farmers’ markets to growing. Here, she offers tips on how to figure out what POS system will work for you.

Editors Note: The following is from industry consultant Ian Baldwin’s Bits & Bobs blog.  It’s good to know that […]

The Ball family of companies is introducing a many, many new plants for the retail market in 2016. Greenhouse Grower RETAILING ask Ball’s staff to pick the top plants its introductions that are likely winners on retail shelves. Here are their choices.

Breeders say these trees and shrubs are their top picks for retail success this coming spring.   [blackoutgallery […]

From angelonias to verbenas and all the annuals in between, see which plants are the top garden retail […]

This year’s crop of intros includes a wide range of plants, from the familiar to the unusual. Take […]

The top annuals categories among 2016 retail introductions are old favorites with new features. Check out which plants breeders and brokers selected as the best best for garden retailers.

There are at least 17,000 other species of bees globally, and 4,000 native bee species in North America. Although honeybees get all the attention, native bees can be efficient and sometimes superior pollinators compared to honeybees. Here’s a quick run down on what you should know about native pollinators.