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More Than 80 New Varieties From Green Leaf Plants
The 2010/2011 Green Leaf Plants catalog offers more than 600 varieties, with many new introductions to help you stand out from the crowd.
Monrovia & Proven Winners Team Up For IGCs
Monrovia and Proven Winners ColorChoice announced that they have formed a strategic partnership for 70 flowering shrubs to be sold exclusively in independent garden centers, beginning in late spring 2011.
Update: ANLA Back On The Bus
Last month we told you ANLA was putting together a virtual garden center tour in Eastern Nebraska. Now, we're just days away from its premiere - check out a sneak peek of it here.
Stepables Changing Up Look For 2011
Under A Foot Plant Company has updated the recognizable Stepables foot shape tag for 2011, and new, colorful signs and bench tape have been added to strengthen the visual impact of the brand on consumers.
Financial Regulatory Reform Passes, Provision For Garden Centers Intact
One important provision for garden retailers accepting credit and debit cards wholly survived the debate. The final conference report contains the an amendment relating to interchange fees, which seeks to bring relief from the continued increase of these fees. The provisions of the amendment can be found in this summary.
Eastern Shore To Fill Rose Market Void
With Jackson & Perkins' chapter 11 filing along with Conard-Pyle's recent withdraw from rose production, Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia has expanded into the production of more than 100 varieties of garden roses.
‘Black Velvet’ Petunia Wins Top Honors
Ball FloraPlant’s ‘Black Velvet’ petunia was the star of sister publication Greenhouse Grower’s Evening of Excellence, earning two of the three coveted Medal of Excellence awards for varieties.
New Proven Winners Rose
The 'Home Run' rose is "the most disease resistant rose on the market today," according to Proven Winners.
Burpee's New Plant Tags Go Digital
New mobile web tool from Burpee Home Gardens gets interactive with home vegetable gardeners and their cell phones.
Proven Winners Announces Its 2010 Store-Within-A-Store Contest
Four creative plant merchandisers will win $1000 in this year's contest, co-sponsored by Today's Garden Center.
One Idea. Four Awesome Prizes.
Do you have an idea - an idea retailers can steal? If so, take part in our 2010 Steal This Idea Contest. The winner of this contest will walk away with four top-notch prizes that will increase your profits...we guarantee it.
Management & Profitability By Sid Raisch
What Discounts Do
Our industry's need to excessively and improperly discount leads to the self-inflicted erosion of our products' value.
Strategies & Concepts By Kurt Fromherz
Back To Basics v.2010
Retailing is, and always has been, about the customer.
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