With more consumers gardening than ever before and uncertainty all around, consumers are turning to familiar plants for their home projects.

Gardening sales have boomed with more folks staying closer to home. See what buying trends were unearthed by a recent consumer study.

When you need to know the next big consumer trend, where do we turn? To the world of social media, of course.

Among the many market shifts that are taking place in the horticulture industry during the coronavirus pandemic is the shopping experience for plant buyers.

Two leading advisors in the market have developed messaging tools to help retailers promote the vital importance of gardening in times of uncertainty.

Your customers don’t always have to be in your garden center to shop, buy, and care for plants. Here’s how some retailers are being proactive amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whether it’s using social media or solidifying your external communication plan, there are plenty of tools to manage your business through COVID-19.

Tropicals are hot, which is why The Garden Center Group had its largest-ever number of garden retailers as judges in attendance at the Tropical Plants Industry Exposition (TPIE) this year.

Members of The Garden Center Group recognized 15 products from 13 exhibiting companies at Farwest 2019 for the Retailers’ Choice Awards.

Here’s how some independent garden centers are making it easier for their customers to find success in growing plants.

From petunias to plastic pots, members of The Garden Center Group recognized a wide range of products at this year’s Cultivate.

Tropicals are hot, which might explain why The Garden Center Group’s Cool Product Awards judging committee featured the largest ever number of grower-retailers seeking out great new products at the Tropical Plants Industry Exposition (TPIE) in mid January.

In light of numerous recent food safety recalls, greenhouse leafy greens producers assure consumers their products are safely grown in a controlled environment.