The on-demand 2026 educational program is now available to help independent garden center staff better serve customers.

AI adoption, tariffs, and shifting consumer behavior are affecting all stages of retail, including plants. Here are some trends to monitor.

The Tropical Plant International Expo was once again a prime site for garden retailers to walk the trade show floor seeking out their favorite products.

Prospiant explores cooling strategies to keep your retail greenhouse customer-friendly during hot summer days.

Griffin Greenhouse Supplies is expanding its Midwest operations to provide retail partners with enhanced and diversified support.

Proven Winners’ fall survey of more than 7,500 plant shoppers looks closely at how they make purchasing decisions.

Sustainabloom has released new guides for lighting and water conservation, as well as a planning template for retail florists.

If plants were laid out by presence at nurseries, this would achieve areas of uniformity that could guide gardeners based on the effect they’re trying to achieve with a plant.

New Bloom Solutions ponders whether or not the floral industry as a whole can afford to delay investments in AI technologies.

The group awarded 11 companies with Retailers’ Choice Awards for 15 plants and products at Farwest 2025.

An e-Gro Alert from Alicia Rihn covers the differences between online and in-store plant purchasing behaviors.

Registration is now open for the 2025 Proven Winners Roadshows, which are free events featuring education, networking, and more.

Members of The Garden Center Group presented Retailers Choice Awards for 15 products to 14 companies during Cultivate’25 earlier this month in Columbus, OH.